Sweet Briar College Magazine - Fall 2018

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sbc.edu ed back to France in October. Leslie Bissell Hoopes: Glad that the 50th Reunion was such a success! The highlight of my year was getting a knee replacement (!), which has enabled me to continue to give museum tours. Our son had his hip replaced this spring — now that really makes me feel ancient! We’ve lost both kids to the West Coast — La Jolla and San Francisco. Toby spent six weeks this summer sailing in Newfoundland. We’re going to Iceland to celebrate his 75th. Frances Kirven Morse: Since our wonderful 50th, I have done a lot of traveling. John and I traveled with Pembroke Herbert Kyle and Bill to the Paso Robles region of California and saw Hearst Castle, beautiful Morro Bay, and lots of interesting wineries. John and I also took each of our granddaughters on weeklong vacations — Ella to Yosemite National Park (yes, with smoke!), and Xylia to Southern California for Universal Studios (exciting rides and Harry Potter), beaches, and the traveling King Tut exhibit. After all those motion simulation rides, we are glad to be land-based again. Still admiring my pink and green feather boas and that nifty ’68 Apron designed by Pam Burwell Benton. Jennie Lyons Fogarty: Spring <strong>2018</strong> brought retirement and grandchild number nine. I spent August traveling with a few of the other eight and am now ready to go back to work — for the lower activity level and the income! Was sorry to miss the 50th and look forward to helping plan a mini-reunion. Bonnie Pitman: Summer is a time to reconnect with friends and family and to have new experiences to celebrate our lives. Joyfully, I was able to accomplish two visits to see my dear family at Lake Oscowana in New York. Hugging grandchildren Franny and Clark renews my body and spirit. My son, David Gelles, is thriving at the New York Times in the business section with his regular interviews of CEO’s in Corner Offices as well as other feature stories. I was able to attend many museum shows in NYC — The Met’s “Heavenly Bodies” show is a spectacular new assessment of the collection and the amazing couturier and roles of the Catholic Church. A new activity for me was attending my first Texas Ranger’s game in 103º heat. My book is moving forward and research on the neuroscience of observation is opening new ideas for my teaching. Conover Hunt: Well, my return to the SBC campus for our 50th was a real eye opener, and great fun! The Book Shop had copies of my murder mystery, The Constitution Murders (thank you, Diane Hunt!), and I got to jump in the lake without being thrown! I re-retired in April and have spent a relaxing summer doing nothing constructive except enjoying Buckroe Beach and feeling confident that SBC will survive and thrive. Mulling another novel; I will keep you all posted! Nancy Hickox Wright: We just completed a family and friends summer odyssey across the country — starting with seeing so many of you, dear classmates, in June. Linda Pattberg Meixner: I’m so sorry to have missed the Reunion — sounds like a great time! Life is good in Washington, D.C. (politics aside!). I’m still working as development director for Woodley House, a nonprofit residential program for people with mental illness. Will probably retire next year but for now, it’s still fun. Five grandchildren, with three close enough to visit often, and happily in touch with Celia Newberg Steingold and Sally Ruth May — old friends to the max. Toni Wikswo Best: Genie Carr ventured out to California recently, and we had a wonderful time. She had great things to say about the Reunion and friends she saw there. I am attaching a few pictures — one is from Genie’s visit when we went to Arts Visalia, a local gallery that had a show of the children’s work from seven weeks of classes offered. She is standing in front of wings created by the students so they can look like they are flying. I no longer am a musician. Gee, no one ever said that you had to be able to survive on your chosen work. Instead, I am a basket weaver and gourd artist. Many people don’t know that I started basketry when I was in the 8th grade. Now, I teach classes around the country. I was invited to teach at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn., two years ago and Pocosin’s School of Fine Craft in Columbia, N.C., as well. Since then I have taught in Washington, Nevada, and around the state of California. My pieces have been featured at the National Basketry Organization’s conference in 2015 and Handweavers Guild of America at their Convergence in Reno. Attached are a few examples of what I create. My website is tonibest.online, and you can also see my pieces at Toni Best Art on Facebook. I do not drive very far since my eyes play tricks on me; however, the train works well for most places in California. If any of you are in the area, I would love for you to come by and visit. Catherine Porter: Loved our 50th Reunion! So many great friends came back. Have been enjoying a wonderful summer in Aspen but returning to D.C. for the fall. Amy Thompson McCandless: Steve and I had a wonderful trip to Amsterdam and the Norwegian fjords in June. Unfortunately for Amy Thompson McCandless ’68 and husband, Steve, in Whitesands, NM Genie Carr ’68 at Arts Visalia in Visalia, CA, visiting Toni Wikswo Best ‘68 Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp ’68 with daughter Whitney and granddaughter Isabel 58
Catherine Porter ’68 with classmates Sally and Pembroke, at their 50th Reunion Julie Seibels Northrup ’68 celebrating Mardi Gras in the Virgin Islands 50th Reunion LAKE LEAPERS: Libby Harvey Fitzgerald, Nancy Hickox Wright, C’Anne Anderson, Pembroke Herbert Kyle and Conover Hunt Anne Kinsey Dinan ’68 and Terry at 50th Reunion Charlie and Barbara Baur Dunlap ’68 in smoky Canada and enjoying golf in the Canadian mountains Nancy Hickox Wright, Class of ’68, husband, Gil, with their Montana family: son Prescott and grandchildren Emerson, Fisher and Quinn Brenda Darden Kincaid ’68 and Doug’s wonderful grandchildren. Front row: Kate (6), Jimmy (9), Rett (9); Back row: Jack (18), Ellie (21), Hardt (15), Crawford (13), Ann Everett (12) Frances Kirven Morse ’68, Bill Herbert, John Morse and Pembroke Herbert Kyle visiting Morro Bay, CA in August fall <strong>2018</strong> 59
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