Winter 2004-05 - Hood College

2 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineMessage from the President“INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FOR THE MIND”The 1852 boat race between Harvard and Yale is often cited asthe first intercollegiate athletic event. Since then, athletics hasbeen recognized as a necessity for the enjoyment of life; as aplace where students embed their values; as an opportunity tobuild character, leadership, espirit de corps; and as preparationfor a life of service.Hood College is committed to a philosophy that values athletics as an importantpart of one’s overall education and that excellence in athletics and academics are notmutually exclusive. The College believes physical fitness is important for emotionaland mental fitness.For the Greeks, the purpose of training in athletics, as in logic and the arts, was toadvance human excellence in the face of challenge. The scholar-athletes at Hood facesuch challenges daily in the classrooms, in the laboratories and on the athletic fieldswhere they are taught some of life’s most important lessons: that no innate skill canbe a substitute for discipline, hard work, dedication, teamwork and sportsmanship.They are taught to be gracious in victory and defeat. And that success can be foundnot only in the outcome, but also in the journey.Hood College iscommitted to aphilosophy that valuesathletics as an importantpart of one’s overalleducation and thatexcellence in athleticsand academics are notmutually exclusive.I am pleased that our past and present scholar-athletes are being featured in thisedition of the Hood Magazine. Hood has a long and rich tradition of intercollegiateathletics at the NCAA Division III level, where our scholar-athletes receive no athleticscholarships and no promises of lucrative contracts as a professional. These individualsmerely play for the love of the game. Travel, classes, tests, practice, papers, games—the constant, and at times, heavy demands on our scholar-athletes are indeed welldocumented. Yet our women and men continue to demonstrate a high frequency ofsuccess in and out of the classroom.The College currently offers 10 women’s and seven men’s intercollegiate sports coupledwith new and enhanced intramural activities, assuring that all students are affordedopportunities to participate in competitive or recreational activities.As one who participated in athletics at the Division II level, I can attest to the factthat regardless of the level of competition, the benefits of competing, the lifelongfriendships acquired and the many lessons learned serve to enrich the college experience.We are proud to recognize the scholar-athletes who serve as outstanding Hoodambassadors, who celebrate the challenge of athletics, and who maintain a properbalance between athletic competition and academic achievement.Ronald J. VolpePresident

4 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineLinton Named toBoard of TrusteesOne of Frederick’s most prominentbusiness and community leaders hasjoined the Hood College Board ofTrustees. Donald C. Linton, principalof Linton, Shafer and Co. wasappointed to a four-year term onthe 20-member board. The Frederickresident is a certified public accountant and financialplanner, who for the past 12 years served as chair ofthe Hood College 50-member Board of Associates. Lintonhas served as president of the Frederick County Chamberof Commerce, the Scott Key Center, the Frederick KiwanisClub and the Jeanne Bussard Center. He is the foundingchairman of the Community Foundation of FrederickCounty and serves on the Citizens Nursing Home Boardof Trustees. In 2000 Linton was named by then-Gov.Parris N. Glendening to serve on the Maryland HigherEducation Investment Board that oversees the MarylandPrepaid College Trust Plan.Sue Ganley Named Chair ofthe Board of AssociatesSusan M. Ganley, of Frederick, Md.,assumed leadership of the Hood CollegeBoard of Associates at its fall meeting,succeeding Donald C. Linton. Ganley,controller for Phoenix Mecano, Inc., ofFrederick, has served as vice chair of theBoard of Associates for almost two years.She is a 1979 graduate of Hood College.The Avalon PerformingArts Studio, New Multi-formTheatre Opens“Stop Kiss,” a poignant but controversial play wasperformed at Hood College in December. It was directedby Jennifer Plants, an adjunctinstructor at Hood andprofessional actor. The playwas the inaugural productionof Hood College Theatre, anew drama program in thedepartment of English andcommunication arts.Pictured: Hood students Katie Getsinger, a freshmanfrom Mount Airy, Md., and Melanie Wolvovsky, a sophomorefrom Columbia, Md., played the leading characters.The Search is on fora Hood MascotHood College is in search of its first-ever official mascot.Students, alumnae and alumni, faculty, staff and the public areinvited to submit ideas or concepts for what or who that will be.If you have an idea, drawing, concept or suggestion for aname for a Hood mascot, you may submit it to:Dave DiehlDirector, Marketing and CommunicationsHood College401 Rosemont AvenueFrederick, MD 21701E-mail: diehld@hood.eduFax: (301) 696-3727The winning idea will receivea $100 prize. If possible, themascot will be announcedduring Homecoming Weekend,Feb. 17-19, 2005.Deadline for entries isJan. 31, 2005.African American Studies ProgramCelebrates 10th AnniversarySeveral events were held on campus as part of the 10th anniversarycelebration of its African American Studies program. Pictured, leftto right: Kim Hall ’83, Thomas F.X. Mullarkey Chair in Literatureat Fordham University, keynote speaker; Tiffany Sturdivant ’06,president of the S.G.A.; Shanté Lingham ’06, president of theBlack Student Union; Hodi Zaki, director of the African AmericanStudies Program and professor of political science.

Winter 2005 Hood Magazine 5New Director of Annual FundsMary Schiller, of Glenelg, Md., is the new director of annualfunds. Schiller comes to Hood after 17 years at VerizonCommunications where she served in various sales andmarketing capacities, including program manager and corporateaccount manager. As Hood’s director of annual funds, Schillerwill coordinate the College’s annual fund raising programs andinitiatives. “We are pleased to have Mary on our staff; withdemonstrated expertise in marketing, she brings strong salesand management experience essential to the annual funds programs of HoodCollege," said Mort Gamble, vice president for institutional advancement.While at Verizon, Schiller supervised requests for proposals ranging from$50 to $100 million, directed contract negotiations and project implementations,established high-level strategies for branch-wide sales initiatives and managedsales support staff.Midnight Breakfast, one of Hood’s traditions, was served to about 270 studentson the eve of fall semester finals by President Volpe, Dean of Students OliviaWhite and a host of other faculty members and administrators. Students alsoenjoyed midnight jazz with the Howard Burns Trio.New Master’sDegree Programis Approved bythe StateA new master’s degree program incomputer science at Hood Collegehas been approved by the MarylandHigher Education Commission. Themaster of science in computer scienceis a 33-credit degree program forindividuals seeking to enhance theireducational and professional credentialsthrough graduate study in thisfield. The addition of this programbrings the number of master’s degreeprograms offered at Hood to 11.“The new M.S. degree in computerscience provides knowledge andhelps develop problem solving skillsthat prepare students for a varietyof scientific and technical positions,”said Paul Gowen, professor of mathematicsand computer science andchairman of Hood’s department ofcomputer science. “Graduates willalso be prepared for further work atthe doctoral level.”Whitaker GrantThe College in November received $1.6million from the Whitaker Foundationto fund student scholarships. The moneywas the second portion of a $3 million giftfrom the Foundation, the largest singlegift for student scholarships in the school’s110-year history. The College received$1.4 last year, which was also used tofund scholarships. Founded in 1975,The Whitaker Foundation has awardedHood a number of substantial grants tostrengthen the departments of biology,chemistry and physics, and mathematicsand computer science. The WhitakerCampus Center and the Atrium in theHodson Science and Technology Centerare named in recognition of the WhitakerFoundation.Heritage ScholarsThis academic year, Hood welcomed 13 Heritage Scholars as part of its freshmanclass. The Heritage Scholarship is awarded to full-time, traditional-age undergraduatestudents who are children or grandchildren of a Hood alumna or alumnus. Thestudent pays the same first-year tuition price that the student’s parent or grandparentpaid when she or he attended Hood as a full-time undergraduate student.The new Heritage Scholars, all from the class of 2008, are: Marjorie C. Bodrogi,granddaughter of Martha Deeter Brown ’43; Rachel A. Brown, daughter of MaryAurand Brown ’75; Ashley J. Bryan, granddaughter of Jean Terrell Crane ’48; JulieM. Davis, daughter of Joanne Grimes Davis ’83; David H. W. Dohan, II, son ofElizabeth Gustafson Dohan ’75; Sarah M. Gowen, granddaughter of MargaretW. VanWhy ’45 and daughter of Gretchen VanWhy ’72; Katherine E. Hitchens,daughter of Barbara Rementer Hitchens ’76; Jason J. Hovermale, grandson of JoyceWiles Cramer ’55 and son of Tracie Cramer Hovermale ’80; Katherine E. Law,daughter of Anne Ricciuti Law ’79; Alexander C. Marsh, son of Melinda Caywood’85; Elizabeth R. Soldano, daughter of Mary Lee Evans ’80; Sara E. Stiles, daughterof Judith A. Sabalauskas ’72; Alecia R. Weddle, daughter of Michele LosiewiczWeddle ’81.

6 Hood Magazinewww.hood.edu/magazinenewsWomen’s SoccerWomen’s soccer star Laura Pitts (right) capped off her historic season by earning theAtlantic Women’s Colleges Conference’s Most Outstanding Player award following avote by the league’s head coaches.A junior, Laura led the AWCC with 26 goals and in points per game, and finished inthe top six in both categories in NCAA Division III. She led seven Blazers who earnedpostseason honors, with Kristin Kennedy and Tamara Maggard each garneringSecond Team All-AWCC honors. Courtney DeSisto, Katlin Hassell, Lindsay Mayonadoand Amellis Peart were named Honorable Mentions.As of the latest NCAA Division III national rankings, Laura, who was also named FirstTeam All-AWCC for the third straight season, ranked third in the country in goals pergame and sixth in points per game. She scored three or more goals in a match sixtimes this season and now has a program-record 57 for her career.“Laura deserves this award,” said Hood coach Zak Zakhnini, whose team finished8-9-1. “She has worked so hard and she’s the type of player you need to have ona team. It’s hard to believe we will have her back for another season.”Women’sBasketball PreviewEven with all the success the women’sbasketball program has enjoyed overthe past five years—three AtlanticWomen’s Colleges Conference titles andtwo trips to the NCAA Tournament—it almost seems as if the program hadto start over this season.Maybe that’s because Tracey Kelley-Franklin has entered the fold as theBlazers’ new head coach. Or, perhapsit’s because Hood was upset in theAWCC finals last year after goingundefeated in the league in the regularseason. Better yet, it could be due tothe fact that the Blazers entered thisyear having lost 54.7 percent of theirscoring from last season, three of theirtop six players to graduation, andhaving just eight players on the roster.Cross CountryHood’s women’s and men’s cross country teams closed out their respective seasonsin the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional at Allegheny College Nov. 13.The women’s squad showcased an experienced team, with most of the Blazers havingrun in the regional meet last year, while the men fielded a complete team this yearfor the first time.Kelly Buriak led the pack for the Hood women, completing the race in 25:52 whichwas good enough for a 119th place finish.Freshman Steve Delaney led the men’s side,finishing 199th and setting a new personal record of 31:18.Pictured: Steve Delaney, Robert Mitchell, Markwood McKenzie, Mike Blackman, Robert Lewis.Photo by Charlie Covell.“We have a philosophy this season andthat is we have no role players,” saidKelley-Franklin. “With eight players,you can’t define roles. Everyone has toassume responsibility for every role.”For complete schedules and athletics news, visit www.hood.edu/athletics/

Winter 2005 Hood Magazine 7Men’s Basketball PreviewWith their historic inaugural season in the books, it’s timeto get down to business for the men’s basketball program.After establishing a solid foundation last year, the team mustcontinue building the program against a grueling 25-gameschedule that includes some of the mid-Atlantic’s, andnation’s, top programs. Although the squad competes as anNCAA Division III independent without the opportunityto earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, headcoach Tom Dickman doesn’t think one of six at-large berths.“Since we’re not in a conference, I set up the schedule sothat we’d have a chance at an at-large bid based on how wedo in our region,” said Dickman, whose team went 13-11last year. “I was trying to schedule as many region games aspossible, because if we happen to do well enough againstthat competition, then we could compete for an at-large bid.”Swimming PreviewTwo years ago, the women’s swimming team completedan improbable run to win the Atlantic Women’s CollegesConference title. Last year was a rebuilding one that sawthe squad drop in the AWCC standings while the inauguralmen’s team was charged with creating a solid foundation.Now, in a new campaign, head coach Don Feinbergsays he’s pleased after a strong recruiting class thatstrengthened the resolve of both teams to make lastyear a distant memory.“We feel that we’re on the same path we were in twoyears ago,” said Feinberg, who is in his fifth season atthe helm. “After a blip last year, we feel we’re back ontrack as a program.”VolleyballThe volleyball program last year capped off its bestseason since 2001 when five players were named tothe All-Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference teams.Senior middle hitter Ashley Cook (above) earned FirstTeam All-AWCC honors for the first time in her careerand freshman Caroline Woodhams was named theleague’s Newcomer of the Year and earned SecondTeam honors. Jennifer Jones was also a Second Teamhonoree and Bridgette Harwood and Lindsey Nagyeach garnered Honorable Mention honors.“We worked hard during the season, and althoughI believe our entire team deserves to be recognized,we are very pleased to have five team members onthe All-AWCC teams,” said head coach Judy Whims,who led her squad to a third place finish in theAWCC—13-17 overall, 8-4 in the AWCC.Field HockeyCheryl Banks (right), a junior goalkeeper,was named First Team All-AtlanticWomen’s Colleges Conference for thethird consecutive season after finishingamong the league leaders in several categories.Nicole Beall was also namedFirst Team for the first time in her careerwhile freshman Christina Woody garneredSecond Team honors.Cheryl finished second in the AWCC insaves and third in the conference in thesaves per game and goals against average.She also recorded two shutouts,shared in a third and twice recorded 20or more saves in a match.“Cheryl has been the heart and soulof this team for the past three years,”said head coach Staci Thomson. “Sheknows her role on the field and takesit seriously, and that shows through herstats and in being the most recognizedgoalie in the AWCC.”Nicole, a midfielder and defender forHood, tied for the AWCC lead with11 defensive saves, a career-high.

Winter 2005Christina Trenton ’97 Jan Wheatley ’97in the Philippines. “I think the Bonner program is a great wayto help young people open doors to future opportunities, and Iam glad I was able to participate.” During her summers atHood she volunteered at a local pregnancy center which shesays allowed her to understand and see more fully the need tohelp others. Prior to moving overseas, she worked in Savage,Md., at the Gabriel Project, a transition program for single,pregnant women in need of assistance.Former Bonner Scholars can also be found helping othersclose to Hood. Jan Wheatley ’97, works for the FrederickCounty Sheriff ’s Office as victim servicescoordinator. Her unit is responsible forproviding direct assistance to victimsand witnesses of crimes. “TheBonner program provided mewith opportunities I wouldnot have normally had whilein college,” Wheatley said. She got involved in many differentprojects, including working as a residential aide at a halfwayhouse, tutoring at an after-school program and interning at thecounty division of parole and probation, which first gave her ataste of the criminal justice arena.Wheatley said she didn’t realize, at the time, what a greatopportunity the Bonner program provides students. “Now thatI have spent seven years working in the service field, I have abetter perspective on just how important it is for people to getinvolved with their communities. I have an extreme sense ofsatisfaction when I go home at night and feel like I’ve made adifference in someone’s life, simply by being there and providingsupport in a time of crisis,” she said. ■

8 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineServing OthersHood’s Bonner Scholars areperforming community service work throughout the world.By Randy Gray, Editor“I always knew my career path would pointin the direction of helping others, and theBonner Scholars Program at Hood inspiredme to stay on course.” That statement fromChristina Trenton ’97 has been echoed bymany people over the years regarding thenationally acclaimed community service initiativestarted at Hood in 1993. Over thelast 15 years the Bonner program has beenproviding scholarships to students at Hoodand two dozen other colleges, desiring tohelp others; participants average 10 hoursper week volunteering at nonprofit organizationsthat run the gamut from domesticviolence shelters to environmental groups.The Bonner Scholars Program was establishedin 1990 by the Princeton, N.J.-basedCorella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation.Through the Hood College Office of ServiceLearning, 40 students each year participatein the four-year program, performing aminimum of 280 hours of community serviceand 280 hours of summer service at least twice during theirfour years. So far, 250 students have participated in Hood’sBonner program during the last 11 years. “This initiative allowsstudents to use their intellectual strengths to investigate variouscontemporary social problems and issues within our communityand then apply direct action to become part of the solutionto improve these various conditions,” said Teresa Ankney,associate professor of sociology and director of the Bonnerprogram at Hood.This year marks the Bonner program’s 15th anniversary.In June there will be a gathering of Bonner alumnae andalumni from across the country at Waynesburg College inWaynesburg, Pa., where they will celebrate their successes andmake plans to ensure that this vital program continues to growand continue to serve those in need. Hood President RonaldJ. Volpe says the College, like the Bonner Program, believesthat today's college students can benefit immensely from beingengaged in community services. “We are indeed proud of thelong and meaningful partnership Hood has had with the BonnerFoundation,” Volpe said.40 students eachyear participate inthe four-year program,performing a minimumof 280 hoursof community serviceand 280 hours ofsummer serviceat least twice duringtheir four years.Many Bonner Scholars like Trenton havegone on to successful careers helping thosein need. Seven years ago, after completingher bachelor’s degree in social work,Trenton was hired as a social worker atW House Foundation, Inc. in Hagerstown,Md., a residential facility for women in theearly stages of recovery from alcohol anddrug dependency. “The Bonner ScholarsProgram gave me a glimpse into thehuman services world by allowing me toexperience the reality of working withothers,” she said. While at Hood, Trenton’sfirst volunteer experience came at theUp-County Family Support Center inEmmitsburg, Md., where she would helpwith child care for teen moms who weretaking high school equivalency courses.It also exposed her to the role of anonprofit executive director, which latershaped her courage for tackling her currentposition. She learned everything fromdealing with staff problems to submitting grant requests.“Every day is a service learning opportunity working atW House,” Trenton said. Six months after getting thejob, she was promoted to executive director, a movefor which she feels the Bonner program helpedprepare her.Christine Knaus Anasco ’96, is anotherexample of a Hood Bonner Scholarcontinuing to serve others beyondher college years. “At HoodI learned to put others first,and here in the southwestPacific I try every dayto do just that,” saidAnasco, who is currentlyserving as a missionaryChristine Knaus Anasco ’96,doing her missionarywork in the Philippines.

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Winter 2005Hood Magazine 11Playing it Smart:Hood’s Scholar-AthletesBy Bridgette Harwood ’06 and Alison Walker ’06As an institution of higher learning that prides itself on preparing students for the futureby providing a university-like education in a small college environment, Hood Collegefirmly embraces the mission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a DivisionIII school. As the organization that oversees intercollegiate athletics in the United States,its purpose is to initiate, stimulate and improve intercollegiate athletics programs for studentathletesand to promote and develop educational leadership, physical fitness, athleticsexcellence and athletics participation.Scholar-athletes, students whose excellencein the classroom and on the fieldor court, flourish at Hood and, unliketheir counterparts at Division I andDivision II schools, Hood students maynot receive athletic scholarships. “Theyare the true scholar-athletes,” said GibRomaine, Hood’s director of athletics.“Division III students play because theylove to play.”Hood lives by the Division III philosophyof placing the highest priorityon the overall quality of the educationalexperience and on the successfulcompletion of all students’ academic programs.The average grade point averageof student-athletes at Hood is 2.99.In 2000, Hood’s Student-AthleteAdvisory Committee was formed touphold this philosophy; the committeeis comprised of 34 scholar-athlete leaderswho work to enhance the totalscholar-athlete experience, protectscholar-athlete welfare and foster apositive scholar-athlete image.Hood prides itself in academic excellenceand sets an outstanding standardfor its students—the expectations forscholar-athletes are no different. Manytimes being an athlete helps studentsachieve more both on and off the field.Scheduling around sports practices andgames forces students to become bettermanagers of their time for athletics,schoolwork, employment and otheractivities.Romaine says many great leadershave been former scholar-athletesbecause playing on a team teachesdiscipline, perseverance, a strong workethic, handling pressure and teamwork.“You’re a cog in the wheel, you haveto hold up your end of the bargain,”he said.According to the NCAA, studentathletes,on average, graduate at higherrates than non-athletes. In 2002, Hoodreceived the annual USA Today-NCAAAcademic Achievement Award, whichrecognized student-athletes for agraduation rate that was 21 percenthigher than that of the overall studentbody, one of the highest graduationrates in the country.The stories that follow, of bothcurrent and former Hood scholarathletes,the history of athletics atHood, a faculty perspective and thefuture of Hood’s athletics, are intendedto show the College is committed toa philosophy that values athletics asan important part of one’s overalleducation at Hood.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

12 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineKristin Kennedy ’05By Alison Walker ’06Hood senior Kristin Kennedy hasbeen playing soccer since age 10 andmanages to play on three teams everyyear while maintaining an impressive3.93 grade point average. Kristinsays while schoolwork has alwaysbeen important to her—she was thevaledictorian of her class at Brunswick(Md.) High School—she’s an evenbetter student during the soccer season.Kristin, who lives in nearbyAdamstown, Md., says focus is a bigpart of athletics and carries into heracademic work as a political scienceand sociology major. During the seasonshe’s always in a motivated state ofmind, and scheduling around practicesand games forces her to dedicate timeto schoolwork.“I’m proud to play for NCAADivision III; I’m here because I loveto play ball,” she said. Kristin, whohas been the captain of Hood’s soccerteam for two years, enjoys playing inDivision III because coaches giveathletes plenty of time for academicassignments. “They know that at thislevel of play, athletics is a complementto academics, it does not come first.”In 2004, Kristin led the Blazersto their highest win total in four yearsand to a third place finish in theAtlantic Women’s Colleges Conferenceregular season. She was named to theAcademic All-District II CollegeDivision Women’s Soccer First Teamby the College Sports InformationDirectors of America. To be nominatedfor the academic program, an athletemust be at least a sophomore with a3.2 or higher grade point average andbe a starter or significant reserve player.Only 11 scholar-athletes made thefirst team, and Kristin’s selection wasa first for Hood.“They know thatat this level of play,athletics is acomplement toacademics, it doesnot come first.”S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 13Tammy McElroy ’05By Alison Walker ’06Senior Tammy McElroy spends muchof her time at Hood on the basketballcourt, but her involvement and interestin athletics doesn’t stop there; as acommunication arts major she’s workingtoward becoming a sports journalist.In addition to her studies at Hood,Tammy has been gaining practicalexperience in the field since hersophomore year, when she attended aLos Angeles Times-sponsored sportsjournalism workshop in California.In the summer of 2003 she interned inthe sports department at WBAL-TVin Baltimore, Md., and at Frederickradio station WFMD. She currentlyworks as a student assistant to Hood’ssports information director, writingprofiles on Blazer athletes, newsreleases on recent sports events andseason previews and recaps.Athletics and academics have alwaysbeen important to the Centerville,Md., native. At Queen Anne’s CountyHigh School, she graduated second inher class and was also involved in crosscountry, basketball and track.At Hood, Tammy has playedbasketball since her freshman yearand maintains a 3.58 grade pointaverage, while also serving as presidentof Meyran Hall, as the associate chairof the campus activities board and as amember of Mortar Board, a nationalhonor society for college seniors.Tammy often spends up to fourhours a day on sports and basketballrelatedactivities. She says the need tomanage her time well keeps her fromputting off school work until the lastminute. “Playing a sport forces me toplan out my day better, to take noteof what I have to do and what needsto get done.”At Hood, Tammy has played basketball since herfreshman year and maintains a 3.58 grade point average,while also serving as president of Meyran Hall,the associate chair of the campus activities boardand as a member of Mortar Board,a national honor society for college seniors.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

14 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineCraig Callender ’06By Bridgette Harwood ’06“I have always had a lot going on; I feel guilty whenI relax,” said Craig Callender, a junior scholar-athletefrom Fairbanks, Alaska, who transferred to Hood in2002 with a 3.8 grade point average.Craig, a full-time student, keeps himself busy byparticipating on two athletics teams and a club teamand working 20 hours a week at a local computerprogramming firm. He runs cross country in thefall, is captain of the tennis team, a two-seasonsquad, and is a member of Hood’s track program,a club that doesn’t compete on the inter-collegiatelevel. Before deciding to major in computer science,Craig held down majors in math, economics andcomputer science.“Both academics and sports make you better andmore competitive,” he said. “They teach you to grityour teeth and do it because it just needs to be done.”In addition to helping him better manage his time,training and competing as an athlete has also helpedCraig become a better leader; last year he representedboth of his sports in the Student-Athlete AdvisoryCommitee and also served as freshman representativeon his dorm’s House Council.At the Division III level Craig says the emphasisHood places on academics helps him to thrive.“Being a scholar-athlete gives you more of a supportstructure; more people want you to succeed,” he said.This focus on academics has allowed him tobe successful as an athlete and a student. Being astudent-athlete has given Craig the skills he needsto accomplish his goals after leaving Hood. He hopesto earn a doctorate in language processing so he canbecome a professor.“Both academics and sportsmake you better and morecompetitive. They teach you togrit your teeth and do itbecause it just needs to be done.”

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 15Shane McCarrick ’08By Bridgette Harwood ’06Shane McCarrick looked at seven colleges before hedecided to attend Hood. His ultimate decision camedown to Hood’s reputation for outstanding academicsand its new coeducational athletic program.Shane, a freshman soccer player, chose to attend aDivision III college because he realized that at a DivisionI or Division II school he would see less playing timeand there would not be as much emphasis on academics.“When I came to Hood I wanted an education first, andthe chance to play soccer was a close second,” Shane said.He also knew that he would make history by playing forthe first-ever men’s soccer team at Hood.In high school, the Myersville, Md., native earned theMarine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, presentedto a graduating senior who exhibits team leadershipqualities both on and off the field and displays sportsmanship,dedication and a winning attitude. Maintaining a3.9 grade point average and serving as treasurer of theNational Honor Society kept him busy, but he foundthat during the soccer season he managed time betterand was more efficient with schoolwork.Shane’s academic and athletic success has encouragedhim to take on additional responsibilities; he’s the freshmanrepresentative for his dorm’s House Council and isconsidering getting involved in the student governmentassociation next year.While at Hood, Shane hopes to maintain his 3.75 gradepoint average and improve as a soccer player.Shane McCarrick looked atseven colleges before he decidedto attend Hood. His ultimatedecision came down toHood’s reputation for outstandingacademics and its newcoeducational athletic program.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

16 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineHistory of Hood AthleticsBy Alison Walker ’06 and Bridgette Harwood ’06Hood’s athletic program has undergone many changessince its establishment more than 110 years ago asthe Woman’s College of Frederick at Winchester Hallin downtown Frederick.While women and men now have theoption of playing 17 intercollegiatesports, Hood women in 1898 wereonly offered one sport: basketball. Theearly 1900s brought tennis, archeryand field hockey; Hood was the secondcollege in the country to play fieldhockey, thanks to Hood’s first president,Joseph Henry Apple, who introducedthe sport to the college after he broughthockey sticks back from abroad.In the 1920s, Hood offered swimming,baseball (the name was changedto softball in the 1960s), aestheticdancing, hiking, track and horsebackriding. Hood women boarded theirhorses in a barn on a parcel of land thatis now the College Estates ShoppingCenter on Seventh Street.Also in the 1920s, Hood’s AthleticAssociation, known as the A.A.,sponsored many campus events andactivities, including what was thencalled Track Days, with running andthrowing events.The Blazer name dates back to1921, when the first White Sweatergirl was named. All-campus electionswere held to choose the rising senior ingood academic standing with the mostcollege spirit and sportsmanship. Thewinner was awarded a white sweaterembroidered with a blue “H” at theannual May track meet. The sweateraward was changed to a white blazer,or sport jacket, in 1928. Beginningin the 1930s, the A.A. presented theaward, which was given every year untilthe late 1960s to the so-called “allaround” young lady in the junior classat Spring Sports Day, which includeda banquet and athletic awards. TheA.A. also selected a group of “H” girls,the college’s outstanding athletes whowere given a winged “H” for beingmembers of four teams or on one teamfor four years.Until the 1930s, Hood’s athleticteams didn’t compete against othercolleges; the teams were intramural,comprised of different classes or dorms.Classes played against each other inbaseball and hockey; freshmen competedagainst juniors and sophomores againstseniors, with blue and gray teams ineach class.Hood was the second college in the U.S.to have a field hockey team.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 17Beginning in the 1940s Hood offered horseback riding classes and laterformed an equestrian club.White Blazer Girls: Betsy McCain McAlpine ’51,Crystal Gercken Littler ’52 (deceased),Addie Parkes Mott ’53, and Betsy Oehrle ’54.Hood’s basketball team first organizedclass teams in 1915 and heldthe first Army-Navy game in 1922,in which the Army players worekhaki suits and the Navy girls wore“middies,” blousy shirts adapted fromthe traditional naval uniform.Basketball competed for the firsttime at the intercollegiate level in 1930,in the first Play Day, in which Hood,Goucher College, Wilson College andGeorge Washington University sentrepresentatives to participate in athleticcompetitions at the old FrederickArmory, now the William R. TalleyRecreation Center, at Second andBentz streets in Frederick.In addition to hockey and basketball,Hood offered volleyball, tennis,riding, bicycling and roller skating.The A.A. sponsored an interclassbaseball tournament; May Day, whichfeatured the crowning of the MayQueen; and Campus Day, whichincluded costumes, singing contestsand dramatic performances.The 1930s also saw the beginningof plans for a gymnasium, whichwouldn’t begin construction until1946, after the end of World War II.The new gym was dedicated in 1949,named in honor of James H. GambrillJr., a Frederick resident and leadingadvocate of the conservation of naturalresources, who became a Hood trusteein 1916.In the 1940s, the A.A., whichwas placed under the direction of thephysical education department, offeredvolleyball, archery, tennis, lacrosse andriding in the spring; and field hockey,soccer, archery and tennis in the fall.In the 1950s and ’60s, studentscould play softball, hockey, tennis,basketball, golf, badminton, fieldhockey and volleyball, and be membersof the archery, swimming, synchronizedswimming, bowling, dance and ridingclubs. Hood also offered an outingclub for hiking, sailing and camping.In the 1970s, the A.A. wasrenamed the Recreation Associationand offered intramural teams inarchery, golf, flag football, fencing,softball, track, badminton and bowling;and intercollegiate teams in tennis,lacrosse, swimming and basketball.Hazel Taylor, the chair of the P.E.department from 1965 to 1983, saysthat when she first came to Hood,intramural sports teams competedagainst schools like Wilson Collegein Chambersburg, Pa., and AmericanUniversity in Washington, D.C.,and participated in annual sportsdays, but the teams didn’t havemeetings or practices. Taylor usedher own station wagon to transportathletes to games.In 1971, a major change incollege athletics came when theTitle IX amendment to the OmnibusEducation Act was passed, whichbanned sex discrimination in athleticsand academics. Title IX led theNational College Athletic Associationto begin administering women’sathletics programs in 1980.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

18 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineArchers take aim in a physical education class.A women’s basketball team practice in the 1970s.Until Title IX was passed, the P.E.staff coached Hood’s sports teamsbecause the college did not hirecoaches for each sport. In 1978,the P.E. department hired a part-timecoach, Sue Lyngas, who served asathletic director from 1982 to 1992.In the early 1980s, Lyngas sawthat Hood women were influencedby men’s sports at other colleges,which had daily practices and frequentgames with opponents. The womenwanted this structure and level ofcompetition; they were ready for atruly intercollegiate program.Lyngas and the athletic directorsfrom Gallaudet and Marymountuniversities contacted the coaches andathletic directors of their traditionalcompetitor schools and these schoolsformed an informal conference, firstfor field hockey and lacrosse, thenexpanding later to include tennis,volleyball and swimming.Hood’s athletic program continuedto progress; in 1984 Hood becamea member of the NCAA, joining theDivision III Chesapeake Women’sAthletic Conference. In Division III,S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 19student-athletes do not receive athleticscholarships, and schools place an equalemphasis on academics and athletics.The CWAC disbanded by 1990due to the formation of the CapitalAthletic Conference, and Hoodbecame part of the Atlantic Women’sColleges Conference of which it isstill a member. As a member of theCWAC, Hood competed againstcurrent AWCC members WilsonCollege, Mary Baldwin College andthe College of Notre Dame, as wellas non-conference teams MaryWashington College, MarymountUniversity, Goucher College, JohnsHopkins University and York College.Hood began offering both men andwomen’s sports in the fall of 2003,when the college became completelycoeducational. Hood women continueto compete in the AWCC in basketball,lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, softball,swimming, volleyball and tennis,while the men’s teams are not yet membersof an athletic conference. Hoodmen may compete in tennis, swimming,soccer, golf, cross country, basketball andlacrosse; the women may participatein volleyball, swimming, tennis, soccer,lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, softball,golf and cross country.Hood’s director of athletics, GibRomanine, believes the College’s men’sand women’s teams will be part of alarger regional NCAA Division IIIathletic conference within two years(see related story on page 23).For more than a century Hood hasevolved from a women’s college atFrederick’s Winchester Hall into a fullycoeducational institution. However,even with these tremendous changes,Hood has kept the Blazer spirit andtradition alive by emphasizing sportsmanship,healthy competition and loveof the game.Hood Sports Throughout the Years1898 Hood women were only offered one sport: basketball.early 1900s Hood was the second college in the country to playfield hockey.1920sHood offered swimming, baseball, aesthetic dancing,hiking, track and horseback riding.1915 Hood’s basketball team first organized class teams and heldthe first Army-Navy game in 1922.1921 The first White Sweater girl was named.1928 The sweater award was changed to a white blazer,or sport jacket.1930 Basketball competed for the first time at theintercollegiate level.1946 Construction began for a gymnasium, after the endof World War II. The new gym was dedicated in 1949,named in honor of James H. Gambrill Jr.1950s and ’60s Students could play softball, hockey, tennis,basketball, golf, badminton, field hockey and volleyball,and be members of the archery, swimming, synchronizedswimming, bowling, dance and riding clubs.1970sThe A.A. was renamed the Recreation Associationand offered intramural teams in archery, golf, flagfootball, fencing, softball, track, badminton and bowling;and intercollegiate teams in tennis, lacrosse, swimmingand basketball.1971 Title IX amendment to the Omnibus Education Actwas passed, which banned sex discrimination in athleticsand academics.1984 Hood became a member of the NCAA, joining theDivision III Chesapeake Women’s Athletic Conference.1990 The CWAC and Hood became part of the Atlantic Women’sColleges Conference of which it is still a member.2003 Hood began offering both men and women’s sportsin the fall.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

20 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineJoy of a Scholar-AthleteBy Randy Gray, EditorJoy Miller Beveridge ’82 got a lot out of academics andathletics during her four years at Hood—she played threesports and maintained a 3.9 grade point average. “I lovedparticipating in athletics; the competition kept me in shapephysically and mentally. I needed a release from the stressof studying, plus playing sports kept me focused and helpedme manage my time,” Joy said.Time is still hard to come by for this program managerat Science Applications International Corp. in Frederick,a company that provides support to the National CancerInstitute. She also happens to be a wife, mother of twoand head coach of a high school varsity field hockey team.This intelligent, dedicated, hard-working woman grewup in Baltimore where she was a straight-A student allthrough grade school, junior high and high school.Her love of athletics and academics continued as astudent at Hood, where she pursued a bachelor’s degree inbiology while playing field hockey, basketball and lacrosse.It didn’t stop there. Joy was president of the College’sRecreation Association and was involved in intramuralsoftball, badminton, flag football and basketball. She wonnumerous academic and athletic awards while at Hood,including most valuable player for field hockey, whichsome might think would be her most rewarding honor.But, Joy said a scholar-athlete award, given to a senior whoembodies the spirit of both academics and athletics, “wasmy most treasured honor.”Joy believes her awards and successes in the classroomand on the field or court would not have been possiblehad it not been for understanding coaches and professors.They were always very accommodating; if she had to missa lab for a game, she would make up the work at a laterdate. “There were no concessions or thoughts that athletesdeserved a break, but teachers cared enough to help usout,” Joy said.After graduation Joy thought about going to medicalschool, but she met her husband-to-be and instead decidedto go to the University of Maryland at Baltimore, whereshe earned a master’s degree in microbiology. She hasworked in the cancer research field for over 20 years andhas managed to make athletics a big part of her adult lifeby coaching the varsity and junior varsity field hockeyteams of nearby Gov. Thomas Johnson High School.From the time preseason begins, Aug. 15th, throughOctober and postseason play, Joy is able to adjust herschedule to allow time on the hockey field. After workinga full- time job from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., she rushes acrosstown to meet her team at the school. An assistant coachbegins conditioning practice at three and Joy supervisesdrills and game situation practice from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Ondays when away games are scheduled, the process usuallywraps up around 9 p.m. The team practices six days a weekfor many weeks, so planning each day’s agenda is done inthe evenings.Joy tries to instill in her young charges enthusiasm andmotivation. “I’m always trying to find opportunities formy players to go further. They see my love and excitementfor the game and I hope that carries over,” Joy said.“There wereno concessions orthoughts thatathletes deserveda break, butteachers caredenough tohelp us out.”In top photo, Joy discussesstrategy with Gov. ThomasJohnson High School fieldhockey team during a game.In bottom photo, Joy (at right)is practicing at Hood in 1979.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 21White Blazer GirlBy Randy Gray, EditorBetsy McCain McAlpine was the 1951 recipient ofa white blazer, awarded each year to a senior who hadbeen active in athletics, exemplified a spirit of goodsportsmanship and contributed to the growth of theCollege’s athletic and recreation programs.“Boy, was I surprised and delighted,” she said,reminiscing back to that special evening. The traditionof awarding a white blazer lasted for more than 40 years,from 1928 to 1969.When Betsy, who currently is a member of the HoodCollege Board of Trustees and whose grandfather, JosephHenry Apple, was Hood’s first president, received thehonor, organized athletics at Hood was quite differentfrom what it is today. She played intercollegiate basketballand intramural softball, volleyball and soccer. Whileshe was a student, Gambrill Gymnasium was built; priorto the new gym, the basketball team practiced at theold armory, located at the corner of Bentz and Secondstreets in downtown Frederick. The team occasionallywent on the road, playing at Goucher College, GallaudetUniversity and Wilson College.“I loved playing and competing; it didn’t matter ifit was against another school or intramurals.” Betsy saysshe did well academically although she did not considerherself a scholar. She said athletics and academics cango hand-in-hand. “As a matter of fact, the exercise andfresh air helped keep me healthy and focused.” Althoughsports topped her list of favorite things to do, she wasinvolved in other activities as well. Betsy was a writerand editor for the Blue & Grey student newspaperand was president of a campus YWCA club, whichwas involved in charitable projects such as collectingcanned goods, etc.Betsy played softball for a number of yearsafter graduating, and to this day she keeps activeplaying doubles tennis once a week near her homein McLean, Va.In photo at left, Betsy is wearingher Hood sweater, given to thosewho excelled in athletics. In bottomphoto, Betsy poses recently withthe white blazer she was awardedin 1951.“I loved playing and competing;it didn’t matter if it was against anotherschool or intramurals.”S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

22 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineFaculty Thoughts on AthleticsBy Susan M. Ensel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chair, Department of Chemistry & PhysicsAs a former college athlete, I know how much my participationin sports complemented and enhanced my educationalexperiences. I see the same benefits for my Hood studentswho are developing teamwork skills and self-confidence onthe field and court; time management skills balancingschool, work and practice; and discipline under the directionof coaches. These skills prove to be very valuable in theclassroom and invaluable in the “real world” of businessmeetings, deadlines and team-based projects.One of the things I enjoy most about my career at Hoodis the opportunity to really get to know my students—bothin and out of the classroom. Thanks to my involvement withthe athletics program at Hood, as the NCAA faculty athleticrepresentative, as a one-time field hockey coach and as asports fan who cheers for the Blazers at many games, I havebeen able to see students mature and develop their skills onthe playing field.I have seen the value of combining a rigorous academicprogram with participation in sports. As a Division III institution,Hood supports athletics and values its contributions toa student’s overall academic experience. Our best and brightestscholar-athletes are very serious about their coursework andspend many hours doing homework and studying for examswherever and whenever they can, including under the dimlights of the team bus while riding home from games,sometimes as far as six hours away. They are at Hood to earna degree, major in a field of interest to them and expand theirhorizons. Playing on an athletic team is an added bonus thatI know Hood students value and take seriously.As science majors, my students often spend long hoursin the lab (Many will also tell you that they spend countlesshours studying for my dreaded organic chemistry exams!).Athletic practices and games provide a much needed mentalbreak from this routine. They also allow my students tointeract with and form life-long friendships with playersthey would not normally meet in the halls of Hodson.As a former field hockey and lacrosse player, I rememberhow refreshing it was to close my books and head out,cleats in hand, for a different kind of challenge. As a Hoodprofessor, it is wonderful to be able to leave lab, wanderacross campus to the playing fields and spend some time asan enthusiastic spectator cheering on talented and dedicatedscholar-athletes. I couldn’t be prouder of my students’achievements both on and off the field!“I have seen the value of combininga rigorous academic programwith participation in sports.Hood supports athletics and valuesits contributions to a student’soverall academic experience.”Chemistry lab with Professor Ensel. Pictured: Zolie Warambwa ’06,Tyler Dixon ’07, Professor Ensel, Rachel Loss ’08, Sean Robine ’08.S C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 23Athletic Program ExpansionBy Bridgette Harwood ’06 and Alison Walker ’06Hood’s intercollegiate athletic offeringshave more than doubled in the pasttwo years, up from eight sports to 17—women compete in 10, men competein seven. Director of athletics GibRomaine, who was an assistant directorof athletics at the University ofMaryland and Mount St. Mary’sUniversity, came to Hood in 2002and has led expansion of the College’sNCAA Division III athletics program.Currently, eight women’s teamscompete in the Atlantic Women’sColleges Conference, while the men’sprograms compete independently.Romaine hopes that within the nexttwo to three years the women’s andmen’s teams will be invited tocompete in a higher profile NCAADivision III conference.Not only has the number of sportsincreased, so has students’ interestin athletics. This year’s rosters bearthat out, as Hood’s field hockeyparticipation increased by six players,and women’s soccer, tennis and softballeach increased by five players. Themen’s soccer team posted a rosterof 18 players to compete in theirinaugural season. Overall, the Hoodathletics program saw increases thisyear in 13 of its athletic programs.What’s the cause for this recentboost to the program? Becomingfully coeducational in the fall of 2003spawned seven men’s teams, and theresulting has increased enrollmentamong both men and women andexpanded Hood’s appeal in boththe academic and athletic realms.“There’s a wider number of individualswho look at Hood, including peoplewho are more involved in sports, qualityathletes,” Romaine said. Among thisyear’s freshman class of 241 womenand men, the largest in more than aquarter century, more than half arescholar-athletes. More than a quarterof Hood’s undergraduates are athletes.The administration sees a clear needfor improved athletic facilities to meetthe program’s growing needs and tohelp recruit and retain students. HoodPresident Ronald J. Volpe says expandingand improving the current facilitiesis not a co-ed issue; improvementshave been a concern for the collegeat least since the 1980s, under then-President Martha Church.When he came to Hood in the fallof 2001, Volpe said he immediatelyBridgette Harwood ’06 (left), a juniorfrom Challis, Idaho, is a communicationarts major serving as the news editorof Hood’s student newspaper, Blue &Grey, and is a member of the volleyballteam. Alison Walker ’06 (right), a juniorfrom Abingdon, Md., has worked as afreelance writer for Frederick Magazineand will graduate with degrees in communicationsarts and sociology in January.saw a need to enhance the facilities.“As we go forward with our planfor the future, a new recreationcenter has to be part of the plan.”The president and the College’sboard of trustees have includedin their long-range strategic plan amulti-purpose facility for recreation,education and athletics. It wouldbe used for commencement andconvocation ceremonies, as well asreunion weekends, political rallies,student dances and more.“A new facility would enhance thequality of life for the entire collegecommunity,” Volpe said. ■Sean Robine (44) positions himself for a rebound while Brian Morris (33) looks on.Photo by Jeffrey A. CamaratiS C H O L A R - A T H L E T E S

Homecoming 2005Hood’s Homecoming Celebration will be held Thursday, Feb. 17 - Saturday, Feb. 19.Activities will include:A comedy show • “Hoodtime at the Apollo” talent show • Annual Ring Dinner and Dance • Homecoming DanceThe women’s and men’s basketball teams play Chestnut Hill College at Frederick Community College.The women play at 1 p.m.; the men play at 3 p.m., Saturday.

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 1Class News and Notes1924Condolences to the family of Marjorie LentzEtchison who died June 21, 2004.192580th Reunion: June 3–5, 2005Catherine Stephan McCune has moved toa nursing home. Her new address is: Rm. 133,Living Center North, 196 North St., Geneva, NY14456. Her daughter says Catherine, at age 99,is still sharp and she enjoys reading about Hood.1927Condolences to the families of Elizabeth S.Whitaker, who died Sept. 30, 2004, in NorthWales, Pa., and Harriet Wilt Smith, who passedaway Sept. 23, 2004, in York, Pa.1928Genevieve Emery LippyGwynedd Square Center, B15C773 Sumneytown PikeLansdale, PA 19446We are sad to report the death of Marian EgolfPhoebus, Sept. 15, 2004 in Perkasie, Pa.1929This class needs a new reporter. If you canvolunteer, please contact: The Editor, HoodMagazine, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave.,Frederick, MD 21701-8575; 301-696-3977,hoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Sadly, Kathryn Miller Walter died July 11, 2004.193075th Reunion, June 3–5, 2005Ruth Brenneman Frantz715 High St.Pottstown, PA 19464610-326-2132Sincere condolences to the family of MarionSuppes Perret, who died Aug. 16, 2004 inJohnstown, Pa.1931Mary Blair Lane Patterson37 Shetland Ct.Highlands Ranch, CO 80130303-470-0111303-141-0899 (fax)It is with a sad heart that we report the passingof Justine Randers-Pehrson. This well-knownauthor died Sept. 2, 2004 at the age of 94.Her family says she went peacefully in her sleepat home, in Hamden, Conn.1932Estella Hoffman RoweKelly Manor, Room 316750 Kelly Dr. York, PA 17404Our sincere condolences to the family of PearlS. Walker, who died July 15, 2004.1933This class needs a new reporter. If you canvolunteer, please contact: The Editor, HoodMagazine, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave.,Frederick, MD 21701-8575; 301-696-3977,hoodmagcnews@hood.edu.We are sad to report the passing of RuthHoffman King, Jan. 18, 2004.1934This class needs a new reporter. If you canvolunteer, please contact: The Editor, HoodMagazine, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave.,Frederick, MD 21701-8575; 301-696-3977,hoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Esther Shields Goulding has a new address,sort of! She’s still at Foulkeways, but in a newapartment. Write to her at: 53 Foulkeways,Gwynedd, PA 19436.Condolences to the families of Helen L. Wester,who died March 6, 2004, Roberta R. Cartee,who passed April 27, 2004 and Rhea GordonNeil, who died Sept. 15, 2004.193570th Reunion, June 3–5, 2005Margaret Miller Dietz183 Irving Rd.York, PA 17403-3731717-848-8763cdietzjr@aol.com1936Lavenia Hargett Marsh600 Schley Ave.Frederick, MD 21702301-663-9396It’s always such a treat to hear from classmates.Had a nice note from Susan Good, BettyDaugherty Good’s daughter. Betty’s arthritismakes it difficult for her to write. She lives inassisted living at the Highlands in Wyomissing,Pa. She says she has her health and mind buther joints are “betraying” her. The Reading HoodClub still meets and Betty manages to attendthe spring and Christmas teas. Eleanor ThomasBussard enjoys assisted living at HomewoodCrumland Farm, in Frederick. She takes part inmany activities there. She recently was visited bya current Hood student who is interested in theprograms offered at Homewood. HelenBrenneman Lesser, who spent last summer ina cottage in Black Mountains, N.C., was pleasedto visit with V.V. Wales Palen in Orlando, Fla.They had not seen each other for 67 years. V.V.,by the way, is now a great-grandmother.Flo Shaw Levesque and her husband areliving in a large retirement community. She sayslife has become challenging. Her new addressis: 7000 Twin Silo Dr., Blue Bell, PA 19422.Bea Bomberger Posey enjoys bridge and otheractivities at her apartment complex in Pennsylvania.She had a wonderful 90th birthday party at BentCreek Country Club. Ester Willard Sather isstill painting watercolors, something she took up12 years ago. She enjoys displaying her picturesthroughout her apartment. She’s now taken onthe job of writing an autobiography so her familywill know their heritage. Anita Allio McIntire hasmoved from Honolulu to Salinas, Calif., whereshe is near her family. Before leaving Hawaii,Anita was honored for 25 years of service withthe Red Cross. She and her daughter, Michelle,flew to Annapolis in Oct., then drove to Hoodwhere she met with President Volpe, otheradministrators and yours truly! Mary BrinhamWelty was also there. As a matter of fact, sheorganized a luncheon for Anita in Coblentz Hall.Mary enjoys the Hagerstown Hood Club andparticipates in many activities in the area. Weare sad to report the death of Betty MarkeyHooper, who died July 24, 2004, of complicationsfrom a fall while vacationing in Nova Scotia.She touched so many lives with her effervescentpersonality and desire to be there for others.The spouse of Laura Pitkin Thomas has died.Dr. B.O. Thomas Jr. passed away Jan. 13, 2003.Our condolences to the family.1938Phoebe Land MatzHCR 62, Box 186Center Harbor, NH 03226603-253-7898We send our deepest regrets to the familiesof classmates who have died since our lastcolumn: Janet Clark, who died in April 2004,had been hospitalized for several years followingDeadlines for Class ColumnistsClass columnists reporting for evenyears should submit their columns tothe editor by Oct. 1. Class columnistsreporting for odd years should submittheir columns to the editor by May 1.Classes 1936 and before may reportin each issue.You are welcome and encouraged tocontinually update the College withaddress changes, job or title changes,marriages, births and deaths—you donot have to wait until your class columnis due. Please send the information to:Editor, Hood MagazineHood College401 Rosemont AvenueFrederick, MD 21701e-mail to hoodmagcnews@hood.eduor fax to (301) 696-3727.

2 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazinean automobile accident, and Margaret StormMoore, who died Oct. 16, 2004, in Frederick.Laura Garrigus Kappauf, who had just movedto Florida, passed away in spring 2004. MollieW. Christie passed away May 4, 2004, RuthRouzer Beard died Jan. 19, 2004, and DorisHannan, who had been in a nursing home foryears, passed away in Dec. 2003. Condolencesalso go to Louise Rogers Hayduk whose husband,Alfred, died in a car accident in Florida.,April 30, 2004. Louise has moved to Reno, Nev.to be near her son. Libby Leiby Gilbert reportsthat she is well and keeps busy with bridge andtravel. In April, she took a trip to Nova Scotia. InSept. she flew to Lexington, Ky., to visit herdaughter, Anne. Mary Kay HershbergerConrad is now living in the Lutheran Homein Johnstown, Pa. I am sorry to report that herhusband died in June, 1999. She no longertravels but still tries to keep busy and plays alot of bridge.Margaret Hammers Stevenson and Steve celebratedtheir 65th wedding anniversary Sept. 1.They are both active in the hospital auxiliaryand church. Margaret paints for their AssistanceLeague Holiday Boutique and this year triedSchrenschniten, paper cutting, which sheenjoyed. By the way, they have 16 grandchildren!We are happy for Mary Hammers Duvel. Herlatest eye surgery was a success and she can seeagain. Life for Jane Harley Gilmore has its upsand downs. Last winter she had surgery on herright hand; now she’s facing knee replacementhoping it will improve her golf. Anne HolerCone enjoys her home in Bronx, N.Y., flower gardensand beautiful trees. Her husband, Elmer, hasbeen ill from complications of diabetes but thankfullyis responding to treatment and improving.Eliza Miller says she is just exists, not well, not ill.She has an electric cart that gets her from hereto there. Jane Scranton Walker, who turned88 in Nov., is still traveling around the country,including a trip to Bermuda. She also went to her70th high school reunion in Scranton, Pa. DottWebb Halpin does a lot of volunteer work. Sheno longer travels but she does keep busy withover 100 activities at Oak Crest Village. VirginiaWilliams Griewank is still home-schooling hergrandson. Thanks to all of you who sent in news.1939Emily Anderson Renoff11630 Glen Arm Road, Apt. G-09Glen Arm, MD 21057410-319-5114Condolences to the families of Sophia OlsenHaun, who died Sept. 1, 2004 and Irma CrouseWells, who passed Sept. 30, 2004.194065th Reunion, June 3–5, 2005Mildred K. BinderCountry Meadows Retirement CommunityBuilding #2, Room 701910 Trolley Rd.York, PA 17404Our sympathies to the families of Julia H.Bauzenberger, who died Sept. 20, 2004 andEmily Thomas Willmott, who passed away Oct.21, 2004 in Watertown, N.Y.Kudos: Doris McCoy Tilden, along with BarbaraMcLean Higgins ’52, was honored by theHawaii chapter of the American FundraisingProfessionals. They were named Volunteersin Philanthropy. We are sad to report thatFlorence Mead Deist passed away July 28, 2004,Elizabeth Kennedy Dzik died March 9, 2004,Betty Harrop Teare passed Feb. 24, 2004,Winifred Rider Rood died Aug. 24, 2004 andRuth P. Pearce died Sept. 3, 2003. Our condolencesalso to Thelma Poorbaugh Zeitler,whose husband Vernon died Oct. 4, 1997.1942This class needs a new reporter. If you canvolunteer, please contact: The Editor, HoodMagazine, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave.,Frederick, MD 21701-8575; 301-696-3977,hoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Our sincere condolences to the families ofAda Elizabeth Bell, who passed away Jan. 9,2004, Doris Fowler White, who died March 1,2004, and Barbara Spangler Woodward, whodied Sept. 19, 2004 in Silver Spring, Md. Oursympathies also to Miriam W. White, whosehusband James died Jan. 13, 2004.1944Jean Wheatley Hilchuk447 Daytona Ave.Longwood, FL 32750-6860407-830-7706jhilchuk@aol.comOur sympathies go out to the families of AnnKrider Penman, whose husband William diedMarch 26, 2003; to Mildred Geiple Hufnagel,whose husband Arthur passed June 7, 2003; andto Catharine Prestwood Donaldson, whosehusband James died July 11, 2004. Mary LouChorley Touart has become a world traveler.Included in her recent trips were: Italy, Hungary,Serbia, Yugoslavia, Romania and Europe.1946Jane Seymour Wilson2921 Deer Hollow Way, #411Fairfax, VA 22031-6044Jw101224@aol.comThe recurring theme in your responses to myrequest for news is “the BIG birthday” (as LynneLongaker Maack put it). Lynne summers inPottstown, Pa., and winters on Marco Island,Fla. This year she traveled to visit her daughterin Seattle then on to Lake Louise and Banff,Canada. In her plan is a riverboat trip fromAmsterdam to Budapest.Dottie Crosland Dunn and Phil enjoy retirement“down on the farm” as they approach their 80thbirthdays. Dottie reports that they had a nice lunchwith Glenn and Sara Robinson Bitler who were intransit from Greensburg, Pa., to Raleigh, N.C.Mimi Burkhardt Helm hopes her assisted livingsituation is only temporary. Mimi suffers fromemphysema and is on oxygen 24 hours a day.She is in touch with Gloria Pessel Mack, whohas moved into a retirement home, and withDottie Crosland Dunn.Nan Levy Gabriel had a most interesting80th birthday party while vacationing atLongboat Key, Fla. Her two children and fourgrandchildren surprised her at a beach, all ofthem wearing big yellow t-shirts and matchingvisors reading “Nan’s Big 80th Birthday Bash.”Nan is still working full time with disabled threeand four year olds at the Children’s RehabilitationCenter in her New York community. She has noplans to retire. Mary Lou Hartman Sherk serveson library, mental health, mental retardation,housing authority and Lebanon, Pa., family healthcommittees in her community. Mary Lou has anew grandchild since she reported last. Anotherworker is Dottie Humes Elrod, who also enjoyeda visit from Sara Robinson Bitler. Sara reportsthat Dottie is happily running the gift shop in theretirement home where she lives. Anne NelsonBagwell is busy with garden club, church, a bitof volunteer work and socializing. Two of Anne’schildren live near her in Onancock, Va., the otherin Richmond. Anne lives on the water and enjoyswatching the many boats coming in the creek.Delly Rawlins Bowen also enjoys living on thewater in Annapolis. She and Manly take a varietyof community college courses. They also enjoybeing part of the Naval Academy community,and that includes the annual presentation ofthe Messiah by the academy and Hood choirs.Marian Burr McKnight didn’t mention birthdays,but she and Bob celebrated their 12thwedding anniversary July 4. They live in OldLyme, Conn. through Thanksgiving, then inNaples, Fla., for the winter. Betty Egolf Walkerwrites about her son’s quest for a boat just likethe one the family bought in 1976. Once hefound it and christened it Nostalgia, 16 membersof her family launched it at the Deep Creek Lake,Md., cottage where they have been vacationingwith Betty for many years. Your reporter keeps inpretty good touch with Sara Robinson Bitlerand Nancy Andrews Hastings and enjoyed atrip to New Orleans and on a Mississippi riverboatwith them last spring. Nancy made itthrough Florida’s dreadful hurricane season. Yourreporter is celebrating successful cataract surgery,which makes it possible both to read and to drivewithout glasses! Another nice thing about to happento Howie and me is a boat trip throughsouthern France with Sara Robinson Bitler andGlenn, where I will celebrate my 80th!1948This class needs a reporter. If you can volunteer,please contact: The Editor, Hood Magazine, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; 301-696-3977, hoodmagcnews@hood.edu.We are sad to report that Sara Spicer Lezek diedDec. 10, 2003, Rosemary McCormick Collartpassed away Nov. 8, 2003, Marilyn MercnerTurnbull died May 22, 2004, and Jane BrintonDeacon passed Aug. 8, 2004. Also, the husbandof Alice Hoffman Staley, Charles Staley, passedaway Nov. 5, 2003.195055th Reunion, June 3–5, 2005Jean Righter Bolle2552 E. Alameda Ave. #7Denver, CO 80209303-777-7617jrbjinty@aol.com

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 3We are sad to report the death of Martha Smith,who passed away Nov. 3, 2004, in Edgewater, Md.Thanks to all of you who responded. Pleaseremember that our 55th reunion will becoming up this June, so please plan to be there.Barbara Bagley Moule and her husband havetraveled around the country, including Utah,Wyoming, Montana, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.Joan Doubet Vaughan is busy with a bloodbank and enjoying her grandchildren. She lovesliving in northeast Pa. After wintering in Floridaand their vacation home in Delaware, Pat ErrettMarkley and her husband celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary with their children andgrandchildren. I received a wonderful letter fromShirley Harold Hall. Her grandchildren are allgrown, and despite Bill’s Parkinson’s, they still visitfamily members. Scottie is now the ‘handyman’and she teaches classes in painting on porcelainand does cross-stitch and needlepoint. She sawBetty LePatourel Powell and Lew, as well as BeeDavis Ebersole and her husband. Polly HarveyDunn writes that her Shriner roommate, JudyDunn Miller had surgery for a brain aneurysm,which was very successful. Nancy HigbeeBaldwin and Bob are busy in The MasterGardener Program. They lecture on butterfly gardeningand the rose program. Their garden of200 rosebushes is a delight. Joanne JarrettSullivan would love some help in planning ourreunion next year, with the absence of her cochair,the late Kay Gill Coneys. You may call herat (703) 450-2427 or e-mail DUNBOY@earthlink.net.Joanne and family recently spent severalweeks in England and Ireland. Sue Kamens Thalwrote that she went on a cruise among the icebergsin Greenland. Back at home, she had toevacuate during the hurricanes in Florida, but fortunatelyhad little damage. What a busy life PattyKarl Sheeleigh has! She is a warden in herEpiscopal church and heads up a search committeefor a new rector. She enjoys the researchinvolved in her private fine arts appraisal practice.Last summer she had lunch with Fay AldrinPotter. Mary Maclay Zimmerman enjoyed acruise to Nova Scotia and a family reunion in theOuter Banks. But she also wrote to tell the sadnews of the death of Carol Dean Bacik Sept. 17,2004. Carol had battled lung cancer. Her manyfriends and the numerous beneficiaries of her variousvolunteer efforts will miss her very much. Anote from Mary McCain tells of her enjoymentof Memphis, her sister and her family, OperaMemphis and the Memphis Symphony. Mac likesbeing in her 70s, she says that if it’s cold, she canwear long pants to church and nobody cares!Midge Menaker Stoler and her husband arebusy with a fitness program. They also do volunteerwork and have twin granddaughters inVancouver, Wash., and two grandsons who livenearby. Janet Musselman Miller is busy withgolf, church work and bridge, which help hercope with her husband’s illness. Gran has progressivesupranuclear palsy, a rare and incurabledisorder. They are grateful for the support of doctorsand nurses, as well as friends and their twosons in Dallas. Greetings to everyone from DorPappas Townsend. She’s now living in a condo,which is easier for her. She and her husband seetheir son and his two children often, and are neartheir daughter in Boca Raton each winter. Greerand Marilyn Peecook Hill had a wonderful threeweek trip to Chile and Argentina. They also spenta week in New Hampshire with their sevengrandchildren. Isabelle Poladian Merl and Larrycelebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A niceletter from Margy Selsam Holmquist tells of theirtravels to Paris, London and Wales. She and Fritzenjoy their retirement community and all the areahas to offer including the Philadelphia Orchestra.They go to plays at the Univ. of Del., take walks inLongwood Gardens and volunteer at BrandywineRiver Museum. Jane Sundelof Jones is busy inthe Washington area, where she volunteers at theHillwood Museum and Gardens. She and her husbandenjoy time with their three grandchildren,and she is busy arranging the 60th reunion forher high school class in 2006. Our sympathiesto Maddy Taylor Black, whose husband Pauldied last summer after a battle with colon cancer.Maddy urges everyone to get a colonoscopy.Through the help of friends she is doing well,even walks two to three miles a day. Helen WalkerOtt writes that they spend most of their timecaring for their son and advocating for thosesuffering from a mental illness. My freshmanroomie, Hope Sutliffe Wilkinson, remains busywith volunteering and church work. All of herchildren and grandchildren are healthy and busy,which is, as she says, wonderful news. Dot ZierickBohl and Don enjoy living in Charlotte, N.C. ina lovely retirement complex. They celebrated their50th wedding anniversary by taking eight membersof their family on a cruise to Alaska. As formy family, we continue to spend about 10 daysa month in California to be with our daughter.Our oldest granddaughter started pre-K. Our son’sfamily lives in Las Vegas, and we go there to visitoccasionally. Last fall we took a trip to Italy, cruisingfrom Venice to the Villa d’Este on Lake Como,great fun! Let’s have terrific reunion in June!1952Caroline Wunderly Russwick85 Morrill Rd.Canterbury, NH 03224603-783-4377calrhd52@totalnetnh.netOur sincere condolences to the family ofBarbara McLean Higgins, whose husbandEverett died Sept. 1, 2004. Doug and I areheaded for Long Island and will be visitingwith Peg Lewis Christiansen. We obviously needmore ’52 class news, please send me some juicytidbits by next Oct.1954Dorris Smith Radcliffe1117 Wilton Creek Rd.Hartfield, VA 23071804-776-7116804-272-5323 (fax)dsrcanis@crosslink.netKudos: Lois White Lowry received theDistinguished Alumna Award during ReunionWeekend 2004, also to Barbara WeaverBatdorf and Anne Lyon Canon for puttingtogether a great reunion! Penny HapgoodNoepel did an outstanding job on our LoyaltyFund. The biggest hand and congratulations goto the Chicks of ‘54, only two people did notparticipate, giving us a “score” of 92+ percent!Our sympathies to Nancy Swearingen Davis,whose husband Earl died Jan. 24, 2004, andto Ann Timanus Erickson on the passing ofher husband, Robert, Aug. 8, 1996.Despite the power outage and rain, we had agreat reunion. Not everyone was able to stayfor the entire weekend, but there was muchcatching up, laughter and reminiscing. Wecame with husbands, sons, daughters and otherrelatives. We have our pins to prove we belongto the 1893 Society, we rooted for Shorty Jones,we toasted our health, good fortune and thensome, compliments of Jean Bannerman whowas unable to be with us. Thank you Jean! Thoseof you who missed this milestone, in five yearswe meet again, hope to see you there.195550th Reunion, June 3-5, 2005Portia Whitaker Shumaker32310 Highway 395Bonsall, CA. 92003760-728-4583760-728-4583 (fax)Barbara Briggs-Letson writes that she andWalter went to Haiti in Oct. Nancy Borden Hoycruised the Baltic Sea in July and went to anintergenerational Elderhostel with their granddaughterin West Virginia. Shirley Webber Freedenjoyed a trip to Disney World last spring,celebrating her 70th birthday. Maggie MitchellKline tells us she’s still working full time andenjoying her grandchildren, three of whom arein college. Cynthia Berk Bertold moved fromher mountain cabin to a patio home inChristiansburg, Va. She has been traveling alot and spent a month in Guadalajara, Mexico.Also traveling a lot is Ada Deforest who recentlywent to Italy and Ireland. Phyllis ChamberlinHutson writes that her 14th grandchild was bornin June. Her oldest grandson, a midshipman atthe Naval Academy, marched in the funeralprocession of Ronald Reagan. Ruth WhitakerHolmes, my sister, says her biggest news wasa trip to Hawaii. As for the Shumaker’s, we hada busy summer visiting Colorado and NewMexico. We were also busy helping our daughtermove. Okay, this will be the last ’55 news beforeour 50th reunion this June. Mark it on your calendarand be there!Bylaws RevisionThe bylaws committee of the Alumnaeand Alumni of Hood College willpresent proposed changes to the bylawsthis spring. The revisions involve twomain areas of the bylaws: language asto gender and the nomination of trusteecandidates. To review the proposedchanges and print a ballot you maygo to: www.hood.edu/alum/bylaws afterApril 1, 2005. Or you may request acopy of the proposed changes anda ballot by contacting the Office ofAlumnae and Alumni Programs at(301) 696-3900 or (800) 707-5280.

4 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineMake Plans For Reunion 2005Save the date for Friday, June 3through Sunday, June 5, for Reunion2005. The classes of 1925, 1930, 1935,1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1970, 1971,1972, 1973, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991and 1992 will be honored, but pleaseknow all alumnae and alumni arewelcome for this weekend celebration.1956Sarah StonehurstP.O. Box 1662Waldport, OR 97394-1662541-563-7339sarahlou@newportnet.comKudos: Virginia Turnbull Hecklinger has beennamed to the Hood Board of Associates.First, let me wish each classmate a Happy 70thBirthday! Ginger Bingham Frerichs keeps busyvolunteering in the local library, local churchoffice and as a member of the Pacific Palisadesgraffiti busters. She loves her twice a week danceclass, great music, fun, exercise, friends and bodyconditioning. Cynthia Bromberg Rogersenjoyed having her whole family together inDec. ’03 in St Thomas for her granddaughtersbat mitzvah. She enjoys traveling with Joeand seeing the beauties of our country. Sheinvites any classmates to visit her in Livingston,N.J., and is looking forward to our 50th.Carole Carter Powell keeps busy with communityactivities, grandchildren and a Lab puppy.She adds that Ginny is doing a great job withplanning our 50th.Muriel “Muz” Chait Durbin says her grandsonis now in high school and it is fun to see himthere, even if only occasionally. Kathy CrookHeidelbach was delighted to have gotten backto Mt. Desert Island, Maine, for vacation withher son and his family.Joan Emory Ringer and Dick are travelingseveral times a year. In 2003 they went hiking inCosta Rica and returned to Scotland, Wales andEngland. This past year they celebrated their 49thanniversary with a trip to Spain. Sally GalbraithMitchell fell in Aug. and broke her wrist. She andBob are planning to head East to visit lighthousesaround the Great Lakes, visit friends and see theirson in Florida, her brother near Dallas and theirdaughter in California. Mary Ann Howe Mauzywrote about the reunion Helen Yinger Reed puton for 13 of the day students and what a greattime they had. She recently visited a friend’sdaughter at Hood and felt right at home, exceptfor the new call system to get into the dorms.The Pergola is as beautiful as ever. Jackie KlingKreider had a busy summer, after a familyreunion in June, they returned with theirCanadian granddaughter and one from Virginia.Maryann Owen Morin wrote that she and Jackhave retired to Falmouth on Cape Cod. She runsa small real estate office and works only withselected people, which gives her time for traveland other activities. They plan to be in Floridain Jan. and Vieques, Puerto Rico, in March. Theholidays will be with their son and two teenagedgrandchildren and daughter and husband andtheir newest granddaughter who will be 1 in Jan.Sherry Palmer Smith lives in Las Cruces, N.M.,except during football season when they rent anapt in Ann Arbor, Mich. Their children live in theMidwest, so they see them every fall. Their firstgrandchild, Rachel Lila, arrived in Feb. and theylove being grandparents. Kay Shriver Scotttook a cruise on a four-masted sailing vessel,swam with dolphins, climbed the rigging andsnorkeled. She visited with each of her children,and visited me here on the Coast after a visitwith her son in Portland. She had three fantasticweeks in New Zealand with Habitat forHumanity. She still works part time, is doinglandscaping at her home in Maine, and is aboutto begin teaching ballroom dancing with herfriend, Bob, at the local Y. Barbara TovellTennant sends greetings from the PalmettoState. She and Bruce retired to Sun City HiltonHead, S.C., six years ago. She continues herhobby of Bonsai and has a number of beautifultrees. Ginny Turnbull Hecklinger wrote abouther trip to Ireland with Sandy Newing andSue Peters Wirth as a celebration of their 70thbirthdays. These three plus Carole Carter Powellare working hard on our 50th with the help ofHood. Helen Wheeler Ward sends greetings andgood wishes to all. They enjoyed a spring visitwith their daughter in New York. They drove toMichigan for a Wheeler reunion. In Oct. they visitedcousins in Colorado and Arizona including avisit with her brother in Tucson. Ann Barnettwrote the last two summers she has rented a cottageon Boston’s South Shore near her daughterand last year her daughter from Houston joinedher. This year Carol Welch Snyder came up fromher home in Rhode Island. She still keeps in touchwith her roommate, Mary Holland McRae whohas hardly changed after raising six kids. NancyRank Ledger retired in June from her ministerialstaff position with Fifth Avenue PresbyterianChurch in Manhattan, but since then has keptbusy doing pastoral supply with churches withouta full time minister. Jo Mathias Stevenson calledand we had a wonderful visit. Our condolenceson the loss of your husband two years ago. Mynews is that I enjoyed having both my kids andtheir spouses here for a week between Christmasand New Years. I’m now working almost full timeas the manager of Snowbird Mail & Message inNewport. I handle the mail for 325 customerswho are either snowbirds or continuous travelerRVers and love it.1958Maggie Garis KellowPlease note new address!151 University DriveWest Bend, WI 53095262-334-5782414-334-7040 (fax)maggiehood@hnet.netWe are sad to report that Gertrude Goertz Lanedied Aug. 19, 2003, and Lea Russell Walkerpassed April 22, 2004.Cynthia Williams Bohaker says they are stillenjoying Maine and the coast. They were inPhoenix for their younger daughter’s wedding in2003 and spent both Christmas and New Year’sthere with the entire family. Peggy Jacobs Joneshad all her family visit at sometime or other thispast summer. It was great to have her Coloradofamily see Ithaca. Retirement is agreeing withMarilyn Fraser Laufer, who spent the extendedsummer on the beach, reading, knitting andchasing grandchildren. They have had some tripsto Florida, and are looking forward to a newgrandchild early this year. Anne Van LooyMallett says that there is not much new in theirlives. They continue to LOVE Wilmington, N.C.Her mother passed away in early March at theage of 96 after a very brief illness and still in fullcontrol of her mental powers. The Mallett kidsare scattered from Massachusetts, to Texas. SueBrown Melech continues to work a few days aweek as a paralegal in a one-lawyer office. Sue isactive in several volunteer activities through thechurch. Cyp Patton Meyer hopes that everyonehad as much fun at their 50th high schoolreunion as she did.Jeb Bennett Moran and Carol Horwath Kleckaattended the Hood alumnae and alumni receptionin Sarasota, Fla., in March. Dr. Volpe sharedlots of good news about Hood’s progress as aco-ed college with an encouraging financialtrend. Gil and Jeb were the delighted recipientsof a trip to Ireland in June, with son Michael andwife Mindy. “The Irish scenery and people areas wonderful as we have always heard. The golfcourses were awesome!” Jeb reports that CarolHuelson Warrington and husband Bob nowhave a beautiful home in Venetia to enjoy whenthey get a chance to come to Florida. She saysthat it is really neat to have three Hood ’58 classmatesin the same area and they love gettingtogether for lunch! Jeb and Carol continue toencourage all classmates to donate any amountat any time to our 1958 Golden Reunion Fund.Just send checks payable to “Hood College 1958Class Fund c/o CFFCI” to Carol Horwath Klecka,P.O. Box 126, Laurel, FL 34272, or to JoanBennett Moran, 803 Crossfield Place, Venice, FL34293. These addresses are vital because contributionsmailed to Hood won’t get to our specialfund. Elly Robbins just got back from visiting herdaughter and family in New York.Three-and-a-half-year-old Diego speaks bothSpanish and English. Her Phoenix grandchildrenare also thriving very well. Penney AdamsRogers is still working part-time and is backin Honolulu after a summer in Portland, Ore.Jenny Krohn Rose’s son Alec was married toElisa Gibson in Malibu Aug. 14th, 2004.Retirement has finally come for MarthanneStephens Smith. They have four wonderfulgrandchildren. Their home is on a bike trail thatgoes up to Pennsylvania so Martha is biking constantly.They also enjoy the Delaware seashoreand trips to Ireland. Carol Moore White enjoysvolunteering, visits with children and grandchildrenfrequently, and has joined the Red Hats.Dawn Baehr Freedman her family still loves livingin Tucson, Ariz., especially when wintercomes to the restof the country. Traveling, bridge, and swimmingkeep them busy and enjoying new friends.Sara Lea Callaway Redmon tells us she isstill playing bridge, teaching Sunday schooland is involved with her young granddaughter,

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 29Bridget. Thanks to all who have responded withnews for the Hood Magazine, Maggie.1960Sally Jo Bruch Sherrill727 Genesee St.Annapolis, MD 21401410-263-5158 (h)Please see story on page 31 fromget-together last summer, as writtenby Audrey Heyman Rooney.Our sincere condolences to Ellen GordonSoherr, whose husband Paul died March18, 2004 and to Judy Purcell Cotter, whosehusband Pierce died June 18, 2004.Diane Dickey Sherer and Bob, as of June 2004,returned to the Annapolis area and are settledinto Ginger Cove, a life care community whereDiane’s mother has lived for the last 15 years.They enjoyed a great vacation in Rome in Sept.Their granddaughter Sarah, son Bill’s daughter,died during surgery in July. She was a special littlegirl and touched many lives during her 11 years.I added on to my house two years ago, retiredand am here to stay. I am still working occasionallyas a nurse practitioner, busy with church,friends, traveling and gardening, and have gottenvery involved in our Baltimore Presbytery missionto Guatemala. Please send me your news so thatI can produce a long and informative columnnext issue!1962Linda MacDonough Morrow1060 Haymaker Rd.State College, PA 16801814-237-5858lmorrow@psu.eduMarjorie Simmons Carlson received a 25-yearsof-serviceplaque from Riverdale Baptist School,in Upper Marlboro, Md., where she works as alibrarian. Judy Hammond Blatchford and Parkjourneyed below the Antarctic Circle winter of2003. This Feb. they plan to take their childrenand older grandchildren to the Galapagos. Judyreports that Sandy Warren Owens has livedin Brussels, Belgium, for several years. JaneHoskins Bollman and Roger are very activein local affairs in Easton, Md. Susan ShinnickHossfeld and Carl recently moved to a newhome in Baltimore. Sadly, Susan RugemerKurtz’s husband died after a long illness a yearor so ago. Barbara Arthur Pretzsch, MarviaSlade Perrault, Linda Martin McManus, GailWood Fortin and Marjorie Simmons Carlsonhad so much fun at the Hood reunion in 2003they took a Caribbean cruise in Feb. ’04,minus Marge who is still active in her 26th yearas school librarian. They talked for seven days,but that wasn’t enough, so Feb. ’05 they willgo to Las Vegas just to catch up some more.Marjorie’s most important news is the arrival ofgrandbaby number eight. Marvia says she hasfive granddaughters and not a grandson in sight.Bobbi and Bob drive their RV all over the U.S. InJune 2003 they met Teal West Hugo and Mikeat their new home in Brunswick, Maine. Theyhosted a visit from Jean Lenhart Golden and Edand Judi Simonsen Ziobro. Jean spent the summerat her home in Boothbay Harbor, Maine,where she enjoyed visits with Hood friends,grandchildren and others in the Golden clan.Judi Simonsen Ziobro and Ed spent a mini-vacationwith Tom and Judy Bailey Allison at thebeautiful Northern Neck property of Gordon andJudy Jensen Burgess. Judi reports that KathyMorisse retired after 37 years of working for theFederal Reserve Board. Barb Kirby Stewart andPaul retired and arrived at their new home inMaine at the end of July. Jan Zwinck Morrisonand Steve have a summer home nearby so theyget together often. Caroline Fischer Gilesand Brian are newly retired. They sometimesleave their cottage on Martha’s Vineyard fordestinations including Salzburg, Austria, andNuremberg, Germany. Mary Alice ChieppoWolf is a professor of human developmentgerontology at St. Joseph College in WestHartford, Conn. Sue Williams Ludden retiredfrom teaching elementary school art. Johncontinues to work at Tufts Medical School asthe director of the M.D., MBA program.Ann Holmes Flatt and her family reached someimpressive summits on their Aug. hiking tripto Switzerland. Ann sings with the WorcesterChorus, serves on the board of her local apartmentsfor the elderly and handicapped anddoes some occasional elementary school subbing.Debbie Patterson Clark sings with threedifferent choruses from Sept. to May. Duringthe summer, she participates in a choral symposiumin Lyman, N.H., with Sir David Willcocksand Richard Marlow. Helen Hill (Updike, professionally)Rountree and her husband, Asa, livein New York and Alabama, his home state. Helenis one of three principals in a financial advisoryfirm “large enough to provide full service, smallenough to tolerate my idiosyncrasies.” Herhusband is retired; he writes books, plays tennis,grows a little cotton, enjoys French food andfine wine. Bunny Burn Scott, Janet McDougal,Lillian Detrick Blood, and Betsy GeorgeOhnegian enjoyed a luncheon reunion inBernardsville, N.J., in ’03. Lillian and Dave tooktheir four children and their families (14 in all)to Hawaii to celebrate their 40th anniversary.Pam Roberts Welham’s son Andrew wasmarried in May. Pam and Walt enjoy seeingtheir Navy submarine friends and traveling todestinations as varied as the Pacific Northwest,Paris and Ireland. Margaret Jones took earlyretirement from Hewlett-Packard in 1997 andnow has a small management consulting practice.After years of business travel, she is enjoyinggetting reacquainted with her home and northernCalifornia. After living and working in San Diegofor many years, Betty Appel Bailey sold herfinancial planning/investment advisory firm. Tomjoined her in retirement and they moved to theirformer weekend home in Vista, Calif., near SanDiego. Liz Decker Rogers is a medical socialworker and Bill is an instructor for CaliforniaMaritime Academy, part of the state college system.Susan Auf der Heyde Markscheffel writes:“after 28 years in Ketchikan, Alaska, I left! I lovedmy time in the small insular community, raisedtwo children, and did fulfilling work. However, in1995 I left, to marry the love of my life and beginanew in Santa Maria on the central coast inCalifornia. Charles and I had nine terrific yearstogether before he succumbed to cancer. Familyand friends have been a great support, whichleads me to say that it was lovely to have a goodvisit with Bunny Burn Scott last summer whenour family gathered in Cape May. Sara “Sally”Zimmerman had just returned from three weeksof vacation in Europe when Hurricane Charleyroared through Port Charlotte, Fla. Her congregationand church suffered some losses, and sobegan the third year of her third career as aUnitarian Universalist minister. Dave and I visitedJan Zwinck and Steve Morrison in April on a roadtrip through N.C. We are finally grandparentsand will move to a “life care retirement community”here in State College, Pa., in Jan. Theopportunity for easy social contacts as well asthe health care facility on site are the attractionsas Dave is now in mid-stage Alzheimer’s.1964Barbara Maly Fish1006 Urban Ave.Durham, NC 27701919-688-9125bfish2@nc.rr.comKudos: Melanie Lathrop Hoffman has beennamed to the Hood Board of Associates.Betsy Beachley Winger and her husband areretired traveling. They have visited the Caribbean,Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia,Russia and the Netherlands. They are alsobuilding a home in Leesburg, Fla., in hopes ofspending winters there and summers in Hershey,Pa. After teaching first grade for many years,Barbara Betke Krajewski retired and looksforward to enjoying Phoenix in non-summermonths. Having recently had eye surgery,Lynn Byers Gorz has a bright new outlook onlife without glasses. Her travel plans include asnorkeling/jungle adventure to Belize and ponytrekking in Ireland. The twins, Carol Felin Fidlerand Kathy Felin Halpert, reunited in Californiaduring the summer, then Carol and her husbandvacationed in China for two weeks. Carol stillworks as an elementary school librarian, butKathy retired from teaching several years ago.Peter and Ruth Fredericks Frey celebrated their40th wedding anniversary in Sept. MarthaGrove Whiteside and husband Steve recentlyvacationed on a barge trip around London withsome of Steve’s friends from Bucknell. Marthakeeps in touch with Pat Van de Visser Walston,Dinks for BabiesThe Office of Alumnae and AlumniPrograms will send dinks for babysons and daughters upon request.Notification of a birth or adoptioncan be made to hoodmagcnews@hood.edu, or you may fill out theupdate form on the Web site atwww.hood.edu/alum/update.If you wish to receive a dink, pleasenote this in your e-mail or in thecomment field of the update form.

30 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazinewho lives in Jupiter, Fla., but visits her daughternear Baltimore regularly. Scottie HansbroughSneckenberger and husband Ed vacationedin Panama. They are both busily retired andserve the community and their church. A familygathering at the beach in Connecticut helpedFred and Doris Harwood Sabin celebrate their40th anniversary. Fred is retired, but Doris continuesto teach three or four courses each semesterin nutrition as an adjunct at Raritan ValleyCommunity College and in the practical nursingprogram at the county technology institute.I extend the sympathy of the class to Barbi HaunMorris, whose mother, Sophia Olsen Haun ’39,died in Sept. 2004. Barbi has just finished the textfor a history of the 100-year-old Navy-MarineCorps Relief Society, the organization from whichshe retired three years ago. In July, she cruisedto Alaska with daughter Kristy and family, thenvisited British Columbia with niece Josie. She alsowent to Disney World with daughter Lynn andfamily. Jim and Marylou Herrmann Foley havebecome grandparents. Travel is always a big partof their lives. Alaska, Vienna, Budapest, Eger,Keckemet, Bratislava, and Seoul have been recentdestinations. After teaching English for 18 yearsat Waubonsee Community College, Ruth KaiserPort retired into a second career as a files supervisorfor student teachers at Aurora Univ. andloves the variety of the new job. Bill and SherryKimble Johnson live a few miles away fromSherry’s daughter Jaime ’90 and her husband.Sherry owns a business that sells personalizedpapers on the Web at valuedconnections.com.Jon and Judie Kip Davis will soon move toGermany to be near their son, daughter-in-law,and 15-month-old granddaughter.Congratulations to Melanie Lathrop Hoffman,who was recently promoted to supervisor ofpsychological services for Frederick County PublicSchools. The Hoffmans enjoy traveling andrecently went to Alaska. A garden party helpedCharlie and Marcia Lerner Moylan celebratetheir 40th anniversary. Special guests were Larryand Carole Cox Tibbitts. Marcia is still veryactive in the antiques business. After living innorthwest New Jersey for 30 years, Diane McKayNuner and her husband retired, then spent ayear in their RV seeking the ideal place to live.They are now happily settled in Deming, N.M.Jeene Neel Devane works as a social scienceresearcher for the Univ. of Chicago. A year ago,Gayle Reed had a poetry reading and made ado-it-yourself scapbook. Husband Pete’s retirementmeans that JoAnn Risser Moroz nowtravels to South America several times a year,Searching for the Perfect Gift?It’s frequently difficult to know whatto buy for a significant birthday or a50th anniversary or how to congratulatesomeone on a promotion or advanceddegree, but some Hood alums havefound an innovative way to celebratesuch occasions: make a donationto Hood! For more information,contact the Office of Annual Fundsat (301) 696-3713.accompanying him on consulting trips. Anotherpair of retirees, Henry and Chris SantangeloBlenke, also enjoys travel—Florida and Greecemost recently—and babysitting their grandchildren.She recently visited Betsey Benson inGeorgia and reports that Betsey is also retired,enjoying time with her grandchildren, and looksfantastic. Marta Schneebeli Johnson’s daughterDeborah was married in Sept. to her longtimeFrench beau. Mike and Flo Sechler Miller passedon compliments to Marylou Herrmann Foleyfor arranging their wonderful visit to St.Petersburg, Russia in June. Carol Smith Mills andhusband Ott are both enjoying semi-retirement.Carol works in the local hospital with animalassistedtherapy. They both enjoy traveling, especiallybarging in France. Carol and Ott often seeKay Rose Oram and her husband Tom, who aredoing well and are new grandparents. JudySmith, Editor of Univ. Bulletins at Duke for thepast 20 years, has plans to retire eventually andteach English abroad. Still practicing telecommunicationslaw with the D.C. firm of Wiley Rein andFielding, Mary Jo Sottile Manning is also marriedto and the mother of an attorney. Dick andJanet Stephan Greene moved permanently totheir vacation home in the Thousand Islandsabout two years ago. Still living in RedondoBeach, Calif., with her longtime grammar schoolbuddy, Ramon, Jane Stewart faces some difficulthealth issues. She was diagnosed with mildParkinson’s disease. Using all of her social workskills, she is learning to live with the disease andhas started a local support group. While eastcoast residents worried about the 2004 hurricanes,Sue Stoeckle Binetti and her husbandare still dealing with the after effects of floodingfrom Isabel in 2003. Pam Wallace Johnsonretired in 1996 after 20 yeas as a sales representativefor Woolrich and immediately threw herselfinto volunteer activities. She now focuses onone cause, The Network for Women’s Lives,an organization that seeks to raise awarenessabout domestic violence.1966Dianne Beebe Barske5851 Barry Ave.Anchorage, AK 99507907-346-3167907-346-1791 (fax)dielbarske@alaska.comMy long-lost maid of honor, Martha CopleySuchanek, sent a very welcome e-mail. Sheis living in Bellingham, Mass., and has justpurchased a house, moving from an apartment.Sadly, she reports that her sister, who helpedher with the move, passed away shortly afterMartha relocated. Martha is celebrating her 10thanniversary as payroll supervisor for a Caterpillardealership. She and her two daughters, Joanneand Cheryl, traveled to Chile in Nov. 2003 toattend the International Convention of Jehovah’sWitnesses in Santiago. “It was the trip of alifetime,” she says. Martha Grace Swick writesthat she is retired and enjoying her freedom.Daughter Maggie is now a sophomore in highschool, and older daughter, Nancy, graduatedfrom the University of Missouri in Dec. 2004.Linda James Stewart writes that she journeyedhere to Alaska in the summer of 1999, travelingby ferry, and then kayaking and backpacking.She and her family have moved just south ofSan Jose, Calif. All four children are married,and she and husband Roger have two grandsons,Rowan and Cody. I had a hand-written notefrom Sarah Lane Howell, ’65, reacting to our bigsurprise. I was signing my children’s books at theAnchorage Museum this past summer, whensomeone walked up to me and asked, “Did yougo to Hood?” My jaw must have dropped to myknees. It was Sarah, and she recognized me after40 years! I was so flattered and shocked. Afterwe made a little scene, we managed to visit.Sarah now lives in Watsonville, Calif., where sheis a teacher. In her note, she writes, “I am stillmarveling at the fact that I ran into you inAnchorage, and recognized you!!” Me, tooSarah. I bribed Brenda Miller Mains into sendingnews! She e-mailed me as our class agent for theAlumnae Fund, and I told her in a return e-mailthat I would pledge if she would send news!(I would have pledged anyway.) Brenda andhusband Dick still work together in his dentalpractice in Rochester, N.Y. They are delightedthat daughter Alison and her husband now liveonly 15 minutes away from them. Alison completedlaw school, served as a JAG officer withthe Navy, and is now a public defender. Dickand Brenda have purchased a home in Ketchum,Ind., looking ahead to retirement and skiing andbiking there. Harriet Rudman Weiner writes thatshe worked for the federal government for fiveyears following graduation from Hood, then tooka 15-year hiatus to raise her family. She has beenback as a full-time employee in the securitiesindustry for about 18 years. Husband Alex isretired, and their two sons are now 32 and 29.Older son Jay has completed a residency in familypractice, along with his wife, Deb. Andy is agraduate of Virginia Law School, working in aWashington law firm. Pat Vozar Bailey forwardedan e-mail from Betty Schmidt Martin. Betty livesin Gainesville, Fla., an area that had been hardhit by Hurricane Frances. Over 13 inches of rainpounded her backyard, but she and her husbandfelt fortunate that all they lost was “a ton ofbranches” from the trees in their yard and theirelectricity for six days. Bonnie Scull Hawkes isstill living in North Vancouver, B.C., and she andhusband Geoff travel a great deal. Both havebeen retired since July 2000, and have foundtheir way to Tahiti, Hawaii, the Mexican Riviera,and the Eastern and Western Caribbean. Soundswonderful, Bonnie. Here is Pat Vozar Bailey’s“best recollection” of which of our classmateswere on campus for our reunion. Five attendedthe Saturday lunch: Pat from Virginia, BettySchmidt Martin and Beth Harlow Foster fromFlorida, Susan Worth Fiala from Maryland, andNancy Fredrickson Sherlin from Texas! Theywere joined at dinner by Anna Buhr Cole,Karen Sweeney Fulwiler and Susan EsterlineMarkey— all from Maryland. Pat and husbandRoger live in Leesburg, Va. They became grandparentsfor the third time in April 2004. Pat mentionsthat she was so impressed while on campusby President Ron Volpe that she increased herpledge to the Alumnae Fund “based on hisdynamic vision for the college.” Marjorie BardBrownstein tells us: “After 30 years in Richmond,Va., and retiring from an administrative positionwith the public schools, I have relocated outwest. My husband retired from the MedicalCollege of Virginia and accepted a position asdean of students at the new UNLV School ofDental Medicine.”

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 31’60s Seaside PanaceaThe following is from the class of ’60sget-together last summer, as written byAudrey Heyman Rooney:Women of a certain age know how tothrow a beach party. When promptedby the host’s good health news andpromises of a week long stay, the partybecomes a chapter in the shared history,almost mythic in its zest and color, ofHood’s Class of 1960. This class, perchedon a cusp of colossal change almost half acentury ago, has found unique ways tostay connected. Our Holden Beach Partywas only the latest in a long array offeasts, large and small, which included amemorable reunion several years ago.This time, in six truly halcyon days, wewove new textures into the ties that bind.At our Fortieth reunion, in 2000, wefound ourselves lingering late on Meyranporch. The Meyran porch group kept intouch and in bleak January, an e-mail fromPanny Egolf Heimlich in Charlotte, N.C.,appeared on several computer screensacross the country: “I have been talkingto Fletch (Sally Fletcher Murray) and weare working on a Hood ’60 mini-reunionat Holden Beach N.C. where my daughterBetsy has a beach house. We have decidedon May 29-June 5. I expect to be doingwell by May and will certainly plan nochemo for that week.” Calendars weretweaked, spouses consulted and eightreplied, yes, sign us on!In spring we started serious planning.Once roommates were sorted out, we confrontedthe perplexities of how many airmattresses we might need. Next we turnedto food, with shrimp and Miss Little’s Hoodfavorites topping the menu. We named afew Hood non-starters, too. No liver andonions, tongue or “those little heaps or pilesof things...croquettes?” remembered with nofondness whatsoever by Ellen Perry Croll.Granola, barbecue, brownies, BLT’s andcheese omelets, “like the ones at the SnackShop,” were promised.To quote the old Hood song, we camefrom all points on the map: MaryannWhitehead Scherzo, sending a heftycarton of memorabilia ahead, flew fromSeattle to Charlotte where she met AnneKurka Woods, just in from Rochester, toIn the long, lazy daysand nights, as May gaveway to June, we steepedourselves in talk: deep,excellent, and silly by turns.It was a tonic to chime inand out of conversation,to find, always, a sympatheticear, a ready riposte, andoh, so much fun.collect Panny and drive south to thecoast. Ellen and husband Stu wouldtravel from Tucson, nearly 8000 milesround-trip, reporting their progress vialaptop from parks and quaint bywaysacross America. Gretchen Beckhelmwould head north by car from PuntaGorda, Fla. Fletch set aside school boardburdens to drive south from Warrenton,Va. Grace Elliott and Audrey HeymanRooney would fly from Baltimore. Badluck hit when Grace was hospitalizedwith scoliosis just as the final countdownbegan; when we assembled at theseashore, we would be seven.Within moments in that airy housewe were girlfriends again. In the long, lazydays and nights, as May gave way to June,we steeped ourselves in talk: deep, excellent,and silly by turns. It was a tonic to chimein and out of conversation, to find, always,a sympathetic ear, a ready riposte, andoh, so much fun. Merriment morphedinto helpless laughter, from Anne’s “aginghooker” Strawberry Breakfast outfit, tomore revelations on those posture pictures,to “Calendar Girls,” and finally to thegasping, weeping hilarity of settling thebills. We looked around us to see stilllifes of sandals, sun-hats, and prescriptionbottles. We heard the lilting timbres ofvoices welling up and down the stairs, andsnacked on biscotti from the ShenangoRed Indian plates Panny had located oneBay. Surprise! We all had mail. Maryann’strove of mementos overwhelmed the coffeetable, snapshots, yearbooks, programs anda letter from Truxal to her dad in the fallof freshman year, promising that thosegrades were sure to improve.Fletch assigned us big questions.Regrets? We’ve had a few, as the songgoes. For every one of us, regret had todo with time: not long enough, not inthe right place, at the right moment, orwith the right person. Heroes? Mostlyour mothers, originals all. We ponderedHood, reminiscence and relevance inequal measure. Reminiscence came easy.Serenades, strawberries and ice creamon Corn Flakes, Soph Revue, LittleChristmas, dress-up Thursday nightdinners were rituals that had made usHood’s own forever.Relevance surprised us. Images fromchapel talks, the Princes of Serendip,or that uncertain trumpet we werecautioned not to sound, had figured inour lives at curious and often vital crossroads.We wondered what rituals andimages would bind the Class of 2004,so that 50 years from now, when theygather, if they gather, they would knowthis blessed belongingness, this regroupingin the “sheltering walls” of alma mater.Maybe the Hood we knew just doesn’texist any more. This occurred to us,but we couldn’t quite let it go at that.Hardly strangers to the world of todayand still hard at work in it, we know thatHood has had to change in order to staythe same. In each of our several callings,whether education, political action,ecology, social services, religion or thearts, those who lead Hood are lookingfor new ways to keep the old values,community and connectedness chiefamong them, intact.Conversation has continued in thee-mail afterglow. Our hearts, minds,and hands will always be open to Hood.The panacea that embraced us all is onlyHood’s most recent gift. And then there’sPanny. Next to her Touchstone portraitwe read: “maker of good times.” Amen.

32 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineConnect To Hood Via Inter(net)actionsDo you feel connected? If not, you should get Inter(net)actions, an e-mail newslettersent bi-weekly to all alums who have provided e-mail addresses to the Office ofAlumnae and Alumni Programs . The electronic newsletter provides information aboutactivities both on and off campus; achievements and stories about alums, students, andfaculty; and scheduled alum events throughout the country. If you are interested inbecoming connected, please send your e-mail address to advancement_services@hood.edu.1968Linda Winter-Blacksher11000 Placida Rd., #1503Placida, FL 33946941-697-4258winterblac@aol.comHi to everyone who did not make it to reunionweekend. Those 25 of us or so who did hada wonderful time catching up and exchangingmemories. Thanks to Sharon Walsh and SueMarano for all they did to make our get-togethersuccessful and fun. And thanks in advance fortheir offer to “do it again next time!” Fresh froma 40th anniversary cruise, Jill Cody tells us abouther new book which she co-authored. Entitled“Collaborative Healing: A Shorter TherapyApproach for Survivors of Sexual Abuse,” it waspublished in May 2004. It focuses on effectiveclinical strategies for treating survivors of incestand sexual abuse. Our sympathies to ShirleyWard Watkins, whose husband James has died.In addition to planning our reunion, SharonWalsh writes that she had a relaxed, wonderfulsummer and enjoyed the break from teachingcollege English classes and grading papers. Sheand husband Ron spent as much time as possibleon their sailboat Waveguide, explored some ofthe rivers of the Eastern Shore of Maryland intheir kayaks and did some hiking in Vermont.They spent several days with four of their fivechildren and some friends in Rehoboth Beachin July. Sharon and Ron are currently planning atrip to Tuscany for this summer and would loveto hear from any classmates who have tips onhotels or restaurants. Kudos to Sandy Deemer,who has received the California teaching credentials,specializing in early childhood education.She decided to “finally go for it” after volunteeringfor 20 years in the schools while her two sonswere growing up. Matt is now a sophomore atUC Santa Cruz and Nathan lives and works inMissouri, near Columbia. Sandy and her husbandEd love living in California’s Western SonomaCounty, where they’ve been for almost 30 yearsand have watched that rural area transform intowine country. Charlotte Sizoo Whitenightwrote with news of a recent get-together of herself,Peggy Soxman Dring and BetteSmith. Peggy’s moving to Miami from theWashington, D.C., area. Her husband John hasbeen appointed an Administrative Law Judge forthe Social Security Administration in Miami.Peggy has had a successful interior design businessfor a number of years in Old TownAlexandria. Charlotte just returned from living inLondon, working on a master’s degree in modernand contemporary art at Christie’s Educationwith a degree from the University of Glasgow.She’s back in Baltimore writing her thesis. Shehas had an antiques business for a number ofyears. Bette is living in Alexandria and is aCertified Financial Planner and she’d love to hearfrom Nancy Parker. Mary Bloodgood VanHyning and husband Jeff have finally “reallyretired” and moved to a lakeside home inTennessee where they plan to boat and golf totheir hearts’ content. Mary also volunteered atour recent reunion to work on plans for our next“big” Hood reunion gift, whatever that might be,so talk to Mary if you have ideas. Writing this columndoes have its rewards. I heard from my oldroomie Suz Harden Garcia who wanted news ofthe reunion. She writes that “sometime, someyear” she’ll try to make one when she doesn’thave children in or graduating from school duringa Hood Reunion. Suz’s youngest daughterCelia graduated with honors from Cal StateNorthridge in this past June. As for me, I’m typingwith what I thought was a broken arm, butturns out to be a rotator cuff tear. The doctorssay “long, slow recovery … maybe.”By the time you read this, our class is going tohave a Yahoo! Group established for it by Hood.If you are not participating and want to, pleasecontact the Alumnae and Alumni ProgramsOffice for details on how to sign up. How weuse the Group and how often we use it will bestudied as a test for other classes, so get involved!1970Cluster Reunion with ’71, ’72 and ’73,June 3–5, 2005Karin Ninesling Infuso56 Utica Rd.Edison, NJ 08820732-548-7649kinfuso@aol.comFor this column, I relied on e-mail and telephonecalls to contact classmates. Despite the prevalenceof electronic communication, the personal touchof telephone yielded more information. DorothyBackus Battaglia taught for 15 years but leftteaching as her family grew. Dorothy’s husbandSteve works for Lucent, and she has four daughters.Her oldest is a graduate of the KennedySchool of Government at Harvard, and her threeyounger girls are in middle and high school.Gail Domans Duffe has been married for almost30 years and works in human resources for atravel service company. Almost 35 years aftergraduation from Hood, life is “pretty good.”Dana Eser Hunt was a member of the Hoodfaculty from 1975 to 1979. She then workedin New York and California in substance abuseresearch. For the past 17 years, she has been aprincipal scientist with a public policy researchcompany in Cambridge, Mass. She has twodaughters; one is a student at Boston University,and the younger is in high school. Dana wouldlike to hear from her friends at Hood. KathrynGrant Heinen has worked for 23 years as a hospitalmedical director of physical medicine. Shekeeps in touch with Ann Rechsteiner Phillips.Kathy plans to attend our reunion in June. SallyLottich Thompson is still happily living in Seattle,Wash. After 25 years in Washington, D.C., sheloves the atmosphere of Seattle, where time outsidethe job is valued. Sally is now a real estateagent and is “deliriously contented” with her newfirm. Her daughter Elizabeth is married and workingin marketing in San Diego, and her daughterLesley is working in fashion merchandising atNordstrom’s in Washington, D.C. Regarding ourreunion, Marj Menchey Bernstein will co-host thereunion dinner with Mary “Sam” Ryan Reeves,since they live only a few houses apart in Frederick.Marj plans to teach for a few more years, and herdaughter Sando is a freshman in college. GailSanborn had a variety of jobs in the past 20 years,from social work to interior decorating to runningher own singles dine-out business. For the lastseven years, she has been a purchasing agent fora New Jersey, regional authority. As a hobby forthe past 12 years, she sewed, painted, and soldshirts at craft shows; both hobby and job keep hervery busy. She still loves living at the New Jersey,shore and would love to hear from Hood alums.Sharon Stuhrman Suda had triplets 26 years ago;she became a full-time mother who enjoyed raisingthree “well-adjusted children in a maladjustedworld.” One daughter is at the Univ. of Pa., andhas plans for medical school. Sharon’s seconddaughter is a guidance counselor, and Sharon’sson is pursuing an advanced degree in computerscience. Kathleen Zale Myhre and I had anenjoyable conversation. She is in her 33rd yearof teaching but sees retirement in the near future.Her son is an engineering major at UVA. Kathyhas seen Thelma Sump Achenbach and MollyMoorman Harwood. According to Kathy, Thelmaworks as a real estate appraiser, and Molly, whohas three grown children, has taught for manyyears. Ada Karen Blair and I continue to be thebest of friends. Kari is in her 33rd year of teachingat Towson Univ. in Towson, Md. Her husbandGeorge is happily retired from teaching at Towson.My husband Paul and I are also retired from teaching.The four of us enjoy getting together whentime permits. We vacationed in Vermont andQuebec City and celebrated my daughter Katie’s21st birthday in the summer of 2004. After aninitial period of adjustment, I am very contentedwith retirement. It is wonderful to read for pleasure,to travel whenever we want, and to have uninterruptedtime for friends and family, especially mydaughter, a junior at Georgian Court Univ. I agreewith several classmates who reported that life,while not greatly dramatic, is satisfying and happy.Thank you to the classmates who responded to mye-mails and telephone calls. I hope to hear fromother classmates for the next class news column.1972Cluster Reunion with ’70, ’71 and ’73,June 3–5, 2005Cynthia Clifford1666 Grove St.San Francisco, CA 94117-1323415-563-5273 (h)415-765-7654 (w)415-824-1072 (fax)clifford@texture.comCome on ’72ers, let’s report some news!

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 331974Suzanne Bertier Owens7810 Chestnut Grove Rd.Severn, MD 21144410-969-1814410-222-5608 (fax)sowens5743@aol.comGordie Bell Thorpe132 Tuscawilla HillsCharles Town, WV 25414304-725-9686addertj@aol.comPatricia Lynam Yeatman is now working atThe Johns Hopkins Univ. as a buyer.1976Nancy Ludwick Warrenfeltz5732 Tamarack Dr.Pace, FL 32571850-995-0051nlwfeltz@hotmail.comKudos: Kurt Holter has been elected to the HoodBoard of Associates.Kudos: Joan Gillece, Ph.D, director of SpecialPopulations for the Maryland Mental HygieneAdministration, was recognized in PsychiatricNews for helping create a program for womenprison inmates and their children. Our sincerecondolences to the family of Constance GoughBloom, who died Jan. 13, 2004. She was a nursewho served on Omaha Beach in Normandy forthe U.S. Army Nurse Corps in W.W. II.2004 was the year many of us turned the Big5-0! I joined a local Red Hat Society group calledThe Pompous Sasses. My new friends threw mea “Reduation Party” on my birthday in March,when I officially turned from a pink hat to a fullRed Hat member. I have really enjoyed all theactivities with my new friends. Hurricane Ivandevastated Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key inSept., and damaged a wide swath of Florida,Alabama, and the eastern third of the country.Luckily, we live 12 miles inland from the Gulf ofMexico, so our house is still standing and livable.Half the shingles blew off our roof, so we hadwater damage inside our home. The whole roof,along with some of our ceilings, walls, insulationand flooring has to be replaced. Thank goodnessfor insurance! Larry’s Merkel Cell cancer returnedlate in 2003. He was undergoing a second roundof radiation when Ivan struck. I was never sograteful to have the electricity turned back onso he could resume his lifesaving treatments.Our son Jim graduated with an MBA from TulaneUniversity in May. He is living and working inAllentown, Pa, near my family and his girlfriend!Lindsay is in her fourth year of study for a sportsmedicine degree and led the Univ. of West Fla.,softball team in home runs in 2004. LindaFox-Jarvis sent me an update. She is in her23rd year of selling real estate. “I am nowwith Prudential Decker Realty. David works forUnited Defense over the Norfolk and Jacksonvilleoffices. Stephanie is a senior in high schoolso we are now in the throes of searching forand applying to colleges. Brian is a junior atVanderbilt Univ. majoring in computer engineering.As you know the Crystal Ball is my passion.It is a fund raiser to help find a cure for all thedifferent kinds of Muscular Dystrophy includingALS. In the past three years we have raised over$450,000. This year’s Crystal Ball is Jan. 29,2005.” Scott and Lois Vandermark Mooreare living in Woodbridge, Va. Scott retired fromthe Marine Corps and is working in D.C. Theirdaughter Sandy is a senior at Virginia Techmajoring in physical therapy. Lois spent her 50thbirthday in a New York hospital caring for hermother, who was recovering from hip surgery.Paul and Maggie Lindsay Doyle’s middle daughteris a Swab at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.Here’s an excerpt from Maggie’s e-mail describingher first day. “We are back from NewLondon. Becky is officially a SWAB (freshman or4th class cadet) at the USCGA. What an experience!It had been a really crazy week. Becky didnot get her call from the Academy until Tuesdaytelling her that her medical waiver had beengranted. Her packet arrived on Friday with all thelists and details. It was also graduation week.Graduation was Sunday at 2. We were in the carby 5 and on the road. Becky had to reportMonday at 7 a.m., but we were there at 6:40.She was checked in and lined up with the othercadets in her company. As she marched off carryingher bag, eyes straight ahead, with her cadre‘encouraging them all to move quickly and witha purpose’ the only thought that crossed mymind was ‘this is not like any other drop off dayat college we have experienced!’ The parentsreported to another location where there wereParent Club info. booths, coffee and a chanceto catch our breath. The Commandant of Cadetstold us her class is made up of 312 kids (including3 international cadets), average SAT’s wereover 1270, and the kids were the top 15 percentof their class, 28 percent women, with 53 percentindicating an interest in majoring inengineering. I was very impressed that theCommandant gave out his home phone numberin case anyone had a serious concern. AlthoughBecky and her classmates will be issued computers,they cannot use e-mail until the end of Swabsummer. The staff told us that homemade cookiesare ‘legal tender’ at the Academy, so I guess Iwill be baking a lot. As I stood on the deck of theboat house overlooking the Thames River on thatglorious day, I thought of my parents and how Iknow they were smiling down to know Beckyhad chosen the Academy.” Each Swab is assignedto a member of each of the higher three classes.In the small world department, Becky’s 3rd classcadet is Anne Troutman Rebuck’s ’73 son!”1978Janell Stockdale Pentz1913 N. Eden Rd.Lancaster, PA 17601717-397-4788janelljana@aol.comPatricia Newett Jones is now working forthe State of New Jersey as a training coordinatorfor environmental crime enforcement. Shewould love to hear from old friends. E-mail:biddyburt@aol.com198025th Reunion, June 3–5, 2005Allison Horne126 S. Darlington St.West Chester, PA 19382-3212610-429-3202auntieal@verizon.netGreetings! Hope to see everyone at our 25thReunion in June 2005!Kudos: Deborah Hammond, administrator forBerkeley County, W.Va., has been awarded the“certificate of distinction” by the WVUGovernment Leadership Academy.Linda Curry Heartfield writes that she is stillworking part time from home. Robbie, 11, is a6th grader and Meredith, 9, is a fourth grader.She and Chip have a place on the Eastern Shoreof Maryland in St. Michaels. Susan FeeneyChristian writes from Myrtle Beach, S.C., “I’vebeen living here for 11 years now with my husbandwho’s an engineer with AVX Corp, a sonwho’s a junior in high school, another son ineighth grade and a daughter in fourth grade. It’sbeen interesting trying to keep track of threeschools for three years in a row! We enjoy livingclose to the beach and can’t imagine living in areally cold climate anymore. We still have achange of seasons it’s just not as severe.” In Oct.she drove to Atlanta where she met up withAnne Fuller MacDonald. Anne lives in Nashvillewith her husband, Mike. This is a reunion theyhave done twice now, at a meeting point halfwaybetween their homes. They spend the long weekendshopping, gabbing, touring, etc. KarenGiuffre Reynolds writes that her son, Daniel, is afreshman at Thiel College in Greenville, Pa. He ismajoring in criminal justice. Clayton is in the thirdgrade at an alternative elementary school. He isalso fencing twice a week and playing soccer.Emilygrace is in third grade at home, using aWaldorf approach to learning. She is also playingthe piano, exploring art and playing soccer.Karen is writing her thesis and will receive hermaster of arts degree in education from GoddardCollege in Jan. She is interested in speaking toanyone who has a passion for alternative, progressiveeducation and home schooling. MaryLee Evans, who transferred to Hood in 1978 andgraduated in 1980 was excited to share that heroldest child, Elizabeth Rose Soldano, is nowattending Hood as a freshman! Mary NewtonDeighan reports the following: “My husbandMike and I are still living in Charlottesville, Va.,and homeschooling our eight children. Our oldestchild, Justin, 17, is a freshman at The Collegeof William & Mary this year. Our next oldestchild, Mikaela, 16, is attending Piedmont VirginiaCommunity College as part of her high schooleducation. Our lives are still occupied with Irishdance and children’s theatre, and I am still a parttimebookkeeper for a small software company.In Jan. 2004, we took the entire family toGermany for two weeks. It was the homeschoolingfieldtrip of a lifetime! We enjoyed ourselvesimmensely and Mike and I got to reunite withold friends from our Junior Year Abroad days. Igraduated from Hood with a B.A. in German,and so I’m thrilled to see that Hood is bringingthe German language major back.” SusanReeder Jessee reports, “I now work for the City

34 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineof Frederick Department of EconomicDevelopment after spending 22 years in thebiotechnology industry and commuting downthe road and traveling. But my kids are nowteenagers and I felt the need to be around moreso I made the change. It also gives me thechance to learn something new and my biotechexperience will come in handy with the growththat will be occurring at Fort Detrick in the nextten years. I love representing a town I grewup in. I am also on the board of director’sfor Frederick’s Innovative Technology Center(incubator) at Hood College. My son Matt, age14, is a big marching band buff and plays in theBaltimore Ravens’ Marching Band. My daughterEmily takes after me and loves sports and is evena better swimmer than I was, so time will tell onhow far she will go. Finally, in case you don’tknow already, I went back to Hood and got myMBA in 1993.” Anne Reynolds Gurney and Ienjoyed a small Hood reunion in New SmyrnaBeach, Fla., in March with her parents, Bill andBarbara Hickman Reynolds, ’52. It was niceto get away from the cold and be in the warmsunshine for a few days. Anne and Tom are veryinvolved in their children’s school. Philip, 17, asenior, plays in the marching bank and will headto college next year, and Beth, 14, is a freshman,and member of the cross country team. Annesubstitutes in the school system and also enjoysa part-time job at a boutique in downtownLeesburg. We do have sad news to report, breastcancer has claimed the life of Leslie A. Cruger.She died Jan. 13, 2004. As for me, I am the officeadministrator for the Philadelphia area officesof Marsh and my job took me to Las Vegas andAlbuquerque for meetings earlier this year. Mynieces and nephews, ages 4 to 16, keep mebusy in my spare time.1982Meg Brown McGinn61 Wysteria Ct.Torrington, CT 06790860-496-8880richnmeg@aol.comKudos: Marie Keegin has been elected to theHood Board of Associates.Junior Receives Legacy RingJ. Elise Van Pool ’06 will be the fortunaterecipient of a Legacy Ring this Feb. 18,2005 at the Ring Dinner. Elise's ring wasdonated by Nancy Drew Picard ’58 ofOnancock, Va. Nancy is a member of theBoard of Associates and a planned givingchair for her class. Alumnae and alumni ortheir families who wish to share a Hoodring with a current student or who wish toadd their ring to a lending library to replacelost or stolen Hood rings may contact theOffice of Alumnae and Alumni Programs.There is also a scholarship program whichhelps qualifying students purchase a Hoodring. Call (301) 696-3900 or (800) 707-5280for details on ring programs.I want to thank the many classmates whoresponded to my e-mail request for class news.I heard from many who I had seen at our reunionlast year. D’Ann White Van Meter is now a permanentteacher of family and consumer scienceat Edgewood High School in Maryland. Alongwith Joe and her three children, Glenn, 15; Sara13; and Mark,10, she recently took trips toKentucky and Oklahoma. Her greatest news isthat she celebrated the third anniversary of herbreast cancer surgery with a clean bill of health.Amy Blades Steward was recently appointedmanager of development and marketing forAdkins Arboretum in Ridgely, Md. Amy lives inEaston, Md., with her husband Eric and two sonsAndrew, 14; and Connor, 8. Christy BelisleFitzgerald survived a summer of hurricanes inFla. with minimal damage. Her daughter Jenny isa sophomore in college and her son Tim a juniorin high school thinking of attending USNA.Christy is a Clay County Commissioner. She is thefirst-ever woman to be chair of the CountyCommision. Glynnis Edwards Cowdery is currentlyteaching visual art to elementary students.She has also co-authored a recently publishedtext, “The Exceptional Child Inclusion in EarlyChildhood Education.” Glynnis, her husbandJohn, and their two children, Henry and Calliespend most of their summer on the Hood Canalin Washington State. She would love to havesome Hood alums visit. Priscilla Wager Caskeywrote of her new career in the sport of tennis.Five years ago she qualified as a professional tennisregistry tennis instructor. She is currentlyworking as the head tennis pro at the WarwickValley Country Club in Warwick, N.Y. Her daughterGrace made the JV high school tennis team.Her other daughter, Charlotte also plays tennis,but is first and foremost a gymnast. Her husbandof 15 years, Paul, prefers to stay off of the court.After a recent move Priscilla noticed that a Hoodflyer mailed to her was actually intended forLaura Pityo Durieux, class of 1979, who shediscovered lived just down the street. They hada good chance to chat and hope to attend afuture Hood reunion with their daughters. AnnWilliams Clemm writes from western New York,between Buffalo and Rochester. She thoroughlyenjoys home-schooling which she has now donefor eight years. Her daughters are 12 and 10. Herhusband works just down the street and comeshome for “lunch” at 8 p.m. during his eveningshift. Ann wanted me to include that she wasabout to toss the old typewriter she had used atHood. Her daughters got such a kick out of this“antique” that they decided to keep it.Another member of our class has tennis news toreport. Jackie McDaniel West’s tennis team wonthe USTA National Championship in Tucson, AZ.Way to go Jackie!!Sharon Williams DePamphilis is the proudmother of 4-year-old Devin. He certainly keepsher busy carting him to swimming lessons,gymnastics, play dates and birthday parties.Sharon, her husband Phil and Devin also spenttime at the beach last summer along with trips toHershey Park and Thomas the Tank. Sharon toldof meeting Mary Haas, ’98, at the West ShoreCountry Club in Camp Hill, Pa. Mary noticedSharon’s Hood ring and struck up a conversationwith her. Sharon is a manager at Highmark andPhil works for Hershey Foods. She frequentlyhears from Sally Seward Kirby and Molly QuinnMyers ’83 and her freshman roommate ColleenBristol McCormick who lives in Florida. DawsonCasey Bullock, her husband John and theirdaughters, 8 and 10, recently moved back toLouisville from Atlanta. John has a new positionwith a pharmaceutical company. Dawson startedher own business four years ago. It is calledDesigns by Dawson. She makes handmadecustom invitations, birth announcements,personalized stationery and more. Check outher website: www.designsbydawson.com.Wendy Pulford has moved back to Connecticutfrom Maryland. After taking a year off fromteaching, she has begun substitute teaching inthe Wethersfield area. Bambi MaitlandGrundwerg is now working for IBM as marketingmanager. Helen Rozsics Kerr is a pharmacist atJefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, W.Va. Asfor me, I am currently staying at home andenjoying it. Matthew is in first grade. He is busywith soccer and Tiger Cubs. Rich works for TSA atBradley Intl. Airport. We are very happy to benear family and friends after 20 years in the U.S.Navy. Looking forward to hearing from more ofyou next time.1984Edith Anne Orazi10207 Hyde Park Drive, #301Spotsylvania, VA 22553540 898-9133E-Mail: eaorazi@netscape.netE-Mail: eorazi@hs.spotsylvania.k12.va.usSusan Carol Flanders Kleinschmidt100 Jacobs Creek RoadEwing, NJ 08628609-771-0642E-Mail: susankle@comcast.netEllen-Marie Samsen Knehans1907 Blueridge Rd.Ridgecrest, CA 93555760-446-1188Class of 1984 – where are you? I think you allare going to get sick of hearing about Edie.Yes, I moved again—note the new address—inVirginia this time. I’ve been trying to move southsince we left Hood. It just took a while. So, after asummer of being homeless, my eternal gratitudeto a member of the class of 1983 and her familywho gave me a place to live; I’m here to stay.What’s up with the rest of you? Please keep intouch with us. We only have one deadline, that’sOct. 1st. We can’t have a column without you!Congrats to Julia Long Boland and Ted on thebirth of their son Teddy, May 21, 2003. A coupleof alums have new jobs. Cheryl ThomasBowman is an accounting systems adviser atRager, Lehman & Houck in Hanover, Pa. PennySalomon McDonald is an assistant professorof biology at Brevard Community College inMelbourne, Fla. We are sad to report the passingof Marianne B. Warburton Jan. 6, 2004.Condolences to Laura Haught Hagmann,whose husband Erhard died in Nov. 2003 aftera short battle with cancer, and to Carol AnnEdgar Warner, whose father died. Sue SuttonBartolotto and John have been stationed inHeidelberg Germany through July 2007.Their new address is: HQ V Corps, CMR 420Box 3108, APO AE 09063.

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 351986Alison Drum Althouse11818 Duxbury Pl.Midlothian, VA 23113804-378-7541alison86@att.nethood1986@yahoo.comKudos: Michael Birmingham has been electedto the Hood Board of Associates.While this column is usually one of happy notesand joyful messages, we are sometimes calledto send you news of another variety. SarahBleecker Greene tragically lost her husbandin July 2004. Lt. Colonel David S. Greene,USMC, was killed in action in Iraq. Sarah andDave have two children. A memorial fund hasbeen established to help; contributions canbe sent to: David Greene Memorial Fund,c/o Lt. Colonel Harold English, Law Offices ofH.A. English and Associates PC, 3111 BabcockBoulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Robyn BrayHarrison and Marion Lamb ’87 flew to California,to surprise Beth Shimer Murphey for her 40thbirthday recently. Beth is married with threedaughters and everyone had a terrific time!Eleanor Chisholm Landauer is now living withinwalking distance of her new job as director ofmajor and planned gifts for the Friends Schoolof Baltimore after taking a year off to becomeinvolved with some community activities anddecorate the home she shares with husband Peter.Debra Degreenia Nueslein has been busy sincegraduation—she married Michael in 1990, gavebirth to fraternal twin girls, Brianne and Brittany,in 1995, and is now working as a senior medicaltechnologist at the R Adams Cowley ShockTrauma Center in Baltimore. Christine Dunn-Behrendt is now the assistant principal atWalkersville Elementary and has three children.Christine got her grad degree from Hood ineducational leadership and as a reading specialistand taught in a number of schools before movingto her current job. Laura LaHeist McConnell livesin Baltimore with husband Bill and son, Liam, andis currently developing some freelance graphicdesign work that goes well with the master’s inpublication design that she earned from theUniversity of Baltimore in 2001. Laura keeps intouch with Maura Ann Meaney, who is living inPhoenixville, Pa., and works for Lockheed Martin,and Bonnie Lynne Cox Orzechowski, who liveswith her husband, Mike, and their three children,in Union Bridge, Md. Audrey MacDonald Wilcoxwent on a two-week Christian Outward Boundexperience with her 15-year old twins to celebrateturning 40 and is busy keeping up with thehectic schedules of her four kids. Noemi MendezBradley has been traveling including a trip toBolivia, trekking through the Andes Mountains,an excursion to northern Italy, and visiting withJulie Booth Little, her husband Greg, and daughterSally. Julie’s become a director for a children’sand adult theater-acting’s still in her blood! She’sstill living in Nashville with her husband, Sladen.Noemi’s currently working on her master’s inSpanish and continues to teach Spanish and runher translation business. Lisa O’Brien Henriqueswas very excited to come back to campus thissummer for reunion—a first since graduating!She slept in her old room in Meyran, hung outhalf the night in her PJ’s, caught up with someold friends, and wore Alison Drum’s Hood ring allweekend. Mari Padilla Spina has moved to theFarmington Valley area in Connecticut with husband,Steve, and their two children. She loves herpart-time job at Darwin Professional Underwritersand is very excited that her niece has just begunattending Hood. She recently celebrated her 40thbirthday with Maritza Bido, who’s working as asocial worker in the New Jersey schools andNannette Sanchez, who’s working in New Yorkand living with husband, Luis, and three sons.Maritza and Nannette are both pursuing graduatedegrees and have each earned a master’s as well.Mari keeps in touch with Gina Oliveros, who survivedall the Florida hurricanes while working forMerck in pharmaceutical sales. Stacey RobinsBaum went on a cruise this past year to Alaskaand raves about the scenery—she, her husband,Frank, and her boys had a terrific time. Heardfrom Leslie Shapiro Fippinger who is finally onthe East Coast after years in Nevada and SanDiego. Leslie and her husband, Eric, have twosports-minded children, Rachel and Scott, andLeslie plays the part of “taxi driver/domestic engineer”that seems to be the norm for many of us.My biggest news this go-around has been fromGemmi Teleki, who’s moved to Austria! Anyonehoping to keep in touch with Gemmi, or find aplace to crash when vacationing, can contact herat gemmi5@hotmail.com. Doreen Wilson Recksent a sweet note to let me know that she’s beenable to get back in touch with her roommateKathy via the Hood Magazine and our classcolumn messages. Since they both live in Ohionow, they are hoping to get together soon.Congratulations to Susan Batroukha Mondeloand Ernesto on the adoption of daughter NinaElena, May 2003. The Mondelo’s also have twosons and the family lives in La Paz, Bolivia, whereSusan says she sees a car with a Hood Collegebumper sticker! Congratulations to Karen SueKnotts who gave birth to daughter QuinnMairead Law-Knotts Nov. 21, 2003. PartnerTracey Ann Law ’87 legally adopted QuinnJan. 23, 2004. Marcia Moxey Hodges is a seniorinspector with the Department of HomelandSecurity in Washington, D.C. Nadya E. Aswadreceived her M.S. in information and telecommunicationsystems from Johns Hopkins Univ. inMay 2004. She lives in Washington D.C. As forme, I’m still trying to keep up with my husband,Michael, who works for Capital One and ourboys, Drew (my 6’4”, 14-year-old swimmer/basketball/trombone player in 9th grade) andEvan (my 5’4”, 12-year-old swimmer/football/basketball/cello player in 7th grade).1988Susan Boebel Hard201 Queens CrossingWilliamsburg, VA 23185757-229-8541 (h)757-229-1931 (w)susan-hard@excite.comhard@wjcc.k12.va.usKudos: Thank you Susanna Schaeffer Smith foryour volunteer efforts in Hood’s Career Center.I am currently beginning my 10th year teaching,my third with the Williamsburg–James CityCounty Public schools. My daughter Mackenzieis in the second grade and keeps me busyrunning her to swim lessons, Girl Scout meetings,choir practice and assorted other activities. Ihave been working on my master’s of sciencein curriculum and instruction at Old DominionUniv. Julie Brinkman wrote to say that she wentto Reunion Weekend and had a good time.She attended the luncheon Saturday and washappy to see Tibetha Owen ’90 receive anaward. Julie bought a condo in Frederick, andkeeps busy working at her church and volunteeringat a retirement community. Beth BryantMcCullough has become a tenured facultymember in the chemistry department atHillsborough Community College, Tampa, Fla.,and is the faculty advisor for a student club,the Health Pre-Professional Organization. Shealso received the Who’s Who Among AmericanTeacher’s in 2004. Beth has two daughters,Claire, 6, and Eve, 4. She attended a Hoodreunion with Suzanne Norman and GailGingras ‘89 in Jupiter, Fla., in Feb. 2004.Leslie Clark Quinn wrote to say that they arestill living in Virginia Beach. Ward is a Lt. Col.in the Marine Corps and they have two girls,Katie, 9, and Danielle, 6. Leslie is a stay at homemom who has become a “professional volunteer”at their daughter’s elementary school. DoriannaColon Rice and and Ken are doing well.They have especially enjoyed spending timeat the North Carolina beaches, specifically BaldHead Island. She is still working for the U.S.Department of Justice. Jen Conner writes fromLondon where she just received her permanentU.K. residency this past year. She says Londonis definitely home, although she never wouldhave guessed that during her semester inLondon, junior year. Recently promoted tosenior vice president, European client relationshipdirector, Jen oversees all client and businessdevelopment while maintaining her existingAwards NominationsDo you know alums who should behonored by Hood College for theirachievements or their service to theCollege? If you would like to nominatesomeone for one or more alumnae andalumni awards, to be presented at afuture Alumnae and Alumni Luncheon,you’ll want to fill out the necessaryform. The past recipients, awardcriteria and a nominations form areavailable on the Hood Web site atwww.hood.edu/alum/awards or youmay request a form from the Officeof Alumnae and Alumni Programs at(301) 696-3900 or (800) 707-5280.Nominations will be taken forDistinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award,Excellence in Alumnae/Alumni ServiceAward and Outstanding RecentAlumna/Alumnus Award.

36 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineNominations for TrusteesAll Hood College alums are encouragedto nominate individuals who they feelwould be qualified candidates to serve onthe Board of Trustees. Candidates mayinclude alumnae, alumni, communitymembers or business professionals.To make a nomination to the board’strusteeship committee, please completea form, which will detail the candidate’squalifications. It’s available on the HoodWeb site at www.hood.edu/alum/nominationor you may request a form fromthe Office of Alumnae and AlumniPrograms at (301) 696-3900 or(800) 707-5280.responsibilities for European Marketing. Shewrites that she, Noelle Shea, and SuzanneNorman have been on trips to Spain, Bermuda,Cornwall, Nantucket, R.I., Ireland, Norway andAustralia. Kim Coronel Orben and her familyare still living in Crofton, Md. Her son Alexander,4, keeps her very busy. She has recently startedworking for the Department of HomelandSecurity. Mary Ellen Dennehy Eck lives inMedford, N.J., and sends her greetings to all!I have also heard from Alicia Grumbine Maconwho on Feb. 12, 2004 welcomed daughterChannen Isobella Valentine Macom. She is alsothe foster parent to a 14 month old girl whohas been with her since she was five days old.Son Billy started kindergarten in Aug. and lovesit. Cynthia Morris Lyons, in Palmyra, Pa., hasgraduated from Widener Univ. School of Lawafter four years of night school. Currently sheis a stay-at-home mom for Peyten, 7, andStephen, 3. She visits with Maria MeluskyDissinger ’89 on a regular basis and they enjoylaughing at some of their old Hood memories.Suzanne Norman reported in with a Chinesequote “May you live in interesting times.”She has certainly seen interesting things inFlorida. When she was transferred to Jupiter, Fla.,in 1999 she believed people when they said theydon’t get hurricanes. She’s busy working forMerrill Lynch. She finds time to play golf, hikeand travel. Noelle Shea McCarthy and herhusband Dan left New York last year and movedwith their daughter Olivia, now 6, to Medhan,N.J. With the move she left behind a career andbecame a full-time mom. She and Dan welcomedanother daughter, Cate Higgins McCarthyMarch 24, 2004. She enjoys catching up andchatting about Hood days, New York days andmothering with Karen Brown Finley who livesabout a mile away in Randolph, N.J. Karen andher husband Reed have two daughters, Meredith,3, and Erin, six months. Noelle also keeps intouch with Amy Jo Simpson Addison ’86 andJackie Fenton Aronson ’86. Amy Jo lives inAtlanta with her husband Charlie, son Hal, 13and daughter Courtney, 10. Jackie is a vice presidentof sales at Manulife Insurance Company.Marianne Smith Cecchini wrote with an addresschange, she and husband Robert and their girlsTyler and Shelby moved from Jacksonville, N.C.,to Weston, Fla., when Robert was transferred toMiami. She is currently a stay-at-home mom busyunpacking and settling into their new house.Jill Weneger-Mahoney Grose and her husbandJohn continue to restore their farmhouse onLake Anna, Va. Daughter Mary Ashton was bornMay 19, 2004. She joins brothers Jeb, 6, Zachary,4, and Bo, 2. Jill is a stay at home mom and isbusy home schooling her children. Mary Woodshas moved to Pound Ridge, N.Y., from the wildsof the upper west side of Manhattan to the trulywild countryside, complete with turkeys, coyotesand various other furry creatures! She is theadministrator for her daughter’s Montessorischool. In her spare time she has been doingsome running and was a proud member ofthe Hood Moms relay in the annual FrederickMarathon with fellow Shriner dorm-matesRachel Schwartz ’87 and Donna Becker ’86.She has also spent the last three summers cyclingin the west of Ireland. Kristin MacNeill Jonesis teaching kindergarten in Henrico County, Va.Congratulations to Tammie Nicodemus Kincaidand William on the birth of their son, BenjaminFranklin Kincaid, July 10, 2003, in Frederick.Dawn Frankfurt received her master of divinityfrom Yale Divinity School in May 2004. Shewill be ordained in the Episcopal Church.Barbara Maacks-Viernes is the owner of“Surfer’s Café,” in Waikiki. She says celebrities,including Sandra Bullock and Charlize Theron,have lunched there. One last note: to makethis report easier next time would you pleasesend me your e-mail addresses and I will makesure to include you on my list of future classupdate requests.1990Cluster Reunion With ’89, ’91 and ’92,June 3–5, 2005Dawn Benita Oakley17 Algonquin Dr.Huntington , NY 11746631-673-6244tot.ot@juno.comKudos: Tibetha A. Owen received the Excellencein Alumnae and Alumni Service Award duringReunion Weekend 2004.Greetings from Long Island, New York. Here isthe latest news, hot off the presses: JosetteFranklin got married in March 2004. Her newname is Josette Elliot and she presently lives inPrince George’s County. Speaking of PrinceGeorge’s County, Carla Jackson Hairston andMarcus have purchased a new home in this area.Carla’s new address is 13308 Vanessa Avenue,Bowie, MD 20720. In addition Carla attainedher master’s degree in instructional systemsdevelopment, ESL concentration in May 2003.She was also promoted in June 2004 to the positionof technology trainer at Chevy Chase Bank.In other news, Beryle Elaine Cosey-Jackson hasbeen recently promoted to the position of wholehouse designer at the Expo Design Center in LosAngeles. Beryle would also like to thank everyonefor their expressions of sympathy concerning thedeath of her mother at the beginning of Aug.As is true to the Hood Spirit, Beryle, BernitaGross ’88, Carole Smith Neal ’89 and ElisiaHarkins get together for lunch once a monthin L.A. If there are any other Hood alumnae inthe area who would like to join the “lunchbunch,” please feel free to contact Berlye at1961 West 66th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90047,323-759-8292. Congrats to Beth Reifenberger-Nelson and Gordon on the birth of their son,Gordon Mechling Nelson III, April 15, 2004.Anne Malcolm Brown is a practice administratorfor Drs. Hauck & Bianchi, P.A., in Silver Spring,Md. Annette Lane Nelms is director of businessdevelopment for Quantum Resources inRichmond, Va. To round things out, JenniPortmann Riberdy sends her best to the class.She just celebrated her first year anniversary withher husband Bernard J. Riberdy June 21, 2004.At the wedding her Hood roommate, KimberlyFabrizio Poleo was a bridesmaid. Jenni andBernard work in emergency medicine. However,Jenni is also training to become a yoga therapist.1992Cluster Reunion With ’89, ’90 and ’91,June 3–5, 2005Diana Bevensee3705 Elm Ave.Baltimore, MD 21211410-366-6868dibev20@yahoo.comKudos: Rona A. Mensah has been elected to theHood Board of Associates.Heidi Wentzel Miller writes, “I talk to ChristineWaring just about every day. She was in Vegasrecently and ran into Amy Mullins. Small world.It would be nice to get everyone in one place.I completed the Global Executive MBA programat Duke in Dec. 2003.” Shelby Penn-Ross is afinancial adviser for Merrill Lynch in Frederick.Congrats to Lynn Jakubczak Cavanaughand David on the birth of their second son,Connor Mathew Cavanaugh, who was bornJune 9, 2004.1994Yibeli Galindo-Bairdyibeli@att.netCongrats to Carol Deck Montoya and Rolandoon the birth of their daughter, Sofia Scarlett,Feb. 9, 2004, and to Sarah McLean Field andKeith on the birth of their daughter, Eleanor“Ellie” Tess, July 13, 2004.1996Liza Reaney Malone41-29 46th St., Apt. 6FSunnyside, NY 11104l_malone@earthlink.netGreetings 96ers. Greg Malone and I were marriedMay 23, 2004 in Sykesville, Md., at Baldwin’sStation, a restaurant converted from a train station.Helen Dail was a best woman. Dawn KirbyMaynard, Valerie Orner, and Christine KnausAnasco were in attendance. Kristi HeckendornEkman’s husband, Chris, was a reader (Kristi hada business trip out of town). Greg and I honeymoonedin Italy, visiting Rome, Florence, Venice,and the Cinque Terre. Well rested, we returnedto our Queens apartment. I am busy again inthe second year on my Ph.D. at Columbia.Welcome to Anna Kathryn Watters, daughterof Carrie Anderson-Watters, who was born

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 37June 30, 2004 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.Reena Amin Borwankar and husband Jaydeepwelcomed Maya, their daughter, into the worldAug. 11, 2003. The family lives outsideWashington D.C. Mieka Dorsey is workingwith NCO in Md., as a lawyer. She now livesat 35 Tentmill Lane, Apt K, Pikesville, MD 21208.Congratulations to Stacey Evans Mann andAlex on their marriage, Aug. 2, 2003 at VermarVineyards in Va. Tabitha Groh served as abridesmaid. Yeny Orellana ’98, Kristen Punte-Bowman Ferguson ’98, Kim Steele Estell andBecca Borrell Voltz attended the wedding.The couple lives in Alexandria, Va. Stacey has herown graphic design business, Studio-74. TabithaGroh and Rob Weir were married April 26, 2003.Stacey Evans Mann and Silvi Gallardo ’97 werein the wedding. Celeste Pyles Greaves, MelanieRogers ’97, Colleen Wade ’97, and Kim SteeleEstell were in attendance. Tabitha continues towork at the Univ. of Delaware. Kelly Huegel’ssecond book, GLBTQ: The Survival Guide forQueer and Questioning Teens, published inMay 2003, continues to get great reviews andhas won three awards. Also, she and AmyZiegenfuss ’95 hosted a cookout in summer2004, visiting with Heather Hamilton-Fryers’95, Stephanie Auker-Zweitzig ’95 and SarahFuhrmann ’97. Lots going on for Dawn KirbyMaynard and husband Ernie. They welcomedtheir first child, Evan Matthew Maynard, Aug. 22,2003. Dawn is a staff scientist in the Proteomicsand Mass Spectrometry facility at NationalHuman Genome Research Institute, NationalInstitutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Chris KnausAnasco and family moved in Sept. 2004 to thePhilippines. They will be working in Iloilo City,Philippines with the Sonshine Center Foundationmentoring the children of the Philippines.Congrats to Maura Kristof on her marriage toRoss Burton Nov. 22, 2003. Ross is an engineerfrom the UK. Maura is in school full time at LoyolaCollege working towards a degree in counseling.They live in D.C. Nayda Marville Briggs wasmarried July 19, 2003. Congratulations to ColleenNestor and husband Matthew, who had a daughter,Corinne Elizabeth, Aug. 13, 2003 in Frederick.She joins her big brothers Derek, 6 and Dominic,4. Colleen continues to be a stay-at-home momand volunteers at her sons’ schools and teacheswith her church’s preschool program. Kudos toCeleste Pyles Greaves who earned her master’sin education from Johns Hopkins University’sSchool of Professional Studies in Business andEducation in May 2004. Currently, Celeste teachesfifth grade at Farmland Elementary in Rockville,Md. Beth Rahn Foundas can now be found at5610 Glen Cove Court, Frederick, MD 21703;301-696-9738. In Jan. 2004, Liana RobinsonMartino earned tenure at North Colonie DistrictSchools where she teaches high school socialstudies. In July 2004, she closed as the lead rolein Ragtime the Musical with a New York theatercompany. Catherine Ruf is now the Directorof the Cedar Grove Public Library in CedarGrove, N.J. Congrats to Tanya Sander-Marksand husband Brian, who were married Sept.2003. Angela Schmuck Bond was a bridesmaid,and Stephanie Aucker Zweitzig ’95 was a reader.Hood’lums in attendance included KellyHuegel, Amy Zeigenfuss, and JenelleNeiderberger. In Sept. 2004, the couple movedto 346 Ashland Ave., Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228.Tanya is now the regional marketing director forthe northeast at Schwan’s Home Service, whichdelivers fine frozen foods to homes. Speaking ofAngela Schmuck, she and John Bond were marriedOct. 18, 2003, in York, Pa. Tanya Sander-Marks was matron of honor. Congrats also toKim Steele Estell and husband Tim on the arrivalof son Liam Frederick April 10, 2004. Kim is currentlystaying at home with Liam and is aPampered Chef consultant. Kudos to JenniferWolfe Pupa who earned her MBA in Dec. 2003from the Univ. of Baltimore. She works at theEdgewood Chemical Biological Centers atEdgewood, APG in Maryland. Her job has had hertraveling around the U.S., including New Mexico,Ohio, Alabama, and Denver. Congratulations toAngela Albers and Eamon O’Rourke, on thebirth of their son, Tiernan, June 6, 2003, inBrussels, Belgium. Congrats to Quicha Tresvantand Andre Withrow, who were married Dec. 6,2003, in Silver Spring, Md. Jacki Amato ’95 wasa bridesmaid. Dawn Mertz Day is a loan administrativeassistant with Provident Bank inBaltimore. Trevia Carrigan Colwell is a teacherat The Lourie Center School in Rockville. In May2004 she earned her master’s of science ininstruction and curriculum from Hood.1998Flor Gonzalez-Nawara598D Michelson Rd.Monterey, CA 93940831-656-9770ftnawara@earthlink.netCongrats to Carrie Dailey and Jonathan Willardon the birth of their daughter, Xe’Nedra DamaraWillard, Dec. 8, 2003. A new baby was also bornto Jennifer Rice Shingles and Jonathan Shingles.Luke Gabriel debuted Sept. 22, 2003. Alsowelcoming a new child into their lives areKimberly Kline Newkirk and Jeremy, whosedaughter Emma Grace was born April 12, 2004.Congratulations are also in store for HollyGoretski who wed Gary Bloomfield April 24,2004 at Coffman Chapel. Ioana Petre Piersall ’98was a bridesmaid. Congrats to Erin Goley andErin Reilly who held a commitment ceremonyJuly 24 in North Kingstown, R.I. Attending were:Pamela Wilson Colaluca ’98, Melanie Gorr ’98,Laura Kontes ’98, Suzanne Benson ’00,Dominique Bustamante Thayil ’97 and professorSusan Ensel. Congratulations to DanielleAdgerson Clarke who married Donald LloydMichael Clarke May 18, 2004. They were wedon the beach in Paradise Island, Bahamas.Tami Brasfield ’99, Dzauya Nkuchwayo ’99and Vanessa Voundy ’00, attended the wedding.Danielle is an attorney and works for the GeorgiaDepartment of Community Affairs. Congrats toAnn Price and Mike Davis who were marriedJuly 19, 2003. Jessica Myers Staley has movedand gotten a new job. She’s a veterinarian at ananimal hospital in Roanoke, Va., where she andher husband live. Jessica received a doctor of veterinarymedicine degree at Virginia Tech. BrooksWilliston has a new address: 529 Limestone Rd.,Carlisle, Pa. April Morris has been accepted toSouthern Methodist University’s medieval studiesM.S. program, which begins in Jan.Officer Candidates for Alumnae and Alumni of Hood CollegeThe Nominations Committee haspresented a slate of candidates forthe offices of first vice president andsecretary-treasurer of the Alumnaeand Alumni of Hood College (AAHC).The first vice president serves a two-yearterm. Her or his responsibilities includeassisting the President and assumingthe responsibilities assigned by thePresident, which usually include servingas a liaison to the Hood College Clubsand Chapters. The candidate is CarolDeck Montoya ’94 of Alexandria, Va.Carol has served as chair of theeditorial board for Hood Magazine,co-chair for Reunion Weekend, a fundagent for her class and is a memberof the career mentoring network.The secretary-treasurer serves a twoyearterm. Her or his responsibilitiesinclude taking and filing the minutesof the meetings of the association andof the executive board and conductingthe necessary correspondence of theorganization. The candidate is JackiResop Amato ’95 of Baltimore, Md.Jacki has served as a class newsreporter, an alumnae and alumniadmissions volunteer, is an activemember of the Baltimore Hood CollegeClub, and has represented Hood atinaugurations at other colleges.In accordance with the bylaws ofAAHC, if no additional nominationsare received by 14 days prior to theAnnual Meeting of the association,these candidates will be considered byconsent. Call the Office of Alumnae andAlumni Programs at (301) 696-3900 or(800) 707-5280 for more information.

38 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazine2000Erica Crispens Sowash1180 Wanda Dr.Hanover, PA 17331717-633-0139gere32@yahoo.comSuzanne Benson2815 Chesley AveBaltimore, MD 21234benson_suzanne@yahoo.comAnother year older and another year wiser, theClass of 2000 has been busy making their markbeyond the Pergola. Lisa Beatty reports that shehas been quite busy since graduating from Hood.She served at the Volunteer Center of FrederickCounty as the AmeriCorp Vista member. Fromthere, she accepted a yearlong position as anenvironmental educator for the Univ. of Georgia’s4-H Environmental Education Center at the RockEagle Campus. More recently, Lisa spent the lasttwo years as an after-school program instructorteaching science education with the CarrollCounty Public School System. Currently, she ismoving back to Pennsylvania, where she plans tofinish her teacher certification in science education.After graduation, Lisa has remained close to,Nora Bucke, Evelyn Aquino and Cathy Silva.Kelly Cross continues to pursue her master’sdegree in education at Johns Hopkins. AdrianeEader Shell is working towards a degree in veterinarymedicine at the Ross Univ. School ofVeterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, British VirginIslands. Melissa Kelly recently relocated toMacon, Ga., where she was appointed athleticdirector for Wesleyan College. Wedding vowswere taken by a number of alums from the class.Christine Ann Norwood was wed to FrederickLee Babbitt Sept. 13, 2003. Cathy Gourley andMarc Clough were wed July 10, 2004 and HollyRebert and Jarrod “Lucky” Ray were marriedSept. 4, 2004. Holly also started a new job in thefall, as a school psychologist in New Oxford, Pa.Double congrats to Shannon Caroline Berrywho married David Patrick Walsh Sept. 20, 2003at Coffman Chapel. The couple welcomed ason, Evan Patrick Walsh, May 20th 2004.Congratulations to Cristina Collett who wasmarried in May 2003. In addition to workingtowards a graduate degree in social work, she isalso continuing her work as a Mary Kay cosmeticsconsultant. Congratulations to Jenifer Kilpatrickand Paul Dickson who were married Sept. 20,2003. Rachel Dyda Rearick was her matron ofhonor and Laura Secker ’03 was a bridesmaid.Also in attendance were Suzanne Benson,Mel Ayala, Christy Pratt M.A. ’04 and BonnieOwens, M.A.’03. Jenifer reports that she is puttingher Hood degrees to good use as the training/outreachcoordinator, for the FrederickCounty Hotline, a division of the Mental HealthAssociation of Frederick. Jaime Kowzun continuesto work for a government contractor and isstill enjoying the townhouse that she bought inthe Columbia, Md., area two years ago. In addition,she has become a foster parent to petsawaiting adoption. Holly Martin, who continuesto work for State Farm Insurance, spent muchof Aug. and Sept. in Florida, assisting withdisaster relief after the active hurricane season.Erica Miller Linden has moved to westernPennsylvania and is working for ChautauquaStriders, a non-profit youth-centered organizationin Jamestown, N.Y. Kat Onrubia O’Toole hascompleted her internship with the NCAA andis currently finishing her master’s at Univ.of Md. Jaime Piper reports she is still teachingat St. Anne’s School in Annapolis, Md. Kudos toHeather Roth on her graduation from the Univ.of Wyoming College of Law in May of 2003 andpassing the California bar exam in July of 2003.At last report, she was working towards a LL.M.in French and European Community Law atthe Université de Paris, la Sorbonne, in Paris.Congratulations to Virginia Sparks Bonifantand William who welcomed William W. BonifantIII into the world March 9, 2004. In additionto being a new mommy, Virginia is currentlyenrolled in the master’s program for clinicalpsychology at Towson Univ. She can be reachedat 2857 Piscataway Run Drive, Odenton, MD21113. Congratulations to Lauren WhitingYounker and David on the birth of a daughter,Daylie Taylor Younker, Sept. 10, 2003. Also havinga baby that year were Valerie Peck Mackey andRyan. Their daughter, Paige Catherine, was bornSept. 24, 2003. Abigail Nichols Buckley andJason welcomed their second son, Connor, whowas born May 31, 2004. Stacey Streett has anew job, as a cultural resources research assistantfor A.D. Marble & Co., an archaeology firm inOwings Mills, Md. Also with a new job is AmberEsters Brewer, who is an LTC communicationscoordinator of Bayshore Health Care Center inHolmdel, N.J. Erica Christine Davis earned herdoctor of pharmacy degree at the Univ. of Md.School of Pharmacy in May 2004. She is apharmacist in Baltimore. As for your classreporters, Suzanne Benson was planningto relocate to France in early Sept. 2004 topursue a yearlong degree in event planning, butbroke her foot three days before her scheduleddeparture. Erica Crispens Sowash, who is stillwith Jos. A. Bank Clothiers in Hampstead, Md.,was promoted to associate planner of men’ssuit separates and formal-wear in Aug. of2004. In this new role, she is responsible for thefinancial and inventory plans as well as inventoryavailability for the retailer’s 275-plus stores.2002Michael Dillman2022 Rosecrans Ct.Frederick, MD 21702301-620-2012MichaelDillman@adelphia.netThe past two years have been very excitingfor many members of our class! A few of youhave responded with updates and excitingnews. Congratulations are in order for CourtneyBecker who was married to Wes Stirewalt, March27, 2004! Maggie Laabs was the maid of honoralong with the assistance of Jen Cinclair andKati Cronin ’01 as her bridesmaids. SarahSowers and Naomi Levine ’03 both were inattendance. Also tying the knot were: AsheleyFrere and Kenneth Rotz, May 24, 2003; EdwardCarl and Katherine Sands, Oct. 11, 2003; andJessica Yocum and Matthew Weaver weremarried June 26, 2004. Christina Lenane hasa new job as a researcher for Battelle MemorialInstitute in Aberdeen, Md. Carola Borja is livingin Washington, D.C. working for ConservationInternational. Monica Kraus is a recent graduateof Univ. of Maryland School of Social Work asa licensed LGSW. Mandy South was recentlypromoted to a GS-11 human resources specialistwith the Social Security Administration. She isalso the varsity volleyball coach at Century HighSchool in Sykesville, Md. Amanda Wolfe isattending Columbia Univ. School of Social Workmajoring in clinical social work and special education.She currently lives in New York. Her addressis: 182 E 95th St. Apt. 16E N.Y., NY, 10128.On a personal note, Gina Long and I weremarried June 26. In attendance were numerousHood faculty and alumnae including maid ofhonor, Nikki McElroy ’01, and Tamara Welch’99, a bridesmaid. We had a fantastic time spendingthree weeks traveling through Europe on ourhoneymoon. We both are employed with theFrederick County Public Schools. Please note thatmany of you that have not updated your currentinformation with the Alumnae and Alumni office!Please make certain to do this so that your classmatescan keep in touch with you. We only have46 e-mail addresses on file for our entire class.Let’s try to increase that number! Feel free tocontact me with any additional news or updatesfor inclusion in upcoming issues!2004This class needs a reporter. If you can volunteer,please contact: The Editor, Hood Magazine, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; 301-696-3977, hoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Kimberly Stup started a new job as an editorialassistant and project manager for DiversionsPublications, Frederick Magazine.Graduate School’70sCondolences to the family of Reverend CliffordMcCormick, Jr., M.A. ’74, who died Oct. 12,2004 in New Windsor, Md.Kudos: Elizabeth Harrison Boyce M.A. ’78 hasbeen elected to the Hood Board of Associates.Sincere condolences to the families of ColonelRobert E. Mathias M.A.’74, who died June 6,2004, and James H. Schofield M.A. ’78 whodied while on a canoe trip in northern MinnesotaSept. 20, 2004. His wife tells us he was passionateabout canoeing, fishing and camping.’90sCongratulations to Kendra Young Gibson MBA’92, and Blair Gibson on the birth of daughterPaige Louise, May 12, 2004.’00sDiane Swift ’04, M.A.(Thanatology) has becomea program manager at Pediatric Palliative CareInitiative in Kansas City, Mo.

Winter 2005Hood Magazine 39In MemoriamPaul Leinbach AlthouseThe Reverend Paul Leinbach Althouse, a trustee emeritus on Hood’s board of trustees,died June 25, 2004 at his home in San Diego. He was a clergyman for most of hisworking life including 30 years as pastor of the Evangelical Reformed United Churchof Christ in Frederick. Althouse was a Mason, a member of the Advisory Council forDemolay and also chaplain for the Independent Hose Company in Frederick.Elisabeth Kubler-RossHonorary degree recipient, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross died August 24, 2004 inScottsdale, Ariz. She was 78. Described as a prolific author, the psychiatrist wrote morethan 20 books. They include, “On Death and Dying,”“To Live Until We Say Good-Bye”and “AIDS: The Ultimate Challenge.” She received an honorary degree from Hood in1976. Dana Cable, professor of psychology and thanatology, upon hearing of her death,said “she was a pioneer in the field of death and dying who changed our entire approachto caring for the dying. I was pleased to know her and considered her a friend.”ConnectingWe want to know about you!Please let us know aboutmarriages/commitmentceremonies, births/adoptions,new jobs, additional degreesor death announcements sowe may publish the news inHood Magazine.Mail the information to:Editor, Hood MagazineHood College401 Rosemont AvenueFrederick, MD 21701e-mail to:hoodmagcnews@hood.eduMarjorie Lentz Etchison ’24June 21, 2004, Frederick, Md.Harriet Wilt Smith ’27Sept. 23, 2004, York, Pa.Elizabeth S. Whitaker ’27Sept. 30, 2004, North Wales, Pa.Marian Egolf Phoebus ’28Sept. 15, 2004, Perkasie, Pa.A. Gertrude Jamison ’28Nov. 30, 2003Kathryn Miller Walter ’29July 11, 2004, Johnstown, Pa.Marion Suppes Perret ’30Aug. 16, 2004, Johnstown, Pa.Justine Randers-Pehrson ’31Sept. 2, 2004, Hamden, Conn.Pearl S. Walker ’32July 15, 2004, St. Petersburg, Fla.Ruth Hoffman King ’33Jan. 18, 2004, Gwynedd, Pa.Helen L. Wester ’34March 6, 2004, Hightstown, N.J.Roberta R. Cartee ’34April 27, 2004, Hagerstown, Md.Rhea Gordon Neil ’34Sept. 15, 2004, Fort Myers, Fla.Betty Markey Hooper ’36July 24, 2004, Walkersville, Md.Mollie W. Christie ’38May 4, 2004, Brevard, N.C.Laura Garrigus Kappauf ’38Spring 2004, Port Charlotte, Fla.Margaret Storm Moore ’38Oct. 16, 2004, FrederickSophia Olsen Haun ’39Sept. 1, 2004Irma Crouse Wells ’39Sept. 30, 2004Julia Bistline Blumenauer ’39Sept. 14, 2004, Vienna, Va.Ruth P. Pearce ’40Sept. 3, 2003, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.Florence Mead Deist ’40July 28, 2004, Alexandria, Va.Betty Harrop Teare ’40Feb. 24, 2004, Alexandria, Va.Winifred Rider Rood ’40Aug. 24, 2004, Arlington, Tex.Julia H. Bauzenberger ’40Sept. 20, 2004Emily Thomas Willmott ’40Oct. 21, 2004, Watertown, N.Y.Kathleen D. Swoyer ’41Nov. 2003, Reading, Pa.Barbara Spangler Woodward ’42Sept. 19, 2004, Silver Spring, Md.Marion E. Jones ’43Sept. 4, 2004, Cranberry Twp., Pa.Mary Selby Drye ’43Sept. 20, 2004, FrederickMarilyn Mercner Turnbull ’48May 22, 2004, York, Pa.Jane Brinton Deacon ’48August 8, 2004, West Milford, N.J.Anne S. Falevsky ’49May 29, 2004, Staten Island, N.Y.Carol Dean Bacik ’50Sept. 17, 2004. Buxton, N.C.Martha Smith ’50Nov. 3, 2004, Edgewater, Md.Lea Russell Walker ’58April 22, 2004, Winchester, Va.Colonel Robert E. Mathias M.A.’74June 6, 2004Reverend Clifford McCormick, Jr.,M.A. ’74Oct. 12, 2004, New Windsor, Md.James H. Schofield M.A. ’78Sept. 20, 2004, northern Minn.Marianne B. Warburton ’84Jan. 6, 2004, Lehigh Acres, Fla.Teressa Futch Lutz ’89July 13, 2004, Alum Bank, Pa.fax to:(301) 696-3727Information about Reunion WeekendCall (301) 696-3900, (800) 707-5280(option 2) or alumoffice@hood.eduInformation about VolunteeringCall (301) 696-3900, (800) 707-5280 (option 3)or alumoffice@hood.eduOffice of Alumnae and AlumniPrograms StaffMargaret Bull Larsen ’74, M.S. ’79Assistant Vice President for Alumnae andAlumni ProgramsNancy Hoffman Hennessey ’83Assistant Director of Alumnae andAlumni ProgramsOfficers of the Alumnae and Alumni ofHood CollegeJoyce Manbeck MacKellar ’74, M.A. ’00, PresidentDiane King Widmann ’85, Immediate Past PresidentDorothy M. Van Steinburg ’96, First Vice PresidentDorothy-Ann Beatrice Lowe ’98, Second Vice PresidentJennifer Lidie Babu ’00, Secretary-TreasurerExecutive Board of the Alumnae andAlumni of Hood CollegeAlison Drum Althouse ’86Martha Allison Dasch ’89, M.B.A. ’92Christine Marie Grammes ’92Carole King Heine ’84Carol Deck Montoya ’94Vicki Shull Oxenham ’74Heather Rundle Rembold ’97Eleanor Chisholm Landauer ’86Roxanne Panarella ’92

40 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineMilestonesMarriages/Commitment CeremoniesKathleen Grady ’95 and Brenton Harne, May 20, 2004, OceanCity, Md.Holy Goretski ’98 and Gary Bloomfield, April 24, 2004, CoffmanChapelDanielle Adgerson ’98 and Donald Lloyd Michael Clarke, May 18,2004, on the beach in Paradise Island, BahamasErin Goley ’98 and Erin Reilly, July 24, 2004, North Kingstown, R.I.Mary McQuinn ’99 and Brian Vinyard, August 6th, 2004Cathy Gourley ’00 and Marc Clough, July 10, 2004Holly Rebert ’00 and Jarrod “Lucky” Ray, Sept. 4, 2004Courtney Becker ’02 and Wes Stirewalt, March 27, 2004Jessica Yocum ’02 and Matthew Weaver, June 26, 2004, BaltimoreSuzanne Spiker ’03 and Richard Pavone, June 12, 2004,Frostburg, Md.Jennie Purdy ’03 and Stephen Lane, June 19, 2004, West River,Md.Laura Marie Hamilton ’03 and David Donald Thornton,Sept. 17, 2004, BaltimoreAdditional DegreesStephanie Lynn Woods ’79, J.D.,Western New England CollegeSchool of Law, May 2004.Dawn Frankfurt ’88, masterof divinity, Yale Divinity School,May 2004.Trevia Carrigan Colwell ’96,master’s of science in instructionand curriculum, Hood, May 2004.Erica Christine Davis ’00,doctor of pharmacy, Univ. of Md.School of Pharmacy, May 2004.Going PlacesNew JobsStephanie Woods ’79, judicial law clerk, Berks County Court ofCommon Pleas, Reading, PaHelen Rozsics Kerr ’82, pharmacist, Jefferson Memorial Hospital,Ranson, W. Va.Marcia Moxey Hodges ’86, senior inspector, Department ofHomeland Security, Washington, D.C.Jacqueline Blount-Parham ’93 relocated from Md to N.Y., due toexpansion of her e-commerce business, beadybead.comTrevia Carrigan Colwell ’96, teacher at The Lourie Center School inRockville, Md.Catherine Ruf ’96, director of the Cedar Grove Free Public Library,Cedar Grove, N.J.Christina Obitts Elgin ’97, started new business, “Making Memories,Wedding and Event Videography”Jessica Myers Staley ’98, veterinarian, Valley Animal Hospital,Roanoke, Va.Amy Countryman ’99, director of information technology, CFEEquipment, Norfolk, Va.Holly Rebert ’00, school psychologist, Lincoln Intermediate, NewOxford, Pa.Britta Spreen Porto ’03, youth minister, Trinity Episcopal Church,Seneca Falls, N.Y.Jennifer Cramer ’03, resource specialist, Sheppard Pratt HealthSystemsCarolynne Fitzpatrick ’03, journalist, Gazette, Mount Airy, Md.Diane Swift ’04, program manager, Pediatric Palliative Care Initiative,Kansas City, Mo.Kimberly Stup ’04, editorial assistant and project manager, DiversionsPublications, Frederick MagazineBirths/AdoptionsMary K. Hillman Satterthwaite ’79 andCollen, adopted son and daughter (biologicalbrother and sister) in Tver, Russia. Leira Alexis,was born July 1, 1999 and Samuel Igor wasborn July 23, 1997. Both arrived in U.S.October 2003Julia Long Boland ’84 and Ted, a son,Teddy, May 21, 2003Beth Reifenberger-Nelson ’90 andGordon, a son, Gordon Mechling Nelson III,April 15, 2004Lynn Jakubczak Cavanaugh ’92 and David,a son, Connor Mathew Cavanaugh, June 9,2004Kendra Young Gibson MBA ’92, andBlair Gibson, a daughter Paige Louise Gibson,May 12, 2004Sarah McLean Field ’94 and Keith, adaughter, Eleanor “Ellie” Tess, July 13, 2004Heather Fox-Brashears ’95 andBrian Brashears, ’03, a son, Cole Spencer,March 6, 2004Carolyn Mesh ’95 and Stephen, a daughter,Eve Mesh, March 9, 2004Alexandra Zalles-Ganley ’95 and Matthew,a daughter, Lia Sofia, April 8, 2004 at theCamp Pendleton Naval Base, Calif.Laura Eklof-Bower ’97 and Jeff, a daughter,Audrey Kathleen, Jan. 2004Alesia Gallego Brand ’97 and Kevin, adaughter, Ciara Rose Brand, Feb. 7, 2004Melinda Lohman-Hinz ’97 and Matthew,a son, Benjamin Ian Hinz, March 25, 2004Christina Obitts Elgin ’97 and Daniel, adaughter, Alexandra Madison, April 25, 2003Kimberly Kline Newkirk ’98 and Jeremy,a daughter, Emma Grace, April 12, 2004Erica Boon Duffy ’99 and Cory, a daughter,Bridget Caitlin, April 14, 2004Kate Manbeck Sowers ’99 and Craig,a son, Aidan James Sowers, April 20, 2004Erin Goodwillie Hantz ’99 and Thomas,a girl, Sarah Gretchen Marie, Oct. 1, 2004Virginia Sparks Bonifant ’00 and William,a son, Billy, March 9, 2004Shannon Berry Walsh ’00 and David,a son, Evan Patrick Walsh, May 20th 2004Abigail Nichols Buckley ’00 and Jason, ason, Connor Alexander Buckley, May 31, 2004

HOODartsAs the capstone event in the 2004-2005 HoodCollege Colloquium, "Drama and Performance,"the Department of Music and the Center for theHumanities will present Gilbert and Sullivan's"The Pirates of Penzance," featuring Hoodstudents, faculty and staff.The performances, directed by Edward Crafts,are April 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 in Brodbeck MusicHall. Ticket information will be posted on theCollege's Web site soon.For more information, contact Noel Lester at(301) 696-3429Pictured: Marie Lester '06, who will play the role of Mabel.

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