western maryland college december, 1963 - Hoover Library

Alumni Association
Board of Governors Sketched
by Philip E. Uhrig
Practically every event in the country
scheduled for Saturday, November 23, 1963,
was cancelled or postponed because of the
tragedy of President Kennedy's death the
preceding day. A meeting of the Western
Maryland College Alumni Association Board
of Governors was no exception. Although the
rescheduled meeting a few weeks ago found
fewer in attendance, we took pictures as
planned to accompany this article. With this
issue, and in ensuing ones, we plan to run
a series of sketches on the members of our
board.
It is the responsibility of the Board of
Governors to manage all business and property
of the Alumni Association. It has the
legal power to act much the same as a
board of directors of a business corporation
under the laws of the State of Maryland
In subsequent issues the composition of
the Board and its activities will be discussed.
The description of those shown here suggests
that members of the Board represent
varying backgrounds, fields of interest and
occupations. Unquestionably, they hold in
common a genuine working interest in
Western Maryland College and its alumni.
JACQUELINE BROWN HERING, Class
of 1951, is serving her first year as a director.
She was a home economics major in
college and taught in that field at the Taneytown
High School. "Jackie" is married and
has two daughters. She is active in the
Westminster Junior Woman's Club, The
~1ethodist Church and P.T.A. The Hcrings
ltve at 33 Fitzhugh Avenue.
PAUL F. WOODEN, Class of 1937, is
president of the Alumni Association. Paul is
a partner in Wooden, Benson & Walton,
Baltimore accounting firm. In addition to his
B.A. earned here, he is a C.P.A. and holds a
law degree. He was formerly vice president
of the Alumni Association and an Alumni
Fund class chairman. Paul is married and
has three children. The Woodens live at
105 Butler Road, Glyndon.
CLARENCE H. BENNETT, Class of
1928, is vice president of the Alumni .Asso-
"iatiun. He is president and owner of National
Standards Association, lnc., which he
organized in 1946 to provide technical service
to aerospace and missile industries. Clarence
is an alumni visitor and chairman of
the Alumni Fund Committee. He is married
to the former Dorothy Gilligan of the
same class. The Bennetts have one daughter
and a grandson and live at 5202 Falmouth
Road, Washington, D. C.
BETH WITZKE BARNES, Class of 1953,
was an English major in college. She gave
up a successful teaching career in Baltimore
Seated left to right: Jacqueline Brown Hering, Paul F. Wooden, Clarence H.
Bennett, Beth Witzke Barnes. Standing left to right: Eugene Willis, John H.
Edwards, Julian L. Dyke, Miriam Royer Brickett.
to be a housewife and mother. Jack and
Beth Barnes have two daughters and live in
Covens. Beth is a director of the Board of
Governors. She is vivacious, hard-working
and one of the most successful Alumni Fund
class chairmen ever to serve. The Barneses
live at 719 Evesham Avenue, Baltimore.
l\.·flHIAM ROYER BRICKETT, Class of
1927, is a former Alumni Fund class chair-
'man and reunion class chairman. Creative,
energetic, petite describes this alumni visitor
who also serves as secretary of the
Carroll County Alumni Chapter. She is a
housewife, piano teacher, churchwoman and
clubwoman. She even piloted a singleengine
plane across the Rockies while husband
Jerry did the navigating. The Bricketts
live at 34 Court Place, Westminster.
EUGENE WILLIS, Class of 1934, is
chairman of the Richard Harlow Memorial
Committee. Not a member of the Board, he
has nevertheless, worked diligently at this
assignment. Better known as "Stoney," he
married the former Jane Twigg, Class of
1935. After Army retirement two years ago,
where he rose to the rank of colonel, he
taught English in Westminster High School.
He is now working toward a Master's degree
in education at Western Maryland.
His oldest son "Pebble" is a senior on the
Hill. Son John is a senior in high school.
The Willis family lives at 180 Willis Street.
JOHN H. EDWARDS, Class of 1953, is
in his first year as a director. Alumni work
is no stronger to John. He served as treasurer
for the Baltimore Alumni Chapter and
Alumni Fund class chairman. John majored
in physics on the Hill and is now working
in the field of electronics for the Chesapeake
and Ohio Telephone Company. He has done
additional studies in engineering and electronics
at The Johns Hopkins University
and The University of Colorado. He is married
to the former weslee Pearson, Class of
1955. The Edwardses have one daughter and
live at 937 Sedgley Road, Catonsvi!\e.
JULIAN L. DYKE, jn., Class of 1950, is
president of the Metropolitan Baltimore
Alumni Chapter, and a fermer director of
the Board. After leaving western Maryland,
where he was a standout football player
and physical education major, he became
head football coach at Forest Park High
School, Baltimore. In 11)61 "Julie" was appointed
supervisor of physical education and
athletics for the Baltimore Public Schools,
the youngest man ever to hold this position.
Not the least of his attributes is the fact
that he is nn active sneaker for the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes. an association
which takes him to many parts of the countryon
speaking assignments. He is married
to the former Joanne Weigele, Class of
1953. The Dykes and their three daughters
plan to move from Baltimore to a new home
in Westminster this spring.
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