42 <strong>Hood</strong> Magazine www.hood.edu/magazine2004Michelle Brynn Donati13216 S. 38th PlacePhoenix, AZ 85044-8200(602) 373-8656Chanda Gilmore8715 1st Ave., Apt. 1106DSilver Spring, MD 20910(301) 920-0450chandagilmore@yahoo.comYou know you’re doing amazing things; unfortunatelyyour fellow classmates have no way ofknowing this if you don’t update your <strong>Hood</strong>alumnae profile. Since <strong>Hood</strong> Magazine now publishesclass notes in each edition, I hope thosewho I could not reach via e-mail will send theirupdates to me at tabitha4ever@yahoo.com forthe winter edition of the Magazine. MariaAngella Corpancho married Russ Hylton ’03Jan. 18, <strong>2007</strong>. Erin Cullison married Don FosterII, July 5, 2006, and is pursing a doctorate in biologyat the Univ. of Delaware. Rachel Hejnalmarried Sgt. Joseph S. Parks Jr., Sept. 7, 2006, inFrederick. In December 2006, the Parks moved toMons, Belgium, were Rachel works with U.S.A.G.Benelux. Beth Woodworth married MatthewCarr, June 9, 2006. Currently, Beth attendsShenandoah Univ. School of Pharmacy and willgraduate May 2008 with her doctor of pharmacydegree. Brittany Nottingham was married Dec.31, 2005, and gave birth to Ava Brielle CoffmanSept. 16, 2005. She graduated in December2006 from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art inLondon, England. Michelle Donati accepted apublic affairs specialist position with AAA Arizonaand Tatiana Santos accepted the humanresource representative position at Farmers &Mechanics Bank in Frederick, Md. I, ChandaGilmore was promoted to communications managerat the American Association of <strong>College</strong>s ofPharmacy and accepted a full-time appointmentin the master’s degree program at Syracuse Univ.S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.I leave for Syracuse, N.Y., late June and will graduateAugust 2008. I am also studying for myaccreditation in P.R. through PRSA, which I hopeto take (and pass) late next year. Jennifer Smithworks for the Immigration and CustomsEnforcement under Homeland Security inWashington, D.C., and will receive a certificateand diploma in fashion merchandising. EssenceJones received a master’s in human sciences anda certificate in thanatology from the <strong>College</strong> inMay. Jessica Lertora graduated from the Univ. ofMaryland School of Social Work and received herL.G.S.W. She works at the UMD Secure StartsProgram and has decided to pursue the thanatologycertificate program at <strong>Hood</strong> and an earlychildhood mental health certificate at UMD.Richard Frederickson was inducted as a Fellowin the BioCommunications Association during anannual meeting held in Knoxville, Tenn., in July2006. Valerie A. Buckley-Beason M.S. ’04, incompleting her master’s research, uncovered anew species of cat. Sally Downing Taylor andhusband bought their first house and are now livingat 30 Upper Brassey St., ClaughtonBirkenhead CH41 0AN, England. Sally said ifanyone is ever in the area, they always haveroom for a guest or two.2005Tamara M. McElroy804 Stratford Way, Apt. HFrederick, MD 21701mcelroy@hood.eduHey there ’05ers! I hope life is treating you allwell. It was great hearing from you all! EmilyBrown Hagan B.S. ’06 earned a second bachelor’sdegree in computer science from <strong>Hood</strong> inJanuary 2006, and has since been working fulltime as a software developer in Baltimore. Emilymarried Andrew Hagan Sept. 9, 2006, and theyrecently bought a house in Baltimore City.Danielle Kahler is currently attending the Univ.of Georgia in Athens, Ga., for her master’s in historicpreservation. This summer she has beengiven the opportunity to work with theWilliamsburg Foundation’s ArchitecturalConservation department as an intern.Congratulations to Jennifer Stiegler on earninga master’s in psychology from the Univ. of NewHampshire in May. Melonie Handberry is livingin Philadelpia. She earned a master’s of socialservice and a master’s of law and social policydegree from Bryn Mawr <strong>College</strong> May 20, <strong>2007</strong>.Tracey Carter continues her work as the assistantdirector of afterschool programs at MindworksLearning in Frederick. She says she has no weddingsor babies to report! Charlene Vestermarkis doing great in med school at Philadelphia<strong>College</strong> of Osteopathic Medicine, Class of 2010!Jocelyn Berte is a hair stylist at Sam Wong Salonin Frederick. Please keep Jillian Kotmair and herfamily in your prayers after the passing of herfather Feb. 10, <strong>2007</strong>, of Lou Gehrig’s Disease.She and her family are trying to raise awarenessof the disease, which is becoming increasinglymore common. Aside from that, Jillian is wrappingup her second school year working withchildren with severe autism at Kennedy Krieger’slower school in Baltimore. As for me, I’m living inFrederick with Tiffany Still and we’re both workingat <strong>Hood</strong>—Tiffany in the admissions office andme in the marketing and communications office.Congrats to Tiff on graduating in May with amaster’s in human sciences! I was also able tocatch up with my roomie, Rainey Sokol Chase,and Nate, and Jenni Dunn when they came toFrederick to visit for a <strong>Hood</strong> Dance Ensemble performance.Rain choreographed an amazingdance for the performance! Rain and Nate arestill living in Norfolk and are doing great. Rainwas also recently hired to be a dance instructor atLakewood Dance and Music Center in Norfolk,Va. Meanwhile, Jenni Dunn has been super busylately, preparing to become Mrs. Brown (soonerrather than later!) I’m so excited, Jenni, and Iknow your day will be wonderful! It is with greatsadness that I report the passing of KatelynLange June 13, <strong>2007</strong>. Those who knew Katelynwell remember her warm smile and readiness tohelp, listen to or comfort her friends in need. Shetruly embodied a remarkable <strong>Hood</strong> spirit that willnever be forgotten. Our sincere condolences goto her family and loved ones. Thanks to everyonefor the news! To those of you I didn’t hear from, Ihope all is well and hopefully we can catch upsoon!2006Amy Beekley8041 Broken Reed CourtFrederick, MD 21701Sharia Barksdale5101 Freeman DriveTemple Hills, MD 20748Nakia Bell1348 Oak St., N.W.Washington, D.C. 20010Please note new address!Class of 2006, welcome to the real world! Here iswhat the Class of ’06 has been up to since <strong>Hood</strong>graciously gave each of us a bachelor of “backto reality” degree. Rachel Gauza has been workingfor the Maryland Department of NaturalResources’ Maryland Biological Stream Survey asa biologist since June 2006 and received a promotionin February. She is the coordinator of theMaryland Stream Waders volunteer monitoringprogram. Congratulations to Ashley Mareadywho married James Sewell July 13, 2006, on<strong>Hood</strong>’s residential quad. The new couple movedto Shippensburg, Pa., where Ashley will be workingon her master’s in applied history. Ashley’snew address is 606 Olney-Sandy Spring Road,Sandy Spring, MD 20860. Also just married isChris Jeffers, who married Amy Brosius Oct. 7,2006. Erin Lashof is now teaching first grade forMontgomery County Public Schools.Congratulations to Jessica Gomez who recentlygot married. Jessica is working as a financial transactionspecialist for the National AutomobileDealers Association in McLean, Va. Amy HowerBeekley gave birth to her second baby boy withhusband, Tim; Eli Beekley was born Dec. 26,2006. Congratulations to Kelly Schulz who justaccepted a presidential appointment as the programadviser for the Public Affairs Department atthe Environmental Protection Agency. AmandaReinken is working on her master’s degree in crimonologyand criminal justice at the Univ. ofMaryland Eastern Shore; she also works as anadministrative assistant there. Congratulations toJessica Baer on her marriage to Brian MyroupApril 28, <strong>2007</strong>. Alexandra “Sasha” Miles recentlyaccepted the position of executive assistantand scheduler to the comptroller of Maryland.Congrats to Keri Wenderoth on her marriageto Scott Magness, Nov. 4, 2006. MatthewSchimmel accepted the position of congressionalrelations analyst with the Office of the TreasuryInspector General for Tax Administration inWashington, D.C. Katie Hess-Reichardannounced her marriage to Matthew A. ReichardOct. 14, 2006, in Chambersburg, Pa.Their new address is: 4795 Burkholder Road,Chambersburg, PA 17201. Katie accepted theposition of research technologist with ThePennsylvania State Univ. Fruit Research andExtension Center. She expects to begin amaster’s program during the next year.
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2007</strong><strong>Hood</strong> Magazine 43In MemoriamElizabeth Strickler Saxman ’37 passed away peacefully under Hospice care at her son’s home in Charlotte, N.C., May 6, <strong>2007</strong>. Bornon April 8, 1915, in Latrobe, Pa., Elizabeth was a longtime resident of Palm Harbor, Fla., and enjoyed golf, bridge and attending thePresbyterian Church of Palm Harbor. Married for 54 years, she is preceded in death by her husband, M. Earl Saxman, and daughter,Judith Gallagher Ranostaj. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to <strong>Hood</strong> <strong>College</strong>.The Rev. Paul F. Mehl*, professor of religion and philosophy at <strong>Hood</strong> from 1957 to 1976, died of lymphatic cancer at his home inFrederick Dec. 9, 2006. Mehl was ordained a minister in the Evangelical and Reformed Church (now the United Church of Christ) in1955 after earning an undergraduate degree in American studies from Yale Univ. He also earned a master of divinity degree from UnionTheological Seminary and, before coming to <strong>Hood</strong>, taught at Vassar <strong>College</strong>. In 1961 he earned a doctoral degree from Columbia Univ.*See Page 9 for more information on Reverend Mehl.Sadye Massell Blechman ’24April 19, <strong>2007</strong>, Rockville, Md.Louise Buckingham Noel ’27Nov. 14, 2006Catherine Viele Mitchell ’29Jan. 23, 2006, FrederickEleanor Donnally Rowlands ’29May 13, 2005Minnie Fisher Seidler ’29May 27, 2005Marion L. Campbell ’30Nov. 26, 2005Hilda Hemp Soper ’30Feb. 15, <strong>2007</strong>, Baileys Crossroads, Va.Dorothy Levering Towle ’30Dec. 27, 2006, San Rafael, Calif.Sarah Graham Showalter ’32April 1, 1991Ann Nason Horsman ’33Oct. 31, 2006, Manassas, Va.Elizabeth Poole Johnson ’33June 22, 2006, Greenville, Del.Elizabeth M. Cole ’34Oct. 1, 2006, Provincetown, Mass.Gladys Podmore Lennox ’34Jan. 7, <strong>2007</strong>, Naples, Fla.Evelyn Harding Solosko ’34May 4, <strong>2007</strong>, Erie, Pa.Mabel Fine Deaney ’35April 12, <strong>2007</strong>, Holland, Mich.Anne Lampe Shaffer ’35Oct. 10, 2006Mary I. Fleming ’36May 2, <strong>2007</strong>, State <strong>College</strong>, Pa.A. Elizabeth D. Good ’36Oct. 5, 2006, Reading, Pa.Sarah Alda Ely ’37Dec. 11, 2006, Sunbury, Pa.Helen VanderBuecken Hammer ’37Nov. 3, 2006, Wyndmoor, Pa.Sara Martin Mattern ’37March 10, <strong>2007</strong>, Devon, Pa.Elizabeth Strickler Saxman ’37May 6, <strong>2007</strong>, Charlotte, N.C.Doris Witmer Sterner ’37Jan. 23, <strong>2007</strong>Marjorie McFerran Wuetig ’37Dec. 31, 2006, Abington, Pa.Helen Martz Cotner ’38March 17, <strong>2007</strong>, Lewisburg, Pa.Louise Brumbaugh Parsons ’38May 7, 2006, Duncansville, Pa.Mildred Smeltzer Weaver ’38Nov. 21, 2006, Seattle, Wash.Helen Groff Westberg ’38June 25, 2006, Springfield, Ill.Grace Hahn Kelly ’39Feb. 12, <strong>2007</strong>Beatrice <strong>Summer</strong>s Stup ’39Nov. 5, 2006, FrederickClaire S. Gandenberger ’40June 22, 2006, Fresno, Calif.Marianne E. Griswold ’40May 12, <strong>2007</strong>, Erie, Pa.Beverly Fertig Kabernagel ’40Jan. 5, <strong>2007</strong>, Rockville, Md.Dorothy Bower Mathison ’40June 1, 2006Ruth Glessner Hagerich ’41Feb. 25, <strong>2007</strong>Zoa Andrews Dolan ’42Feb. 5, 2006, Westminster, Md.Geraldine Gerhart Heiniman ’42Sept. 11, 2005Janet Cassidy Van Housen ’42March 18, <strong>2007</strong>, Binghamton, N.Y.Emily Marchant Lowe ’42Dec. 30, 2006, Peabody, Mass.Anne Morrison Trunk ’42July 29, 2006Ethel Schaake Fishel ’43Jan. 16, <strong>2007</strong>, Timonium, Md.Dorothy Yursik Wagner ’43Feb. 15, <strong>2007</strong>Helen Horton Ashway ’44Nov. 18, 2006, Harrisburg, Pa.Abigail Maurer Haist ’44May 7, 2006, Atlantic Beach, Fla.Mary Engle Robbins ’44April 28, <strong>2007</strong>, Westminster, Md.Margaret Pfeiffer Garman ’45April 24, <strong>2007</strong>, Parkville, Md.Jane Seward Scott ’45May 11, <strong>2007</strong>, AtlantaG. Delavan Rawlins Bowen ’46Dec. 25, 2006, Annapolis, Md.Mary Lower Daniel ’46Aug. 13, 2006, Hershey, Pa.Margaret Hecht Rapf ’46Elizabeth Brewer Battey ’47Jan. 12, <strong>2007</strong>, Danbury, Conn.Jane A. Bennett ’47Nov. 12, 2006Mary Kinsman Monroe ’47Dec. 21, 2006, Manchester, EnglandShirley J. Davis ’48March 16, <strong>2007</strong>, BaltimoreThelma Marie Zehnbauer Epstein ’48June 9, 2006, Montgomery, TexasMartha Rudisill Killian ’48March 5, <strong>2007</strong>Eloise Morgan Mullen ’48Aug. 8, 2006, Raleigh, N.C.Phyllis Muir Richter ’48Nov. 9, 2006, Chatham, Mass.Elisabeth Meyer Roberts ’48March 31, <strong>2007</strong>, Redlands, Calif.Donna J. Marthouse ’49Dec. 29, 2006Patricia Coles Mongeau ’49Nov. 6, 2006, Haddonfield, N.J.Jane Creager Miller ’50April 12, <strong>2007</strong>Brucine Beith Wilbur ’50April 4, <strong>2007</strong>, South Portland, MaineCarolyn Leedom Ely ’51March 24, <strong>2007</strong>, Newtown, Pa.Virginia Taylor Chmura ’52Aug. 15, 2006, Las VegasElinor Sutton Evans ’52Oct. 7, 2006
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