Winter 2006-07 - Hood College

Winter Issue: $5.6 Million from The Hodson TrustHood MagazineVol. 81, No. 2 Winter 2006-07In This IssueAlumna Takes a BowGwen Ebersole Lehman ’68An interview with President Volpe about the second five years of the 10-year strategic plan.

HOODartsThe arts at Hood are plentiful, with eventsranging from musical concerts to HodsonGallery exhibits. Upcoming spring eventsinclude faculty, student and guest musicalperformances and art exhibits featuringthe work of Hood undergraduate andgraduate students, as well as an exhibitby artist H.I. Gates.UPCOMING ARTS EVENTSRECITALSHood Faculty ConcertA Celebration of PeabodyConservatory of Music’s150th AnniversaryFebruary 7, 8 p.m.Brodbeck Music HallThe Calder String QuartetFebruary 9, 7 p.m.Brodbeck Music HallRecital by Wayne L. WoldAssociate Professor of Music andCollege OrganistMarch 25, 3 p.m.Coffman ChapelAppalachian Wind Quintet20th Anniversary ConcertApril 3, 8 p.m.Brodbeck Music HallHODSON GALLERY“Eastern Icons”H.I. GatesJanuary 26-March 10Reception: January 31, 6-8 p.m.“Annual Juried Student Exhibition”Hood College StudentsMarch 19-April 15Reception: March 21, 6-8 p.m.“Senior Seminar Exhibition”Hood College Studio Arts CandidatesApril 16-May 20Reception: April 25, 6-8 p.m.Visit Hood’s calendar of eventsat www.hood.edu/calendar for acomplete listing of events.

FeaturesWinter 2006-2007 Vol. 81, No. 2Hood Magazine StaffDave Diehl, M.B.A. ’04, EditorTammy McElroy ’05, Assistant EditorJoann Lee, Art DirectorTrevor James, Online Edition ManagerHood Magazine Editorial BoardStacey Collins ‘89, ChairDonna Parker Bannwolf ‘76Roseanne Quinn Bell ‘80Kerra Bolton Fisher ‘95Marcie Kendall Gibboney ‘87Ellena Keriazes Griffiths ‘92S. Rebecca “Becky” Spicer Himes ‘78C. Kurt Holter ‘76Deborah Y. Laboo ‘96Hood Magazine OnlineVisit Hood Magazine online atwww.hood.edu/magazine10The Next Five YearsPresident Volpe discusses the first five years of Hood’s 10-yearstrategic planning process and his vision of the future.13Faculty PublicationsRecent works by members of Hood’s faculty.Inter(net)actionsInter(net)actions, a bi-weekly e-mailnewsletter, is sent to alumnae and alumnifor whom the College has e-mail addresses.To be included, send your e-mail addressto advancement_services@hood.eduAddress ChangesPlease report all address changes tothe Office of Alumnae and AlumniPrograms at (301) 696-3900,(800) 707-5280 (option 1) oradvancement_services@hood.eduHood Magazine is published biannually bythe Hood College Office of Marketing andCommunications.On the cover: President Volpe is picturedwith M.B.A. student Amy DeFoggi,journalism professor Donna Bertazzoni,Sarah Haney ’09 and Joshua Rathod ’10.Photo by Bruce Weller.14Reunion WeekendAlumnae and alumni reunite atReunion Weekend 2006.16CommencementGraduates, faculty, dignitariesand guests celebrateCommencement.Standing Ovation18By Tammy McElroy ’05An alumna’s love for the arts hastransformed a high school’stheater program.Departments2 Message from the President3 Newsmakers20 Class News and Notes38 Milestones40 In Memoriam

2 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineMessage from the PresidentWELCOME BACK MARTHA!In the fall of 2001, just weeks after I began my presidencyat Hood, I was preparing plans that I would present to thetrustees at my initial board meeting—plans that wouldaddress difficult enrollment and financial issues and play animportant role in the future of the College. As I was leavingAlumnae Hall that evening, I stopped in front of the portraitof Hood’s eighth president, Dr. Martha Church, hanging inthe east hallway, and wondered to myself, “What wouldMartha say to the board at this critical moment in Hood’shistory?”It is comforting to know that should the occasion arise again, I need onlymake a phone call or send an e-mail to seek her wise counsel. The recentelection of Martha Church as chair of the board of trustees at Hood signals,in my opinion, a new era for Hood’s governing body and, indeed, the Collegeas a whole. This was a very thoughtful and strategic decision at a momentoustime in the life of Hood College.As we now move into the next phase of our 10-year plan, the members ofthe board of trustees are committed to assuming a greater responsibility forfund raising, “friend-raising” and helping to chart the future direction for theinstitution. Martha brings to the board not only years of experience in highereducation and a deep understanding of Hood but also a passion and love forthe College she led for two decades. Martha’s lifetime achievements in theregional and national higher education communities are renowned. Manywould agree she has earned the right to enjoy a stress-free lifestyle with morefocus on her personal needs. Yet Martha is answering the call one more timefor Hood. I know the more than 4,000 alums who received their diplomasfrom Hood during her tenure and the many thousands more who have cometo know and love her, all join with me in welcoming Martha back!“... a very thoughtfuland strategicdecision at a verymomentoustime in the lifeof Hood College.”Warmest regards,Ronald J. Volpe

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 3newsmakersFormer President ChurchReturns as Board of Trustees ChairMartha E. Church, who served as Hood’spresident for 20 years, was recently namedchair of the College’s board of trustees.Church, a lifelong scholar with a nationalreputation in higher education, was elected tothe position by the board Oct. 18. She servedas Hood’s president from 1975 to 1995, andwas named president emerita upon herretirement from Hood.“I am just delighted to be able to return toHood, particularly at this very exciting timein its history,” Church said. “I have greatrespect for the College, its mission and itspeople, and I feel honored to be able toserve it once again.”Church, who earned her bachelor’s degreefrom Wellesley College, a master’s degreefrom the University of Pittsburgh and adoctorate from the University of Chicago, was the eighth and the first womanpresident of the College. She is a professional geographer and has held facultyappointments at Wellesley, Mount Holyoke and Mount Mercy (now Carlow)colleges and at Indiana University. From 1965-1971 she served as the chiefacademic officer and professor of geography at Wilson College. She alsoserved as interim president of Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill., from 2002 to2003. She served as interim vice president for academic affairs at Holy NamesUniversity in Oakland, Calif., during the 2005-2006 academic year.During her presidency, Hood’s endowment grew from $3 million to $39 millionand the College rose to the No. 1 spot in its category in the U.S. News& World Report’s Best Colleges guide.In 1986 Church was named one of the 100 most effective college and universitypresidents in the United States. She has served as the chair of the AmericanAssociation for Higher Education, as vice chair of the board of the AmericanCouncil on Education, as chair of the Board of the Carnegie Foundation forthe Advancement of Teaching, and she currently serves on the board of governorsof the National Geographic Society’s Education Foundation. Beforebeing named president of Hood, she was the associate executive secretary ofthe Commission on Higher Education with the Middle States Associationof Colleges and Schools. She has been awarded honorary degrees from 10colleges, including Hood.She was elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Societyin 1989, and she continues to serve on its executive, compensation, audit andmission programs committees. She has served on a number of national, stateand local governing boards, including the National Association of IndependentColleges and Universities, the Maryland Independent College and UniversityAssociation, the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, Farmers &Mechanics Bank and the United Way of Frederick County.Alumna Servesas AnnualGiving ChairHood has established a newvolunteer leadership fundraisingposition to promotesupport to the College’sAnnual Funds.Janet Spaulding Nunn, an alumna from the Classof 1961, will serve as the Hood College NationalChair of Annual Giving for a two-year term thatbegan in September. Since 2002, Nunn hasserved on Hood’s board of associates and is chairof that board’s McCardell Professional GrantsCommittee. She has held numerous volunteerfund-raising positions at Hood over the years.“We are pleased to have Janet take on this positionat a very exciting time in Hood’s history,”said Betsy Diehl, Hood’s director of annualgiving. “Janet will be a great asset in helpingus carry to alumnae, alumni and friends themessage of the importance of staying connectedto and supportive of the College.“This volunteer position is designed to help theinstitutional advancement staff promote annualgiving, particularly Hood’s Annual Funds,” Diehlsaid. Nunn will work to encourage leadershiplevelsupport of the College and promote thenotion of making Hood a philanthropic priority.She will assist the College staff in educatingHood’s constituents, especially alumnae andalumni, about the importance and value of supportingHood.Nunn and her husband, Jack, reside in Frederick.Their daughter, Jenny E. Nunn, is a HoodCollege Graduate School alumna, having earnedher master’s degree in May 2006.Search for Vice President ofInstitutional AdvancementUnderwayA national search has begun for Hood’snext vice president for institutional advancement.More information about the positionand how to apply can be found atwww.hood.edu/iavp. A College searchcommittee will be reviewing candidatesbeginning Jan. 15, with hopes of havingthe position filled by July 1.

4 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazinePhilanthropyHood Receives $5.6 Million from The Hodson TrustHood recently received $5.6 million, its largest gift in its113-year history, from its largest benefactor, The Hodson Trust.The money, presented to Hood College President Ronald J.Volpe, was donated by the trust and the Hodson ScholarshipFoundation. From The Hodson Trust, $4.5 million will go to studentscholarship endowment, faculty and student research initiatives,the establishment of six new technologically enhancedclassrooms, upgrades to Rosenstock Hall, student life facilitiesand other campus infrastructure projects. Another $1.1 millionfrom the Hodson Foundation will be used for academic innovationand scholarships for Hodson-Gilliam Scholars at Hood.“The ongoing generosity of the Hodson Trust over the past 70years has literally shaped the Hood College campus,” Volpe said.“We are deeply appreciative of not only this gift but also thesupport from Finn Caspersen and the Hodson Trustees duringthis momentous time in Hood’s history. As we move into ourfifth year as a fully coeducational college, we continue to makenecessary and important campus enhancements, to which thisgift will be directed. This generous gift will assure that HoodCollege continues to grow and to progress.”The Hodson Trust has been instrumental in shaping Hood intoa premier educational institution through its gifts of nearly $50million since 1936. The College has used the money to supportstudent scholarships, professor endowments, athletic programs,research grants and internships, and to build and upgrade campusinfrastructure. The trust contributed $13 million to build thestate-of-the-art Hodson Science and Technology Center, completedin 2002.Throughout the College, the Hodson name is prevalent fromscholarships for students and fellowships for faculty to a lectureseries and named buildings. Some of the Hodson-named buildingsand facilities are the Hodson Outdoor Theatre, the HodsonSwimming Pool in the Gambrill Gymnasium, the Hodson GalleryHodson Trust Chairman Finn M.W. Caspersen presents President Volpewith this year’s $5.6 millon gift.in the Tatem Arts Center, the Hodson Science and TechnologyCenter and the Beneficial-Hodson Library and InformationTechnology Center.Each year the Hodson grant is distributed among four institutions:Hood, Washington and St. John’s colleges and The JohnsHopkins University.Hodson Trust Chairman Finn M. W. Caspersen pointed out thatthese grants are the largest in the trust’s 86-year history. “Theimpact of the Hodson Trust’s support is exponential—reflectednot only in the accomplishments of the generations of studentsthe trust has supported, but also in the ever-growing contributionsof these students to society.”With this year’s grants, the trust has awarded more than $184million to the four Maryland institutions. These funds haveendowed academic merit scholarships and supported research,academic programs, new facilities, professorships and other initiativesto advance the missions of the four Maryland educationalinstitutions.Whitaker Sisters Give $300,000 for Science ScholarshipsSisters who graduated from Hood College in 1955 haveestablished a scholarship fund that will help attract topscience students.The scholarships, which will be funded initially with a $300,000gift from the Whitaker Foundation and named for Ruth WhitakerHolmes and Portia Whitaker Shumaker, will be awarded eachyear for the next 10 years to two talented science students.“With this outstanding commitment to Hood, we will be in amuch stronger position to attract the best and brightest sciencestudents to the College,” said President Ronald J. Volpe. “Hood’sexcellent reputation in the sciences, our growing collaborationwith Fort Detrick and other research facilities, and our locationnear the heart of the thriving biotechnology industry will supportthe success of this initiative over the next decade.”Beginning in 1984, Holmes and Shumaker—personally andthrough their family foundation, the Whitaker Foundation—havecontributed nearly $8 million to Hood. Whitaker Foundationgifts have included nearly $2 million for the Hodson Science andTechnology Center lobby; $2 million for the Whitaker CampusCenter; $3 million for Whitaker scholarships; $300,000 forscience laboratories; funding for science and math initiativesand programs; and an endowment for the Whitaker chair ofchemistry.The new scholarships from the Whitaker Foundation will bemerit-based and are intended to recognize and support thecareer ambitions of science students who are interested in newor emerging fields in the biological sciences.The Whitaker Foundation science scholarship gift is the leadcomponent of a 10-year, $500,000 science scholarshipinitiative.Hood will seek matching gifts for the science scholarship duringits forthcoming comprehensive campaign. Scholarships will bea central objective of the campaign, which will also supportfaculty development and research and facility enhancements.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 5Four Make Gifts Totaling $2 MillionThe College recently received more than $2 million through the estates of friends ofthe College, including a former trustee, an alumna and a former member of itsboard of associates.The College received $1,041,366 from Mary Bell Culler, a friend of the College,along with her husband Roy Chalmers Culler, through the couple’s charitableremainder trust. Mary Bell Culler, who died July 22, was a lifelong Frederickresident and worked as a secretary at Fort Detrick. Roy passed away in 1998.Alden Fisher, a board of associates member from 1958 to 1994, and his wife left$957,244 to the College through their estate. Fisher, who died in March 1994,named Hood as a beneficiary of a trust he and his wife Harriet held. The trust wasdissolved after Harriet’s death in November 2005.The College also received $181,210 from Jane Kurtz Marvin, a graduate of the Classof 1940 with a degree in dietetics, and her husband Phillip P., from their charitableremainder annuity trust.Eleanor Wehler Hipple, a Hood trustee from 1973 to 1979, made a bequest to Hoodof $131,000 through a trust that was shared by York College and the HoffmanHome for Youth in Gettysburg.Fisher, of Frederick, owned A.E. Fisher Plumbing and Heating and Fisher Real Estatein Frederick. He and his wife established a scholarship in their name that is awardedannually to a deserving Frederick County student. In 1992 the Fishers donated anantique brass candle holder collection to Hood’s library, which is on display thereregularly. A native of Frederick, Fisher attended Frederick County public schools,Mercersburg Academy and the University of Baltimore School of Business.Jane Kurtz Marvin ’40, who died June 1, was a retired social worker with theAmerican Red Cross. Phillip died in 1999. Jane, originally from Wilmington, Del., wasa lifelong supporter of Hood. She and her husband funded Hood scholarships andcontributed to the construction of the Whitaker Campus Center.Hipple, of York, Pa., who died in August 2005, was awarded the Hood CollegeMeritorious Service Award in 1981 for her work for and commitment to the College.She was the first woman chair of the board of Hoffman Home, worked as a publicistand program director at York College and was active with the United Church ofChrist. She attended New York University, the University of Madrid and the NewYork School of Design. In 1991 she and her husband Richard, who died in 1992,joined Hood’s Pergola Society, whose members have named Hood in their wills.Gifts such as these leave a lasting impact, enable Hood to continue to provide outstandingacademic programs and serve as an important source of funding for theCollege, according to Nancy Gillece ’81, Hood’s executive director of institutionaladvancement and director of major and planned giving. Nearly 400 alumnae,alumni and friends are members of the Pergola Society, Hood’s recognition clubfor those who have included Hood in their estate plans through a bequest,charitable gift annuity, trust, life insurance policy or other future giving arrangement.If you would like additional information on planned giving opportunities, pleasecontact the Office of Institutional Advancement.Culler Fisher Marvin HippleFrances Delaplaine Randall ’45 and Noel LesterRandall Gives Giftfor Concert SeriesAn alumna and former trustee of the Collegehas made a financial commitment to helpfund the music department’s annual chambermusic concert.Frances Delaplaine Randall, a 1945 graduateof Hood College who also received anhonorary doctoral degree this year, providedthe funding to begin what will be called theRandall Family Chamber Music ConcertSeries, which will begin in 2007.“This generous gift will allow us to continueto enhance the quality of cultural life at Hoodby guaranteeing that we will be able to bringin a stellar chamber music concert toFrederick each year,” said Noel Lester,chair of Hood’s music department.The first concert of this new series will be incelebration of the Appalachian WindQuintet’s 20th anniversary and is scheduledto take place April 3, 2007, in Hood’sBrodbeck Music Hall.Randall, a former trustee of the College for12 years, is a writer and historian, and chairof the Board of Directors of Randall FamilyL.L.C., owners and publishers of the FrederickNews-Post. She received her honorary doctorateat Hood’s commencement exercises inMay for her lifelong service and commitmentto the College and the community. Franny, asshe is known, has been generous to Hood insupport of many past activities and eventswhich benefit present and future students aswell as outreach to the Frederick community.

6 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineMembers of the Class of 2010 pose for a traditional group photo outside of Coffman Chapel.Class of 2010 Enters Hood, Helps Set Record EnrollmentFor the second straight year there are more students on Hood’scampus than at any time in its 113-year history. This year’senrollment of 2,248 students—which is up from last year’s2,117—includes a record 1,274 students in Hood’s 27 bachelor’sdegree programs. There are also 974 students seeking master’sdegrees, certificates or certifications, representing the largestenrollment in the graduate school’s 35-year history.This year’s entering freshman class of 278 is the second largestclass to ever enter the College. The largest class, comprised of312 students, was in 1974. The College also welcomed 139students who transferred to Hood from other colleges this year.This is the fifth straight year of enrollment growth at Hood anda 40 percent increase in enrollment since 2001 when 1,607students were enrolled, two years before admitting men asresidential students and making the College fully coeducational.Currently, males make up 28 percent of the total Collegepopulation. The undergraduate male population is just under30 percent. Males account for 27 percent of the graduatepopulation.Two Special Friends RememberedCharles E. Tressler, Ed.D., a Giles professor emeritus of early childhoodeducation who taught at the College from 1964 to 1990,and Lawrence Marx Jr., who served on the board of associatesand was chair of Hood’s board of trustees from 1974-1979,died recently.Tressler, who died in Frederick May 25 atthe age of 83, served as chairman of thedepartment of education for 18 years andon the graduate council of the HoodCollege Graduate School for 12 years,helping to lead the establishment of thegraduate program.He was honored in 1979, becoming the firstrecipient of a Beneficial-Hodson FacultyTresslerFellowship for his study of the British methodof identifying gifted and talented students.Named after Tressler for encouraging youngpeople to enter the profession of teaching,the Charles E. Tressler Distinguished TeacherAward is presented at each Hood commencementto honor distinguished teachingin the Frederick County Public School Systemand recognize the influence of a FrederickCounty teacher on the lives of youngpeople.In addition to working at Hood, Tressler wasMarxa former professor at Montclair University(N.J.), a principal at Gettysburg High School (Pa.), an educationalconsultant for State Farm Insurance and an adjunct lecturer atMcDaniel College.Tressler earned a bachelor’s degree in 1948 from MillersvilleUniversity; a master’s degree from New York University in 1949;and a doctorate from The George Washington University in 1967.Marx, who died April 2, 2006, two weeks before his 80th birthday,began his association with Hood when his daughter, Lynn MarxSilverman ’64, enrolled in 1960. The Marx Center, dedicatedin 1983, is named in recognition of his outstanding leadershipto Hood.During his tenure as chair of the board of trustees, Hood tripledits enrollment, strengthened its undergraduate and graduateprograms and moved to the national forefront as a leading liberalarts institution. Marx was instrumental in establishing the College’sfinancial aid office and adult studies program, and provided leadershipto the New Horizons for Hood fund-raising campaign.In 1985 the College awarded him an honorary doctor of humanitiesdegree and in 1991 he was named a trustee emeritus. In 1990he received the Distinguished Service Award in Trusteeship fromthe Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.He had a passion for photography and many of his best photographswere hung in the Marx Center.Marx earned a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and wasa member of that college’s alumni council, actively serving in fundraising and recruiting events for his alma mater and for StanfordUniversity.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 7Class Helps Alumnus Save a LifeThe goal of most teachers is for their students to put what they have learned togood use. For Melanie Adams, Hood’s coordinator of sports medicine, the lessonstaught to recent graduate Mark Robertson ’06 in her “Responding to Emergencies”and “First Aid: Advanced C.P.R.” classes were put to perhaps the best use of all—saving a life.On May 30 last year, while traveling with his father and stopping for gas inBrunswick, Md., Robertson noticed a woman he recognized from his churchholding her hand to her head. He initially thought she was simply talking on hercell phone. However, moments later, while about to go inside to pay for his gas,he noticed the woman had slumped over in her driver’s seat. That’s when hisclassroom training, which ended just three weeks prior, took over.“I got over to her and saw she was turning blue,” Robertson said. “No one elsenoticed; they were just going about their business getting gas. I yelled for my dadto call 911 and yelled for other people to help.”With the woman still in her seat, Robertson determined she was not breathing andremoved her from her car with the help of his father and another man. The threemen placed her on the ground and Robertson began performing cardiopulmonaryresuscitation.“Everything was flashing through my head and I rememberedwhat I had learned in class at Hood,” Roberstonsaid. “It came pretty quickly, though, with that classbeing fresh in my memory.”After the woman regained consciousness,Robertson placed her in a recovery position tokeep her airway open and she later left under thecare of emergency medical personnel.Robertson sent an e-mail to Adams recountingthe event; not for his own benefit, but for that ofhis former teacher.“I thought it would be fulfilling to her to hearhow her teaching helped save a life,” Robertson said.Robertson, who graduated from Hood in May witha degree in biology, is living in Morgantown,W.Va., and is attending dentistry school at WestVirginia University.“I guess this whole thing is fitting since I’vealways been interested in medicine,” Robertsonsaid. “That’s what compelled me to take MelanieAdams’ classes in the first place. It certainly paidoff in that situation.”“I am very proud of Mark for taking action,” saidAdams, who also teaches C.P.R. to the Hood athleticscoaching staffs and to the campus safety officers.“In class, we create stressful situations so thatstudents have to work through the initial panic.Until the real thing happens you never know howsomeone will react. Mark always performed welland challenged me to make his scenarios morecomplicated.”Sisters Stephanie Gahm ’09 and NatalieGahm ’07 are both Heritage Scholars.Heritage Scholars’Fourth YearEach year since 2003, a few studentsarrive on campus having already establisheda special bond to the College afterreceiving a financial benefit through theoffering of the Heritage Scholarship.The Heritage Scholarship is awarded tofull-time, traditional-age, undergraduatestudents who are children or grandchildrenof a Hood alumna or alumnus.These students pay the same first-yeartuition price that her or his parent orgrandparent paid when she or he attendedHood as a full-time undergraduatestudent. Although the scholarship onlyapplies to the first year, the students arestill eligible to apply for and receive meritscholarships that will apply to subsequentyears of enrollment.This year’s 12 recipients are: Leda Harris,daughter of Maria Prezioso Beyer ’84;Elizabeth Hope, daughter of BarbaraKurz Hope ’72; Kristine Hubble, daughterof Sara Jane Beuchert-Hubble ’87;Jobeth Larkin, daughter of BarbaraPreston Larkin ’87; Kiley Mead, daughterof Roberta M. Mead ’02; MelissaMilyard, daughter of Jeannine MainMilyard ’78; Robert O’Kane, son ofKimberly A. O’Kane ’94; KellyZimmerman, daughter of Pamela P.Zimmerman ’80; Heather Gillich, daughterof Joyce Rhinecker Gillich ’83; EricSclar, son of Bobbie Pincus Sclar ’78;Stephanie Gahm, daughter of WendyHaddaway Gahm ’77; and John Kline,grandson of Margaret Mitchell Kline ’55.

8 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineFreshman WinsStockholmJunior Water PrizeA member of Hood’sClass of 2010 wasselected from a pool ofmore than 40 studentsacross the country asthe U.S. winner of theStockholm Junior WaterPrize, the most prestigiousinternational competition for waterrelatedresearch.Emily Brownlee, a native of PrinceFrederick, Md., and a graduate of CalvertHigh School, received the esteemedaward for the research she conductedon introducing a native species into theChesapeake Bay. Her work, entitled “ATale of Two Oysters,” discusses the controversialproposal to introduce an Asianspecies into the Bay to counteract thedecline of the region’s native oyster andexamines the effect of algal blooms onthe growth rates of the native and nonnativespecies.As the national competition winner,Brownlee was awarded $3,000 and anall-expenses paid trip to Stockholm,Sweden, where she competed againststudents from more than 30 countriesfor the honor. Brownlee also presentedher research to more than 16,000 waterquality professionals at the WaterEnvironment Federation’s 79th AnnualTechnical Exhibition and Conference inDallas in October.“We are so very pleased that Emily haschosen Hood for her undergraduatedegree,” said Drew Ferrier, professor ofbiology and director of the environmentalbiology program at Hood. “Her success asthe winner of the national StockholmJunior Water Prize in the United Statesand her international finalist competitionin Sweden demonstrate her keen interestand ability in aquatic science.”Front row: Gurzick, Dong, Sherman and Jani. Back row: Sanders, Stratton, Pilloff, Salem,Santos and Meadows.New FacultyThe College welcomed the addition of eight new full-time and two new part-timefaculty members at the start of the 2006-07 academic year. The new full-time facultymembers are:Aijuan Dong, assistant professor of computer science; B.S., M.S., ChangchunUniversity of Earth Science; M.S., Minnesota State University; Ph.D., North DakotaState University.Martha Atkinson Meadows ’62, visiting assistant professor of mathematics; B.A.,Hood College; M.Ed., McDaniel College; Ph.D., University of Maryland.Steven Pilloff, assistant professor of management; B.A., University of Virginia; M.A.,Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.Ahmed Salem, assistant professor of computer science; B.S., Higher TechnologyInstitute; M.S., Ph.D., University of Louisville.Jolene Sanders, assistant professor of sociology; B.A., University of Maryland; M.A.,University of Baltimore; Ph.D., American University.Ricardo Santos, N.E.H. Libman assistant professor of humanities; B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,Binghamton University, State University of New York.Judith Sherman, assistant professor of education; B.A., Towson University; M.A.,Hood College; Ed.D., University of Maryland.Micheal Stratton, assistant professor of management; B.A., Western New EnglandCollege; M.P.A., Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York.The new part-time faculty members are:David Gurzick, instructor of economics and management; B.S., Frostburg StateUniversity; M.S., Hood College.Jayshree Jani, visiting assistant professor of social work; B.A., St. Mary’s College,Indiana; M.S.W., University of Illinois at Chicago.Hood Ranked High by U.S. News & World ReportHood was once again ranked as one of the country’s best and most affordable colleges by a national newsmagazine, ranking third among more than 160 regional schools in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” in theUniversities-Master’s category of the U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 edition of America’s Best Colleges.Hood is also in the top tier and the top 25 percent in the Best Universities-Master’s category among theschools in the northern region.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 9Sally Leland ’74,Husband WalkAcross U.S.Kathleen BandsNamed Associate Deanof the Graduate SchoolProvost and Dean of Faculty Robert N. Funk recentlyannounced the appointment of a faculty member tothe position of associate dean of the Graduate School.Kathleen Bands, who has served as a professor of educationat Hood since 1999, will oversee the recruitment of graduate students, thedevelopment of new student markets and graduate studies program development.Bands, who has 30 years of experience in higher education, earned abachelor of science and a master of education degree from the University ofNorth Carolina and a doctorate from the University of Maryland. She also hasextensive experience working with grants that focus on program development.Sally Johnson Leland ’74 and herhusband, Doug, who were bothmembers of the Steps AcrossAmerica National Walking Team,completed their trek acrossAmerica July 18, 2006, in SantaMonica, Calif. The team of 12 men and women, and a yellow lab namedCabo, walked a total of 6,710,099 steps from New York to California topromote fitness and healthy living. Sally and Doug were able to visit Hoodwhen the team made a brief stop in Hagerstown, Md.Hood Radio NowStreaming OnlineThe College’s student-run Internet radiostation, BLAZER Radio, is broadcastingworldwide over the Internet.The station, which can be heard by going to www.hood.edu/radio, beganbroadcasting off campus in March 2006, says Al Weinberg ’75, radio stationadviser. The station, which broadcasts from a studio on the lower level ofAlumnae Hall, previously was available on the campus intranet system.The campus station, named “BLAZER Radio: The Voice of Hood College,” isfunded by student activities fees and operated under the auspices of the HoodCollege Media Board, which also oversees the Blue & Grey Today campusnewspaper, the Wisteria literary publication and the Touchstone yearbook.The equipment for the station was provided by the Baltimore National PublicRadio affiliate WYPR/WYPF 88.1 FM, which was formerly WJHU, The JohnsHopkins University-owned radio station. WYPR broadcasts in mid-Marylandfrom a transmitter near Middletown.New Staff AppointmentsA staff member at Hood was appointed to a newposition and three new staff members wererecently welcomed into the Hood College family.Nancy Hoffman Hennesseywas appointed the newdirector of the CareerCenter and Office of ServiceLearning. A 1983 graduateof Hood, Hennessey willoversee the management ofcareer counseling servicesand the administration of the internship andservice learning programs. She has worked atthe College in several capacities, including in theadmissions office and, most recently, as assistantdirector of alumnae and alumni programs.Linda Hoffman will takeover the duties of associatedirector of alumnae andalumni programs and willbe responsible for planningand managing chapter programsand events, directingpublications and communications,and planning anddeveloping Hood’s reunionweekend. Hoffman will alsoact as a liaison to the executiveboard of the alumnaeand alumni of Hood.Ron Slomski Jr., Hood’snew assistant director ofannual giving, will assist in developing and maximizingHood’s reunion giving, parents fund andfund agent programs. He will also develop andmanage initiatives for recent alumnae and alumniand graduate school giving.Adrienne Gonzales isHood’s new sports informationdirector. She will takeover the responsibilities ofmanaging all media relationsfor the College’s 19 women’sand men’s varsity athleticsteams, and will maintainstatistical and historical records of athleticsevents and athletes. Gonzales will also gatherand disseminate the College’s sports informationand, by maintaining regular contact with Hood’sintercollegiate teams and coaches, will provideinformation to the Hood campus, the publicand the news media.

12 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineThe next five years.What is in store for Hood College?President Volpe with Hood M.B.A. studentAmy DeFoggi, journalism professor DonnaBertazzoni, Sarah Haney ’09 and JoshuaRathod ’10.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 11In his sixth year since being inaugurated as Hood’s 10th president and five years into thestrategic planning process that began shortly after President Ronald J. Volpe arrived on theHood campus, the College is at a pivotal juncture in its history. This academic year, the firstclass to enter Hood as a fully coeducational college will graduate. The campus has changed significantly.Without a doubt, men living in the residence halls has altered life for the undergraduatestudent body. But more significantly, the nearly 40 percent increase in the number of students—female, male, undergraduate and graduate—has noticeably transformed the campus.The change to coeducation, the centerpiece to the first five years of the strategic planning process,was implemented to achieve the needed increase in enrollment that would make Hood Collegefinancially stronger. Now, at the beginning of the second five years of the strategic planningprocess, new priorities and new initiatives will get underway.Using five key questions, Hood Magazine Editor Dave Diehl, M.B.A. ’04, and Assistant EditorTammy McElroy ’05 sat down with President Volpe to discuss the next five years with him.Those questions, and the president’s answers, follow.QIf you could use one word todescribe the past five years,what would it be?President Volpe:Without a doubt, the word wouldhave to be “exceptional.” Over the pastfive years Hood College was faced withexceptional challenges. The faculty,staff, students, administration, trustees,alumnae and alumni were asked to makeexceptional efforts to address and overcomethose challenges. And, through itall, we have made exceptional progress.The challenges Hood faced five yearsago were significant. The precipitousenrollment decline during the mid- andlate-1990s and the revenue shortfallassociated with it, had to be reversed.Facility upgrades to the College infrastructurewere needed and there was alsoa need to expand and enhance ourundergraduate programming.With that being said, many sacrificeswere made to arrive at the place Hood istoday. We reduced the operating budgetand staffing levels, and called on the facultyand staff to not only achieve whatwas done with a smaller workforce, butalso to now expand services to a growingstudent population. The challenge was toprovide the same quality of educationand support services without underminingour principles and special mission.That could not have been accomplishedwithout the tireless dedicated service ofour faculty and staff.Five years later, the progress that wasmade is clearly visible. The 40 percentincrease in the College’s enrollment wasinstrumental in the College reachingfinancial equilibrium without usingfunds from the endowment for the firsttime in many years; we have increasedprogramming by adding undergraduatemajors, master’s programs and co-curricularand co-educational programs; thequality of the faculty and staff isastounding; and we have reached out toengage the greater Frederick and surroundingcommunities in the life of theCollege to enhance our “town-andgown”relationships and to make Hoodmore visible and a household namethroughout the region and beyond.Perhaps the most significant challenge,however, was restoring hope in theCollege to all who are associated withthis great institution. I believe that hopehas been restored. We no longer ask ifHood has a future. We are now focusedon how we will craft its future. So manyconstituents must be involved in thatprocess. ■QHow has the past fiveyears—the successes andthe challenges—preparedus for the future?President Volpe:The successes Hood has experiencedare multi-faceted and they have influencedmany changes. We’ve added moreefficiency to the operations of theCollege by streamlining various divisionson campus, reengineering some positions,adhering to best practices andupdating policies and procedures toensure that we provide seamless servicesto our students. There have been positionchanges within the faculty and staffto adapt to the changing needs of theinstitution and to ensure academic success.We continue to solidify our financialfoundation by strengthening ourendowment and refraining from drawingfrom it. The most notable change, however,has been the change to coeducation,which for the last four years hasallowed us to draw students from a muchlarger pool, giving us the opportunity tobring the best, brightest and most qualifiedstudents to campus and more excitementinto the classrooms. We areenrolling, retaining and graduating studentswho are equipped to be better citizens.The coeducation strategy we developeda few years ago has been applaudedthroughout the higher education communityand has been recognized as thetemplate for others to follow.Meeting these challenges furtherstrengthened our resolve, our character,our drive and our support for HoodCollege. I can confidently say that a lesserinstitution would not have made itthrough such trying times. This is a tributeto the many individuals who precededus and helped establish a solid institutionalfoundation. ■

12 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineQWhat will be the prioritiesfor the next five years?President Volpe:There are several priorities for theyears ahead. We will continue to seekto secure the financial resources necessaryto enhance our ability to attract,enroll and retain the best students possible.We will remain focused on ourprimary goal of providing our studentswith the highest quality educationpossible and we will continue to offermeaningful, values-centered educationalexperiences that integrate liberal andprofessional learning. Another highpriority will be to retain our outstandingfaculty and staff and appointadditional ones. This will call for theacquisition of new resources. We mustalso address a growing residentialhousing need and aggressively launcha comprehensive fund-raising campaignto address student, faculty, staff andfacility needs—especially the need fora multi-purpose recreational center.We can look forward to being a part of,playing a role in and benefiting fromthe ongoing growth in our region, particularlyin the areas of biosciences. Tothat end, we will continue to partnerwith organizations such as the NationalCancer Institute, the U.S. ArmyMedical Research Institute forInfectious Diseases and other worldleadingresearch laboratories in theregion. ■QWhat will the Hoodstudent of 2010 see onthe campus and in theclassroom?President Volpe:There may be more growth, but itwill be high quality. We could see morestudents and faculty, new bricks-andmortarprojects, advanced technologyand enhanced instruction, but the fabricof the institution in 2010 will remainunchanged. We will continue to providea campus environment centered on thegrowing demands and expectations of achanging and diverse student body. Wewill also continue to aggressively marketthe College and will be required tocontinue to remain nimble to allow usto adapt and to compete in an increasinglycompetitive marketplace and takeadvantage of attractive opportunitiesthat fall within the scope of our mission.Hood will remain a small collegewhere people have an identity and thereis a sense of community. We will betrue to our very special mission ofpreparing students for lives of responsibilityand leadership, and this will bedone one student at a time. It cannotbe mass produced.A multipurpose recreational centerwill be essential to meet the growingneeds of the campus, as it will serve asa facility for not only recreation but alsofor teaching, learning and hostingtraditional Hood events such as commencements,convocations, reunionactivities and athletics and communityevents. Thus, it is imperative that thatproject be well on its way to completionwithin the next five years.We are also nearing our capacity toadequately accommodate residentialundergraduates, a challenge we hope toaddress within the next few years, aswell as possibly establishing graduateand adult satellite and online programmingto better accommodate thatgrowing student population. ■QGiven increased competitionfor students, risingcosts of an education andongoing academic andfacility needs, how willHood successfullyaddress future challengesit will face?President Volpe:We cannot address these challengesalone. Help must come in many differentways and from many different constituents.We must work together withalumnae, alumni, donors and friendswith our common call to action beingto generously support and preserve ourtreasured institution. Tuition and feesalone will not provide the resourcesnecessary to enable Hood to secure aposition as one of the nation’s top smallcolleges. Philanthropy is and will continueto be the key to preserving andenhancing Hood College. Hood is fortunateto have a committed family ofalumnae, alumni, parents and friendswho have proven to be strong partnersthrough financial and other support.We will count on the yearly generosityof our Hood family to help the Collegefulfill its vision and embrace the challengesthat the future will bring. As wecontinue to celebrate the past andimagine the future we will need thegenerosity of many to help us meet therising expectations of Hood Collegeand to continue telling the Hood storyfrom the heart. We will continue tolook to our friends and donors to provideuncommon acts of generosity! ■President Volpe talks about Hood with currentundergraduates on campus.

Winter 2006-07 Hood Magazine 13Six Faculty Members Publish WorksHood has always taken justifiable pride in the intellectual depth and achievement of its faculty.We believe that excellence in teaching—Hood’s hallmark—requires that faculty members remainactive in their fields: conducting appropriate research, communicating with colleagues at otherinstitutions and looking ahead to the rapid evolution of academia and the escalating expectationsof our students and the society around us. We encourage faculty research and have found thatlarge numbers of our faculty members respond to that encouragement by conducting what is, at asmall college, extraordinary research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.This research results in articles in professional journals, revisions of courses, presentations atnational meetings and, perhaps of greatest importance, invigorating excursions into new territorythat ultimately benefit both faculty members and students. Some of the research also finds itsway into books. The paragraphs below briefly describe just a few of our faculty’s recent publicationsand demonstrate the range and sophistication of their intellectual inquiry.Robert N. Funk, ProvostAssistant Professor of Education Tom Bogar’s book,“American Presidents Attend the Theatre,” explores theparallels between presidential theater-going and thechanging popular tastes in America by chronologicallyexamining the theater attendance, habits andtheatrical tastes throughout thelives of all 43 U.S. presidents.The book was publishedin 2006 by McFarlandPublishing Co.Mark Sandona, professorof English andchair of the department,and AnneDerbes, professor ofart, collaborated towrite “The CambridgeCompanion toGiotto,” published byCambridge UniversityPress in 2003. Theirbook gives anoverview of Giotto’slife and careerthrough essays byleading authoritieson the critical receptionof the artist, ananalysis of workshoppractices of the period and the complexities of religiousand secular patronage.“La pequeña muerte” was written by Roser Caminals-Heath, professor of Spanish and chair of the depatment offoreign languages and literatures, and published by EdicionesB Madrid in June 2006. Translated in English to mean “Thelittle death,” Caminals-Heath’s book is based on a triple murderin turn-of-the-century Barcelona, Spain, which led to thelast public execution in the city. The novel explores and recreatesthe urban underworld and questions the outcome of thisnotorious criminal case.Emilie Amt, Hildegarde Pilgrim professor of history, edited“The Great Roll of the Pipe for the Eighth Year of theReign of King Henry III,” which was published by the PipeRoll Society in London in 2005. The Pipe Rolls, as they arecalled, were the records created by the annual audits of thesheriffs’ financial responsibilities to the royal government inthe Middle Ages. They include information about castlebuildingand sieges, lawsuits and inheritance, hunting andfeasting, and much more.Later this year, Wipf and Stock will publish “GeoffreyFisher: Archbishop of Canterbury, 1945-1961,” a volume inthe Princeton Theological Monograph Series, written byDavid Hein, professor of religion and philosophy and chair ofthe department. The book highlights the life of Fisher, whowas the 99th archbishop of Canterbury and who helped buildthe modern Anglican Communion. Hein’s book is the firstscholarly biography of Fisher.

Hood Magazinewww.hood.edu/magazineReunion2006The Class of ’56 waves as it prepares to enter the Alumnae and Alumni Luncheon.Clear skies welcomed nearly 400 alumnae,alumni, family members and gueststo the campus June 2-4, 2006, for ReunionWeekend.Alums went “back to the classroom”Friday afternoon and participated in fivefaculty-taught Alumnae and Alumni Collegesessions. They received an update Saturdaymorning on the College from PresidentRonald J. Volpe and the senior staff.Other activities ranged from stargazingat the Williams Observatory, to campustours, to receptions in honor of the milestoneclasses of ’81 and ’56 and class dinners in avariety of locations on and off campus. Twospecial occasions in this year’s program—asis the case with each Hood reunion—werethe traditional Strawberry Breakfast and theChapel Service held Sunday.Most importantly, Reunion Weekend2006 provided an opportunity for alumnaeand alumni to reconnect with each other, toreminisce about their days on campus and tobe reenergized about the progress of today’sHood College.Right: Members of the Class of ’81 as they prepareto enter the Alumnae and Alumni Luncheon.Below: Kathy Pires-Lengyel ’81 introduced herhandcrafted, Hood-inspired handbags at ReunionWeekend. For more information about her work,see Page 31.Above from left: Linda Rupy Spar ’81 and Cindy Goon Prahst ’81 and Mimi McConnell Milheim ’56.Below from left: Cynthia Steinberg Schein ’56 and Jane Gallup Canning ’56; Kelly S. Huegel ’96,Amy F. Ziegenfuss ’95 and Heather Hamilton ’95.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 15Above left: Pat Lynch Lufkin '78; Alumute Wedekind, associateprofessor emerita of German; Allen P. Flora, professor ofphysics; Doris Bailey, associate professor emerita of physicaleducation.Above right (from left): Sue Peters Wirths ’56; Laura Sell Foster,friend of an alumna; Nancy Gunett Tyler ’56; and CaroleOswald Carter ’56 show off works of art they created in theceramics workshop.Right: Alumnae and Alumni Award recipients, Rachel Caufield’95, Anna Johnson-Winegar ’76, Eleanor Gambrill Bowers ’46and Susan Peters Wirths ’56.Mothers and daughters: Lillian Thomas Joy ’41 andPeggianne Joy ’90; Linda Hecklinger Procter ’81 andVirginia Turnbull Hecklinger ’56; Julia Allen Hancock ’47and Cindy Hancock Weller ’81; and Muriel ChaitDurbin ’56 and Patricia Durbin Meyers ’81.Below, left to right: Quicha Tresvant Withrow ’96and Jewel K. Smith ’96.Right: 50th Reunion Chair Virginia TurnbullHecklinger ’56.

2006CommencementBachelor’s and master’s degrees were awarded to 417 graduates at Hood’s commencementceremony May 20, 2006, with U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes delivering the commencement address.Robert N. Funk, provost and dean of the faculty, presented bachelor’s degrees to 241 undergraduates.Francis Sweeney, dean of the graduate school and associate professor of education, presented176 graduate students with master’s degrees.Hood President Ronald J. Volpe presided at the ceremony and introduced the commencementspeaker to a crowd of more than 2,100 attendees, including local dignitaries, Hood faculty, guestsand graduates. Sarbanes addressed the graduates about lending a helping hand in democracy toensure the proper function of society.Volpe presented an honorary doctor of laws degree to Sarbanes for his dedication to the state ofMaryland and his advocacy for education. Frances Delaplaine Randall, a 1945 Hood graduate andtrustee emerita of the College, and Albert H. Cohen, a longtime Frederick community businessmanand trustee emeritus of the College, were each awarded honorary doctor of humane letters at theceremony.Pictured below from left to right: President Volpe; commencement speaker Sarbanes; honorary degreerecipients Randall and Cohen.Pictured at right from top to bottom: Senator Sarbanes delivers the commencement address; Lisa Bankert, akindergarten teacher at Glade Elementary School in Walkersville, Md., received this year's Charles E. TresslerDistinguished Teacher Award; Alumnae and Alumni of Hood College President Martha Allison Dasch ’89, M.B.A.’92, P ’04 addresses the Class of 2006; class president Amber Miller with President Volpe.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 17Scenes from Commencement:Clockwise from top left: Julie Wean celebrates;Amber Augustowski with her daughter; Todd Loberg,Prince Effuoria Elias Oniha and Robert Creighton posefor the camera; Cheryl Banks enjoys her walk acrossstage to receive her diploma; students line up beforethe ceremony; and Dean of Students Olivia Whitecongratulates Kelly Schulz.

14 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineActing OutStanding Ovation!By Tammy McElroy ’05Gwen Ebersole Lehman ’68 never intended to become a highschool theater teacher. Her undergraduate degree from Hood is in history—nottheater—and she earned a master’s degree in English from Washington College inChestertown, Md.Perhaps, then, one could say Gwen’slove for the performing arts is simply apassion being fulfilled. Happenstanceled her to Berlin, Md., and StephenDecatur High School, the largest ofthree high schools in Worcester Countyon the state’s Eastern Shore. For 37years, the Hagerstown native and formerteacher at South Hagerstown HighSchool has, in addition to teachingpsychology, been a theater teacher andthe main force behind raising Decatur’stheater program to new heights.Two years after arriving at Decatur,the school was in need of a director torun its theater program. At that time,plays were produced to raise money forthe annual junior prom and seniorgraduation. A zealous and forwardGwen agreed to accept the challengeof becoming director, but only undercertain conditions. “I was pretty bold,now that I think about it—a trait thatmight have been compounded by mydays at Hood.”Along the way, Gwen’s dedication hasearned her such accolades as MarylandDrama Teacher of the Year; WorcesterCounty Teacher of the Year; MarylandOutstanding Arts Educator by theMaryland Alliance for the Arts inEducation; a Milken Educator Award,which offers public recognition andfinancial rewards to education professionalswho strive to further excellencein education; and the Governor’s ArtsAward by the Maryland Foundation forthe Arts, which honors artists, educatorsand businesses that have demonstratedan exemplary commitment to the arts.Gwen remembers Hood’s Class of ’68as a wild and eclectic mix of individuals.“Some of the brightest women I’ve everknown were in that class,” Gwen said.“We were kind of rebellious.”Gwen, rebelling against the statusquo as a young teacher, believed thatmoney raised through theater productionsshould be used to enhance andbuild the school’s theater program, notjust fund school activities. If she was

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 19going to take over the program, shewanted control of how it would be run.The 1,200-student school now boaststhree theaters—a traditional proscenium,or Broadway-type stage, a blackbox theater and a student-built outdoortheater for Halloween performances inthe fall and Shakespeare shows in thespring. An immaculate wardrobe roomhouses $400,000 worth of costumes—including Victorian garments, donatedwedding dresses, men’s trousers, hats,feathered boas, shoes, jewelry, gloves,props and accessories. The studentseven have a workroom, where they helpto build their own sets and props forshows, such as the annual children’stheater production that last year attractedmore than 9,000 children from theregion, including Wicomico, Somersetand Worcester counties and as far southas Chincoteague Island.“The students I’ve had an opportunityto work with have been amazing,”Gwen said. “They know what I expectof them and they are active in everyaspect of the production, from performingto making their own newsletters,tickets and programs to promote theirproductions.”Katie Kernan, a 2004 graduate ofDecatur and now a junior at McDanielCollege in Westminster, Md., tookGwen’s Introduction to Theatre andTheatre Production classes in highschool and fully attests to her formerteacher’s influence on her.“I was pretty bold, nowthat I think about it—atrait that might havebeen compounded by mydays at Hood.”“Mrs. Lehman not only constructed aprogram but she also shaped my life,”Katie said. “Students learn early on thatMrs. Lehman will not put her name onany production that is less than perfect.We wanted to do well so that she wouldsay we did well. Getting her approvalwas better than performing.”Even Gwen’s former non-theater studentsspeak highly of how she hasaffected them.Current Hood student ColleenCruice ’10, one of Gwen’s former psychologystudents at Decatur, said that“words aren’t enough to describe howamazing Mrs. Lehman was as a teacher.She was one of the most enthusiasticteachers I have ever had and she trulyhad a passion for education. She hadbrilliant ideas on how her studentscould learn the material and a wonderfulsense of humor that helped motivatestudents to continue to strive forsuccess.”Other students Gwen has taughthave gone on to reap the benefits ofwhat they’ve learned. Former Decaturstudent Jennifer Hope Wills has starredin such Broadway shows as “Phantomof the Opera” and alongside BrookeShields in “It’s a Wonderful Town.”Decatur graduate Erica Cramer Messer,who is currently a writer for CBS’“Criminal Minds,” has written forsuch shows as “Alias” on ABC and“The OC” on FOX.In addition to her work with studentsat Decatur, Gwen is also the director ofthe Maryland Summer Center forMusical Theatre Arts, where she writesscripts for children ages 8 to 13 whoapply and are accepted into the Center.Although the plays are written for childactors and actresses, the scripts—whichgenerally touch on conflicts that childrenare faced with—are intended foraudiences of both kids and adults.Gwen takes great pride in knowingshe has played a part in helping her studentslearn, develop, grow and succeed,not just as actors and actresses but asflourishing individuals.“I’ve been teaching for so long—it’smy life,” Gwen said, “and to see studentswhom I’ve taught who are now onBroadway, who have their own shows onTV, who write for top-rated televisionshows and who are finding their truepassion, is so rewarding.”Gwen in an animated moment with members of the latest production, “The Golden Goose.”

20 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineClass News and Notes1924Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.1926Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.192780th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Our condolences to the family of Elva KurtzMeyer, who died July 11, 2005, in Allentown, Pa.1928Genevieve Emery LippyGwynedd Square Center, B15C773 Sumneytown PikeLansdale, PA 19446Our condolences to the families of Claire ReeseEgolf, who died June 14, 2006, in Charlotte,N.C., and Irene Speicher Isbell, who died July 3,2006, in Somerset, Pa.1929Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagnews@hood.edu.Our condolences to the family of MyrtillaMcGraw Donner, who died Feb. 14, 2006, inBasking Ridge, N.J.1930Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Our condolences to the family of FrancesHolmes Smith, who died April 20, 2006, in AnnaMaria, Fla.1931Mary Blair Lane Patterson37 Shetland CourtLittleton, CO 80130(303) 470-0111(303) 141-0899 (fax)Our condolences to the families of VirginiaWineman Michael, who died March 16, 2006,in Oakmont, Pa.; and Catharine SchneblyFockler, who died July 1, 2006, in Solomon’sIsland, Md.193275th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.1933Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Our condolences to the families of Lois RowlesMeyer, who died Feb. 1, 2006, and MildredBowings Hines, who died May 30, 2006.1934Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Deadlines for Class ReportersClass reporters will be advised about class news deadlines when publication dates areset for the magazine issue in which you are scheduled to report. Classes 1940 andbefore may report in each issue. You are welcome and encouraged to continuallyupdate the College with address changes, job or title changes, marriages, births anddeaths. You do not have to wait until your class column is due. Please send theinformation to:Editor, Hood MagazineHood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD 21701or e-mail hoodmagcnews@hood.eduOur condolences to the families of ElizabethGraham Merwin, who died April 9, 2006, inFairfield, Calif.; Gwendolyn Craver Pierson, whodied May 14, 2006, in Portland, Ore.; LouiseRoutzahn Crevey, who died April 10, 2006; andEsther Shields Goulding, who died Sept. 9,2006, in Gwynedd, Pa.1935Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Our condolences to the family of Jean ScottStauffer, who died March 24, 2006, in Frederick.1936Lavenia Hargett Marsh600 Schley Ave.Frederick, MD 21702(301) 663-9396193770th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Helene Schmauch Schaeffer134 Stratford Village WaySun City Hilton HeadBluffton, SC 29909(843) 705-6111Our class seems to have retained the pep weexhibited as sophomores, when we were peppermintcandy sticks. Some of us still live independently,drive, play bridge and golf, bake cookiesand bread, and travel, and two of us are stillgainfully employed. We may have a goodturnout for our 70th reunion June 1-3, 2007. Ourcondolences to the families of Dorothea WilsonCollins, who died June 30, 2006, in Yarmouth,Mass., and Mary Yingling Smith, who died Aug.6, 2006, in Frederick. Our sympathies toElizabeth Austermuhl Lehman, whose husband,Raymond, passed away. Betty Anderson Blairhas developed anemia and has an iron deficiency.Despite other aging problems, such as the needfor a pacemaker and macular degeneration, shestill does some driving, watches her favorite TVshows, reads, does crossword puzzles and playsbridge. Dottie Dutrow Brittain contributes hergood health to living in the mountains near hersons and their families. A son who lives in Alaskavisits at least once a year. Sympathy is extendedto Sarah Ely, whose sister Elinor Ely ’32 diedSept. 16, 2005. After 41 years as a psychiatricsocial worker in the Veterans’ Administration inBaltimore, Sarah retired in 1989. She now lives atGrayson View Assisted Living Facility inSelinsgrove, Pa. Bea Honeyman VanderVeer’sniece reports that Bea died three years ago. Herhusband passed away in 1992. They had no childrenbut are survived by three nieces andnephews to whom we send our sympathy. MaryKleckner Epstein continues her career in interior

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 21Call for Nominations for Trustees of Hood College:Alumnae and alumni may submit nominations for trustee positions at any time.These nominations should be directed to the Committee of Trusteeship of the Boardof Trustees. Nominations for trustees may be submitted using the following link:www.hood.edu/nominations.design after retiring twice—first in 1980 as a professorof interior design at Drexel Univ., and thenin 1995 from her own business. Now she worksfor her daughter, Betsy, doing space planning,preliminary lighting and furniture layouts andresearch for antiques and art objects. Thisdemands much travel. She has received manyawards for her work, including election into the“Drexel 100” at the 100th anniversary of Drexelin 1991. Lukie Kling Tefft celebrated her 90thbirthday July 3, 2005, at a party in Warren, Pa.,with relatives from far and wide. Macular degenerationhas limited her home economics skills tobaking cookies and bread to give away. She hasher third viewing machine—a color one. Her dearcompanion is her cat, Hans. After their condo inFort Pierce, Fla., was badly damaged by two hurricanes,Fran Mahony Dye and Del moved to aretirement community in Jacksonville near adaughter. Her address is 121 Fleet Landing Blvd.,Atlantic Beach, FL 32233. Sympathy is extendedto Nancy Markey Ackler on the death of herhusband, Dick, after 59 years of marriage. Shestill works part time at Jo-Ann Fabrics and hopesto make our 70th reunion. Mickie McKeeWilson celebrated her 90th birthday at the homeof her sister in Glyndon in May. She and MarianGates keep in touch, laughing at their reversal ofcircumstances. Mickie, a lifelong Marylander, nowlives in Massachusetts and Marion, a real NewEnglander, lives in Virginia. Bim Moseley Hopelearned that she is diabetic. Corrine NeelyPettit’s lawyer wrote that she is a resident atBishop Gadsden in the Alzheimer’s unit. He saidher wit and graciousness have not diminished.Louise Nickey Hoffacker had a surprise 90thbirthday in May. She thought she would neverdo it but she bought a wig, as she is losing herhair. Mary Potts Meyer lives in an apartment byherself with a son nearby. She keeps active,spending time with friends and going places. Ihad a nice chat with her by phone. Dottie RagerMiller and Hal were in an automobile accident inOctober 2005. After hospitalization, they spentthree months in the Health Center at John KnoxVillage. Dottie fractured some ribs and brokeboth legs and her right arm. They celebratedtheir 70th wedding anniversary in November.They are doing very well and are now living inthe assisted living building on the John KnoxVillage campus. Their new address is 840Lakeside Circle, #321, Pompano Beach, FL33060. Their telephone number is the same.Betty Saylor Flocken is hale and hearty, still livesalone but enjoys visits from her daughters. Shespends several weeks each year in Scotland visitinga granddaughter—the daughter of herdeceased daughter. Betty Strickler Saxman wasthrilled to fly to Florida to see her first greatgrandchild—a little girl born Aug. 31, 2005—who is the granddaughter of her late daughterJudy. Betty loves North Carolina, where she liveswith her son, Earl, and his family. Ruth SwomleyLugar volunteers more as she gets older. In herongoing loyalty to Hood, she supported the specialproduction of “The Magic Flute” in celebrationof Mozart’s 250th birthday. Her daughterLinda retired at 55 when she had some heartproblems. Rose Watkins Mott is still gardeningand does floral arrangements for her church.Jackie Tappan Cathcart looks out on the WhiteMountains from her apartment at 55 RiverglenLane, Apt. 2219, Littletown, NH 03561. A daughterlives nearby. She is proud of her seven greatgrandchildren. Her health is good, althoughshe claims to be too fat. She received her usualChristmas card from Mary Joanne Basehore,who still lives in her own home inMechanicsburg, Pa. Lucille Thomas Halldoesn’t golf anymore because of a back injurysuffered in an accident but she and her husbanddo a lot of traveling to Spain, Germany andSicily. They also attended a performance of“La Traviata,” in which a friend from Germanysang the lead tenor role. I received sad news ofBlanche Weest Young’s death Dec. 27, 2005,from her eldest daughter Louise McCoy. It wasone year and one day after the death of her husband,John. Blanche was our May Queen. WhenLouise was married, it was discovered that herhusband’s godfather was married to Blanche’s littlesister at Hood, Mary Sue Lear Fritsche ’39.Kitty Wiest was hospitalized before Christmas2005 with a digestive disorder. We trust she isfeeling much better. Ditter Witmer Sternerreports that she and Doc celebrated their 65thwedding anniversary in August 2005. They live ina retirement community—he in assisted livingand she in independent living. They are in fairlygood health, although she is legally blind. Shecan write only with the help of her closed circuitTV. There were three events in my life in 2005:the birth of my second great grandchild, ScottHenry Flagg—the first boy in our family in threegenerations—May 14; the implantation of apacemaker Aug. 19; and my 90th birthday Nov. 2,which was celebrated with a surprise luncheon.All the guests were friends I have made in the lastseven years. I count my blessings.1938Phoebe Land Matz21 Matz LaneMoultonborough, NH 03254(603) 253-7898Mary Hammers Duvel no longer drives but getsaround via the Woodcrest Villa bus. This year sheenjoyed trips to the Fulton Opera House, aLancaster Barnstormers baseball game, a pigroast, and The Magnificent Light and Sound productionsof “Ruth” and the “Psalms of David.”She traveled to Rhode Island with her daughtersWeege and Betsy, and grandsons and took a tripto Williamsport, Pa., with her daughter Wendy,whose son Charlie is a new member of the facultyat Penn College of Technology. An episode ofdisorientation sent her to the hospital; tests foundthat she had a very high fever due to an infectionin her arm, which had enlarged with fluid followingher mastectomy. Antibiotics cleared up theinfection and, after a course of physical therapy,she was fitted with a special sleeve and glove.Margaret Langhaar McKinley reports that all iswell with her. She had a visit from Louise RogersHayduk after Louise moved to Reno. Margaretdid have a stay in the hospital and rehab but isfine now. Lib Leiby Gilbert continues to traveland play bridge. She was planning a trip toTennessee to attend her youngest grandchild’swedding. Jane Harley Gilmore had a stent putin an artery that was clogged, allowing her tocontinue playing golf, do water aerobics andattend cultural activities in the area. Eliza Millercelebrated her 90th birthday in February and saysshe is beginning to feel old. Mary Louise McGeeHildreth can’t move very fast because she hasarthritis but she is still active. She drives from herhome in Eugene to her place on the PacificCoast, plays bridge, belongs to a book and artsclub and takes Tai Chi lessons twice a week. Lastsummer Jane Scranton Walker was travelingback and forth across the country visiting herfamily. Soon after she got home in November,she landed in the hospital with cracked vertebrae,pinched nerves in her lower back and pain in herleft leg and right arm. After tests and physicaltherapy, she moved into an assisted living facilityin Palm Harbor, Fla. She can walk with a walkerup and down the halls but needs a wheelchair toget to the dining room. Jane’s address is St.Mark’s Village of Assisted Living, 880 HighlandsBlvd., Rm. 3210, Palm Harbor, FL 43684-2827.Trudy Spoerl Hoyt is still fighting her battle withLewy Body Dementia but still enjoys day-to-dayactivities. She enjoyed Thanksgiving with her twodaughters and their families. Our condolences toAnn Holler Cone, whose husband, Elmer, diedMarch 31, 2006, and to the family of LouiseBrumbaugh Parsons, who died May 7, 2006, inDuncansville, Pa. Jane Staley Lamar participatesin two weekly activities in the retirement communitywhere she is living, including Bible study. Sheenjoys those great Maryland crab cakes, whichthey serve in the dining room. Dot Webb Halpinwent to a Hood gathering they had in her community—40or more attended—where she sawNancy Markey Ackler ’37. She has a grandsonwho graduated from Univ. of Maryland inAugust. He was married in January and theyspent their honeymoon in Equador, where thebride’s family lives. In February she went toStuart, Fla., and visited Jane Scranton Walker.1939Emily Anderson Renoff11630 Glen Arm Road, Apt. G-09Glen Arm, MD 21057(410) 319-5114Margaret MacMurray is now living at 215Woodland Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118. Herolder daughter lives with her. She invites anyonein the area to stop in and see her. She has twodaughters and four sons, 18 grandchildren and 3great-grandchildren. She planned a visit to NewJersey in August. She does miss teaching, nolonger drives and was planning to get an electriccart so she can visit the ocean every day. Our

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 23She and Paul went to Africa last September. Shevolunteers with the League of Women Voters,Audubon and Diversity Unitarian Fellowship.Sally Gledhill Jones had heart surgery and isdoing well thanks to the help of her family. RoselHoffberger Schewel says her good news is thatshe and Elliot are alive and well but a little slower.She continues to be involved in community activities.She is taking pottery classes and is busyattending grandchildren’s graduations. A cruiseon the Mediterranean was planned for Winter2006-07. Mary Alice Holtzworth Cusick has anew grandson born March 17, 2006. She wentto Seattle in June to attend a granddaughter’shigh school graduation. Bernice Shay Sissonand partner, Will, have a new house in Chester,Pa. She spent most of 2004 being treated forcolon cancer and is now cancer free.Condolences to Nancy Slingland Field, whosehusband, Fiske, died April 20, 2005, and to MaryMinervini Rinaldi, whose husband, Carmen,died Sept. 17, 1995, in Braintree, Mass. Also, oursympathy to the families of Suzanne DaughertyJamison, who died April 12, 2006, in Foley, Ala.;Nancy F. McDonald, who died Dec. 17, 2005, inGainesville, Fla.; and Georgia Voss Gayle, whodied Feb. 24, 2006, in North Charleston, S.C.Peg Smith Bourland has been busy attendingfamily anniversaries, graduations and birthdays inFlorida, Iowa, North Carolina and Chicago. Sheand Orley are involved in various communityactivities. Sarah Thomas Drenning recentlydesigned and produced “Garden Notes of anArtist,” the garden journal of Helen L. Smith, aformer faculty member at Hood, for the Tasker’sChance Garden Club. Most Wednesdays, she andBill meet with Pat Swearinger Nicodemus andBob and Peg Smith Bourland and Orley for lunch.Pauline Toms Flanagan had a knee replacementand is doing well.1951Betsy McCain McAlpine7207 Warbler LaneMcLean, VA 22101(703) 893-3893“Beating the Age Game, the Third Half of Life.”That’s us! Jack and Phoebe Brown Ballard wrotethe book and set up the company that wouldadvise retired professionals how to “beat the agegame.” Sadly, Jack died Feb. 9, 2006, but Phoebecame to our reunion and convinced us there arerewarding times ahead. This theme was wellproven at our 55th in June. We were pleased tohave a fair number returning and were not surprisedwe had such a good time together. MaryBurchard Walmsley and Bob, Joan BrowningWidmer and Ben, Eleanore Jackson Knott andWalt, and Ruth McKean Jacob and Hugh camefrom various points and made our reunion thecenterpiece of their travel plans. Joan said sheand Ben had a wonderful time at reunion. Overthe summer, they also spent a week with theirSeattle granddaughter who is going to Mali,Africa, with the Peace Corps for two years.Kathie Stott Curtis and Gus were there asreunion co-chairs, even though their new homein Frederick was full of boxes from a move fromtheir former home in Braddock Heights. HarryMcAlpine drove up for the evening activities. GeeGee Bowman Caldwell, Molly Wood Tully,Phoebe Brown Ballard and I found Shriner a funplace to stay. The air conditioning works well andwe met a lot of alumnae from other classes. LizWhite Lewis joined us for the Alumnae andAlumni Luncheon and class photo. Donna FogleFisher and Joan Raubenhold Zortman came forthe luncheon, picture and class dinner. Severalclassmates let us know they had conflicts. TerryFalaguerra Rogers and David were traveling, aswere “Weezie” Mistlebauer Harris andMarshall. Weezie has taken up oil painting in herretirement. Despite Marshall’s kind effort to setup “artist’s” space in their house, Weezie prefersto paint outside. Molly Wood Tully has visited theHarris home and judges the paintings “verygood.” Lois Vars Mason had planned to attendbut had to cancel at the last minute. In June2005, Lois completed 12 years of service onHood’s board of trustees. It was my pleasure toshare six years with her. Eyebrows raised whenwe said we had known each other for almost 60years. Anne Sack Vaeth was also traveling atreunion time. She is thinking of moving into acondo. An earlier robbery helped her decide todownsize. Jane Klemer had planned to comebut her Lyme’s disease held her back at the lastminute. If any of you have experience with thisdisease, let me know and I’ll put you in touchwith Jane. Peggy Price Duensing and Walt weretraveling also. They met on the Brodbeck stagewhen they were participants in Miss Holland’sproductions. They celebrated their 56th anniversarylast April. Pat Knobloch Jones took all of herchildren to Europe. She spends part of each yearin Florida. Sally Weaver Langie was still incapacitatedfrom a fracture she suffered in the VirginIslands last winter. We hope she’s comfortablyrecovered by now. Burch reported that JoanDippy Duffield was attending a grandchild’sgraduation in Michigan during our reunion. Afteralmost 55 years, I made contact with ArleyLundie MacDonald. She retired from volunteerwork with the Fairfield Historical Society whenher husband died in 2004. She has had a careerin library work, having done graduate work atSimmons. She taught English and world literatureat NYU and worked at Queens College. If someof this isn’t exactly in order, the fields Arley pursuedare what we would have expected of ourstar scholar. Mary Lou Henry Deisroth and Tonywent on a family trip to Paris in summer 2006.Viv Steven Varvis and Chris had traveledthrough the U.K. and Ireland in 2005 and at thetime of my 2005 Christmas card, their grandchildrenincluded step-grandkids ages 27, 21, 17,14, 4 and 14 months. Gene Sutherland Bristolretired from Milton Bradley after 34 years. WhenHood presented “The Pirates of Penzance,” I wasreminded of Gene’s sterling performance as headpoliceman many happy memories ago. MollyWood Tully was honored at a celebration lastApril for the work she does through “FriendsClub,” a group she co-founded 15 years ago thatprovides help and support to Alzheimer families.Since our 2001 reunion, Molly’s son John hasmarried and moved to New York. In 2005 Mollybecame a grandmother. At the time of this writing,she was preparing to sell her house, rent anapartment and be ready for many trips to NewYork. Our condolences to Lois Vars Mason, whosestep-daughter, Carol, died Dec. 1, 2005. Here’s alist of classmates and husbands who have died:Joan Robinson Holman, Feb. 28, 2005; PatriciaWard Caudell, April 16, 2005; Jo Anne CalkinsLaurer, June 17, 2005; Virginia Dove Weaver,June 17, 2005. Husbands: Walt Caldwell, Jan. 7,2005 (Gee Gee Bowman); Walt Garrity, Aug. 15,2005 (Tink Smith); Ken Gammage, December2005 (Joan Reydel); Jack Ballard, Feb. 9, 2006(Phoebe Brown); Joe Bebry, April 4, 2006 (JoanGenovese); Curtis Mason, April 3, 2005(Margaret Wilhelm); Ralph Fisher, Aug. 17,2004 (Donna Fogle); Milton Zack, April 18, 2002(Ann Nicodemus). I’m pleased to report that1951 contributed $44,222 to Hood in fiscal year2006. Fifty two out of 88 were donors. Classparticipation was 59.09 percent. We’d have100 percent if you could see Hood as it is today.Remember June 2011 for our 65th reunion.1953Johanna Chait Essex48 Essex RoadGreat Neck, NY 11023(516) 487-1883johalessex@aol.comMarge Aronson Dalmas and Bob travel, workon genealogy and go to concerts and lectures.They saw Pat Lloyd Fordham in December.Charlotte Beshore Ahrens, her “brave” husband(who never met a Hood girl he didn’t like),Shirley Prescott Schwartz and Dottie SmithLebo took a 15-day tour of Alaska in June.Margaret Brown Barati and Bill spent time withBim Mayer Werle and her husband, Jerry, inFlorida this past winter and they had a chance tosee their big sister Ruth McKean Jacob ’51 andher husband, Hugh, for a day. She and Bill took ariver cruise in the Netherlands and Belgium thispast spring. Nancy Brown Kohlheyer has a newe-mail address: nancy.kohlheyer@skynet.com.This past year has been an exciting and eventfulone for her, which included spending 10 days inLondon, seeing her first grandson graduate fromhigh school, spending time in Washington, D.C.,with her roommate, Buffie McKim Powell, andvisiting NYC, Mexico and Guatemala. Mary Ellen“Hooley” Chidester Ball is a great grandmotherto Caleb. Hooley and her family were togetherfor Mother’s Day—7 mothers in all. She hasarthritis in her hands, which means that she hadto give up knitting. Betsy Craig Bernhardturned 75 and now has a “boyfriend” (what elseis there to say?). She is still competing with herlab retrievers and is very busy with the local batteredwomen’s center. Charlotte Endres Aschhas a new address: 5000 Fawn Meadow, Apt.201, San Antonio, TX 78240. Her e-mail addressis the same: CEAsch@aol.com. Penny FraddVahsen is planning a family reunion in NewReunion Weekend 2007: Friday to Sunday, June 1-3Honoring the classes of: 1927, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1960,1961, 1962, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

22 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineStay Connected to FrederickThe Frederick News-Post is excited to offer a way for Hood alumnae andalumni and parents of current students to stay connected to Frederick County!The Frederick News-Post electronic edition is the daily paper in its entirety andis available online. A one-year subscription is offered at a half price special—only $60! If you are interested, go to http://hood.thenewspost.com.condolences to the families of Charlotte M.Snowdon, who died Jan. 17, 2005; Doris L.Parker, who died Jan. 27, 2006; Ruth LoudPearson, who died April 7, 2006, in Brunswick,Maine; Mary Jean Black Buckley, who died Jan.30, 2006; and Harriet Burt Keller, who diedMay 22, 2005.1940Dorothy Zulick Eister8 Cottage St.Wellesley, MA 02482-6901Our condolences to the families of Jane KurtzMarvin, who died June 1, 2006, in Sarasota, Fla.;Ruth Arnold Mock, who died March 19, 2006;and Betty Thomas Sauer, who died April 23,2006, in Elizabethtown, Pa.1941Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Our condolences to the families of Ruth HenryHunt, who died March 24, 2006, in Buffalo, N.Y.;Ruth Protzeller Porter, who died Nov. 2, 2005,in Bryn Mawr, Pa; Janet Loeb Hulme, who diedJuly 24, 2005, in Gaithersburg, Md.; and KathrynHeinold Gale, whose husband, Robert, died Dec.7, 2005, in Perry, Ga.1943Please send your news directly to TammyMcElroy ’05, Assistant Magazine Editor, HoodCollege, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD21701-8575; (301) 696-3977 or tohoodmagcnews@hood.edu.Our condolences to Jean Russell Folk, whosehusband, John William Folk, died Feb. 4, 2003, inOsterville, Mass.; and to the family of DorothyKinsman Keyes, who died Feb. 21, 2006, inConnecticut.1945Georgia Dyer Burnett7101 Bay Front Drive, Apt. 225Annapolis, MD 21403(410) 216-6645Our condolences to the families of Jane MarshallRehm, who died July 13, 2005; Evelyn SwartleyTaylor, who died Aug. 17, 2005, in Philadelphia;El’Leonore Foltz Taylor, who died May 12,2006; Elaine Strauss Wethe, whose husband, J.Duane Wethe, died Oct. 2, 2004, in Whittier,Calif.; The Reverend Mary Tatem Williams,whose husband, Phillip, died Feb. 25, 2005, inClaremont, Calif.; and Margaret TrucksessScott, whose husband, P. Edwin Scott Jr., diedFeb. 25, 2006, in Lumberton, N.J.194760th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Catharine Smith Dunn1410 Stokes Park RoadBethlehem, PA 18017(610) 691-5653kittysmithdunn@yahoo.comThis is the year many of us turned 80 but thecontacts show lots of activities for many of us!Julia Allen Hancock has been retired for 22 yearsbut is a registrar for Men’s Shelter Program,works on a recycling program, represents herneighborhood on the Mayor’s Round Table,writes opinions for the local newspaper and iswriting her life story for her children! BetteBishop Waterhouse has moved to an assistedliving facility in Deland, Fla., near her son Mark.Her address is 1210 N. Stone St., #113, Deland,FL 32720. Mark said she wants to come to thereunion in 2007 and could, with assistance. Hewants information sent to him at 4375 WolfRoad, Deland, FL 32724. Lois Burrough Garmanreports a move to a retirement center in Media,Pa., near their youngest daughter. Other daughterslive in New York and Wisconsin. NancyChilds Knobloch celebrated #80 with a threedayaffair in January. All children, grandchildren—except two—and a great granddaughter werethere. Louray Forney Huang had just returnedfrom Hawaii where she spends three monthsevery year! She is active in her church as deacon,maker of banners. She is also mentoring youngpeople—a confirmand and an adopted nephewwho seems to be responding to her loving care.Congratulations to Elizabeth Geiser who wasawarded the Publishers Association in the WestAward for lifetime achievement in contributing topublishing in the West at a convention inPortland, Ore. Way to go, Liz! Our sincere condolencesto Harriet Green Scott, whose 44-yearoldson died suddenly of a massive heart attackJune 5. Some of us know what its like to lose achild. The pain never goes away. Our sympathyalso goes to Betsy Groft Sell, whose husband,Bob, died of leukemia March 23, 2004, after 57years of marriage. That’s another forever pain!She is busy as a CareWear Volunteer. Our condolencesto the families of Esther Wiggin Doerfler,who passed away April 14, 2005, in Manchester,N.H.; Lois Armitage Jurgens, who died March26, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio; Diana MoomauWalters, who died May 3, 2006, in Williamsburg,Va.; Phyllis Dempsey Scott, who died Aug. 3,2005, in Green Valley, Ariz., and GloriaGoodovitch Zola, who died April 26, 2005, inWashington, D.C. Also our condolences toMarjorie Swan Tressler on the death of herhusband, James, Dec. 5, 1998, and to BetteBishop Waterhouse, whose husband, Linton, diedJune 3, 2005, in LaGrange, Ga. Mary LouHauser Boll celebrated her 80th birthday inConnecticut with her family, then flew toGermany to see another daughter. She serves onBoards of Womens’ Clubs in Ridgewood and Hoho-kus.Marty Knouse Schaeffer retired in April2005 from the Hood board of associates, onwhich she had served for 27 years. She metRenie Quynn Collmus’ granddaughter, RachelCollmus ‘05, who visited the board as a studentand was presented with a Hood afghan. AlineNegrotto Reinert moved to a retirement community.Her address is 15201 Olive Blvd., #133,Chesterfield, MO 63017. Her daughters helpedher downsize, which was much needed after 45years in the same house! She and Owen keepbusy with volunteer activities, she knits and sewsand keeps up with 14 grandchildren! PeggyThumma Startzman and Henry are resisting amove to a retirement community and keep busygoing to volleyball and basketball games. Theirgranddaughter graduated in June and may beheading for Univ. of Nebraska. Renie QuynnCollmus is still on the go—to Italy for two weeks,in Rome and Tuscany, then to Bavaria for twoweeks, then to Michigan at Thanksgiving. Hergranddaughter, Rachel, is living with her and takingscience courses at Hood and will join thePeace Corps in Lesoto, Africa, in the fall. Twoother grands are married and working, three arein college, and five still in middle or high school.A big surprise was meeting Gretchen Beckhelm’60 at a musical held in Brodbeck last year. I hada great, long chat with Mary Lib Reeder Tiller.She is still on crutches, but gets around OK. Dickwas in the hospital around Christmas time butseems to be doing better now. I also received anote from Mildred Riggins Patterson’s husband,telling me of her death in January ofmesothelioma, a disease related to asbestos. Theyhad met at the retirement home where she wasliving after her husband’s death in 1994. Hemoved there after his wife died in 2000. They fellin love and were married in May 2002. JoanStanton Fitting is one busy gal, working in alibrary in the mornings, on archives for the localHistorical Society in the afternoons, playingbridge in the evenings, visiting a daughter inMaine and friends in Florida and going toArkansas to celebrate #80. She and Don gettogether with Maddy Aldrin Crowell and Chucktwice a year. Ann Weisburger Lebherz had afamily reunion last September and she continuestrying to raise our class participation in theAnnual Fund from 64 percent to 75 percent. Canyou help? As for me, I have also turned 80 andnow have a great grandson, born March 1. Wehad our annual family reunion in Avalon, N.J., forthe 20th year and it was nice to have a new babywith us. Summer is relaxing but I am looking forwardto the fall and singing, ringing, working atthe polls on Election Day as Majority Inspector,ushering and visiting children with my CASAwork. In August, I took a train trip to Los Angelesto visit my sister-in-law and Tinker TatemWilliams ’45 after being persuaded by mydaughter, who won’t fly and had to go to ameeting there, that a train trip would be fun!!Keep me in mind when you have some news.1949Pauline Toms Flanagan108 North 2nd St.Woodsboro, MD 21798-8306(301) 845-8683Shirley Fortuin Weber has 11 grandchildren.

24 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineHampshire with her children and 13 grandchildren,as well as a river cruise from Amsterdam toVienna with her brother and his wife this summer.Jane Van Fossan had a wonderful two-weekvacation with good friends at their home in theFlorida Keys last March. She is enjoying retirementbut hasn’t given up the thought of goingback to work part time. Joan GebhardtTambling and Don started 2006 with an excitingtrip to Egypt and are planning a trip to Montreal,Quebec, and Nova Scotia, plus the annual familyreunion at the beach with lots of fun, food andmusic. Our heartfelt condolences to BettyGerstmyer Allen on the loss of her husband,Dave. Their son, Bob, was married in Februaryand their daughter Mary was married in April2005. Joanne Grahame Wade is still traveling,skiing and playing golf, as well as enjoying herchildren and grandchildren. Jane HermanSayre's husband, Lawrence, said that Jane is continuingher battle with Alzheimer's, stage 3, withthe support of family, sister and many friends.Myrna Hays Slick and Dick attend musicalevents, book reviews, lectures and exercise andfitness activities in Hershey. Their goal is to exercisebrain and body and “keep them lubricatedand moving.” Myrna is currently president of thePalmyra Public Library Board. Nancy JonesKnotts fell on the ice last winter and broke herulna at the wrist. The Christmas holiday was quietwith half the family visiting. Her oldest granddaughtergraduated with honors from ClemsonUniv., this past May. Dorothy Ann Joyce Coffinis membership chair for Retired Teachers and correspondingsecretary for her county’s GeneralFederation of Women’s Club. Oppie KeelerLudwig and her husband enjoyed two months inVenice, Fla., last winter but will probably stayhome in Binghamton next winter. Nadya KlotzGiusi joined the adjunct faculty at MontereyPeninsula College and has just published her secondbook, “You are Beautiful—An Inner Guide toPeace,” illustrated by Eldon Dedini, a cartoonistfor the New Yorker Magazine. Our condolencesto the family of S. Jane Whalen Cappellino,who died July 1, 2006, in East Aurora, N.Y.Patricia Lloyd Fordham’s husband, Paul, is onhome dialysis 12 hours a day. He had some seriousmedical problems this past year but seems tobe recovering well. They are both very involvedwith volunteer work in the community. BimMayer Werle and her husband sold their largehouse in Vermont and are building a new, smallerhouse four miles north, still on Lake Champlain.They will still spend six months in Florida and sixmonths in Vermont. Buffie McKim Powell andHunt took a 15-day cruise across the AtlanticOcean last October. She and Nancy BrownKohlheyer spent a long weekend in Washington,D.C., in June 2005. They saw the Vietnam WarMemorial and found Pete Sherman’s name.Mercea Panfil Hadigian and Bill continue travelingabout half the year to their timeshare inMaui, Hilton Head, Scotsdale, Las Vegas, etc.Addie Parkes Mott has a new address in a continuingcare retirement community: 325 FreedomBlvd., Coatesville, PA 19320. Janet Peek Clancyis still playing bridge and tennis in the smallworld department. Janet’s favorite bridge partnerin North Carolina learned to play in the ShrinerHall smoker. Lynn Phillips’ big news is the birthof her identical twin grandsons to son Chip andTing Ting. Aviel and Andrew Wood were bornNew Hood College MementosThree new Hood College mementos are now available through the bookstore.The mementos, which can be used as holiday or window ornaments,designed by Frederick artist Yemi, are available in colorless or blueglass with a design of the Pergola, Alumnae Hall or Coffman Chapel. Adouble-sized mug is also available. The mementos are $15 and mugs are$20, plus shipping and tax. They are perfect as a treat for yourself or as agift for someone special! Phone orders can be placed by calling the bookstoreat (301) 696-3480.March 22. Shirley Prescot Schwartz had beencommuting back and forth to Colorado last fall.Her son had surgery in October, then her 10-year-old grandson had the lead in “Oliver” andshe stayed for Thanksgiving. Kathie Redelfs Rottwasn’t able to go to Florida this past winter dueto her husband’s health. He has compressed fracturesin his back due to osteoporosis. But she wasglad to hear the snowbird luncheon in the PalmBeach area went on as scheduled. She andanother alum were instrumental in getting thosestarted. Bev Rosenberg Sager and Marv tooktheir whole family on a sailing vacation in theBritish Virgin Islands in February. They hope tovisit the Pacific Northwest this summer.Condolences to Audrey Rosenthal Shavick onthe death of her ex-husband, Jay, Dec. 26, 2005.They were friends and the death was unexpected.She and the kids are OK. Dot Rost Kretzer isthe proud grandmother of six and the secondwill be going to college this fall. She is inWilliamsburg and loves all it has to offer. InMarch 2006, Sheila Seigal Asher celebrated theBat Mitzvah of her granddaughter Rachel. Herroommate, Bev Rosenberg Sager and Marv, wereamong the guests. Sheila is still recovering fromHurricane Wilma but “all in all, things are good.”Nandini Sen retired from university teaching in1998 and now has the time to travel—to Europeand California. Her serious interest is her owncountry and the city in which she lives—Delhi—all old and beautiful. She also has a “getaway”cottage in the Himalayas. Peggy Smith Loebretired as chairperson of the cosmetics and fragrancedepartment at F.I.T., and has been traveling,taking classes and enjoying NYC. KaySponsler Patten traveled back to Greece in May2005, reliving memories of the time she livedthere in 1947. Alice Ungethuem helped theNeedham Historical Society move to a new site.She managed to take a course on “historicalpreservation of antique gardens” and works withthe garden club on civic projects. The Essex familyhas been busy the past year with the BarMitzvah of their oldest grandson, Kyle, in June2005. A brunch was held the next day honoringKyle, Hal on his 75th birthday and other familybirthdays in June. In August they vacationed onthe Columbia River with her sisters. This timethey followed the path of the final leg of theLewis and Clark exploration. Mind boggling! InSeptember they had a mini family reunion inMaryland when her youngest son was promotedto full commander in the Navy. They are soproud of him and his accomplishments. Theywere supposed to be in New Orleans inSeptember for Hal’s ship reunion but unfortunatelyMother Nature had other plans. ShirleyDana Few writes, “In August, Ran and I movedfrom our townhouse, where we lived for 18years, to The Forest at Duke, a full-care retirementcommunity. We are close to all our childrenand grandchildren and they pass right by everydaygoing and coming from school, so they stopin often. Our oldest grandchild is a sophomore atDuke, loves it and is doing extremely well. Theothers range from a junior in high school downto third grade. Both Ran and I have stopped playingtennis and I am now a bridge fanatic andlove it. My excuse is that it keeps the brain sharp.Hope to be able to come back for our 55thwhich won’t be long now! Hope to see a lot ofyou there.” Our condolences to the families of E.Linda Warner McCarter, who died May 23,2005, in Wilmette, Ill., and Elaine Scott Stoll,who died Feb. 17, 2006, in Arlington, Va. Manythanks for all your replies. Please keep in touch.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 251955Portia Whitaker Shumaker32310 Aquaduct RoadBonsall, CA 92003-4303(760) 728-4583Penny Probert Boorman and Dean traveled toThailand and Vietnam for four weeks in February.They said it was beautiful and she recommendsthe trip. Her three children and grandchildren alllive in California and she visited them in April.She had a total knee replacement in July 2005,which was wonderfully successful. Our condolencesto A.J. Schmidt Sachs, whose husband,Arthur, died Aug. 15, 2006. Joyce Wiles Cramerreports that her grandson is attending Hood andis on the lacrosse team. In March she took two ofher granddaughters on Hood’s coastal studiesprogram one-day working cruise. She and Johnenjoy being near their grandchildren. BarbaraBriggs-Letson and Walter were in the midst ofremodeling in April. She enjoyed being with hergranddaughter when she competed in the juniorOlympics in skiing. She also participated in a contestfor high school students called “What aboutpeace?” She was very impressed with the qualityof the students. Evelyn Kauffeld Fox was in Italyfor two weeks in April and also briefly visitedSwitzerland. She is very interested in art history.She was looking forward to going to the beachhouse. Shirley Weber Freed reports that she hasbeen working at Curves, an exercise program forwomen (I go to Curves, too!). Her granddaughter,Jessica, graduates from high school this yearand is going on a cruise to the Caribbean. JaneLeiner Jones is busy playing golf. She and Donwent to Oregon for Mother’s Day, to Ohio for afamily reunion and are planning a golf trip toCalifornia and to D.C., in December. JanetMoyer Krause was going to the Netherlands inlate April 2006 to visit her granddaughter, who isstudying abroad for five months while a studentat Michigan State. I had a wonderful time at the50th reunion and feel sorry for anyone whomissed it. Janey and Jeannie did a fantastic joband everyone who went expressed their appreciation.We also had a reunion last summer withmy sister Ruth Whitaker Holmes’ family onCatalina Island. All of both families came (25 inall). Later in July we had a reunion with Johnny’sfamily here. I have three grandchildren graduatingthis year—one from high school and twofrom eighth grade. Our high school graduate,Dina, got the award for best in her class in threeof her subjects, one of which was an advancedclass. She will be attending Cal Poly-Pomona. TheWhitaker Foundation is closing at the end ofJune. It has been a great experience, we accomplisheda lot and I will miss it.195750th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Dolores O’Connor VanVleck930 Evergreen DriveLincoln, NE 68510-4127(402) 483-1363dvan-vleck1@unl.eduAlice Riddle Metry wrote “June 1-3, 2007, willbe our 50th reunion weekend. Watch your mailfor further information. Looking forward to seeingeveryone that weekend.” Sarah BulinHanson balances gardening, volunteering andspending time with grandchildren. Ann FailingKuntz’s husband, Frank, died six years ago of diabetesand its complications. She has a smallC.P.A. firm where she works alone for eightmonths of the year. Then she hires four people tohelp her during the tax filing season. Ann hastwo daughters. One lives in the same town andthe other in Charleston, S.C. She planned twotrips in 2006—one to Hawaii and the other toEngland. Mary Jane Harkness Nace and herhusband are also looking forward to the reunionand to their 50th wedding anniversary a weeklater, when their family will gather at TheGreenbriar in West Virginia to celebrate.Her two daughters from Silver Spring, Md., andColumbia, S.C., joined her in April 2006 fora wonderful five days at the spa and resort,Miraval, in Tucson. She and Dick are enjoyingsemi-retirement in Parker, Colo. They get backeast most years and for several years have vacationedin the fall on St. Martin in the Caribbeandoing nothing, which she says they do very well!In June 2005 they traveled to Sweden to pick upa new Volvo. Nancy Paul Stimson wrote “hellofrom flooded New England.” In fall 2005 shehelped a friend take her 34-foot catamaran downthe water on the way to Bermuda. For five weeksthey had the time of their lives on the boat:beautiful scenery, adventures and dodging hurricanes,including Wilma. She came home forThanksgiving in time to get ready for her secondknee replacement in January. In March shereturned to the Bermudas to see the boat andget some sun. She plays bridge and volunteerswith the local historical society and Rotary. Shehas four children and six grandchildren. She seesSue Truby Peterson when she goes to MassGeneral for her “whatevers.” Louise “Weezie”Reed does a lot of volunteer work. Some is withintergenerational programs, the Council onAging and the Linus Group (knitting blankets andafghans for children in hospitals). She also swims,plays bridge and reads adult books, which sheenjoys after so many children’s books in school.She was slowed by pneumonia after returningfrom a trip to Alaska. Then she had foot surgeryand a second knee replacement. She was planninga spring 2006 trip to San Diego and hopedHood RingsNeed to order a new or replacementHood College ring? Does your ring needrepair or resizing? The Office of Alumnaeand Alumni Programs handles ring ordersand repairs. If you need a ring order formyou may call the office to request one at(800) 707-5280, option 2, or send ane-mail to alumoffice@hood.edu. You mayalso visit www.hood.edu/rings to viewthe Balfour Web site. For repairs onBalfour or rings from previous vendors,call the office to have a ring repair formmailed to you or to get informationabout repairs.to get back to limited tennis. Her two sons andfamilies are nearby so she can enjoy little leaguebaseball, lacrosse and softball as a grandparent.Peggy Reeves Leopold retired April 17, 2006.She was a medical social worker for 20 years.(She also had 18 years as a military-navy-wifebefore that). She celebrated the end of full-timework with a trip to and through the Florida Keysto Key West and a slow “drift” back throughinnumerable and well known cities and islands ofFlorida. In March she adopted a 1-year-old “sortof” Springer Spaniel who had lived in Louisianaduring Katrina and, after many adventures, finallycame to Peg as a great companion. Peace andreconciliation in Israel-Palestine continue to bethe main interest of Genie Smith Durland andhusband, Bill, who live in Colorado Springs. Theywork as members of the Christian PeacemakerTeams, some of whose members were theirfriends and were murdered in Baghdad. Her secondoldest granddaughter graduated from highschool in Colorado Springs this spring as did theirgrandson in Kalamazoo. The eldest granddaughteris a college junior. Bill has now completelyretired from his law practice and teaching of philosophy.In addition to their Middle East peacework, they are busy with local ACLU, the PikesPeak Justice and Peace Commission, and variousresponsibilities with their Quaker monthly andyearly meetings. Our sincere condolences toDoris Adelman Orlove, whose husband, Allan,died Aug. 23, 2003, in Boca Raton, Fla.; and tothe family of Nancy Guest MacGregor, whodied Dec. 5, 2005, in Cape Vincent, N.Y. GingerSmith Reichart did not have one of the bestyears last year. In October 2004, while in Lincoln,Neb., visiting her husband Hal’s sister, Ginger suffereda seizure and ended up in the intensive careunit of Bryan LGH hospital. She spent two weeksrecovering and undergoing physical therapy. Thedoctors could find no reason for the seizure,which left Ginger with some memory loss andtrouble speaking, both of which graduallyreturned. Then, in April 2005, she had anotherseizure and was unconscious for three weeks withno memory of anything. After another week shewent to a nursing home to learn to walk and talkagain. The doctors say it was not a stroke but aseizure, like epilepsy, except she stays unconsciousfor a long time. She loves to travel but

26 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazinenow they are afraid to take their annual trip toEngland and Scotland. She can do anything nowexcept drive. Hal takes her to bridge and othermeetings. She is trying to live as normal a life aspossible. They are planning a trip fromChesapeake, Va., to the beach in North Carolinafor 2006 with their family of 27—five daughtersand husbands and 15 wonderful grandchildren.She sends her love to everyone and hopes for agreat 50th, but unfortunately she won’t be ableto attend. Molly Smith Sperandio’s youngestchild, her 41-year-old son, died in May 2005, onthe 20th anniversary of his graduation from WestPoint. He left a wife and four of Molly’s eightgrandchildren. We all offer her our deepest sympathy.She is still employed so doesn’t travelmuch except to see family. Other than that she“just keeps trucking along” and enjoys watchingher younger coworkers’ reaction when they learnshe is really 70! Mimi Spaulding Keyser andhusband, Bill, stay busy and have traveled,including a trip in fall 2005 to Tanzania with PatRoth Gribben ’63 and Al. In February 2006 theyvisited Dot Hofstadter Lewis and Irv in Florida.This summer they were planning a four-dayCousin Camp with their 12 grandchildren.Sidney Tavern Grove’s family was well last year,including her daughters and their families. Theycontinue to volunteer at church, local hospitalsand D.A.R. Highlights included an autumn familyreunion in Bermuda, Gilbert and Sullivan in NYCand a two-week drive down the Baja Californiapeninsula with fine scenery, food and whales! InMarch 2006 Barbara “Tommie” Thomas Yingerand Bob had an enjoyable two-week trip toEgypt. Although hesitant because of the politicalsituation there, they had a safe and memorableexperience, cruising the Nile and touring Cairo,Giza, Luxor, Memphis, Asawan, Abu Simbel andother areas. This was before the bombings in lateApril! Bob still fishes and crabs and Barbara volunteerswith the garden club. They celebrated their50th wedding anniversary in August 2006. SusanWinter Smith still lives in the house they movedinto in 1959 when they came to Washington. It issmall but “the welcome mat is always out.” Shesays they still keep busy but the spirit is more willingthan the body these days. They traveled toHawaii and Mexico in the past year. In May 2005they went on an Elderhostel walking tour ofCotswolds and Cornwall in England and enjoyedevery bit of it. They extended the trip to Irelandfor two more weeks and enjoyed that as well.They have four grandchildren—three girls and aboy who live just 20 minutes away. Susan alsospends time at her son’s house helping with hisnew business. The mosquito-proof jacket shehelped him design and an insect repellant thatsmells good and works without D.E.E.T. can beseen on his Web site at tigermountaingear.com.She is also helping with his other business, foundat bodymagic.com. For fun she likes to hike andwalk. As for me, a long time ago I decided to knita sweater. It turned out well and now I knit mostof the time. My idol is Elizabeth Zimmerman,whose book, “Knitting without Tears,” I read andenjoyed. I also try to keep reading. Our two redheadedchildren seem to be always on the move.Elizabeth spends half the year (after being thereseveral years) in Italy as a personal trainer for Mrs.Agnelli, whose family owns Fiat, and the otherhalf of the year in NYC with physical therapyclients. John and Mety returned to Atlanta, whereJohn has a new position with Coke. After manytrials and tribulations, they are expecting our firstgrandchild in early December.1959Anne Wilson Heuisler6102 Buckingham Manor DriveBaltimore, MD 21210(410) 377-5026aheuisler@comcast.netJane Atmore Brown planned to go north toNew Jersey the last week in June, but Florida feelsmore and more like home. Lorraine Ball Chaseunderwent treatment for her brain tumor lastwinter. After a good report from her oncologist,she and her sister enjoyed a Caribbean cruise. InJanuary, the family welcomed daughter Jessica’stwin baby girls, Lori’s 4th and 5th grandchildren.Lori appreciates the cards, letters, and e-mails shehas received from classmates. Eleanor BrownWheeler volunteers at the local library. She is amember of the Bainbridge Island GenealogicalSociety and occasionally writes pieces of familyhistory to send to relatives. Eleanor’s son is workingoff the coast of Norway, while his wife is finishingher course work at Emory for a Ph.D. inIslamic studies. Eleanor recommends Christopher“Sansom’s Dissolution” and “Dark Fire” to anyonewho enjoys historical mysteries. TarunComegys Johns experienced a third-degreeheart block just after finishing dinner with Terryand Martha Shortiss Allen in Sarasota, FL, lastspring. A pacemaker was implanted three dayslater. She stayed with Martha and Terry throughher recuperation and is very grateful for their lovingcare. Tarun says her heart is just fine but hasan electrical problem which may be genetic,causing sudden fainting, vomiting and disorientation.She encourages anyone who experiencesunexplained symptoms to insist on tests thatmight reveal the problem. Tarun urges our classto give again as generously as possible. Shereports that we are leading in participation of allclasses and hopes to see us stay there throughthis five-year period. Frieda Cronhardt enjoys livingat Carroll Lutheran Village (Westminster,Md.). Starr Culver Weihe and Rudy are happy intheir new home in Tampa. Starr is on the boardof trustees of the St. Petersburg Museum of FineArts. Diana d’Elseaux Lowell is legally blind frommacular degeneration. She volunteers in the preschoolfor the local blind association, in an innovativeprogram including both sighted and nonsightedchildren. Diana and Fred live at WillowValley Retirement Communities. She does deepwateraerobics three mornings a week, playsbridge (her friends call the cards for her), participatesin a book club (if a selection is not availableon tape, someone reads it to her) and attendsBylaws ChangesProposed changes to the bylaws were approved by the alumnaeand alumni body last spring. To see the approved bylaws go towww.hood.edu/bylaws.concerts. She planned to travel by herself to visither daughter in South Africa in April. Diana says,“Tis a tad humbling to always have to ask forhelp but I have learned—if it keeps me out andabout I'll ask!” Her e-mail address is flowell@willowgables.com.Gloria Friedman Greenspunand Dick spent the month of February in Naples,Fla. They now have three children living in L.A.They went there in April to celebrate Gloria’sgrandson’s Bar Mitzvah—the first in their family.Gloria’s daughter, Jamie, expected to deliverGloria’s first granddaughter at the end ofAugust—after four grandsons. Jamie Pachino ishaving great success in her playwriting andscreenplay writing career—a movie on theLifetime channel in June and a recent play in aNew York festival in July. Gloria and Dick spent anApril Saturday in Easton with Sheldon and MyraSilberstein Goldgeier. Midge Guild Simmonsand Bill’s house and garden were on theFrederick Garden Tour in May. Mary Ann HallSmith died of lung cancer July 30, 2005. GayleHamilton Blakeslee and Natalie went toMorocco last spring with Elderhostel, which shehighly recommends. Gayle has wanted to go formany years as her father was stationed there inWWII. Beverly Heckart is a member of a citizens’group dedicated to revitalizing downtownEllensburg, Wash., and fighting the urban sprawlof freeway shopping malls. While Bev wasresearching for the anti-mall campaign, she visitedMarcia King Wilke, who introduced her tothe director of Walla Walla’s DowntownFoundation. Edee Howard Hogan was one of sixmembers (out of 70,000!) honored in Septemberwith the Medallion Award by the AmericanDietetic Association at their annual meeting inHonolulu. Edee was thrilled that someone fromHood could win the award, as most recipientscome from nutrition departments that are largerthan Hood College. She is grateful for her Hoodfoundation and the support of the faculty whoguided her to a Mass General Internship and arewarding career in dietetics. Carole Sue JonesRogers works as a lobbyist for a group of physicians.Her mother is still living on Maryland’sEastern Shore, as are Carole’s daughter, Caroline,and her family. I occasionally enjoy a visit here inBaltimore as she pauses en route back and forthto Columbus, Ohio. Twice she has brought hercharming granddaughter, Olivia (11), to spend anight. Carole recommends Doris KearnsGoodwin's Team of Rivals, The Political Genius ofA. Lincoln. Joan Kirkpatrick works for the GirlScouts in NYC, saying she hopes to make a differencein some girls’ lives. Joan delivers Meals onWheels weekly, occasionally acting as chef. Shealso loves singing in her church choir and is consideringtaking piano lessons, thinking it wouldbe good for her arthritic fingers. Jan KnechtHuber and Leo Ditz have been happily marriedfor 7 years. When they were here last November,Jan talked about her years of choir singing andrecalled the fabulous training we had at Hoodunder Dr. Geer and then Peter Flanders—withsuch contrasting conducting styles! YasukoKoide Shoji keeps busy with YWCA activities aspresident of Sendai YWCA and also volunteers forthe blind and the aged. She has two grandchildren.Carol Lumb Allen does volunteer probono legal work. She posts an annual review ofrestraining orders and custody information forthe Florida page of the www.womenslaw.org

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 27Web site, a “one-stop resource to educatewomen about their legal rights.” Carol and Bobenjoy trips to California to be with their daughter’sfamily, and she continues to “play a little golfand walk many-a-mile!” Kuulei Mobley Green isChaplain at St. Barnabas Senior Living Center.She also serves as associate rector at St. Alban's inChattanooga. Kuulei loves her work and is notready to retire yet, but when she does, she mayreturn to Boise to be closer to her family. LindaMohler Humes is the only woman on theMechanicsburg Borough Council. She says, “Ofcourse, demographics indicate there should be atleast two or three other women. But I do mybest.” Anne Montesano Ellis travels widely withher family and friends, notably to China inAugust 2005. Anne has earned the title ofStudent Judge for flower shows and won her firstblue ribbon last November. She has 13 grandchildren.Anne came to Baltimore to GloriaFriedman Greenspun’s Hood-Group reunion inNovember 2005 and spotted her mother in oldmovies my father took of our graduation.Marilyn Moorhead Fabian and Morris keepbusy with various activities. She volunteers for theTrenton Area Soup Kitchen and for church functions.Both sons live nearby. Judy MorelandGranger and Bob purchased a home in Sun City,Georgetown, Texas, closer to their two Austinchildren and their families. They use it only oncea month or so while they both keep working fora couple more years. They planned to spendJudy’s summer break there, but “it's every bit ashot as Dallas is!” Our condolences to GailMulliken Painter on the death of her husband,Roger. Roger developed a toxicity to one of hisheart medications, which damaged his lungs,and he died March 30, 2006. If anyone wouldlike to write to Gail, her address is: 6026 96thPlace SW, Mukilteo, WA 98275. Jo Peper Milnorraises funds for the Long Bay SymphonyOrchestra. She also chairs a Horry County (S.C.)Historical Society Designer Showhouse project,hoping to raise $100,000 to restore their 1912headquarters and fund their missions. Jo participatesin a local plantation archaeology group.She travels annually to her timeshare in Marbella,Spain, in January. Jeannette Phelps attended thecelebration of Edgar Allan Poe’s 197th birthday atWestminster Hall in Baltimore. She enjoyedAugust Wilson’s play, “Radio Golf,” having nowseen six of his “Decades” series. She entertainsfamily visitors and says that lunches with SandySchmidt ’61 “generally result in unforeseenexcursions of enrichment.” At the time of AnitaRittenhouse Schlegel’s death, J.P. had goodchats with six of our classmates. Rachel RaveyJohnson kayaks, canoes, swims and pursuesadventures. The Johnsons planned to attend afamily wedding in Wales this summer, staying inan old abbey, then hiking through mountainsand valleys. They enjoy their island in Canadaand their 9-year-old grandson, Carson. Rachelsays, “On the less happy side, I have been workingfull time for the last 15 months, because myeldest daughter is very emotionally ill. She is themother of our grandson. He is in the care of hiswonderful father in Canada. So, isn't this thetruth of life? It's gorgeous, and it also hurts.”Anita Rittenhouse Schlegel died March 26, 2006,after fighting cancer for a long time. She ismourned by her husband, Walter H. Schlegel; fivechildren; 11 grandchildren; and her brother.Call for Nominations for Officers of the Alumnaeand Alumni of Hood College:We are accepting nominations for the positions of first vice presidentand secretary treasurer of the Alumnae and Alumni of HoodCollege. The slate of nominees will be published in the springissue of Hood Magazine and will be available on the Web.For information about these positions or to access the nominationform on the Web site, go to www.hood.edu/nominations.You may also submit nominations to the NominationsCommittee by contacting the Office of Alumnae and AlumniPrograms by e-mail at alumoffice@hood.edu or by calling(800) 707-5280, option 2.Martha Shortiss Allen has retired from the Hoodboard after 6 years and two as chair of institutionaladvancement. She enjoyed a visit in June2005 with Sue Reed Beebe (freshman year) inSandpoint, Idaho. Martha congratulates our classfor achieving 75 percent giving for fiscal year ’05,knowing that 100 percent is not far behind.Myra Silberstein Goldgeier and Sheldon thrivein retirement near Easton, Md. Myra cultivatesfabulous camellias, takes gorgeous photographsand soaks up every lecture and cultural event thatcomes her way. They enjoyed a trip to theGalapagos Islands last fall. Sonya Solosko Baumhas happily returned to full-time work in a smallhospital as director of education for 600 employees.The hospital is financially sound and providesexcellent medicine and patient care. Lloyd is stillworking and they enjoy USC football games bothhome and away. Mary-Lou Trout Haddad isextraordinarily involved in Boyertown, Pa., civicactivities and has been a rotarian for nine years,now on the board as community director. Shealso is actively involved in her church. Mary-Louchairs fund raising for the Lutheran Home andLutheran Social Services and is a board memberof the General Carl A. Spaatz MemorialAssociation. Mary-Lou has played with the samebridge club for 46 years. Hope TruesdellThomson and Don celebrated their 46thanniversary. They have three sons and five grandchildren.They have traveled all over the world,including Europe, Russia, Japan, Hong Kong,Nepal, India, Africa and Guatemala. They nowtravel in their camper to the Florida Keys for 2months in the winter and either to Alaska or theCanadian Maritime Provinces for 2 months in thesummer. Hope is a Holistic Nurse with a small privatepractice. In September 2005, she attendedthe 45th MGH Nursing Class Reunion. None ofher Hood classmates were there but she reportssome news: Sue Kuehn Beall lives in Californiaand works in travel and her husband is retired.Mary Ann Hall Smith died of lung cancer July30, 2005. Nancy Smith Grissino lives on theCape and has a Sherman Williams Paint Store.Pat Lescalleet Chaffin now lives in NorthCarolina. She has a son and daughter and fivegrandchildren. Mary Unruh Skelton announcedthat after 20 single years, she married Dr. GaryWomer Nov. 25, 2005, on Fenwick Island, Del.,where they will retire next year. Mary is directorof tourism for Kent County, Del. Joan VictorBoos and John’s daughter and family havemoved east to New York from Houston. Their sonand grandson visited from Uganda in April. Joanexercises at a gym and works as a friend of thelibrary and for the American Cancer Society. PatWever Knoll is thrilled that her Christy (39) is“finally getting married!” The wedding was to bein Carmel, Calif., in July. Pat performs with herKids on the Block puppets and also enjoys golf.Pat and Ron planned a cruise in October fromRome to Barcelona. Pat thanks J.P. for representingus all at Anita Rittenhouse Schlegel's funeraland for giving her updates. Pat feels so gratefulthat she traveled last fall to Maryland and got tosee Anita. “She looked great and had the samewonderful sense of humor ... along with herimmense compassion and love for her family andfellow human beings. She always saw the best ineveryone. Wow—she will be missed. Pray for herdevoted husband,Walt. He was awesome in hiscare and love for her.” Suzanne Webster Hoylesings in the Spokane Symphony Chorus. Thisyear they performed a concert version of “TheLord of the Rings” score. Suzanne’s oldest granddaughteris in college and a grandson is a seniorin high school. She volunteers in elementaryschool, teaching music. She also serves on thesymphony education committee and volunteersin theater. Letha Williams has bought two acresin Cochise Stronghold on which to build a 500-sq.-ft. straw-bale home. Attempting to downsize,she looks forward to having her animals andnature around her—and little else—and to the“next leg of this journey.” Sue Wilson Officerhas gotten together with Nancy CurranCrowley, who lives only about 15 minutes awayfrom her in California. She says they have somegreat laughs. Merle Winer Pollak and TomBenson are comparative newlyweds, having beenmarried about 15 months. Merle works for ahead-hunting firm for the placement of womenin executive positions in nonprofit organizations.Merle and Tom are in Oxford for the next coupleof years, where Tom is establishing a WorldEducation School, drawing students from all overthe world. Roberta Wood Trimble has been“traveling ... revisiting family beginnings and resting.”Her travels have taken her all over the U.S.and parts of Canada and to Paris. She has movedto a new home in Show Low, Ariz.

28 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazine196146th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Suzanne Brown Wellcome321 Stafford Ave.Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA 92007(760) 753-8026swellcome@cox.netDorie Ruggles Allison is now living in Marietta,Ga., close to her daughter and grandchildren.She has a new man in her life, an Army chaplainshe met 33 years ago! They are enjoying travelingand will visit the Canary Islands and theBaltic. Dorie is in touch with Carol HandwerkZiegler and Jan Dobbs Pedersen. Publishednovelist Betsy Becker Aswad, now working onthree books, writes that she is also a grandmotherof four—a boy, 7, and girl, 4, from MTV sonJem; and a boy, 3, and a baby girl from lawyerdaughter Kris. She and Dick traveled to Europeseveral times over the past couple of years. LynneLinzey Barnes refuses to reveal the secret locationin Florida where she met Mary Jane EvansHahn, Nancy Ford VanderWalde and LynAdams Sprinkle but they all had a fabulous timeand the 45 years between visits seemed like yesterday.The Oregon coast is now home to NancyBrown Braudrick, where she and her husband,Jim, are retired. Happily, their two married children,Janice and James, live nearby. Two younggrandchildren round out their family. AnneBoothby Dickens and her husband have lived inEllsworth, Maine, for almost 30 years and raisedtheir three adopted children there. Anne, formerlya teacher, is working at a small rural hospital asa one-person social services department; her husbandis semi-retired and tutoring alternative highschoolers in addition to running a small leathercraft business with Anne. They lost their home ina fire in 2003 but are finally back on their property.The new president of the Sigma Chapter ofDelta Kappa Gamma, an international women’seducators society, Shirley Garrett Haley alsospent time in Haiti as part of a five-member educationalmissionary team teaching nutrition andtaking blood pressure of children in a remotearea with no modern amenities in an effort toassist them change their lives through education.Anne Bierstein LoBianco retired from pediatricnursing and is living in Westminster, Md. Herdaughter Jennifer owns a holistic pet food businessand her other daughter has two childrenwith a baby born in August. Anne is part of thegroup that meets annually in Rehoboth Beach.Hilda Koontz continues her activities with CivilWar reenacting but also has a private practiceproviding career counseling services to individualsand organizational effectiveness consulting tobusinesses. She is working on a book about herfamily’s role in the Civil War. Her two childrenand two grandsons live in Minnesota. JanBettman Leslie and David, who is on leave fromWilliam and Mary, spent two months trekkingaround New Zealand and Australia. She seesMarilyn King Jessen for regular lunches. Marilynlives in Virginia Beach with husband, George, andthey do a lot of traveling, some of it on his sailboat.Teddy Matusiewski, part of an all women’sfishing club, is enjoying retirement, which alsoincludes trips to Alaska and Seattle to visit family.After more than 20 years researching compoundsto treat breast cancer at Astra Zeneca, PhyllisAllegretti Panico has retired. During her career,she led a research team as the company expandedinto the international arena—a sobering andeducational experience. She now lives in anactive adult community, plays tennis and bridgeand teaches at The George Washington Univ.Carole Gorchoff Paul lost her sister to breastcancer and welcomed the birth of her granddaughter,Beatrice. Last year her daughter Pamelahad a book, “Pomified,” published and hasanother book deal. Her sons are doing well, andCarole travels often—this year to the Caribbeanand next year to Buenos Aires. Jan DobbsPedersen and Tom are still at BrookdaleCommunity College and have daughters inGeorgia and New York City. Jan and her brothertraveled by train across country to Oregon. Whennot working, she is involved in church work, familyhistory and watercolors. The view of theChesapeake Bay from Stansbury Creek is veryspecial for Sandy Murphy Schmidt. She continuesto give school tours at the Walters ArtMuseum in Baltimore, which is hard but rewardingwork. She and Bob traveled to St. Augustineon a three-week motor trip and plan a Danubecruise in the fall. Lyn Adams Sprinkle now lives inFlorida on Anna Maria Island. And surprise, MaryJane Evans Hahn lives there as well! Sounds likean excuse for a party and Lyn, Mary Jane, LynneLinzey Barnes and Nancy Atkinson got togetherfor lunch at that previously mentioned secretplace! Lyn loves Florida and is involved with thehistorical society, walks the beach daily and is onthe board of her condo association. She has traveledto Mexico and the canyons of Arizona andUtah. Katharine Baum Wolpe retired as a lawlibrarian and is active in local democratic politics.She and Susan Kaehrle get together periodicallyand plan to attend Elderhostel programs. As forme, Page and I travel much of the time and I dooccasional municipal finance consulting. We loveliving near the beach. We just returned from Italy,spending much of the summer in Montana andwill finally get to Africa in January to completeour visits to all the continents! My two granddaughters—ages4 and 2—are my loves and livenearby.1963Dorothy Snyder Engle204 Linden Blvd.Middletown, MD 21769(301) 371-5170dengle3699@aol.comJo Ann Twilley Plichta43 Consett PlaceFrederick, MD 21703(301) 360-9623Some of our classmates wrote to say they arereceiving Medicare. How can that be? Some of usare still getting “carded,” right? Kathy AndersonHouchens reports that she and Dave traveled toSpain to a Spanish teachers’ meeting; a wedding;a tour through Don Quixote country to see windmills;Toledo, where El Greco lived and painted;and to a Flamenco night in a gypsy cave. Theywelcomed a new grand baby, their third. Theirson Paul tried out for TV’s “Jeopardy” and madethe cut, so they are excited to see if he is calledto be on the show. Watch “Jeopardy” to see ifPaul Houchens makes it. Jo Cissel Doyle traveledthrough Ireland in a mini-van with her husbandand two other couples, staying in B&Bs. Theystayed in dorm rooms at Trinity College, whichbrought back memories of Meyran. Lin ChaitSolomon recently cruised to Scandanavia andRussia with her sisters, Joanna Essex ’53 andMuriel Durbin ’56. Lin enjoys her job as a scienceteacher (K-2) at a private school and attendsmany plays at various venues, including theKennedy Center. She is looking forward to themarriage of her son next July. Brenda EklundPearson retired after 25 years in the Californiaschool system. One of her favorite activities istraveling domestically and internationally withFriendship Forces, a group started by JimmieCarter that promotes peace and understandingto more than 50 nations. Travelers stay with“locals” and experience their life. In Montana,Brenda flew an experimental airplane built byone host’s relative. She used to have a pilot’slicense but it was still a thrill. Brenda’s mom suffereda small stroke but was well enough to goback home to Long Beach Island, N.J., withBrenda in September 2006. Kudos to Sue ColtonGibbons, who is working for a nonprofit thatserves children from impoverished areas ofPhiladelphia. Her organization recruits volunteersto help city schools with one-on-one tutoring.Sue says the results are amazing. In an effort toraise reading and math scores, most other subjects,such as art, music, library, sports and computers,have been deleted. Sue’s group tries toreplace some of the fun things for the children.Sandy Willison Wunderly reports spending timewith her grandchildren and that she recentlyvisited Alaska. Gail Kloeblen Spertzel’s gardenclub published a nude cookbook last year, selling$40,000 worth nationwide (she’s behind thewheelbarrow). Order one at www.gourmetgardengirls.com.She and her husband went on acruise in the Eastern Mediterranean to Kusadashi,Turkey. Twenty-two probable terrorists wereplucked from the water and came aboard theirship. When the tours were over, the ship was notallowed to sail and would not allow those “rescued”to stay or sail. Eventually, the ship wasreleased, after intervention by many groups. Did Imention that Gail’s husband teaches classes inresponses to bioterror attacks or that I am goingto Kusadashi soon? Gail is also into art classes andmore traveling. She was unable to join Jo AnnTwilley Plichta and Mary Ann Ford for theirsummer lunch due to the extreme temperaturesin Frederick. It is rescheduled for the fall. SueLoeffler Cooley and husband have 20 acres nearthe Mason-Dixon Line. They are kept so busywith maintenance that they could skip theirworkouts at the gym. Sue is president of the localchapter of Good Bears of the World, an internationalorganization that donates bears to victimsof disasters, seriously ill children and the elderly.She, like I, loves to collect all kinds of bears.Carolyn Maxwell is so lucky to be living in SantaMonica, Calif., near her seven grandchildren,with three of her children living within 15 minutes.A son lives in Monterey. Naturally, Carolynenjoys visiting him! Sally Schaeffer Morse’s husband,Al, retired. They enjoyed a great day atHood for the Alumnae and Alumni Luncheon.Sally and Al sing in the choir, chase their twograndchildren and take care of their Lab, Basil,

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 29age 14. Pat Taylor Santelli broke her 40 years ofsilence to give us much news. You may recall thatPat got married before we graduated and wentoff to Ithaca to be with her husband at Cornell.She decided that making $2 an hour doingresearch there was not for her, so she came backto Hood and, with the help and encouragementof our dean Katherine Sherrill, graduated in ’66.Pat has six grandchildren from two of her fourchildren. Her daughter is getting married soonand her youngest son, a sophomore, is stroke onthe USNA crew team. Pat and her husband,when not cheering for the team, are cruisingaround on their 38’ sloop. Pat is still a bike enthusiast,riding 20-30 miles 3-4 times a week onLong Island. Pat still keeps in touch with AlixRockwell Hill Jacobs ’63, her sophomore roommate.Alix and Peter have moved to Haverford,Pa. As for me (Dorothy Snyder Engle), in additionto helping other people, mostly folks olderthan we are, I find time to travel. In June 2006 Itook Ron’s 82-year-old brother, Bubby, on his firstairplane flight ever to Denver (and about the onlytrip he’s had since WWII). We rented a car, gotmy son and his German shepherd and set out onan eight-day, 2,000 mile trip through theSouthwest visiting Moab, Bryce Canyon, bothrims of the Grand Canyon and Mesa Verde. Allwent pretty well until son, Ryan, got food poisoningand spent four hours in the Cortez, Colo.,E.R. Meanwhile, while I ran in and out of the E.R.,Bubby took care of the dog. One problem—Bubby was up every morning at 4:30 to go for awalk. He also had his first helicopter ride over theCanyon, first moving sidewalks in Denver andfirst waffle cone. Ron and I went to Niagara Fallsfor the first time recently. We try to get togetherevery now and then when he isn’t playing golf orI’m not out playing Superwoman. LoisBaumgardner Noffsinger Spurrier has retiredfrom teaching but is still enjoying her work as amanager of a local motel and spending time withher children and many grandchildren. Lois losther beloved uncle, Donald Letterman. Jo AnnPlichta attended the funeral. Bobbi CampbellRickman is as always her irrepressible self. I amhappy to report that she is, at this point, a breastcancer survivor. She and Rick are celebrating theirMedicare birthdays this year, with retirements inJune and September,respectively. They are lookingforward to traveling and being with family.Their son, Michael (a chef), his wife Maura (aState Department employee) and their granddaughterare going to spend the next three yearsin Hong Kong, both improving their professionalexpertise. They were in Italy for the previousthree years and Bobbi and Rick miss their granddaughter,Maddie. They hope this will completetheir overseas assignments so Bobbi and Rick canspoil her. Their daughter, Tracey Rickman ‘96,who is a rather amazing and versatile person, isnow a security officer. Jane Danner Dibbernnow lives in Salisbury, Md., Jo Ann’s hometown,and is enjoying gardening and painting. She andher husband are helping to restore their daughter’shouse, which is next to theirs. Her otherdaughter lives in California. Jane’s mother passedat the age of 100 years and 7 months. Jane isnow the last surviving member of her family butis interested in the Danners of Frederick. MaryAnn Holloway Ford often drops in to see Jo AnnTwilley Plichta. Mary Ann continues to enjoy herwork as a social worker manager for the stateprison. She and Wil continue to be involved intheir churches—Quaker and Catholic. GretchenRitter Dodge moved to a townhouse inCharlotte, N.C., last summer to be near her fouryoung grandchildren. It has been wonderful tohave so much time with her daughter’s family.Every few months she gets to go back toNashville and visit her son and friends. She retiredafter almost 19 years of working in theGovernment Information Services Department atthe Vanderbilt Univ. library. She is now volunteeringin the local public library helping out in theirdocument collection section. Pat Lytle Frostwrites from Bozeman, Mont., after moving fromCape Cod to be closer to her daughter’s family.They have a condo and a cabin in the woods, toher husband’s delight. Her son and his family livein California. Pat has just been diagnosed withParkinson’s. She is interested in starting a supportgroup in Bozeman. Nancy Maguire Densmorewrites that she was very touched by the notes ofsympathy received from her Hood buddies afterher husband’s death, March 22, 2006. She waswith him during his 10-year battle with LewyBody Disease. Nancy, although sad, is lookingforward to choosing a direction for the nextphase of her life. Those wanting to contact hermay call the Office of Alumnae and AlumniPrograms for her address. Jo Ann Twilley Plichtaand her husband, David, lost Jo Ann’s mother inMay but it was great having her in Frederick forthe past four years. David continues to be medicallycomplex, the term currently being used byhis doctors. He continues to amaze all with hispositive attitude by continuing to work and enjoythe rich things in life—his family, his varied interestsand their core of special friends. Jo Ann is stillsubstituting for a mix of elementary and teenageclasses. She especially enjoys teaching studentswho are challenging and prefers small groups.After a knee operation in October, she is enjoyinglife again—no pain, walking her dog and swimmingat Hood. Jo Ann and David love beinggrandparents to twins Emily and Matthew andtheir sister, Abby. They get together with theirson and his wonderful wife as much as possible.Bobbi Campbell Rickman and Sally SchaefferMorse are in charge of our next reunion—our45th—in the first weekend of June 2008. DottieSnyder Engle and Ron once again are graciouslyoffering their home for a Friday night gatheringbefore the official reunion. We will also have ourcluster classes ’63, ’64 and ’66 at this reunion, soyou may see your big sisters. We want to see asmany of you as possible because our nextreunion, our 50th, is in 2013, so please markthese dates on your calendars, electronic organizersand P.D.A.s now. Our condolences to LindaFahr Whichard, whose husband, Clarence, diedMarch 20, 2003, in Frederick; to Carol Carty,whose husband, William, died May 25, 2004, inFallston, Md.; and to the family of Sheryl FisherMcCready, who died April 5, 2004, inPennsylvania.1965Catherine Beyer Meredith1439 Ivy Hill RoadCockeysville, MD 21030(410) 252-1947alto1cat@aol.comEmily R. Kilby1203B Della RoadDickerson, MD 20842(301) 874-3316erk44@earthlink.netOur sympathy to Charlotte Schroeder Judsonand Mary Robertson Schroeder ’38 on thepassing of Bernard K. Schroeder; to Mary RuskCampbell, whose husband, David, died March17, 2004, in Laurel, Md.; and to Kathleen DavisDick, whose husband, Marshall, died Feb. 15,2003, in Potomac, Md. Jo Ann Sether Bowesand Anne Smith Knoll ’54 met in January 2006at breakfast in the Pacific Ocean. Both were on acruise from Buenos Aires, Argentina, toValparaiso, Chile, and just happened to find seatsat the same table! Eva Sayegh Teig Hardy wasselected for induction into the VirginiaCommunications Hall of Fame at VirginiaCommonwealth Univ., which honors men andwomen who have had exceptional careers in thefield of communications. Catherine BeyerMeredith underwent an emergency procedureto have a stent implanted in an artery followedby a second implantation the following week.Though Cathie continues in the care of heart specialists,she was sufficiently recovered to enjoytwo weeks at the ocean in July with her largefamily. Carol Devereaux Spangler, widowed inOctober 2000, still lives in Columbia, Md.,though in a smaller duplex. She works as a fulltimecontractor for the Maryland Office ofTourism, stationed in the I-95 visitors center nearLaurel. Carol enjoys her three grandchildren, ages4, 6 and 11, who live just 20 minutes away. Ason lives in Durham, N.C. Carol keeps in touchwith Sarah Lane Howell, who has retired fromteaching in Watsonville, Calif., and reported awork-related encounter with Janet ApetzTarbuck, who stopped for travel informationwhile on a camping trip from her Maine home.Nancy Diefenbach Pearce retired Dec. 1, 2004,after more than 35 years of service (almost all inthe Department of Health and Human Services)as a statistician in the federal government. Herhusband, Lew, had retired from the MontgomeryCounty (Md.) Department of Recreation abouttwo years previously. They built and, in May2005, moved into a new home in Ocean Pines,Awards Nominations:Nominations are now being accepted for the Excellence in Alumnae andAlumni Service Award; the Distinguished Alumna or Alumnus Award; and theOutstanding Recent Alumna or Alumnus Award. The awards are presented atthe Alumnae and Alumni Luncheon Saturday, June 2, 2007. For a nominationsform, go to www.hood.edu/awards or contact the Office of Alumnae andAlumni Programs at alumoffice@hood.edu or (800) 707-5280, option 2.

30 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineMd., just a few miles from Ocean City. Thisspring they added a boat dock, lift and 22-footpontoon boat. They are actively involved asdocents at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art innearby Salisbury and get together frequently withthe family of her big sister, Lois BaumgardnerNoffsinger Spurrier ’63. Nancy would love tohear from others who live on the Eastern Shore.Her address is 49 Duck Cove Circle, Berlin, MD21811-1824. Jo Ann Sether Bowes wrote froma gentoo penguin rookery in the Falklands. “Theyoung were very curious! This one decided myjacket was no substitute for a parent with regurgitatedfish. As with my usual birding luck, it wasraining!” The death of Joanne Vicinus Manley ina car accident caused by icy road conditions Feb.28, 2006, was a loss not only to her family andfriends but to the larger Canandaigua, N.Y., communitywhere she had devoted her working lifeto helping at-risk children. Joanne’s contributionsand accomplishments were extensive. For thepast nine years she was executive director ofCoordinated Child Development Program, aUnited Way agency that manages child care facilities,including the Canandaigua Early ChildhoodCenter, Our Children’s Place in Clifton Springsand the Universal Pre-Kindergarten and HeadStart programs for the Phelps-Clifton SpringsSchool District. Joanne had previously directedchild care programs for the Lewis Street Centerand Community Child Care Center in Rochester,and for the Smithsonian Institution inWashington, D.C. She spent more than 40 yearsas an advocate for quality care for young children,particularly the disadvantaged. Joanne issurvived by her husband of more than 40 years,J. Richard Manley; her son Mark Manley of Vail,Colo.; her daughter Sarah Manley of London,England; her parents, Edward and Helen Vicinusof Canandaigua; her mother-in-law; three sistersin-lawand many friends. Contributions may bemade to the CCDP Scholarship Fund, 400 FortHill Ave., Bldg. 34, Canandaigua, NY 14424. Oursympathies to Joanne’s family for their loss andalso our admiration for such a productive andwell-lived life. Our sympathies to GeorgetteWasserstein Levis on the death in January of heryounger sister Wendy Wasserstein, Tony Awardand Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and essayistwhose works, including “The Heidi Chronicles,”focused on challenges facing educated women inthe decades after “women’s lib.” Georgettewrote, “For all her fame, awards, friends andadmirers, Wendy remained sweet, kind andalways the best friend and sister.” Georgette hasspoken at several theaters and colleges representingWendy and written a small book she hopes tohave published. In addition, she continues tooperate the Wilburton Inn in Manchester, Vt.,and keep tabs on four adult children, one ofwhom is wandering in Uganda, four grandchildren,one husband and one dog. Our condolencesto the family of Arlene Rubin Raven, whodied Aug. 1, 2006, in Brooklyn, N.Y. ChristinePlankenhorn Tischer and her husband are thehappy grandparents of Summer Lynn andChristine Louise, identical twins born Aug. 9,2006, to their son Matt and Tina. Matt is workingin New Jersey for Port-A-Dam, which uses diversto install portable dams in rivers and bays sorepairs can happen. The young parents are enjoyingthe sleep and eat schedule now but soon willbe into the daycare rush and Chris helps whenshe can. Two of her abstract calligraphy pieceshave been accepted by Letter Arts Review, theprestigious international magazine for typedesign, calligraphy and book making. She alsohad three pieces accepted by the WashingtonCalligraphy Guild for their 30th anniversaryExhibit at Strathmore Hall in Gaithersburg. Shestill does commissioned pieces and wedding,awards and certificates projects. She and her husbandwill retire after Dec. 31 and will share timebetween their house outside of Bethany Beach,Del., and Hagerstown, Md. They are planning along visit to Florence, Italy, in May. Other than abit of freelance writing and editing, I (Emily R.Kilby) am essentially a lame duck in life, havingclaimed my small stake in the social security system.Although I occasionally berate myself forignoring my retirement needs for much of myworking life, I’m generally content living frugallyand aimlessly with two dogs, a cat and two parakeetson a quiet patch of earth in southernFrederick County where opportunities for freeoutdoor entertainments abound (mainly draggingalong behind two crazed Jack Russells onperpetually tangled retractable leashes).196740th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Judith Lehman BallingerP.O. Box 298Cape May Point, NJ 08212(609) 898-9647judyballinger@hotmail.comBarbara A. Morgan Herron4504 Fernhill Ave.Baltimore, MD 21215(410) 732-9564bherron@baltometro.orgBeth Costello Hobby took early retirement ayear ago to care for her mom and says she has“found some time in between her needs to dosome artwork for the first time in a while.” Bethfinally moved from the farm to a house in townand her new house—75 years newer than thefarmhouse—has lots of room for visitors so“come sample the joys to be found in a smalltown in Illinois!” Kristina Campbell Joyce losther father at Christmas. She calls it a wake-up callto discern how to live the rest of her life. A firststep is cutting back on work time. Kris turnedover her art and card business to the AlcottHouse in Concord, Mass., with a celebratoryshow of her works in May. Kris and her husbandtook a trip to Austria where they gathered informationfor her teaching and art. They spent aweek in Vienna researching and then went to BadIschl near Salzburg to connect with the familyfrom her student exchange to Austria in 1961.Then they went to Baltimore to babysit their twograndchildren, Ryan, 2, and Emma, 4. MaryEberline is also dealing with the death of herfather. When he was ailing in 2001, she left herhome and job with Bank of America inRichmond, Va., to be with him in Michigan. Hedied in January. Mary currently is a vice presidentof a Rochester, Mich., bank, but says her heart isin Richmond. She taught high school art for 14years before getting into trusts and estates. Nowshe thinks it’s time for another life change—perhapsreturning to Virginia and finding a way tohelp the social order. I (Judy Lehman Ballinger)am home in Cape May Point, N.J., dealing longdistance with my father’s death in Virginia.Ironically, my mother-in-law died in Cape Maythe same morning that my father passed. Livingin Cape May has surprised me with many bonuses.Besides all the nature and history out mydoor, it’s a great place to practice and teach art.If it has not already been stated, I urge you tosupport the Class of 1967 Memorial Scholarshipand save the date—June 1-3, 2007—for our 40threunion.1969Susan Korff Hammer8046 Fredericksburg TurnpikeWoodford, VA 22580skorff@mac.comSally Miller Keehn published a new book forkids (ages 9 to 12) in 2005, “Gnat Stokes and theFoggy Bottom Swamp Queen.” Next spring, hersixth novel, “Magpie Gabbard and the Quest forthe Buried Moon,” will come out from PhilomelBooks. She loves writing for kids, saying it keepsher young at heart! Carol Wyman Harris continuesto stay active despite getting laid off and sufferingmedical problems. She is now managing aproject for a nonprofit that serves low incomeseniors with assisted living but also has a daycarecenter on the grounds, so there’s a nice mix ofyoung and old. Daughter Christine works asE.A. to the director of the V.N.A. and Hospice ofCooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton,Mass., and younger daughter Shelly works asassistant director for the P.S.A.T. and N.M.S.Q.T.at The College Board in Manhattan. Since losingher husband to cancer five years ago, CarolCrofoot Hayes built a retirement home inBluffton, S.C., and hopes to learn how to pilot aboat. She has been elected associate generalcounsel and secretary of The Coca-ColaCompany and does a fair bit of international travelto such places as Istanbul and Moscow. Shekeeps in touch with Olivia Day and MaureenClancy Shiftan and would love to hear from anyclassmates in the Atlanta area. Kip CantagalliDumaresq, who lives in Harrisburg, Pa., with herhusband, Richard, has taught math, been a highschool principal, school district personnel director,state department of education executivedirector, a superintendent in two districts outsideof Harrisburg and is now executive director of thePennsylvania State Education Association. Sheearned a master’s degree at Villanova and a doctorateat the Univ. of Pennsylvania. She has twodaughters, Jocelyn, who is a teacher in NewJersey, and Mary, who is an accountant with thestate attorney general. Dodee Moore Black andSteve are still working, Steve for F.A.A. and she aspresident and partner in Atlantic List Company.She is celebrating both the company’s and her30th year as direct response fund raising partnerto some great nonprofit clients. Retirement is onthe horizon and they’ll be leaving D.C. forRehoboth Beach, Del., doing the consulting andtelecommuting route. Congratulations to NancyJ. Gardner on her marriage to William A.Corcoran July 1, 2005. Betsy RudulphLustenader retired from Time magazine but continuedto freelance for Princeton Univ., working

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 31with a Princeton senior on her thesis, and writingfor a monthly lifestyle magazine on such subjectsas fantasy homes and rare book collecting. Herhusband, Jim, retired in 2004 and they moved tosouthwest Florida. Jim continues with his consultingwork and she is taking on the retirementscene more fully with golf, French lessons andteaching English to non-English speakers. They’vetraveled to France and spent time in theNortheast, including the Cape where they seeclassmates Susan Taylor Shoch and DeborahDick Holbert. In Florida, Betsy has reconnectedwith her “Little Sister,” Sharon Weiss Jones ’71,who lives nearby in Ft. Myers. Ginny MonacoHatfield was quite ill when her digestive systemwas shut down by a blood clot. After many hospitalizationsand intensive care stays, she is gainingweight and is on the mend. The doctorsthink H.R.T. was the culprit. On a cheerier note,daughter Jeni graduated from the Univ. ofRichmond, summa cum laude and Phi BetaKappa. She decided to stay on the East Coast andnow works in D.C. for the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce and lives in Arlington. Talk aboutcoming full circle—Jeni now lives in the sameapartment building that her parents lived inbefore moving to L.A. 30 years ago. MargaretDunkle Welsh is bi-coastal and formed a groupin L.A. for early identification and intervention ofchildren with possible disabilities. BarbaraShipley Cober and Don still live in Ellicott City.Barbara left public education in 1993 and hasbeen helping run the family trucking companywith her 79-year-old father and brother. Their 24-year-old daughter and 4-year-old granddaughterare living with them and Barbara is enjoyinggrandmotherhood immensely. She teaches conversationalEnglish to internationals at her church.She and Don are practicing for retirement on anew boat, taking more day trips on the EasternShore—near Tilghman Island. Ginny PaganSchragel retired in 2002 as a senior managementanalyst from the City of Los Angeles andmoved to Sun City West, Ariz. She has 12 grandchildrenin the Phoenix area, five more inFarmington, N.M., and a son and his wife in theLos Angeles area. She is involved with theLutheran Church, the Sun Cities Saddle Club,babysitting grandchildren and traveling the U.S.Deb Dick Holbert and Woody, who is nowretired, spend the winters in Florida on the oceanside. They get together with Susan Taylor Shoch,Jim and Betsy Rudulph Lustenader, andChrysanthe Papayani Koumas and Nick whilein Florida. Deb still flies and is fighting a battle toretain the pensions that United promised theflight attendants all these years. Jeanne Furnier’sdaughter will graduate from high school and herson transferred to Southern Univ. in Baton Rouge,La. Jeanne quit her job in hospital pharmacy afterworking in hospitals since 1974 and now worksfor an insurance company that manages pharmacybenefits. They bought a townhouse in Denverwhere they hope to spend part of the year afterretiring. Marty Silcox Hankins is still director ofeducational technology at Garrison Forest Schoolin Owings Mills, Md. Son Matt is a preservationcarpenter; his wife is the director of the CarrollMuseum. Daughter Meg recently married and isan architect teaching architecture classes at TexasA & M. Ken is still teaching manual arts at St.Paul’s School for Boys and ceramics at McDanielCollege. Marty and Ken are still busy with ShilohPottery (www.shilohpottery.com) and celebratedtheir 35th wedding anniversary in June 2006.Linda Israel Lamm and Doug are still in ElSalvador. They are looking for a permanent homeso that they can stay there after Doug retires.They enjoy traveling and have been to Santiago,Chile; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Panama; andGuatemala. They are hoping to get to Lima, Peru,and Machu Pichu sometime soon. Sam RyanReeves ’70 and John visited with them last year.Linda sponsored a program at the children’smuseum in the hopes of improving the lives ofanimals. She also donates services to Aid toArtisans to help the local artists develop productsthat would sell internationally. They have a greatand supportive circle of friends, the weather iswonderful and the dollar goes very far. Anyonewho wants to experience Central America is welcometo come spend a few days with them.Christy Lundt Lambertus has been practicinglaw with husband, Art, for more than 25 yearsand plans to continue for at least another 10.Since it’s a transaction practice, wills, trusts, probate,real estate and corporate work, and no litigation,it’s possible for them to be in control oftheir time. She hears from a few Hoodlums in ourclass each Christmas—Lin Harden Dinkelackerand Lorraine LaVoy O’Neill. The most incrediblecoincidence is that Ann Murray Meacham,Diane Julio Schwartz ’68 and Christy are in alocal business women’s club together. Althoughshe left in ’67, Debbie Tisch Edwards still hasmany fond memories of her time at Hood. Sheand husband, Peter, live in Raleigh, N.C. She saysthe most memorable time at Hood was goingdown to the smoker and watching a few girlsplay bridge, especially Gretchen HahnAnderson ’67; now she and her husband areavid bridge players, and actually met playingbridge on the train into NYC, have played in varioustournaments and are on their way to becoming“life masters” (in between working). Shewould love to hear from Patty Baldwin Fischer,Diane Hendess Healy and Glenda Blum Minkinor anyone else from Hood who might live in theRaleigh area. Carole Downing Staton and Roy’sAlumna Designs, MakesSpecial Hood HandbagsKathy Pires-Lengyel ’81 is the creator and president ofSignificant Journey, a new line of exquisitely designed“purses with a purpose.” Of her 11 beautifully handcraftedand uniquely named purses, one is exclusivelycreated for Hood College. The wisteria design is on thefront and back of the purse while the College logo,motto and a specific graduation year areembroidered on the pockets. Ten percent of the salesof the Hood purses go toward the Hood Annual Funds,while proceeds from other purses supportcharity organizations like breast cancer research,autism, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, troubled girls, women andchildren in third world countries. For more information about these purses,visit www.significantjourney.com or call (727) 488-4624.daughter Jennifer got married in 2005; she andCraig live in Binghamton, N.Y. Youngest, Andrew,was married in 2004 and is in the Air Force, stationedat Lackland A.F.B. in San Antonio for trainingand scheduled to be assigned to Nellis A.F.B.in Las Vegas. Eric still lives at home. Roy andCarol continue to work every day but after 32+years, Roy retired from the Army Reserves. LibbyMiller Jacobs’ first book, “Wolf Note,” a collectionof short stories, is now out and availablefrom Amazon, in bookstores and from the publisher,Rager Media. Congratulations! Her husband,Jack, is semi-retired from his medical practicein Akron, Ohio, and they split their timebetween there and a condo in Boston. PunkieVan Wert VanAs and Bill are grandparents forthe third time. Their son and daughter-in-law inNew Orleans have two girls, 3 1/2 and 7 months.Their daughter and son-in-law in Tampa have a6-week-old daughter, so they have all girls. Bill’sjob is in Akron, Ohio, so he is commuting homeas much as possible. Punkie is still doing a Frenchexchange program with 5th graders from theNew Orleans area. Betsy Prinz Kohler, CarolTag and Camilla Brownson Kenny had a greatreunion in St. Louis last summer. Carol is still livingin Texas and very involved with the HoustonBallet. She and Ron have done lots of traveling,including a trip on the Queen Mary 2 last yearand a trip to Russia. Betsy planned to go to Russiain May 2006 so Carol was a great source of information.Camilla is teaching school in Jacksonvilleand spending lots of time with her granddaughters,Skyler and Haley. Betsy is still the administratorat her law firm and just finished a year aspresident of her professional association. LibbyMarckwardt Oliver sent an e-mail to welcomeme when I moved to the rural county south ofFredericksburg, where she is a longtime resident.She is an avid dog owner, with dogs of bothextremes in size. In September 2005 she went tothe Italian Greyhound Club of America nationalspecialty in Hutto, Texas, with Charlie, one of her“senior” rescues. They managed to eke out aqualifying score in Rally Novice for him to get his3rd leg— not bad for a half-starved dog rescued

32 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineoff the streets of Virginia Beach. He is also a candidatefor the A.C.E. awards sponsored by theA.K.C. Libby also got the R.N. (Rally Novice) titleon Aengus, one of her Scottish Deerhounds.Since retiring, Ellen Kiel has been taking classesand volunteering for Montgomery County andfor a variety of church projects. She and Pat EtzelParker have gotten together more often sinceretirement, including a couple of trips to thebeach and a museum and garden club event inBaltimore. They love being together and I betthey drink some fabulous wine recommended byPat’s husband, Robert! Ellen and husband, RussIler, visited with Mary Louise Wittkofski O’Brienand Jim in October 2005 for the first time as afoursome in years. Mary Louise and Jim havetaken on the inspirational commitment of raisinga teenage foster son, Marquis, at this point intheir lives. Maybe it’s their way of postponingempty nest syndrome? Their sons Christopherand Andrew are working in the Washington,D.C., area. I continue to enjoy life as an alpacafarmer and feel as if I’m having a second careeras a camelid midwife after this year’s birthing season.These animals and the rural life are a joy.1971Linda Graves Pearson1416 Appleberry WayWest Chester, PA 19382(610) 430-6538lpearson906@worldsavings.comAnn Metcalf was one of the first 14 women tobe involved with the Pennsylvania State Policewhen, on July 7, 1972, it became the first statepolice agency in the nation to hire, train and utilizewomen in the same capacity as men. Annfilmed and produced a 26-minute documentarytelling their story. The film was featured as a workin progress at Montgomery County CommunityCollege’s film festival in March 2005 and wasaired on WYBE-TV in Philadelphia during Juneand July 2006. Edith Purdie is doing consultingat the U.S. Naval Academy and has crossed pathswith classmates, spouses and children. Her oldestdaughter just graduated from St. Mary’s Collegeof Maryland; daughter #2 is a junior at WellesleyCollege; and daughter #3 is a sophomore in highschool.1973Lorraine Sharp Kish11402 Ellington St.Fulton, MD 20759raineykish@yahoo.comPlease note new address!Lorraine Sharp Kish recently moved. Her e-mailremains the same and is the best way for classmatesto reach her. When living nearBinghamton, N.Y., I looked up Elaine WilliamsKelly, who is the marketing and promotionscoordinator for the theater department atBinghamton Univ. Life is great says Elaine, whomaintains a close relationship even though hersignificant other now lives in Belfast, Maine. Hersons Alex, 19, and Phillip, 17, attend the Univ. ofRochester. After 25 years, Allana FehlandtBodenstab sends “aloha” greetings from Lihue,Kauai, Hawaii, where she has retired from hermedical practice. She and William celebratedtheir 30th wedding anniversary last October. Herson, Eric, completed a master’s degree in Indo-Tibetan studies while her daughter, Alison, wholives outside Cabo San Lucas, is a writer andSpanish tutor. Kudos to Katherine NixdorffWilson, who most recently earned a doctoratefrom American Univ. in education leadership andtechnology. I recently met and chatted withDebbie Christ Zourdos, who keeps very busyserving as president of the Parish Council at St.George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda,Md. My husband, Peter, and I also connected fora memorable evening out on the town withCharlie Miller Ponticelli and her husband, Tony.Charlie is enjoying her new job as senior adviserin the Office of the Assistant Secretary forPopulation, Refugees and Migration at the U.S.Department of State. The four of us hope to beable to get together more often now that we livenearby. Toni Lucia and Charlie Miller Ponticellirecently took part in Hood’s annual FabulousWomen panel on campus. Toni, who has donequite well over the years in the consulting business,took it one step further and is now enjoyingsuccess with West End Consulting, a companyshe began in 2004. Toni and her husband, Al,just love living the “city life” in New Canaan,Conn. Sherry Bronski Waltz recently became agrandmother! It amazes all of us how our childrenare now older than we were when we werestudents at Hood. Sherry writes about a recentget-together of Hood friends that AliciaParlatore Payne hosted in Fredericksburg, Va.Our sincere condolences go to Karen BastGriffith and her family as her 24-year-old son,Clint, passed away June 19, 2006, from testicularcancer. He had been battling it for a few yearsbut it spread to his brain. Clint passed away quietlyat his home surrounded by his family members.Also, our sympathy to the family of SaraSpangler, who died Aug. 28, 2002, in Tucson,Ariz., and to Christine Hill Lydecker whosefather, Robert, died Aug. 31, 2003. SallyParkhurst VanWhy is teaching and living inBedford, Pa. She’s writing a children’s book and isdetermined to accomplish that goal! Her daughterworks in Philadelphia and her son is in Florida.She finds teaching very challenging in thesechanging times. Jill Schonek Pollard is inAtlanta, Ga., and has recently changed jobs butstill works in pre-school education with specialtalents in taking schools through the accreditationprocess. Patricia Suydam Ritter is in VirginiaBeach working in the health insurance industry.Pat Henry Montgomery is in San Mateo, Calif.,working for Leap Frog in the marketing department.She has become an avid swimmer andadventure taker. Betsy Varga-Svensson spent aweek with some friends in Mazatlan. Betsy writesthat life is just great in Nevada. Her animals keepher busy, especially the new puppy—a Corginamed Dually. Connecting with former Hoodclassmates is such a joy for many. In some cases,it can even be good therapy for the mind andsoul. Somehow it is comforting to know that youcan rekindle that same trusting friendship with adear friend you knew so well back when. We areall so busy with our families these days. In fact,several friends commented about how “familycaregiving” should have been a prerequisitecourse for every student at Hood to prepare us allfor life’s ups and downs. So please stay in touch.It is easy to update your profile by going to theHood College Web site at www.hood.edu/alum.Thanks to all of you who responded with some“news” to share! Keep it coming.1975Deborah Ann Deasy1824 Foxcroft Lane, Apt. 704Allison Park, PA 15101(412) 366-2642ddeasy@tribweb.comThe Class of 1975 lost one of its kindest, brightestspirits with the Christmas week passing of EmilyGibbs Furtek. Many of us probably never knewthat Emily, who died Dec. 29, 2005, had been ondialysis since the early 1980s. “Em raised twowonderful sons, Joe and Matt, and worked fulltime while undergoing three-hour treatments,three times a week,” reported sister-in-law LynnFurtek Eubanks ’76. “She underwent two kidneytransplants, both of which eventually failed.”Emily and husband, Bob, “had just moved totheir retirement home outside of Tampa, Fla., andwere, in Em’s words, ‘in paradise,’” Lynn reported.“They had their family together, includingtheir new grandson, Joshua, for Thanksgiving.”An infection put Emily in the hospital. “She wasable to go home for a day, but was again hospitalizedwith a broken hip almost the next day,”Lynn wrote. “Being the fighter she was, Emopted for surgery and a life without pain. “Theoperation seemed to be a success but Emily suffereda massive heart attack and slipped into abrief coma before finally letting go,” Lynn reported.“My brother gave the eulogy and summedup Em almost perfectly: ‘a woman of incrediblestrength and faith.’ We’ll all miss her.” Our condolencesalso go to Cheryl Cuddeback, whosefather, Robert, passed away Oct. 30, 2005.Cheryl now works on the computer help desk atKenyon and Kenyon, a Manhattan law firm specializingin intellectual property and representinginventors and patents. In June, a dozen of usreturned to Hood for Reunion 2006 events,including a class photo picturing ElizabethGustafson Dohan, Martha Ann Wiggins Ely,Kathryn Keiser Ferris, Anne Cutting Gearhart,Priscilla Munkenbeck-O’Brian, Barb BairdRogers, Anna Kluth VonLindenberg, K.C.Henry and Cherilyn Widell—who brought andWe want to know about you!Please let us know about marriages, commitment ceremonies, births, adoptions, new jobs, additional degrees ordeath announcements so we may publish the news in Hood Magazine. Mail the information to: Editor, HoodMagazine, Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD 21701; e-mail to hoodmagcnews@hood.edu;or fax to (301) 696-3727.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 33served champagne. Ann Thomas Phillips andDoreen Barrows Smith arrived later for the mainevent, a Sodexho dinner in Coblentz dining hallattended by about 40 members of the classes of1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977. Between frequentfeedings, most of us stayed a night or two in fabulouslyrefurbished Shriner Hall, where the originalwooden doors now open on carpeted roomswith new furniture. How nice to find our bedsalready made, along with Hershey bars—in customHood wrappers—on our pillows! Muchappreciated, too, was the Shriner showers’ newfootrests—made of marble—for easy, upright legshaving! Diana Beck of Fayetteville, N.C., formerlyof Coblentz Hall, bets that most of our class“won’t even remember me,” she wrote last year.“Since I spent more time partying than studying,all will be surprised to find out that I became afederal agent. I am now retired, married toanother former law enforcement officer and livingthe good life in North Carolina. I keep busy witha part-time job as an international courier.” Lastyear, the job took Diana to Mexico, Korea, Belize,Singapore and Finland. Our condolences to thefamilies of Marian Carroll Whichard, who diedJan. 4, 2006, in Frederick; and to Marie GramsFahnestock, whose cousin, Doris H. Porterfield’46, died April 20, 2006, in Williamsport, Md.1977Elizabeth Anderson Comer4303 N. Charles St.Baltimore, MD 21218(410) 243-2626ecomer@eacarchaeology.comAnn Kowitski Barber was not able to attend thereunion because she was graduating from theMassachusetts School of Law—finally! “I am inneed of many brain cells to take the July Bar.Other than studying, running my biz and keepingup with my daughter Elizabeth, a junior inhigh school, there’s time for little else. We are onthe hunt for the perfect college and Liz is focusedon pharmacy or something in the health field.We did get to Bermuda on a cruise last summer.What a fabulous island.” Wendy HaddawayGahm is thrilled to report that both daughtersare attending Hood! One is a senior, the other asophmore. Natalie (the older daughter) is majoringin communication arts and Stephanie maymajor in sociology. Wendy has taught now for 29years and is still having a blast—she spent thisyear teaching in a newly built primary school inCarroll County, complete with wonderful technology!Her kindergarten students can create PowerPoint presentations! Wendy credits Hood for givingher the start for a career filled with wonderfulopportunities! Kas Kluth Rohm and husband,Greg, are eagerly anticipating the college graduationsof both daughters during the next twoyears. Kas and her sister, Anna KluthVonLindenberg ’75, attended the spring 2006Hood reunion together and did lots of reminiscing.They attended some of the College events aswell as visited downtown to see how Frederickhas changed over the past several years. MegenMack Opsahl moved to the Seattle area. Herhusband, Mike, decided it was time to start hisown infertility practice after working for others allthese years. Megen writes “the boys and I leftMaryland kicking and screaming. Well, I was kickingand screaming, they were threatening toreturn ASAP! Instead, we find ourselves loving theSeattle area. I have settled in with lovely neighborsto share fun times with. Mike loves his newwork situation. Kevin and Matt are loving life ascollege freshmen. Kevin is at Central WashingtonUniv. in Ellensburg (2 hours away). Matt is at theArt Institute of Seattle (30 minutes away). Wehave just added an Airedale puppy to ourmenagerie of a 12-year-old standard poodle anda 5-year-old tabby cat. I’ve gone from kids todogs! I missed my first Hood reunion this year.Hello to all and hope you had a great time. I waswith you in spirit!” Greg McGuirk retired lastJune after 35 years with the Federal AviationAdministration and has accepted a position as anassociate professor at Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniv. in Daytona Beach, Fla. He teaches coursesin air traffic management and occupational safetyand health law at the undergraduate level as wellas air transportation systems and air traffic managementin the National Airspace System at thegraduate level. Cathy Davis Schuman was in ourclass for freshman and sophomore years butwould love to hear from anyone she knew backthen. Cathy lives in Westminster, Md., with herhusband of more than 23 years, David. Shewrites a terrific “Reader’s Digest” version of thepast 28 years: “I moved to Florida in 1978. Whilethere I owned a restaurant and catering businessand met my wonderful husband. I sold the businessin 1984 and we moved to Maryland whenmy husband was offered a great job with theDepartment of Defense. I was a stay-at-homemom for three years and during that time starteddoing ceramics as a hobby. When people startedbuying my pieces I started doing craft shows.David and I traveled around Maryland,Pennsylvania, Virginia and D.C., doing shows onweekends for more than 11 years. After my mompassed away in 2001, I started to lose interest inthe business. Then, when I was diagnosed withrheumatoid arthritis, I officially retired. Two kneereplacements and monthly Remicade infusionshave gotten me going strong again and I amback doing some commissioned pieces and havestarted dabbling in fused glass and mosaics. Our18-year-old daughter, Courtney, is a freshman atHood. She is in the Honors Program and is adean’s list student. I have no idea who she takesafter but it is definitely not me! She is in Shrinerand absolutely loves Hood.” Cathy would love tohear from any of her Hood friends. Her e-mailaddress is eager1@holidayceramicsinc.com.Denise Swan Isacson says “Hello fromStockholm, Sweden, 77ers! I’m keeping busythese days commuting from Stockholm to NYConly to work flights back to Europe as a 27-yearveteran flight attendant with Delta Air Lines. Myhusband, Orjan, and 13-year-old daughter, Liv,seem to manage just fine while I’m away. My 26-year-old stepdaughter, Jonina, who lives aroundthe corner, comes by often to check on them forme! I’m in touch with Stephanie Mazza Uhrigwho works as an events planner in Baden-Baden,Germany, and my old roomie, Carol Clavir, who“found” me after 20+ years—thankfully!Georgiana Van Syckle is on my e-mail list too.Hopefully, life is treating each of you well and if,for some reason, things aren’t going too smoothlyright now, we MUST remember that we havegood brains cultivated at Hood College! No matterhow badly things may be (and NOTHING surprisesme these days—especially in the airlineindustry!), we need to pick ourselves up, dustourselves off and refocus so we can start anew ifneed be. Wouldn’t y’all agree?”(Denise has sincemoved to the Savannah, Ga., area). Our condolencesto the families of Margaret KelleySanderson, who died Oct.3, 2002, in Florida andSara Welsh Myers, who died July 29, 2006, inRockville, Md. Kathleen Asser Weslock sayseveryone in her household is happy and healthy!But she has one question—Julie Flaherty, whereare you? News from the Comer house is great.Anne is 9 years old and is READING thanks toJemicy School! Margaret, 16, is driving, takingSAT IIs and going on an exchange to France thissummer. Jacob,15, was just invited to his first coedsleepover party (I do not remember evergoing to one of these!) I am digging away andfinding lots of neat sites. The most exciting one isa Civil War hospital site in Gettysburg, Pa. I justreturned from the Hood reunion with Kas KluthRohm, Martha Homnack Armenti, SharonThorpe Kourtz and Rubina Patel. Yes, therewere only 5 of us but we held the banner highand reminded all that we were (and still areapparently) the smallest class! Our next reunion isscheduled for 2011. Try to come and boost ournumbers! Sharon and Kas volunteered to chairthe reunion committee. I agreed to continue asthe class reporter. I can’t remember if there wereany other elections or appointments. Hood doeshave a license for alcohol on reunion weekendafter all … and I am NOT the secretary! At anyrate, watch your e-mail for a list serve for ourclass that Hood will help us set up. It will be aYahoo! one and you can choose to just look at itbut not participate directly if you want to avoidmore unnecessary e-mail. As always, thanks foryour great response to my requests for news!Please e-mail your news to me. I promise not tosend any unnecessary e-mails … just a yearlynews request!197928th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Carolyn Fiery Shearer4721 Yorkshire DriveEllicott City, MD 21043(410) 465-1260ckbnb@comcast.netCongratulations to Katherine Dercqu Latief andher husband, Hasan, on the birth of their sonHasan Jr, April 7, 2006. Hasan Jr weighed 8pounds, 12 ounces and was 22 inches long.Leslie DeLaPena Wheelock has a new job as thedirector of the division of manufacturers assis-Searching for thePerfect Gift?It’s frequently difficult to know whatto buy for a significant birthday or a50th anniversary or to congratulatesomeone on a promotion oradvanced degree, but some Hoodalums have found an innovativeway to celebrate such occasions:make a donation to Hood! For moreinformation, contact the Office ofAnnual Giving at (301) 696-3713.

34 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazinetance and technical training for the Food andDrug Administration in Rockville, Md. DonnaWalters Gault is working part time in a familypractice medical office. She writes: “My mother, anonsmoker, was diagnosed with inoperable lungcancer. I’ve been able to go to doctors’ appointmentsand just hang out with her. She is healthyand still gardens and is planning a trip to Alaskain September. Some will remember my momattending our 25th Reunion Luncheon as myguest—she had a blast! I teach a ladies’ Sundayschool class and they are such encouragers. Thename of our group is Tas Philas, meaning girlfriends. How many times have we countedon our girlfriends! Our cluster reunion will beJune 1-3, 2007. I look forward to heading ourreunion group up and seeing many classmatesthere!”1981Stephanie C. Chisolm205 Campbell St.Harrisonburg, VA 22801(540) 438-8873chisolm_stephanie@yahoo.comKen Kerr was promoted to the rank of professorat Frederick Community College, where he teachesEnglish and advises the student newspaper.Ken was also recognized by the League forInnovation in the Community College for anInnovation of the Year for a video he wrote andco-produced that explains the assessment of studentlearning. Our condolences to Jenean M.Case, whose father, Ervin, died Sept. 30, 2005, inNewport News, Va., and to the family of MarieBernadette Fields M.A. ’81, who died July 1,2006, in Baltimore.1983Mary L. Townley317 Huddersfield DriveRichmond, VA 23236hoodmlt@aol.comLinda Fusaris Metzger is happily married inTrumbull, Conn., with two children, Kenneth, 17,and Kelly, 12. She is busy working as a sales managerfor Health New in New York City. She andher husband, Michael, enjoy family closeby and they are preparing their first child toattend college in a year! Linda’s contactinformation is 75 Horse Tavern Road, Trumbull,CT 06611 and her e-mail address isLinda.a.metzger@healthnet.com. Susan Bridgersis still working at All Kinds of Minds in marketingand communications in Chapel Hill, N.C. She isopening a private school in Pittsboro, N.C., calledOur Neighborhood School, where she’ll work asbusiness manager. Her daughter, Caleigh, continuesthe tradition of attending an all women’s college,as she enters Meredith College in Raleigh,N.C., as a fashion design major. Lori FusarisPinto relocated to Trumbull, Conn., almost twoyears ago after living in the Bay Area in Californiafor the last 20 years! She is working as a globalsales manager for Hewlett-Packard Co., and herhusband is working in the biomedical industry inConnecticut. Lori has two small children—HaileyVictoria, 4, and Ryan Patrick, 2. Lori’s address is52 Ironwood Road, Trumbull, CT 06611 and here-mail address is Lori.pinto@hp.com. CarenCrandall Babst is a Mary Kay independent beautyconsultant and would love to hear from anyHood students or alumni. Our condolences to thefamily of Lisa L. Hastings, who died April 19,2006, from cancer. She died under hospice carenear Phoenix, Ariz.1985Susan A. Audino324 Selwyn Drive, Apt. 2AFrederick, MD 21701(301) 228-3895hood_85@yahoo.comCarol Elizabeth Laumeier started a new job as ageneral business specialist and outreach coordinatorat the National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Polymers Division, in Gaithersburg,Md. She lives in Germantown, Md., with herthree cats and enjoys hobbies in music, cars andsports. Carol, Janet Kemman Kirby ’87, AnitaKrall Christie ’88 and Ruthanne Evans ’88enjoy getting together for lunch to celebratebirthdays. Carol can be contacted at her home e-mail address, LaumeierC@msn.com. Lynda PriceBohager was promoted to the position of I.T.administrative support specialist in the global I.T.process management department at Black &Decker. Our condolences to the family of JoyLewis Hollister, who died June 13, 2005, inWilmington, Del.1987Marcie Kendall Gibboney1786 E. Harrison Ave.Salt Lake City, UT 84108(801) 583-2434marcie_gibboney@yahoo.comGreetings Class of 1987! Steph Pratt and herhusband, Wolfgang, have four sons, Max, 14;Sam, 12; Lou, 9; and Eli, 5. They still live inCumberland, Md., where Steph keeps busy as ayouth minister for her church, spinning instructorfor her gym, a private Orton-Gillingham tutor fordyslexics and organizational coach for A.D.H.D.students. She is also in graduate school, workingon a master’s in reading. She would love to hearfrom alums and can be contacted at stephpratt@atlanticbb.net.Rachel Schwartz Sorensonwrote a quick note to tell me that LauraZaccardi moved to NYC and has a great newjob. Hope we hear from Laura (hint) soon to giveus all the details. Rachel has been hanging outwith Stephanie Schwartz Pain who wrote thatthey see Donna Becker ’86 periodically. Steph isstill lurking on the Hood Mom’s Loop and I knowis frequently hosting grads as they pass throughFrederick. If you are passing through, she’d reallylike you to look her up:Stephiemom2002@yahoo.com or (301) 694-4696. Anne Wakimoto Patterson is still jugglingher job, kids, husband and errands. She works atBITS, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that doeswork for the financial services sector. Ali Sue, 12,is gearing up for 9th grade and Nate is now 9.Marta Vila Storm’s daughter, Gabriela, 9,received her Junior Black belt in karate this pastJune. One of her classmates, who also earned herJr. BB, is Shelby Samuels, whose Mom is AnneJakubczak Samuels ’90. Congratulations toGabriela; what an accomplishment!Congratulations also to Beth Hawkins Perry andher family, who welcomed a new addition,Willow Katina, Jan. 29, 2006. They traveled to LasExecutive Board MembersPictured to the left (clockwise from far left): Jacki Resop Amato’95; Monica Clark Hobbs ’00; Maya Laws ’04; Bernard Gerrard’91, M.S. ’00; Dorothy B. Lowe ’98; Vicki Shull Oxenham ’74;Martha Allison Dasch ’89, M.B.A. ’92, P ’04; Anita Juliano Harvey’80; and Christy Butler Carlson ’90.Below: Newly elected 2nd vice president Melissa Janovic ’04;president-elect Dorothy Van Steinburg ’96; and board memberLynn Marzulli White ’81. See a complete listing on Page 40.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 35Vegas for the adoption when she was one weekold. Older brother Jeffery is totally in love withher and now they can both live in Meyran Hall!They still live in Millis, Mass., 20 miles west ofBoston. She has taken a break as a PE teacher tobe home with the children. Nancy O’Keefe Feistand her family have been enjoying the beauty ofKnoxville, Tenn., for the last six years. Her fivechildren (two daughters and three sons rangingin age from almost 3 to 13) continue to get olderand more involved, which means that she andher husband, Dave, are constantly on the move.Nancy is now working full time with the Bishop’soffice in the Diocese of Knoxville. Mala Nandawins the farthest move award as she and her husband,Ray, and 4 1/2 year old twins moved toShanghai, China, in early July! She still works forOwens Corning but is now the general managerof their insulation business in China. They are livingin a high-rise in Shanghai with fantastic viewsof the Jin Mao Tower (tallest building in Chinaand third largest in the world) and the PearlTower, two of Shanghai’s landmarks! She and Raytake Mandarin lessons and are looking forward tothe challenges, excitement and fun ahead ofthem for the next few years. She would love tohear from Hoodlums; and if any of you are eitherliving in China or planning to visit, please get intouch. Her new e-mail address isRayMala@gmail.com and mailing address is Apt.1903, Building 11 Yanlord Garden, Lane 99,Pucheng Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai,PRC 200120. Doug White wrote that he waselected president of his church and secretary ofthe National Railway Historical Society, in conjunctionwith his role as national director representingthe Hagerstown NRHS Chapter. Our condolencesto John Horowitz whose wife,Gertrude Conger Horowitz ’84, died April 11,2006, in Middletown, Md. Thanks again to all ofyou who wrote in. For next time, in addition toe-mail, I will send postcards to everyone to provideupdates. Look for them in 2007 (can youbelieve it has been almost 20 years since graduation?).In the meantime, have a great year andkeep sending those updates.1989Gail Gingras Mitchell2578 S. Haverhill RoadWest Palm Beach, FL 33415(561) 963-6640phishsm@bellsouth.netCongratulations to Alexandra Ide Hermes andher husband, Ted, on the birth of their son JohnBrinley, March 9, 2005. Our sympathy to E. AveryBeeson whose father, William Beeson III, died Jan.29, 2004, and whose mother, Walton CarlisleBeeson, died Jan. 5, 2005; and to Deirdre A.Herman, whose husband, David Horwitz, diedMarch 21, 2004, in Rochester, Minn.1991Ellen Marie Urbanski880 N. Pollard St., #723Arlington, VA 22203(703) 528-7376emu91@yahoo.comMarian Council is the creative director in themarketing department at Benelli USA inAccokeek, Md. Before that, she was the art directorin the marketing production department atPBI Media in Potomac, Md. Paula Eubanksbought a home in Pittsburgh, Pa., at the end ofApril. She said she will hopefully start working asan RN with a hospice organization and, with thecompletion of one final course, earned a master’sin thanatology in September 2006. Our condolencesto the families of Shirley Jones Etz, whodied May 12, 2005; Cathleen Corson Kopacz,who died Oct. 31, 2005, in Broadkill Beach, Del.;and Beth Anne F. Rhoades, who died Dec. 8,2005, in Frederick.1993Marcelle Elizabeth Doll547 Bloomfield St., #1Hoboken, NJ 07030(201) 459-9403marcie.doll@pearsonachievement.comKara Borsdam Chandeysson and her husband,Mark, welcomed baby Cooper John into the familyNov. 19, 2005. In September, Kara will bereturning to Verizon as a part-time marketingmanager for Virginia. Rebecca Freet Lomax, herhusband, Andy, and her two daughters, Katieand Sarah, officially welcomed Maria, 10, andJosiah, 3, into their family on their adoption day,Dec. 19, 2005. Ginette Sheridan Evans workswith Habitat for Humanity and is gearing up for ahuge increase in home building to help those displacedby Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. They startedbuilding in March and will build throughoutthe year. Congratulations to Judith WilliamsBriggs and her husband, Mark, on the birth oftheir daughter, Amy Celeste, July 10, 2006.1995Jacki Resop Amato100 Manor Ave.Baltimore, MD 21206jresop@yahoo.comCongratulations to Sara Noble and Denise ontheir commitment ceremony in August 2003.Sara is currently working as a senior mortgageunderwriter for Aurora Loan Services. MonicaMozon King became a licensed psychologist inMay 2006. She lives in Sarasota, Fla., with herhusband, Tony. Amy Ziegenfuss was promotedto director of North American advertising atChoice Hotels International. Congratulations toTracy Apgar Weber and Markus on the birth oftheir second son, Kai Patrick, March 6, 2006. Ourcondolences to Debra Tolbert Clem, whose husband,John, died Oct. 22, 2005, in Shippensburg,Pa. After three fun-filled years of being a stay-athomemom, Rebecca Pizarro Doing hasreturned to the work force as program supervisorat Healthy Families Frederick. Congrats to EdeJermin on earning a M.B.A. from Loyola Collegein Maryland this year.199710th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Heather Rundle Rembold37 E. River DriveBeaufort, SC 29907(843) 770-9940remboldjh@yahoo.comAlice Amanda Kochansky Maynard earned heremergency medical technician certification inspring 2002, which moves her up to being a volunteerfirefighter/EMT with the First HoseCompany in Boonsboro. Her husband is also afirefighter with that company. On July 5, 2002,the couple welcomed their daughter, NicholaVirginia, into the world. Alice is currently a stayat-homemom while her husband works as asecurity guard. Her current address is 311 N.Main St., Boonsboro, MD 21713. Alice’s e-mailaddress is dragondancer1814@aol.com. ReneeBrooken recently graduated from nursing schooland is looking forward to starting her new careeras a registered nurse. Congratulations to JenniferSchlauch Smalt and her husband, Gary, on thebirth of their daughter, Emily Madison, Dec. 21,2005. Alesia Gallego Brand and Kevin welcomeddaughter Cienna Noelle to their familyNov. 12, 2005. She joins sisters Ciara andCandace and brothers Jordan, Nolan and Kyle.Marilyn Holloway White and husband, Drew,welcomed Andrew Holloway into the family Oct.17, 2005. Marilyn graduated from CampbellUniv. with a master’s in education, while Drew isstill stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. He deployedagain in the spring to Afghanistan. AudreyToney was appointed principal of Starr’s Mill H.S.in Fayetteville, Ga., in fall 2005. Congratulationsto Judith Tangum on her marriage to MichaelArsenault, July 20, 2006, in Santorini, Greece.Our condolences to the family of Jennifer TestaClayton M.S. ’97, who died Aug. 17, 2006.19998th ReunionJune 1-3, 2007Amy Countryman2608 Chancellor CourtOdenton, MD 21113(443) 603-1236Please note new address!Sherie Love graduated from the Univ. ofMaryland School of Medicine in May 2006 andwill be doing her residency in pediatrics at theUniv. of Virginia in Charlottesville. Sherie graduatedwith fellow Hood alum Sandra Quezada.Sandra will be doing an internal medicine residencyat the Univ. of Maryland Medical Center.Emily Redman Jones and her husband, Dave,have moved back to Idaho and now reside inBoise. Emily is coordinating affordable housingdevelopment for a statewide nonprofit. MelanieJacobs earned a master’s degree in library andinformation sciences from the Univ. of Marylandin May 2006. Congratulations to Becky RomanAnnacone and Jimmy on the birth of their son,Jason, July 5, 2006. Cerissa Saudarg taught inthe Baltimore County public school system atChase Elementary for two years before moving toSan Antonio, where she has taught at KateSchenk Elementary School for the last five years.After spending a summer as an assessor for theNational Board of Professional TeachingStandards, Cerissa achieved not only her NationalBoard certification but also her High Scope certification,which is a researched-based developmentallyappropriate philosophy of how to bestapproach teaching, supporting young learners.She plans to continue with additional High Scopecourses and eventually earn a master’s specializ-

36 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineing in this philosophy. Cerissa says, “My passionfor teaching and the education and tools Hoodprovided me has created unbelievable accomplishmentsin the first seven years of my teachingcareer.” Congratulations to Stephanie AndrewsByford, who married Douglas, December 10,2005. In attendance at the wedding were KelliJessum Rokita, Amanda Myers and ShannonMack. Stephanie and Douglas live at 4851Aberdeen St., San Diego, CA 92117. Stephaniereceived her helicopter aircraft commander qualificationat HSL-45, Naval Air Station, NorthIsland, and is enjoying her time flying the SH-60Bhelicopter! Congrats to Andrea Brydzienski onher marriage to Jeremy Broadhurst, July 28, 2001.The couple welcomed Claire Elizabeth into thefamily Jan. 7, 2004. They have relocated to 1021Regina Drive, Baltimore, MD 21227. Jayci FraserSadio earned her master’s degree from The JohnsHopkins Univ. in May 2005. She is currentlyemployed in the Litigation Division at the FederalElection Commission. Michele Collett Gary andhusband, Joe, welcomed their first child into theworld, Joseph Sylvester Gary VI, Sept. 3, 2005.Amy Countryman is working as a sales coordinator/warrantymanager for Kenco Toyota-Lift inBaltimore. Congratulations to April WeaverBishop and her husband, Billy, on the birth oftheir son, Ty Zackary, Aug. 3, 2006.2001Heidel Kirsten Goldenman633 Plymouth Road, Floor 2Baltimore, MD 21229(410) 744-4459goldenmanh@hotmail.comHolly Rita Kirkpatrick1426 Hallman RoadRoslyn, PA 19001hollyrita@yahoo.comCongratulations to Nicki Germroth Stillionsand Dennis on the birth of their twins,Matthew Patrick and Meghan Marguerite, April3, 2006, and to Amy Markowski Best and Timon the birth of their son, Mason Timothy, Dec.31, 2005. Congrats also to Robin Deniker onher marriage to Chad Morgenstern, June 2,2005. The couple went to Costa Rica for a 10-day honeymoon. Robin earned a master’s ofscience degree in curriculum and instructionfrom Hood in December 2005. Congrats also tothe couple on the birth of their daughter,Yamsin Rose, May 23, 2006. Robin and Chad’scurrent address is 1938 Sterling Green Drive,Morrisville, NC 27560. Congrats to MelissaPaulk, who married Steve Ni, May 21, 2005, inMount Vernon, Va. Hood alums in attendanceat Melissa’s wedding included Erika Jeffersonand Vera Doukmajian. Melissa and Steve live inVienna, Va. Melissa is a social worker for FairfaxCounty Public Schools and Steve is an engineerfor Lockheed Martin. Susan Frank Reid has anew job as the executive director of NAMIBeaufort County. Her e-mail address isnami@hargray.com. Congratulations to NikiMcElroy, who was accepted into physician’sassistant school at The George WashingtonUniv. Amy Lynn Shalayda Strickland and husband,Gregg, welcomed a new baby boy intotheir family, Christopher Michael, Nov. 30,2005. The Stricklands live at 321 Monti Drive,Anderson, S.C. 29625. Heather Brigham marriedDavid Dellerman, May 25, 2002, and thecouple welcomed David Dellerman II to thefamily July 15, 2004. Heather’s husband is a2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the familyis currently stationed in Fort Sill, Okla.Elizabeth “Lizz” Marsden Angello and husband,Dorian, bought a new house in St.Petersburg, Fla. Lizz is finishing her doctorate inEnglish at the Univ. of South Florida and Dorianis an assistant professor of graphic design atUSF St. Petersburg. Lizz and Dorian welcomedson Max Lydon into the family June 16, 2005.Congratulations to Sylvia Proctor who marriedAlex Kilpatrick, June 4, 2006, at Herrington onthe Bay in Rose Haven, Md. Eboni Scott wasthe maid of honor. Also in attendance wereKimani Campbell Superville, Keisha Flournoy’98, Edena Mallory-Church ’00 and RuthHurtado ’00. Eboni became engaged toAnthony Oliver Nov. 19, 2005, and the coupleis planning a May 5, 2007, wedding in theBahamas. Congratulations to Sarah KistlerDrabant and her husband, Matt, on the birthof their second child, Joshua Andrew, July 18,2006. Congrats to Holly Kirkpatrick and herhusband, Chris, on the birth of their daughter,Ava Tracy, Aug. 16, 2006. Cara O’Connellaccepted a new position in the department ofpsychiatry at Duke Univ. Medical Center. She isliving in Durham, N.C.2003Charnita Renee Garvin106 Colton St.Upper Marlboro, MD 20774crgarvin@hotmail.comCongratulations to Shannon Lertora whoearned a master’s in business management with aconcentration in information systems from theCollege of Notre Dame of Maryland in May2006. JJ Bell has returned to Hood College as thenew assistant manager of the bookstore and canbe reached at bell@hood.edu. Congratulations toTiffany Taylor, who became engaged Dec. 9,2006. She and her fiancé are planning a June2007 wedding. Tiffany was also acceptedinto Temple Univ.’s School of Tourism andHospitality Management for graduate school.Congratulations to Carolynne Fitzpatrick andBrian Keenan on their marriage, Feb. 13, 2006,in the Luxor Chapel in Las Vegas. Carolynne wonan expense-free wedding, along with a four-day,three-night trip to the City of Lights, by submittinga poem to a contest sponsored by a localradio station, DC101. Carolynne is currently astaff writer with The Gazette newspaper inFrederick and Brian is a research analyst. TheKeenans live in Mount Airy. Our condolences tothe family of Laura Hamilton Thornton, whodied of cancer Sept. 29, 2005, in Baltimore.Suzanne Spiker Pavone graduated fromBurlington College with an associate’s degree innursing in December 2005. She has accepted aposition at Deborah Heart and Lung Center inConnect To Hood ViaInter(net)actionsDo you feel connected? 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Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 37the surgical intensive care unit in Browns Mills,N.J. Kristin Wilding has a new job teaching seventhgrade social studies at Margaret BrentMiddle School in St. Mary’s County, Md.Congratulations to Mindy Gower and AndrewOffut, who were married Oct. 22, 2005. The couplehoneymooned in Las Vegas and the GrandCanyon. Mindy also has a new job at New LifeChristian School as a private piano and fluteteacher. Congratulations to Michelle WilkinsAndersen and Scott on the birth of their son,Tyson Xavier, July 29, 2006. Congrats to TabithaOuellette on her marriage to Brian Freund, Sept.28, 2006 in Meredith, N.H., on LakeWinnipesaukee. Erin Dooley began a new fulltimejob as a French teacher at Colonial MiddleSchool in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Emily Johnsonearned a master’s of science degree and K-12 certificationin counselor education from McDanielCollege in May 2006. In July, she accepted a fulltimeposition with Washington County PublicSchools as a school counselor at SouthHagerstown High School. Congratulations toNaomi Levine on her marriage to Eli Levinthal,June 17, 2006. Hood alum bridesmaids wereChrissy Lenane Crue ’02, Maggie Laabs ’02and Eileen Briggs Nekava ’04. Hood alumswho attended the wedding were Kelli CrownAhern ’01, Jen Cinclair ’02, Kati Cronin ’01,Jane Ruffino ’99, Courtney Becker Stirewalt’02 and Rita Zaledonis Warner ’02.2005Tammy M. McElroy804 Stratford Way, Apt. HFrederick, MD 21701mcelroy@hood.eduHi 05ers! I hope all is well with everyone. I gotsome news from a few of you guys, which isn’tbad for our first magazine. So here goes:Amanda Ebert began her new job as a marketingspecialist at Farmers & Mechanics Bank June2, 2006. Joceyln Berte is attending the cosmetologyprogram at the Aveda Institute inWashington, D.C. MaameYaa Boafo started gradschool at Rutgers this fall and is working towardher master’s in acting. Sarah Hoover has a newjob as an appraisal associate at Skinner Fine Artsand Antiques Auction House in Boston, Mass.Kelsey Gage is the director of sales at theFairfield Inn by Marriott, BWI. Tracey Carterstarted a full-time position as the assistant directorof after school programs at MindworksLearning Institute in Frederick. Tiffany Still is anadmissions counselor at Hood and shares anapartment with Tammy McElroy, communicationsspecialist and assistant editor of HoodMagazine. Tammy tries (but often does a badjob) of staying in touch with her roommateRainey Sokol Chase, who is working in Norfolk,Va., and Jenni Dunn (soon-to-be Brown!), who isenjoying teaching at Park Elementary School andwho possibly had the best summer of her life,filled with traveling and a big surprise! Tiffanyand Tammy went on a cruise to Jamaica this pastsummer with Tiffany’s sister, Jessica, Tammy’s sister,Niki McElroy ’01 and Amber Miller ’06.Tammy recently spoke with CharleneVestermark, who is doing BIG things in medicalschool and Adrianne Wells ’04, who recentlybought a house! A big congratulations to LaurenSebald and Andrew Noll who were married July29, 2006. Many Hood girls were in attendance.The couple bought a house and Lauren is workingas a seventh grade special education teacherat Walkersville Middle School. They honeymoonedin St. Lucia! Congratulations also toRebecca Higy, who was married June 24, 2006.Ashley Cook Monn and her husband, Derek,welcomed their son, Jared, into the family Aug.29, 2006, and Jamie Caswell Connolly andCorey welcomed their son, Oliver Dean, into theworld May 20, 2006. Congrats Ashley and Jamie!Our sincere condolences go to PamMcClanahan and her family after the death ofher mother, Mae. Pam, please know that you arein our thoughts and prayers. Also our condolencesto the family of Heather L. Hill, who diedSept. 8, 2005. That’s it for now. I’d love to hearfrom all of you guys! Until then, take care andkeep in touch!The Alumnae and Alumni of Hood College Executive BoardOfficersPresidentMartha Allison Dasch ’89, M.B.A. ’92, P ’04Brunswick, Md.Supervisory Intelligence Officer, U.S. GovernmentPresident ElectDorothy M. Van Steinburg '96Knoxville, Md.President and C.E.O., Van SteinburgEnterprises, L.L.C.Immediate Past PresidentJoyce Manbeck MacKellar '74, M.A.'00Middletown, Md.Educator, Primary SchoolFirst Vice PresidentCarol Deck Montoya ’94Alexandria, Va.President, Potomac Management ResourcesSecond Vice PresidentMelissa J. Janovic ‘04Hagerstown, Md.Medication Specialist, Way Station, Inc.Secretary-TreasurerJacki Resop Amato ’95Baltimore, Md.Lease Administrator, The Johns Hopkins UniversityStanding Committee ChairsAfrican American Alumnae and AlumniNetworkMaya Laws ’04Hyattsville, Md.Conference Associate, F.D.R. Conferences, Inc.Alumnae Admissions ProgramChristy Butler Carlson ’90Cherry Hill, N.J.Homemaker, VolunteerAwardsMonica Clark Hobbs ’00Middletown, Md.Special Education Instructional AssistantBylawsBernard C. Gerrard ’91, M.S. ’00Frederick, Md.Molecular Biologist, RetiredCouncil of Alumnae and Students Together(C.A.S.T.)Anita Juliano Harvey ’80Cranberry Twp, Pa.Substitute TeacherEditorial BoardStacey Collins ’89Frederick, Md.Vice President and Director of Marketing, Farmers& Mechanics BankHood Career Connection (HCC)J. Lauren Davies ’04Columbia, Md.Assistant Manager, Brand Development, DAP, Inc.Hood MomsAlison Drum Althouse ’86Midlothian, Va.Full-time Mother/VolunteerNominationsLynn Marzulli White ’81Germantown, Md.Account Executive, ColorNet Printing andGraphicsReunion WeekendVicki Shull Oxenham ’74Crofton, Md.Mathematician/Data Analyst, Goddard SpaceFlight CenterInformation about Reunion WeekendCall (301) 696-3900, (800) 707-5280, option 2,or e-mail alumoffice@hood.eduInformation about VolunteeringCall (301) 696-3900, (800)707-5280, option 3,or e-mail alumoffice@hood.eduOffice of Alumnae and Alumni Programs StaffAssistant Vice President for Alumnaeand Alumni ProgramsMargaret Bull Larsen ’74, M.S.’79Associate Director of Alumnae andAlumni ProgramsLinda S. Hoffman

38 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineMilestonesMarriages andCommitmentCeremoniesNancy J. Gardner ’69 and William A. Corcoran,July 1, 2005Pamela Eyler ’88 and Bobby Noble, May 2005Sara Noble ’95 and Denise Franzson,August 2003Judith Tangum ’97 and Michael Arsenault,July 20, 2006, Santorini, GreeceJessica Rollins ’98 and James Magno,December 2003Stephanie Andrews ’99 and Douglas Byford,Dec. 10, 2005Andrea Brydzienski ’99 and Jeremy Broadhurst,July 28, 2001Jamie Piper ’00 and Lt. Angelo Fontanazza III,Sept. 3, 2005, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H.Melissa Paulk ’01 and Steve Ni, May 21, 2005,Mount Vernon Inn, Mount Vernon, Va.Sylvia Proctor ’01 and Alex Kilpatrick, June 4,2006, Herrington on the Bay, Rose Haven, Md.Jennifer LaMonica ’02 and Jeff Jackson Jr.,Sept. 24, 2005Jeni Watterson ’02 and Aaron Trimmer,Nov. 12, 2004Carolynne Fitzpatrick ’03 and Brian Keenan ’03,Feb. 13, 2006, Luxor Chapel, Las Vegas, Nev.Mindy Gower ’03 and Aaron Offutt,Oct. 22, 2005Naomi Levine ’03 and Eli Levinthal,June 17, 2006, Reston, Va.Tabitha Ouellette ’03 and Brian Freund,Sept. 28, 2006, Meredith, N.H.Rosa Nowosielski ’04 and Sebastien Lecaillet,Aug. 12, 2006, FranceLauren Sebald ’05 and Andrew Noll ’05,July 29, 2006Stacy Carrico ’06 and Josh Van Dyken,June 10, 2006, Puerto RicoAshley Fogle ’06 and Jacob W. Mason,May 27, 2006Kelly Louise Schultz ‘06 and Randy Nulph,June 11, 2006Going PlacesNew JobsCarol Elizabeth Laumeier ’85, general businessspecialist/outreach coordinator, NationalInstitutes of Standards and Technology, PolymersDivision, Gaithersburg, Md.Khanyi Gcaleka ’92, assistant general manager,Hollard Insurance, South AfricaSarah C. Adams-Strikovski ’94, Englishdepartment chair, Middle River Middle School,BaltimoreTara Tokar ’94, senior project manager, R.R.DonnelleyRebecca Pizarro Doing ’95, program supervisor,Healthy Families FrederickAmy Ziegenfuss ’95, director of North Americanadvertising, Choice Hotels InternationalDanielle Adgerson Clarke ’98, attorney-adviser,Social Security AdministrationLara Wilson Girdler ’00, account executive, TheOffice ShowcaseKaroline Hay ’00, installation victim advocate,U.S. Army Garrison, Mannheim, GermanyCara O’Connell ’01, clinical associate, Duke Univ.Medical Center, Durham, N.C.Susan Frank Reid ’01, executive director,National Alliance on Mental Illness BeaufortCounty, Beaufort, S.C.Erin Dooley ’03, French teacher, Colonial MiddleSchool, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.Emily Johnson ’03, school counselor, SouthHagerstown H.S., Hagerstown, Md.Mindy Gower Offutt ’03, teacher, New LifeChristian SchoolStephanie Jackson Gower ’02, student servicesmanager, Strayer University, Birmingham, Ala.Shanise Hill ’02, associate, Lewin Group,Columbia, Md.Amanda Wolfe ’02, mental health clinician/childand family therapist, Institute for Urban FamilyHealth, New YorkKristin Wilding ’03, seventh grade social studiesteacher, Margaret Brent Middle School, St. Mary’sCounty, Md.Rosa Nowosielski ’04, research associate,The Harrison Group, Waterbury, Conn.Amanda Ebert ’05, marketing specialist,Farmers & Mechanics Bank, FrederickAshley Fogle Mason ’06, kindergarten teacher,Bester Elemenatary SchoolChristina Psihogios ’06, junior account executive,Advice Unlimited L.L.C.Stacy Carrico Van Dyken ’06, second gradeteacher, Rock View Elementary School,Kensington, Md.Nakia Bell ’06, program and administrativeassistant for the Office of Institutional Renewal,Association of American Colleges and UniversitiesAdditional DegreesBeth Rosenberg ’84, master of public administration,George Mason Univ., May 18, 2006Diane Wilbur Younkins ’92, master’s in pastoralcounseling, Loyola College in Maryland, May2006Heather Mathews ’94, doctorate in art history,Univ. of Texas-Austin, 2006Ede Jermin ’95, master of business administration,Loyola College in Maryland, 2006Emily Barbara ’98, master of education, Univ. ofVirginia, May 2006Erin Goley ’98, doctorate in molecular and cellbiology, Univ. of California-Berkeley, spring 2006Jessica Rollins Magno ’98, master’s in teaching,College of Notre Dame of Maryland, May 2002Melanie Jacobs ’99, master of library and informationsciences, Univ. of Maryland at CollegePark, May 2006Sherie Love ’99, doctor of medicine, Univ. ofMaryland School of Medicine, May 2006Sandra Quezada ’99, doctor of medicine, Univ.of Maryland School of Medicine, May 2006Jayci Fraser Sadio ’99, master of arts degree,The Johns Hopkins Univ., May 2005Robin Deniker Morgenstern ’01, master ofscience in curriculum and instruction, HoodCollege, December 2005Kara Cotter ’02, master’s in public and internationalaffairs and juris doctor degree, Univ. ofPittsburgh, 2006Shanise Hill ’02, master of public health, TempleUniv., 2005Amanda Wolfe ’02, master of social work inclinical social work, Columbia Univ. School ofSocial Work, May 2006Emily Johnson ’03, master of science and K-12certification in counselor education, McDanielCollege, May 2006Shannon Lertora ’03, master’s in management,College of Notre Dame of Maryland, May 2006Rosa Nowosielski Lecaillet ’04, master’s insurvey research, Univ. of Connecticut, May 2006Adrianne Wells ’04, master of social work,July 2005Erratum: In the last issue of the Magazine, it was printed that Diane Roberts Floria, Alisha Ahalt andMelissa Niewiadomsky Byrd were kindergarten teachers at Monocacy Elementary in Dickerson, Md.However, all three teach at Monocacy Elementary in Frederick, Md. We apologize for the error.

Winter 2006-07Hood Magazine 39Births/AdoptionsKatherine Dercqu Latief ’79 and Hasan, a son,Hasan Jr., April 7, 2006.Julia Long Boland ’88 and Ted, a son, John Edlo,June 7, 2006.Tammie Niodemus Kincaid ’88 and Bill, a son,William Lee Kincaid III, June 15, 2006.Pamela Eyler Noble ’88 and Bobby, a daughter,Lauren Elizabeth, Jan. 17, 2002.Alexandra Ide Hermes ’89 and Ted, a son, JohnBrinley, March 9, 2005.Katherine Keany Kappes ’90 and Bob, a daughter,Shannon Adair, Sept. 13, 2005.Theresa DeLuca Chipley ’92 and Mike, adopteddaughters, Rosa, Maria and Poppy.Kimberly Boykin Couch ’92 and Paul, a son,Gregory Alexander, Oct. 31, 2005.Judith Williams Briggs ’93 and Mark, a daughter,Amy Celeste, July 10, 2006.Kara Borsdam Chandeysson ’93 and Mark, ason, Cooper John, Nov. 19, 2005.Sarah C. Adams-Strikovski ’94 and Fedya, adaughter, Anna Katerina, Nov. 13, 2003.Tracy Apgar Weber ’95 and Markus, a son, KaiPatrick, March 6, 2006.Laura Stull Reifsnider ’96 and Clinton, a daughter,Kayla Jane, March 26, 2006.Alice Amanda Kochansky Maynard ’97 andJames, a daughter, Nichola Virginia, July 5, 2002.Danielle Adgerson Clarke ’98 and Donald, ason, D. Wesley, Jan. 27, 2006.Jessica Rollins Magno ’98 and James, a son,Joseph Michael, Sept. 11, 2004.Becky Roman Annacone ’99 and Jimmy, a son,Jason James, July 5, 2006.April Weaver Bishop ’99 and Billy, a son, TyZackary, Aug. 3, 2006.Andrea Brydzienski Broadhurst ’99 and Jeremy,a daughter, Claire Elizabeth, Jan. 7, 2004.Amber Esters Brewer ’00 and Jabari, a son, JalenAmari, Aug. 21, 2004, and a daughter, JennayaAdonai, March 22, 2006.Amy Markowski Best ’01 and Tim, a son, MasonTimothy, Dec. 31, 2005.Sarah Kistler Drabant ’01 and Matt, a son,Joshua Andrew, July 18, 2006.Holly Kirkpatrick ’01 and Chris Renner, a daughter,Ava Tracy, Aug. 16, 2006.Robin Deniker Morgenstern ’01 and Chad, adaughter, Yamsin Rose, May 23, 2006.Nicki Germroth Stillions ’01 and Dennis, adaughter, Meghan Marguerite, and a son,Matthew Patrick, April 3, 2006.Gina Long Dillman ’02 and Mike Dillman ’02, ason, Caleb Michael, Aug. 27, 2006.Fayola Greene Lavenhouse ’02 and Earl, a son,Sean Winston, April 13, 2006.Amanda Havel Munoz ’02 and Mario, a son,Nathaniel Javier, June 26, 2005.Asheley Frere Rotz ’02 and Kenneth, a son,Aiden, May 17, 2005.Jeni Watterson Trimmer ’02 and Aaron, adaughter, Madison Rosabelle, June 18, 2005.Michelle Wilkins Andersen ’03 and Scott, a son,Tyson Xavier, July 29, 2006.Jamie Caswell Connolly ’05 and Corey, a son,Oliver Dean, May 20, 2006.Ashley Cook Monn ’05 and Derek, a son, JaredLynn, Aug. 29, 2006.Pension ProtectionAct 2006and how it helps you and Hood!Congress enacted legislation as part of the Pension ProtectionAct of 2006 which offers donors an opportunity to make giftsfrom their Individual Retirement Accounts and exclude thegift amount from gross income.To qualify:■Donor must be 70 1 ⁄ 2 years of age or older;■ Transfers must go directly from the I.R.A. to Hood;■ Gifts cannot exceed $100,000 per taxpayer year; and■ Gifts must be outright.This opportunity is only available for 2006 and 2007. If you arerequired to take a minimum withdrawal but do not need theadditional income, you may want to make a transfer to Hood.For additional information, contact Nancy Gillece at(800) 707-5280, option 7, or by e-mail at gillece@hood.edu.

40 Hood Magazine www.hood.edu/magazineIn MemoriamDr. Charles J. Warner, associate professor emeritus of music at Hood College, died in August 2006 in Tucson, Ariz. Dr. Warner willbe remembered as the conductor of Hood’s annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah” from 1959 (the second year formalperformances were given at Hood) until 1985. He retired in the spring of 1986. Dr. Warner held degrees from the Eastman Schoolof Music and The Catholic University of America, and studied at the Hochschule for Music in Munich as a Fullbright Scholar.He is survived by his wife, Jean-Marie Stillwell Warner ’71, M.S. ’81 and four children.Dr. Charles Tressler*, Giles professor emeritus of early childhoood education, taught at the College from 1964-1990. He served aschairman of the department of education for 18 years and on the graduate council of the Hood College Graduate School for 12years. He is predeceased by a daughter, Sheila Tressler ’75, and is survived by his wife, Eleanore Mago Tressler ’79, daughter MarciaTressler Virts and son Charles E. Tressler II, M.A. ’75.*See Page 6 for more information on Dr. Tressler.Claire Reese Egolf ’28June 14, 2006, Charlotte, N.C.Irene Speicher Isbell ’28July 3, 2006, Somerset, Pa.Myrtilla McGraw Donner ’29Feb. 14, 2006, Basking Ridge, N.J.Marion Sibbert Geoghegan ’30Aug. 5, 2006Helen Myers Bowers ’31Aug. 29, 2006Catharine Schnebly Fockler ’31July 1, 2006, Solomon’s Island, Md.Mildred Bowings Hines ’33May 30, 2006Ann Nason Horsman ’33Oct. 31, 2006, Manassas, Va.Louise Routzahn Crevey ’34April 10, 2006Esther Shields Goulding ’34Sept. 9, 2006, Gwynedd, Pa.Elizabeth M. Cole ’34Oct. 1, 2006, Provincetown, Mass.Gwendolyn Craver Pierson ’34May 14, 2006, Portland, Ore.A. Elizabeth D. Good ’36Oct. 5, 2006, Reading, Pa.Dorothea Wilson Collins ’37June 30, 2006, Yarmouth, Mass.Mary Yingling Smith ’37Aug. 6, 2006, FrederickBlanche Weest Young ’37Dec. 27, 2005Louise Brumbaugh Parsons ’38May 7, 2006, Duncansville, Pa.Helen Groff Westberg ’38June 25, 2006, Springfield, Ill.Mary Jean Black Buckley ’39Jan. 30, 2006Harriet Burt Keller ’39May 22, 2005Ruth Loud Pearson ’39April 7, 2006, Brunswick, MaineBeatrice Summers Stup ’39Nov. 5, 2006, FrederickJane Kurtz Marvin ’40June 1, 2006, Sarasota, Fla.Ruth Arnold Mock ’40March 19, 2006Betty Thomas Sauer ’40April 23, 2006, Elizabethtown, Pa.Zoa Andrews Dolan ’42Feb. 5, 2006, Westminster, Md.Geraldine Gerhart Heiniman ’42Sept. 11, 2005Anne Morrison Trunk ’42July 29, 2006Minnie Beaver MacLellan ’43Oct. 2, 2006, West Pittston, Pa.Helen Horton Ashway ’44Nov. 18, 2006, Harrisburg, Pa.Abigail Maurer Haist ’44May 7, 2006, Atlantic Beach, Fla.Elizabeth Stack Duchesne ’45Sept. 9, 2006, Red Bank, N.J.El’Leonore Foltz Taylor ’45May 12, 2006Lois Armitage Jurgens ’47March 26, 2006, Columbus, OhioDiana Moomau Walters ’47May 3, 2006, Williamsburg, Va.Thelma Zehnbauer Epstein ’48June 9, 2006, Montgomery, TexasEloise Morgan Mullen ’48Aug. 8, 2006, Raleigh, N.C.Phyllis Muir Richter ’48Nov. 9, 2006Virginia Taylor Chmura ’52Aug. 15, 2006, Las VegasElinor Sutton Evans ’52Oct. 7, 2006Anne Giles Whitman ’52Oct. 4, 2006, Pittsford, N.Y.S. Jane Whalen Cappellino ’53July 1, 2006, East Aurora, N.Y.Elvira Davis David ’54Sept. 14, 2006, CaliforniaNancy Brandt Hafner ’55Sept. 14, 2006Carol Brown Walsh ’56July 3, 2006, Worcester, Mass.Emily Cram Meintzer ’57April 11, 2006Nancy Clement Beck ’59Nov. 22, 2005, Whitemarsh Township, Pa.Corinne Royer LaRue ’59July 2, 2006Katherine Pearson Chiles ’60Oct. 18, 2006, Alexandria, Va.Lenore Sapinsley Creson ’62March 10, 2004, Memphis, Tenn.Madlyne A. MacDonald ’62July 25, 2005, Sacramento, Calif.Elizabeth Zweizig Newman ’62Feb. 1, 2003Janette Ingram Rector ’62Jane Parker Wolf ’62May 29, 2006, Norwalk, Conn.Joanne Vicinus Manley ’65Feb. 28, 2006, Canandaigua, N.Y.Arlene Rubin Raven ’65Aug. 1, 2006, Brooklyn, N.Y.Rebecca Jane Benge ’72Nov. 9, 2006, Wilmington, Del.Sara Welsh Myers, M.A. ’77July 29, 2006, Rockville, Md.Sister Marie Bernadette Fields, M.A. ’81July 1, 2006, BaltimoreKaren Harding Hutchinson ’82Sept. 8, 2006Michelle Ringo ’88Jan. 14, 2005Malia Johnson Premer ’92Sept. 21, 2006, Ft. Collins, Colo.Kenneth R. Ford ’93Nov. 6, 2006, Lisbon, Md.Annabel W. Wait ’94July 24, 2003, FrederickJamie G. Frampton ’96Aug. 16, 2006, Georgetown, Del.Jennifer Testa Clayton, M.S. ’97Aug. 17, 2006Deanna V. Miles ’04Feb. 6, 2006, Norfolk, Va.Jennifer Bower ’05Nov. 25, 2006

Discover Hood.Challenged to LearnProfessor Allen Flora has been known to offer an extracredit exercise in applied physics that involves the fourmajestic Ionic columns that adorn Alumnae Hall. Studentsare challenged to estimate the exact height of the threestorycolumns without the benefit of ladders or otherelevation equipment, or any measuring instrument longerthan one meter. Professor Flora has, however, been knownto loan out a tennis ball and stopwatch to students for thisexperiment.Professor of PhysicsAllen Flora, Ph.D.In addition to the problem itself, Professor Flora sees theexercise as an opportunity for aspiring physicists to learn alittle trivia about Hood; tradition at Hood states that thefour columns stand for H-O-O-D, an acronym for Hope,Opportunity, Obligation and Democracy.Professor Flora’s goal is not only to encouragestudents to think creatively, but also to teach them to“look at different things in differentways, and to reinforce the notion thatoften there is more than one solutionto a problem.”Know of any college-bound students whomight be interested in Hood?Have them contact us.Undergraduate Admissions:(301) 696-3400 • admissions@hood.eduGraduate Admissions:(301) 696-3600 • gofurther@hood.eduA great place to be smart.

401 Rosemont AvenueFrederick, Maryland 21701-8575www.hood.eduThanks to the gracious generosity of our alumsand parents and the hard work of our talentedstudent callers, the Fall Phonathon brought in more than$368,000 in gifts and pledges to the Annual Funds.Fall 2006 Phonathon student callers: Abisola Abolude ’09 • Laura Aceituno ’08 • Priya Ashok ’10 • BasudhaBhattarai ’08 • Prima Brooks ’09 • Christienne Burrell ’08 • Kayla Conklin ’10 • Edrea Dubose ’08 • Jessica Grant’09 • Will Lane ’10 • Laura Master ’10 • Taku Mhundwa ’10 • Bolanle Ogunmakin ’09 • Kendall Parsons ’10 •Ceridwen Pietras ’10 • Sara Stiles ’08 • Andrew Zavage ’09 • Supervisors: Chelsea Henkel ’07 • Sarah Gowen ’08• Alison Klingmeyer ’08If we missed you during phonathon, look for the postage-paid envelope inside this issueof the Hood Magazine. For more information visit www.hood.edu/giving or call theOffice of Annual Giving at (800) 707-5280, Option 4.