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COLLEGIATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Keith A. Evans, President/Head of School Alex Smith, Vice President-Development Phyllis Palmiero, Vice President-Finance Lindy M. Williams, Associate Head of School Benjamin I. Rein, Head of Upper School Charles L. Blair, Jr., Head of Middle School Jill S. Hunter, Head of Lower School

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011 – 2012

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD 2011 – 2012

Mark J. Hourigan, Chairman of the Board John L. Walker III, Vice Chairman of the Board A. William Hamill, Immediate Past Chairman of the Board Keith A. Evans, President/Head of School Phyllis Palmiero, Treasurer Susan C. Wiley, Secretary Richard L. Bennett, Jr. Kenneth T. Berents Michael G. Bland Mark A. Christian John G. Davenport D. Ralph Davison, Jr. Margaret N. Gottwald Catherine Crooks Hill *** John W. Martin Malcolm S. McDonald Gaye C. Montgomery Sheryl Robins Nolt Joan Olmsted Oates* John D. O’Neill, Jr. Judy Wagoner Pahren Kamini Pahuja Tracey A. Ragsdale C. B. Robertson III* Anne Mountcastle Rusbuldt** Robert W. Shinn Wallace Stettinius* Brude D. Stoever A. L. Stratford III Michelle P. Wiltshire Richard W. Wiltshire*

Catherine Crooks Hill ’85, President John Gary Maynard ’86, VP/President Elect Marshall Schutt ’98, Recording Secretary Paige Ingram Fox ’86, Corresponding Secretary David Wilkins ’94, Finance Chair Mason Chapman ’84, Tayloe Moore ’98, Annual Fund Chairs Duncan Owen ’86, Past President Bobbie Lee Norris Sutherland ’54, Town School Representative Mary Kennon McDaniel ’61 Susie Materne Benson ’62 Pem Boinest Hall ’75 Bonnie Irby Williams ’75 Anne Preston Robertson Farmer ’76 Hank Carter ’77 Jeff Modisett ’78 Raleigh Robins ’79 Sara Maynard Sommers ’80 Chris Kulp ’84 Ellen Turbeville Bonbright ’86 Beth Flippo Hutchins ’88 Alan Vaughan ’91 Stephen Spraker ’92 Sarah Cook Martin ’94 Alice Collins Fruth ’97 Ted Lansing ’98 Drew Wiltshire ’99 Matt G. Anderson ’00 Lizzie Cullen Cox ’00 Liz Costin Nixon ’02 Yogi Singh ’02 Toby Desch ’06

* Life Trustee ** Parents’ Association President *** Alumni Association President

Alex Smith ’65 VICE PRESIDENT – DEVELOPMENT Elizabeth Woodroof Cogar ’77 EDITOR, SPARK DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Emily Randolph ALUMNI DIRECTOR Weldon Bradshaw, Dianne Carter ’04, Gracie McGurn ’05, Haley Whipple Nolde ’92 CONTRIBUTORS Weldon Bradshaw, Al Cothran, Taylor Dabney, Jay Paul, Journalism Class students, Wendell Powell Studio, Andy Wiley ’77 PHOTOGRAPHY Scout Design GRAPHIC DESIGN Cenveo Publisher Services PRINTING Thanks to all parents, students, alums and friends who share generously of their information, photographs and archives. The Spark is published twice a year by Collegiate School. We welcome letters from readers, though we may not have room to publish them all. Submissions may be edited for publication. Photographs deemed unsuitable in quality by the Spark’s designers may not be included. We make every effort to return photographs shared with us — please send high resolution (300 dpi) digital images whenever possible (to: spark@ collegiate-va.org). Class Notes and Photographs: Please send your news and photographs, and we will use them in an upcoming issue. Digital images must be high resolution (min. 300dpi). ADDRESS Spark Editor Collegiate School / Development Office 103 North Mooreland Road / Richmond, VA 23229 E-MAIL spark@collegiate-va.org Visit our web site at www.collegiate-va.org PHONE Spark: 804.741.9781 / Alumni Office: 804.741.9757

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AROUND CAMPUS NEWS from Mooreland Road ································································································· 04 END OF THE YEAR: Graduation Awards, College Choices, Spring/Winter Sports Roundup ····························································································· 24

FEATURE BRANCHING OUT: From their roots at Collegiate, young Collegiate alums are following diverse professional and academic paths ······················································· 36

ALUMNI ACTIVITIES NEWS of alumni accomplishments ······················································································· 50 LEGACIES: Graduates and their alum families ·································································· 58 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS: Hank Carter ’77 and Dr. George Nomikos ’87 ······································································ 64 REUNIONS in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC ··························································· 66 WINTER PARTY & AUCTION From Collegiate with Love, 007 ········································ 70

CLASS NOTES Including a profile of Michael Wells ’75, aka Patrick Henry ················································ 72

EXTRAS MYSTERY PHOTO: Snoopy’s Sniff In ·················································································· 92 PARTING SHOT: Remembering four past faculty and staff members ········ inside back cover

2011/2012 ALUMNI DATEBOOK All Collegiate Alumni are invited to attend the following events. For more information on events at Collegiate, visit our web site at www.collegiate-va.org/alumni/events.

OCTOBER

Friday, 14 Friday, 28 Saturday, 29

Town School Reunion Lunch (55th – 75th Reunions) Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 7pm Oyster Roast at Tuckahoe Plantation 9:30am Alumni Soccer Game, Robins Campus 12:30pm Homecoming Alumni Cookout 1:30pm Homecoming Football Game vs. Norfolk Academy Mooreland Road Campus Evening Alumni Class Reunion Parties (various locations)

NOVEMBER

Saturday, 5

50th Anniversary Game – Collegiate vs. St. Christopher’s University of Richmond – E. Claiborne Robins Stadium

DECEMBER

Friday, 2 Monday, 5 & Tuesday, 6 Wednesday, 7

Alumnae Pageant Lunch Christmas Pageant, All Saints Church Charlotte-Area Alumni Reunion

FEBRUARY

Friday, 3 Saturday, 25

New York Alumni Reunion Winter Party / Auction

APRIL

Thursday, 26

Atlanta-Area Alumni Reunion

JUNE

Friday, 8

Commencement, Upper School Lawn

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear Friends, Graduation was another hot one this year. The weather sites all said the heat was coming and only varied in how hot it was going to be, not if a scorcher was upon us. So, like athletes training for the championship match, we checked our equipment (sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.), got wellhydrated the night before and got our game faces on. We also shortened our speeches. Over the years, I have tried to be mercifully brief in my welcoming remarks at graduation knowing that many others follow me and that the graduates are the main attraction. This year, I unearthed some original writing from the Class of 2011 on the school seal from their Lower School days. Their commentary came from thank-you notes written in 4th Grade by various members of the class after I had visited one of their classrooms. My visit was about the seal and, in particular, the Latin motto it has borne since the early days of Collegiate School: Parat, Ditat, Durat. Translated, the Latin means Prepares, Enriches, Endures. As the sun changed quickly from “bake” to “broil,” I posed the takeaway question for our graduating seniors – what will endure from your time at Collegiate? I reminded our graduating class that they were sitting on a stage built over the school seal that graces the entrance to the Upper School lawn. That seal is a symbolic foundation, undergirding the departing class through their last campus ceremony. The question was thus appropriate to the day – Prepared, Enriched...now what Endures? I offered a few answers to my question before wishing the class Godspeed and moving away from the meager halfshade of the podium to the full exposure of my appointed chair in the sun. Rather than share my suggestions here, I invite you to read through our cover story and decide for yourself what endures from the Collegiate experience. The article brings together voices of young Collegiate alums as they sort out their paths through life. These Cougars have found success against a backdrop of turbulence in the economy and the unprecedented opportunities made possible by technology, globalization, and seismic shifts in the marketplace. Their stories are a great place to start when considering what endures after Collegiate but come in second to your direct experience as an alumnus or parent. What lasting impact did Collegiate have on you? What has endured – or do you hope endures – for your children? Among Collegiate’s faculty, staff and administration, it is our fervent hope that your answers include that unique blend of ingredients that makes up the Collegiate spirit. It begins with an uncompromising commitment to timeless values – honor, respect, doing your best and seeking out opportunities to lead. Next are the qualities of character that get things accomplished – resilience, persistence, and a bit (maybe a lot...) more drive than is typical. Finally, putting others before oneself whether in friendship, family, work or community service rounds out the essential, enduring traits of a Collegiate graduate. I hope you recognize these traits in yourself, your classmates, your children, and the young alumni profiled in the pages that follow. Our school seal represents the legacy that we build upon each day. The path it describes calls us to prepare our students diligently and continually enrich their learning and their opportunities. But it is in what endures that we find our highest purpose at Collegiate – and our greatest source of pride.

Best Wishes,

Keith Evans Head of School

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News From Mooreland Road Students Help Unveil Slave Trail Marker n Sunday, April 10, four Collegiate Middle School students participated in the Emancipation Celebration and the Unveiling of the Richmond Slave Trail Markers on the site of Lumpkin's Jail in Shockoe Bottom. Beginning at Manchester Docks, a major port that made Richmond the largest source of enslaved Africans on the east coast from 1830 –1860, the Slave Trail chronicles the history of the trade by following the route through the slave market sites. 6th Graders Destana Herring, Kate Partlow and Excellence Perry along with 8th Grader Ymani Breedlove were responsible for unveiling and speaking about the seventh trail marker which tells of “Richmond's Burgeoning Trade” and is located on the Flood Walk east of Hull Street on the south side of the James River. Speakers at the ceremony included Delegate Delores McQuinn, chair of the Slave Trail Commission, and Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones.

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nternational issues and events profoundly impact virtually every aspect of life in the 21st century. Global education is, therefore, a fundamental dimension of responsible, engaged citizenship. At Collegiate School, we believe that global education goes beyond foreign language classes and international travel. Developing students into effective, visionary leaders will be accomplished by instilling a global perspective and understanding of the economic, political, environmental, religious and cultural issues that are reshaping our world. As part of our global initiative, this fall we will host our first International Emerging Leaders Conference. The conference is dedicated to Collegiate School grandparent Kasem Lamsam and is made possible by important early gifts from the Ligon and Roday families. Fifty students and teachers from all over the world, including China, India, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Spain and other locations, will gather Oct. 9 –17 to hear from prominent scholars and share their ideas and perspectives pertaining to the theme of “The Global Economy and the Environment.” The conference will begin with a retreat at Westview-on-the-James in Goochland County, proceed to a weeklong academic program at Collegiate with visits to various partners, and end with a weekend program in Washington, DC. Partners thus far include University of Virginia, The Merhige Center for Environmental Law, the Weinstein International Center at the University of Richmond, and the da Vinci Center for Innovation at Virginia Commonwealth University. Conference delegates will also visit Dominion Resources and MeadWestvaco to hear experts speak on the future of energy and emerging markets. International students will work throughout the week in groups on a collaborative project of environmental entrepreneurship with the 15 Collegiate seniors selected to be Conference Ambassadors. Our guests will be hosted by Collegiate Upper School families for a four-night homestay experience.

6th Graders Excellence Perry, Destana Herring and Kate Partlow and 8th Grader Ymani Breedlove stand on the site of the seventh Slave Trail marker which they unveiled April 10.

For more information, contact Clare Sisisky, Director of International Education at clare_sisisky@collegiate-va.org.

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ice President for Development Alex Smith ’65 announced on June 3, 2011 that Michael Brost ’85 would fill the position of Director of Development starting July 1. Michael, a longtime Middle and Upper School history teacher and coach, served as a Development Assistant this past year. He was one of more than 100 candidates yielded by a nationwide search and was chosen unanimously by the search committee. “I am very excited to take on this important responsibility,” said Michael. “Working with Alex and the rest of the fine development and alumni team will continue to be enlightening and rewarding as I bring my lifelong passion for Collegiate with me down this new path.” Michael will continue to work with Alex and the rest of the Development, Alumni and Communications Office staff in the coming year. Starting July 1, 2012, Alex will take on a part-time role, working on major gifts, and Amanda Surgner ’83, currently Director of Admission, will become Vice President for Institutional Advancement with responsibility for the Admission, Development, Alumni and Communications components of our administration. A new Director of Admission will be named at that time.

New Roles for Two Alums “Michael has already proven himself over the past year as an successful leader for our development efforts,” said Head of School Keith Evans, “and the Search Committee (Alex Smith, Amanda Surgner, Trustee Tracey Ragsdale, Alumni Board President Duncan Owen and I) could not have been more impressed with his vision for the future of the office. Michael will clearly enable the new team we are developing to keep Collegiate moving forward.”

ABOVE: Michael Brost ’85 and Amanda Little Surgner ’83 are taking on new roles.

A recent aerial photo of Collegiate’s Robins Campus shows its completion with the most recent addition, a new soccer field “to be named upon retirement” in honor of Charlie Blair, in place.

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group of Richmond area organizations, including Collegiate, and community leaders have come together to form the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership which is building a 50,000-square-foot Aquatics Center at Ukrop Park in Chesterfield County, to open in 2012. The following is a letter sent to Collegiate families by Head of School Keith Evans:

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Collegiate Joins Regional Pool Partnership

Construction of the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership’s Aquatics Center, which will be Collegiate’s home pool, is under way and due to be complete in 2012.

AQUATICS CENTER FAST FACTS Building Size: 50,000 Square Feet, with a 7,000 square foot mezzanine grandstand The facility includes: •

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Olympic-caliber 50m 8-lane competition pool with moveable bulkheads. 25m course includes 22 lanes. This pool was used for the 2008 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, NE, where several world records were set!

Seating in the competition pool area for up to 700 spectators. The primary grandstand provides an elevated vantage over the 50m course for premier viewing of competition.

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Community room with separate storage

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Indoor fitness and exercise facility

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Future 5,000 square foot tenant space for physical therapy and rehabilitation.

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Mens and women’s locker looms

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Lobby with swim shop and concessions

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Hundreds of parking spaces

Almost a year ago, we joined a working group to explore the possibility of expanding swimming opportunities in our area. In the months that followed, this group established the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership bringing together Collegiate, Trinity Episcopal School, Poseidon Swimming, Richmond Kickers Youth Soccer and Sports Backers in a collaborative effort to develop a world-class aquatic center in Richmond. After several months of planning and a thorough feasibility study, the Partnership is ready to begin construction on a 50,000-square-foot facility at Ukrop Park near the intersection of Chippenham Parkway and Route 10. The Center will feature three pools including the 50-meter, eight-lane pool used at the 2008 Olympic trials in Omaha, NE. In addition to this primary competition venue, a 25-yard warmup pool and a therapy pool will be key supporting elements of the facility. The Center will function as a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization with its own executive director and staff. This aquatic center will offer several key benefits to Collegiate. First, it will provide a home pool for our swimming program with afternoon practice time and a terrific site for meets and other programs. Second, it will give Collegiate an expanded presence in Chesterfield County both through the aquatic center and expansion of our youth sports programming at Ukrop Park. Finally, because the Center’s mission will include outreach to underserved youth with learn-to-swim programs, our students will have a chance to be involved in a unique community service opportunity. Site preparation is already underway at Ukrop Park, and construction will begin in the coming weeks and will require about 10 months. We are thrilled to be a part of this project and eager for the first Cougar swimmer to make a splash. Postscript: The 50m pool was delivered to Richmond on June 13 and, along with a new 25yd pool, has been installed in the ground. The pool enclosure and roof systems will be installed in the fall and the building will be finished out over the winter, with an opening scheduled in 2012.

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• Reynolds Hall (1st and 2nd Grades) A new 2,900 square foot, two-story addition (south side of building) which includes counseling and tutoring spaces and a reading classroom, and a new science classroom. • Luck Hall (Kindergarten) A new 7,400 square foot, two-story addition (west side of building) that includes a lower level renovation and expansion of Cougar Quest, an Upper Level Entrance Lobby (facing Drop Off Area “C”), additional Classroom, Conference and Office Spaces. Elsewhere on campus this summer we’ve added air conditioning in Jacobs Gym. This project is sure to bring much comfort to anyone who has participated in summer programs, fall sports, late spring activities, or even the occasional Cougar Classic.

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he Lower School was a flurry of activity in early June as construction forces were mobilized right after Lower School graduation, and faculty and staff within the affected work areas were moved into temporary quarters. Work has begun in earnest on this important project, which includes improvements that will ease space demands on the Lower School, and also improve the function and appearance of key programs and operations. Two new additions to the Lower School will be completed by January 2012: The Cougar Shop now sports a fresh new look with improvements made to the display and merchandising spaces, checkout area, lighting and flooring. Stop by for the grand re-opening and check out the bright new look. Out at our Robins Campus, a new monument sign (see above photo) has been installed adjacent to the newly named Williams • Bollettieri Tennis Center. The sign, located between the championship court and the parking area, provides a fitting foreground for the new center. The Tennis Center has been named in honor of donor Jonnie Williams and professional tennis coach Nick Bollettieri. Also at Robins, the “to be named upon retirement” Charlie Blair Soccer Field is complete and was used last spring for the girls soccer season.

The Tennis Center on our Robins Campus has been named in honor of donor Jonnie Williams and professional coach Nick Bollettieri.

Construction Update For the sixth year, Upper School French teacher Val Siff assembled our Race for the Cure Inspired by Joanne team to honor the memory of English teacher Joanne Pratt. Seniors Meredith Armstrong, Becca Martin and Jasmine Turner accepted our award for the largest Richmond Race for the Cure school team (210 participants), an award that we’ve won every year since 2005. “Thanks to all of you who ran, walked or snoozed for the Cure,” said Ms. Siff. “We had a beautiful day on Brown’s Island and the race was so much fun! Children ran alongside their parents, friends chatted as they walked the 3.1 miles together, and we all felt that we were actively supporting the fight against breast cancer.” Seen here are Meredith Armstrong ’11, coach Beth Kondorossy, Jasmine Turner ’11, Rebecca Martin ’11 and Val Siff. Summer 2011

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Placemaking Workshop Yields Ideas for Common Areas on Campus ABOVE: A recent sketch shows possible changes for our greenspaces.

n our 55-acre Mooreland Road Campus we are fortunate to have enough room for buildings and a generous amount of greenspace. As we move forward with plans to restructure the Middle and Upper Schools and construct an Academic Commons, we need to look at our common areas outdoors and consider ways to make the most of them. Lawns in front of both school divisions, the Hershey Center for the Arts, and science buildings are natural gathering places as are the courtyards next to the Reed-Gumenick Library and inside the U-shaped classroom buildings. Even places where transportation is the focal point, like the sidewalk along the loop road and the front of Jacobs Gym, are places where students gather. To generate ideas for new uses of our common areas, Terrell Luck Harrigan ’77, a member of our Board of Trustees, invited representatives from the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) to conduct a Placemaking workshop at Collegiate on March 15. PPS is a non-profit planning, design and educational organization that specializes in helping find ways to maximize use of public spaces to help build strong communities. Since 1975, they’ve worked around the world to evaluate and improve places ranging from parks and markets

to university campuses and downtown districts, including VCU and the City of Richmond. At the Placemaking workshop held here, Elena Madison and Josh Kent of PPS’s New York office led a group of Collegiate students, faculty, staff and parents in an exercise designed to inspire ideas for our public spaces. After a short presentation showcasing some of PPS’s previous projects, the group divided into teams and examined closely the current uses and come up with some creative possibilities for existing lawns, walkways, patios and courtyards. Each group then shared with the others some of the ideas they had – outdoor classrooms, more seating, places for games, a deck overlooking the creek’s wildlife, and additional gardens were a few of the propositions. Some ideas could be implemented in the near future, and others make sense for the longterm plan. “It is easy to become so focused on buildings that you can forget the outdoor spaces around them,” says Head of School Keith Evans. “PPS did an excellent job of helping us to think about how to make the outdoors work for us and how to knit the campus together. Having a chance to hear from students, parents, faculty and alums gave the conversation a creative angle that will really make a difference in the final design concepts.” PPS will submit a plan for our review by the end of the summer.

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Wishes Granted

The following teachers applied for summer grants and received them for these studies and projects.

ALUMNI GRANTS Nicola Byford and Frances Coleman (Lower School) developed a book of card games to help children work on math skills. Kim Smythe and Sallie Tinney (Lower School) attended the Teachers College Writing Institute at Columbia University. Sally Chambers and Christine Waldron (Middle School) revised the 6th Grade advisory curriculum. Jeff Dunnington and David Fuller (Middle School) revised the 8th Grade history curriculum to reflect its emphasis on US history. Todd Hanneman and Kelly Tracy (Upper School) developed a new science elective on neurobiology.

BRINKLEY GRANT Mei Dong (Middle School), Xin-yi Fergusson (Lower School) and Zhangyi Shi (Upper School) worked on the Chinese curriculum.

CLASS OF 1974 GRANT In June, Lower School teachers Sallie Tinney (left ) and Kim Smythe used their Alumni Grant to attend the Writing Project Institute with Lucy Calkins at Columbia University Teachers College in New York. “We both loved it and are eager to begin writing again with our students,” says Sallie.

Maria Benson (Middle School) and Val Siff (Upper School) developed the culture units of the French curriculum.

Claud Whitley, who has been working at Collegiate since 1968, has a knack for making friends among the students. Two of his buddies this year were Sam ’16 and Andy ’14 Cuthbert. After Sam dislocated his knee in PE class and was on crutches for a while, he struck up a friendship with Claud who helped him out by opening doors and making sure he was safe when it snowed. “We’ve been friends since then,” says Sam. “It’s good to know someone’s watching out for you.”

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Junior Elizabeth Hazelton entered and won Seventeen magazine’s “Fun Food Contest,” an accolade that resulted in her appearance on the Jan. 27 Rachael Ray Show in New York. Elizabeth’s winning recipe entry was for Sweet Potato Fries and Marshmallow Dip. As the winner, Elizabeth receives Rachael Ray cookware and a signed copy of her new book. Says Elizabeth of the experience, “I was so thrilled to get to meet Rachael Ray because I’ve always been a fan of hers. Being on her show was an exciting experience that I will always remember. Cooking has always been my favorite hobby, but now it is even more fun cooking with my new Rachael Ray cookware! Many thanks to everyone at Collegiate who watched the show and supported me.”

At the Parents’ Association’s yearend meeting, PA President Bonnie Cricchi presented Head of School Keith Evans (above) with an $86,000 check as a gift to the school. The gift will be allocated among four areas: $25,000 will go to faculty professional development; $10,000 to the Centennial Campaign; $25,000 will be used to purchase and install networked announcement screens for athletics, Middle and Upper Schools and the Hershey Center; and $26,000 will go towards the purchase of new equipment for the new Lower School science classroom. These funds were raised by PA-sponsored special events, including the Village Green Fair which took in $80,000 in spite of rainy weather.

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A group of Upper School students attended the St. Petersburg (Russia) International Model United Nations conference March 20 – 23, then took the train to Moscow and stayed through the 27th. Here, chaperones Jenny Hundley and Brian Ross (at each end) and Maggie Cuthbert ’12, Emma Brown ’13, Evans Richards ’11, Matthew Disler ’12, and Timmy McGraw ’12 pause in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square. From March 24 – 30, a group of sophomores attended a young leaders conference in Mexico City. Here, students rest after climbing to the top of the Sun Pyramid (Pirámide del Sol) in Teotihuacán, near Mexico City, the third tallest pyramid in the world: Marielle Cottrell, Mason Brown, Kayla Cross, Barrett Redmond, Hans Prakash, JT Glover and Ben Spaulding, with Upper School Spanish teacher Kathy Vlieger.

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Thanks to these individuals and others who took time to visit and share their perspectives on important issues and endeavors.

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Carol Baur School

Twenty students and three teachers from the Carol Baur School, our partner school in Mexico City, were hosted by Collegiate families April 13 – 17. They attended classes in all three divisions, made presentations on their native country, visited the Picasso exhibit at VMFA and experienced the Village Green Fair. The exchange was a huge success, and they all left with smiles and great memories of their American families.

of Foreign Affairs for the Americas Dr. Shaker, former ambassador to Canada and the first woman to hold her current position in Egypt, visited in March to share her perspectives on the recent revolution in Egypt and other Middle East matters. She spoke of her life as a girl attending the American College for Girls in Cairo and how she was inspired by the determination of Helen Keller. Her education, she said, at Cairo University, Johns Hopkins University, the London School of Economics and American University, helped her attain a great level of respect in her home country and has led to many important posts involving international affairs. A special area of interest is getting young people together from different cultural and religious backgrounds to talk about peace. She is currently visiting professor of Middle East & Islamic Studies at Yale Divinity School & MacMillan Center.

Students and teachers from the Carol Baur School in Mexico City gather with Collegiate Middle Schoolers during their visit in April.

Sallama Shaker, Egypt’s Assistant Minister

Robert Egger, D.C. Central Kitchen executive director

Robert Egger, founder of the DC Central Kitchen, the country’s first “community kitchen,” spoke on March 16 at Upper School Assembly. Located in Washington, DC, the Kitchen turns leftover food into 5,000 meals daily for thousands of at-risk individuals while offering culinary job training to once homeless and hungry adults. He talked about the perseverance needed to keep working on innovative ideas even in the face of negative responses. Interested in trends and generational attributes, Egger emphasized the potential of the Millennial population group (born 1982 – 2000) to effect change using the power of social media and passion for a cause.

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Special Olympics

More than 170 athletes competed in the Area 6 Special Olympics Summer Games hosted by Collegiate’s Upper School students in May. Athletes from Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan counties were greeted by student buddies who escorted them to their events. Everyone gathered on the football field and in the stands to watch the State Police help out with the torch relay, a special aspect of this year’s games. Competitions were held in running, walking and wheelchair races as well as a softball throw on our Mooreland Road Campus, and tennis events took place at our Robins Tennis Center. Aside from serving as buddies, students also cheered from the sidelines, assisted with running events and helped with the ribbon ceremony.

Author Karen Russell signs a copy of her book for our library.

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Tyler Byrd ’13 and a Virginia State Police officer run the torch to the cauldron during the opening ceremonies of the Area 6 Special Olympics Summer Games.

Karen Russell, author

While in town for the Junior League’s Book & Author Dinner, novelist Karen Russell made time to visit with Upper School students. Called by the Washington Post a “quirky theme park of characters” and set in the Florida Everglades,

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Russell’s recent book Swamplandia! is her first novel though not her first work. Her short stories have been included in the New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” top fiction issue, the National Book Foundation, “Best American Short Stories,” Granta and in her own collection, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. She encouraged our students to keep writing, not let rejection stop them and enter their work in plenty of writing competitions.

Dear Mr. Colon, Thank you for your sincere words. It was my utmost pleasure to share my knowledge with the brilliant students of Collegiate School. In fact I am still raving about their quality of education and full understanding of what is happening in the Middle East and the world at large. I shared my impressions with my Yale students and colleagues. In fact, just yesterday we had a lunch in honor of the CEO of Coca-Cola and I was proud to tell him that I believe that the next future leaders of the USA will be from Collegiate School in Richmond. I am sure you are proud of them. I am looking forward to visiting them once again in the near future. I do thank you and thank my dear friend Mr. Bill Sachs for giving me this opportunity to live the great experience of the miracle of quality education. Warmest regards, Dr. Shaker

Collegiate Academic Dean David Colon received this note from Dr. Shaker following her visit.

Letter from Dr. Shaker

White House correspondent Mike Allen sports his new Cougar tie.

Mike Allen, chief White House correspondent for Politico

Called “the man the White House wakes up to” by the New York Times, Mike Allen visited on April 27 with Collegiate history, government and journalism classes. In town for a speaking engagement, Allen made time in his schedule to discuss topics including his path to his current position, how President Obama interacts with the press, how news is consumed today and what our students can do to succeed professionally in the future. At Politico, which has grown to 200 staffers in just four years, the goal, Allen says, is to “get into the conversation” by running stories that will be mentioned in social media and traditional news venues. They report on major news items but also attempt to “go behind the curtain” to get to the core of Washington events – why and how are things happening, what’s behind the story. Their news operations are in full swing from 4:30am until midnight, and Allen says he’s up at 2am and in the office by 3am. By posting as much new content to their site in the early hours, “we try to ‘win the morning,’” he explains, pulling as many readers as possible their way. Allen’s advice to students as they approach the working world is to realize that even “the worst job can be the best job” if you do it as well as you can and make the most out of contacts you make along the way. In addition to considering your own position in the workplace, it’s important to think about “how you can serve the person above you and below you and beside you, too.” Upper School history teacher Michael Brost ’85 presented Allen with a Collegiate tie which he immediately donned and was seen wearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe the next day.

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Senior projects offer opportunities to explore interests.

Off Campus Experience he Class of 2011 spent the last three weeks of the school year checking out professional fields of interest and delving into community service endeavors, finding diverse ways to make the most of their final days as Collegiate students. Participation in Collegiate’s Senior Project program, headed by Brian Leipheimer and Alice McGuire Massie ’79, has been a graduation requirement since 2004. This year, seniors spent their time doing a wide variety of activities including shadowing doctors, veterinarians and lawyers, interning at businesses, caring for orphans at ProNino in Honduras and in Argentina, assisting teachers in our Lower School, preparing foods with catering kitchens, designing web sites, learning about broadcasting (TV and radio), diving and reef/wreck research in Bermuda, marketing and museum operations and interning at art and dance studios. “This year, the seniors spent their time in some very interesting places doing projects that were complex and challenging,” says Leipheimer. “I was very impressed with their resourcefulness and the creative ways they used their talents and interests to further their expertise.”

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Elliott Hartz prepared culinary delights with the catering staff at A Sharper Palate.

Christopher Risch, seen here setting up a shot in a boatyard, traveled to Qatar to photograph and film Middle Eastern culture.

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Hayley Bance (seen here at Strawberry Hill Races) and Stephen Holt created a photo essay of rural Virginia.

Breezy Arduini traveled to Cordoba, Argentina where she worked in an orphanage for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 13. Here, she plays with the autistic son of her homestay parents.

Walker Surgner sorted through hundreds of photos in the Collegiate archives located in the Communications Office.

Scotty Schneider learned blacksmithing techniques at Bradley Robinson Studios. Spark

While working in the offices of the Los Angelesbased Cleveland Show with alum Mike Henry ’84, Cameron Butler posed with the show’s star.

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Senior artists Tucker Pierce and Garrett Tidey painted murals for the Lower School.

To explore her interest in communications, Kate Maraghy worked with radio stations in Charlotte and Richmond.

Singer/songwriter Emma White and filmmaker Daniel Bagbey made a music video of Emma’s song “Virginia Goodbye” with friends at Thornton Saffer’s family’s farm. The video has been a big hit at Collegiate and beyond.

Jasmine Turner published her own book using Lulu and promoted it on Blogger and Tumblr.

Scan this QR code with a phone scanner to watch the video.

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Fond Farewells s the year drew to a close, we paused to honor faculty and staff who are retiring or departing for other endeavors. This year, several longtime members of our Collegiate family made it their last. Honored at a special retirement reception were kindergarten teacher Betty Hotchkiss (42 years), Upper School biology teacher Ann Griffin (39 years), library assistant Anne Fox (31 years) and physical plant staffer Bob Carver (14 years). In a surprise move made after graduation, Middle School math teacher Nancy Pace Newton Goodykoontz (44 years) revealed that she, too, would be retiring. We will miss all who have left us this year and wish them well.

Others who departed at the end of the ’10 – ’11 school year and their years of service: Jenn Cornell Executive Director, Powell Center for Economic Literacy (4 years) Joy Heiner Kindergarten Assistant (17 years) Patrick Loach Assistant Head of Upper School (15 years)

Gracie McGurn Development Assistant (2 years) Robb Rilee Middle School Humanities (23 years) Mia White Assistant Director, Cougar Care (5 years) Martha Ellen Wingfield E. E. Ford Fellow in Upper School science (1 year)

1. Bland Hotchkiss Wall ’80 accepts a seal of recognition on behalf of her mother, Betty Hotchkiss, who taught in the Lower School for 42 years. 2. Retiring after working in the Reed-Gumenick Library for 31 years, Anne Fox shares her recognition plaque with her grandson Thomas Fox, who starts Kindergarten this fall. 3. Upper School biology teacher Ann Griffin accepts her seal of recognition in honor of 39 years of teaching at Collegiate. 4. Bob Carver, a Physical Plant employee for 14 years, is honored by head of school Keith Evans.

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AU REVOIR, JULIE! Julie Wymeersch of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium spent the school year living with the family of Caroline ’15 and Julia ’13 Weinberg. Her friendly nature quickly endeared her to students and faculty, and she gamely joined teams and made time to speak to kindergartners about Belgian traditions. Many thanks to Rosann Boccierelli, Jim Weinberg and their daughters Caroline and Julia for hosting her. The following is an excerpt from her senior speech. “Living in America/here also taught me that optimism has its advantages, I’m not completely there yet, but maybe someday I will be… Collegiate’s friendly and positive environment amazes me. Teachers and coaches endeavor to motivate and help students … Studying abroad allows you to improve your skills in a different language, you learn more about another culture, and you get to see a whole new country and meet exceptional people. In the meantime you are exposed to things you’ve never experienced before, which helps you discover strengths and weaknesses you never knew you had. … I would like to thank Collegiate and all its teachers and staff for giving me this great opportunity. Please come and visit me if you happen to be near Belgium.”

When I look down these last 39 years they are filled with faces of former students who are making the world a better place in many fields. There are parents who continue to be kind and generous in many ways long after their children have graduated. There are alums who give the gift of time to stay in touch and share their expertise despite busy lives. You who sit here today will move into those roles sooner that you think! … I leave you with words from Shaka Smart, RAMS basketball coach: “Opportunities multiply as they are seized, and we want to seize them with all the energy we have.” So, I encourage you to seize life’s opportunities … Go make the world a better place … you leave a place that has put true love and heart into preparing you for the next step in life. – Excerpt from Ann Griffin’s address at the Cum Laude assembly on April 18, 2011

International student Julie Wymeersch receives her certificate from Head of School Keith Evans at Commencement.

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LEARNING ON THE JOB Martha Ellen Wingfield, Collegiate’s 2010-11 E. E. Ford Fellow, was interviewed recently by eight journalism students in 10th and 11th grades. Collegiate’s E.E. Ford Fellowship is offered each year to a recent college graduate who is mentored by one of our veteran teachers. What inspired you to teach? I wanted to do something to give back to the community, and I realized I liked the school environment, the interaction with people, and did not want to sit in front of a computer all day. I looked for job openings in independent schools, since you do not have to have a teaching certificate. What have you done this year at Collegiate? I have been working with chemistry teacher Susan Fourness, teaching two sections of advanced chemistry. It was scary for the first few weeks, but I quickly gained more independence and started planning more on my own. Mrs. Fourness was hands-on in the beginning of the year – and I just sat in her classes to get ideas. It was a good way to improve my teaching because I was able to ease in slowly. What has been the best experience so far? There have been a lot … getting to know the students. I was really nervous at first, but I realized that I could be myself around the students and

not be so formal. Assistant coaching with the track team has helped, too. What have you enjoyed about being at Collegiate? The combination of the students and the faculty is my favorite aspect of Collegiate because everyone is friendly to each other and not overly competitive … everyone is excited to be here, happy and willing to help. Having a mentor who was so supportive has really helped. What are you doing next year? I have just signed a contract with the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California. I’ll be teaching environmental studies and chemistry. What has been the value of the E.E. Ford Fellowship? It has been a great opportunity to get a taste of becoming a teacher and getting better at it. I feel so much better prepared going into my next job.

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Grandparents and Special Friends Day

1. 1st Grader Ellie Smith with grandparents Joey and Sherrill Smith 2. 4th Grader Jack Piland and grandfather Dick Thomas 3. Kindergartner Naadia Rashid with aunt Shaheen Bashir 4. 3rd Grader Breck Dalton with grandmother Bette Dalton 5. 2nd Grader Bryson Raquet with grandmother Linda Nelms 6. 1st Grader Jada Pierce reads with grandmother Peggy Branch. 7. 1st Grader Prentice Doerfler and his grandmother Karen Doerfler 8. 2nd Grader McCullough Campbell and grandparents Livy and Malcolm Randolph 9. Bo Brown, a 2nd Grader, with his mom, teacher Lauren Brown, and grandparents Otis and Frances Brown

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Springtime on Campus

1. Matteo Randazzo ’11 (left), Julia Greer ’11 and Jordan Lee ’12 act in a dramatic scene in this spring’s Upper School play, Dark of the Moon, a tale of Appalachian folklore, mythology and the supernatural. The show featured spectacular bluegrass music, square dancing, scenery and special effects. 2. 4th Graders Campbell Hagan and Jack Rowe proudly display their Science Festival projects. 3. The victorious faculty team poses for a photo following the Cougar Classic. FRONT ROW: Dave Fuller, senior referees Madelyn Flinn and Rutherford Moore, Holly Smith, Mike Ferry, Laurie Shadowen and Brian Ross. BACK ROW: Farley Macdonald, Andrew O’Shea ’06, Rives Fleming ’83, Jill Hunter, Beth Kondorossy, Jessica Cataggio, Jeff Dunnington ’01 and Michael Brost ’85. 4. Kindergartner assistant Aster Kidane gears up for the Cougar Classic with Lower School students. 5. Seniors Taylor Olenik and Gussie Marsteller pet their pooches on Senior Prank Day.

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10 6. Sarah Williamson’s, Susie Leahy’s and Carrie Thomas’ 1st Grade classes performed The Gingerbread Boy for their parents and Lower Schoolers. The play touched on many nursery rhymes including Mary, Mary (quite contrary), played by Madelyn Curtis. 7. March Madness swept the campus as VCU rose in the ranks. 3rd Graders Grace Slotterback, Layla Brinster and Izzy Whitaker showed their spirit. 8. 8th Graders presented The Jungle Book Feb. 17 and 18. 9. Sophomores Paul Elliott, Patrick Mosman and Nelson Sharps check out the brand new edition of the Torch at Spring Fling, a year-end celebration on the Upper School Lawn with games and a cookout, plus yearbook signing. 10. It rained…a lot…on the Village Green Fair this year, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of fairgoers who frolicked in Jacobs Gym and the Seal Athletic Center. Aven Jones ’16 paints kindergartner Zoe Mouris’ face while her classmate Virginia Ballowe looks on.

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Class Presidents Story Hinckley and Stephen Holt lead the recession.

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Samuel D. Jessee Leadership Endowment Carolyn Mitchell ’12 Corey Malone-Smolla ’12

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John R. Lower Memorial Grant JT Glover ’13

Upper School faculty vote to determine who will receive these awards with the exception of the Rosemary Medal which is voted upon by the senior girls.

Malcolm U. Pitt, Jr. Service Award Hannah Carl ’11 Steven Vranian, Jr. ’11

Greenbaum Award – Valedictorians (Highest four-year academic average) Hannah Carl Thomas Stephens Preston Williams

Civitan Honor Key Daria Mosman ’11

Rosemary Medal Jasmine Turner

Elizabeth Bryson Powell Award Meredith Armstrong ’11

Louise Mattern Coleman Award Virginia Parks

Helen Moon Senior English Award Story Hinckley ’11

Virginia Courtney Simpson Award Thomas Stephens ’11

Johnel Tate Poffenberger Award Caroline Gallalee

Senior Creative Writing Award Madeline Jecklin ’11

E. Angus Powell Award Riley O’Shea Dr. Martha E. Kolbe Award Thomas Stephens

Charlotte Stevens Junior English Award Kendall Berents ’12 Matthew Disler ’12

Charles F. Wiltshire Citizenship Award Patrick McKercher

Britten Senior Math Award Mary Lynne Schmohl ’11 Preston Williams ’11

Honors Assembly Awards Upper School faculty and administration select recipients.

Thalhimer Senior French Award Virginia Parks ’11 Valedictorians Thomas Stephens, Hannah Carl, and Preston Williams

Senior Spanish Award Hannah Carl ’11

Brown Book Award Laura Davia ’12 Grayson Thornton ’12

Senior Latin Award Tucker Pierce ’11

Wellesley Book Award Tyler Starr ’12

Dartmouth Book Award Corey Malone-Smolla ’12 Scott Newton ’12

Perrow Senior History Award Hillary Dickinson ’11 Preston Williams ’11

Jefferson Book Award Ellen Davenport ’12 Jordan Lee ’12

William Reeves Renaissance Student Award Elizabeth Hazelton ’12

Margaret Daniel Senior Science Award Mary Lynne Schmohl ’11

Harvard Prize Book Award Matthew Disler ’12

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Osborne Senior Science Award Preston Williams ’11 Dr. Tapan Hazra Science Award Hans Prakash ’13 Hirschler Science Research Award Jordan Lee ’12 Engard Senior Art Award Janie Hall ’11 Tucker Pierce ’11 Jake MacNelly Senior Art Purchase Award Garrett Tidey ’11 (Sponsored by the Class of 1990) Scott Harden Senior Performing Arts Award Daria Mosman ’11 Carolyn Levey Music Award Maguire Brinkley ’11 Osborne Music Award Jamie Nicholas ’11 Best Thespian Award Julia Greer ’11 Drew Colletti ’12 Technical Theater Award Alex Brady ’11 Annika Wooton ’12 Dance Award Julia Greer ’11 Elliott Hartz ’11

Orchestra players shield themselves from the sun with shades as they play. Jacobs Senior Sportsmanship Award Andrew Elliott ’11 Reed Senior Athletic Award Julia Sroba ’11 Emily Wright ’11 Outstanding Senior Athlete Award Peter Rossetti ’11 Richmond Times-Dispatch Scholar/Athlete Award Julia Sroba ’11 Thomas Stephens ’11

Middle School Graduation Awards June 9, 2011

Frances Leigh Williams Journalism Award Hayley Bance ’11 Caroline Carr ’11 Walker Surgner ’11 Emily Younts ’11 Caroline Shadowen ’11 Dale Schreiber ’12

Recipients are chosen by Middle School faculty.

Webb Senior Sportsmanship Award Ann Wallace Tazewell ’11

D.A.R. Citizenship Award Jack Rusbuldt Caroline Failon

Hugh H. Addy Award Strib Walker Director’s Award Mark Brizzolara

Fry Cup Caroline Weinberg Sue Jett Award Mireille Heidbreder Art Kyra Gregory TJ Casalino Drama Catharine Dent Matt Glover Cox Music Strings – Annie Leeth Piano – Megan Foster Band – Sam Sommers Choral Allie Diemer Zachary Mai Science Mireille Heidbreder Mark Brizzolara Language Latin – Claire Spotts, Jackson Negus French – Eliza Bellamy, Jackson Negus Spanish – Caroline Failon, Jack Rusbuldt English Award Ben Buell

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Ferneyhough English Award Addie Johnson Physical Education Ashley Byrnes Nicholas Anders Technology Mireille Heidbreder Palmer Robins History Meriwether Roberts Strib Walker Math Caroline Weinberg Strib Walker Highest Academic Average – 8th Grade year Jackson Negus Caroline Weinberg Highest Academic Average – 4 years Strib Walker Katie Berdichevsky

New graduates Chris Davis, Trip Templeman (with Michael Srougi) and John Charles Wood

College Admission Highlights: Class of 2011 • The Class of 2011 continued our trend of strong acceptance rates with 2 out of every 3 applications resulting in acceptances. • At the 6 schools receiving the most applications from Collegiate seniors, acceptance numbers were strong: 27 at JMU, 21 at UVA, 17 at William & Mary, 17 at Elon, 16 at Virginia Tech, and 16 at Clemson. • Accolades for the class include a National Merit Scholar, Echols Scholars at UVA, Monroe Scholars at William & Mary, and a full 4-year Naval ROTC Scholarship. Students were offered a total of more than $1.6 million in merit scholarships (excluding need-based aid). • Destinations are split with 44% of the class heading to schools in Virginia and 56% attending school in 21 different states. The Southeast may be the biggest draw, but our students will also be studying acting

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in California, engineering in Michigan, aeronautics in Florida, and visual arts in Georgia. • In NCAA athletics, 23 students plan to compete in 7 different sports (17 at Division I, 1 at Division II, and 5 at Division III). They’ll compete across the country: from lacrosse in Vermont, tennis in New York, and basketball in Pennsylvania to field hockey in Tennessee and swimming in California, they will play in 12 different states. • Ivy League acceptances included Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and University of Pennsylvania. “Highly selective” schools that accepted our students but saw no matriculation include Boston College, Carnegie Mellon, Colgate, Davidson, Dickinson, Emory, George Washington, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Pepperdine, Tisch School of the Arts (NYU), Trinity (CT), Tulane, UCLA, and Vassar.

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COLLEGE CHOICES: Class of 2011 Elizabeth Alexandra Adams............................................. Christopher Newport University Timothy Aaron Albright ................................................................ University of Richmond *Victoria Elizabeth Allen....................................................................... Grove City College *Erin Mary Anderson................................................................ University of Pennsylvania BrieAnne Farlow Arduini ..................................................... Appalachian State University *Meredith Haley Armstrong ............................................................... Princeton University Daniel Tucker Bagbey .........................................................................Clemson University Morgan McKenzie Baggesen.................................................... James Madison University Hayley Randolph Bance......................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Mallory Elizabeth Blackwood ......................... University of North Carolina at Wilmington Alexandra Page Brady .............................................................................. Rollins College *Maguire Kathleen Brinkley ...................................................College of William and Mary Robert Walker Burge ............................................................... James Madison University Cameron Leigh Butler ............................................. Savannah College of Art and Design Richard Lee Byrd .............................................................................High Point University *Hannah Meredith Carl ............................................................................ Duke University Caroline Elizabeth Carr ........................................................... James Madison University Anthony Alexander Caruso........................................................................ Elon University William Edward Catterton ............................................................. University of Alabama *Elizabeth Lee Christian................................................... Washington and Lee University Victoria Krystyna Coates.................................................. Washington and Lee University Justin Alexander Cochran .................................................................. University of Miami Zoe Rhiannon Cooper-Stone ................................................................Radford University Annie Hubbard Cosby ............................................................................... Elon University Christopher Kent Davis, Jr. ...................................................... James Madison University Leslie Walters Davis ................................................ University of Maryland, College Park Hillary Bradshaw Dickinson .................................................College of William and Mary Meredith Estes Donahue ..................................................................... Furman University Andrew Barclay Elliott ............................................................................. Wofford College Elizabeth Dabney Fields ...................................................................Longwood University *Madelyn Elizabeth Flinn..................................................................University of Virginia Caroline Drewry Gallalee .............................................................. Wake Forest University William Douglas Garson ........................................................................Lafayette College Ellen Moncure Geho................................................................. James Madison University Frances Joy Grattan......................................................... Christopher Newport University *Julia Hall Greer ........................................................................................ Kenyon College Robert Gordon Gunn ........................................................................High Point University Jane Christian Hall ..............................................................................Denison University Elise Hutson Harrigan ............................................Sewanee: The University of the South Elliott Perry Hartz ........................................................................West Virginia University Story Albertina Hinckley ..................................................................University of Virginia William Tyler Holly .............................................................................Villanova University Stephen Ranson Holt.......................................................................University of Virginia Mark James Hourigan, Jr. ...................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Alexander Steven Hoy ...........................................................College of William and Mary *Madeline Austin Jecklin ..................................................................University of Virginia Amanda Barrett Johnson ......................................................College of William and Mary Linsey Lea Kornblau .............................................. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University *Nicolette Corinne Lerch...................................................................University of Virginia *Emily Rose Little ...........................................................................University of Michigan Katherine Peel Maraghy ........................................................................... Elon University Augusta Cole Marsteller ................................................ University of Montana, Missoula Rebecca Shreve Martin ............................................................................Rhodes College Emma Gleason Massie ............................................................ James Madison University Michael Royce McDermott .......................................................... Old Dominion University Megan Elizabeth McGhee ......................................................................... Elon University Patrick Oliver McKercher ........................................................................Drexel University Kevin Patrick Miller .................................................................................. Elon University Burke Mannion Modisett .......................................................................... Elon University James Rutherford Moore III .......................................................Hampden-Sydney College

*Daria Kathleen Mosman .................................................................University of Virginia Torrey Blair Munford .............................................................University of South Carolina James Lanier Nicholas......................................J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College David Clifton Noftsinger, Jr............................................................University of Delaware Anna Lanier Nott .............................................................................University of Virginia Taylor Caitlin Olenik ................................................ Savannah College of Art and Design *James Riley Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea.........................................................................University of Virginia Erinn Elizabeth Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan.............................................University of Southern California Jacob Daniel Palyo.................................................................... Randolph-Macon College *Virginia Scott Parks ......................................................................Georgetown University Samuel Tanner Pasco .......................................................................... Furman University Elizabeth Stewart Peery......................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David-Huy Duc Pham .........................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Patrick Wentworth Phelan ..................................................................Greensboro College *Tucker Nolan Pierce ................................................... Washington University in St. Louis Matteo Randazzo......................................................................Hampden-Sydney College Cassandra Dallas Rawles ....................................................................Auburn University Sarah Whitney Rayner ............................................................. James Madison University Margaret Neville Rhodes ........................................................... George Mason University Evans Elias Richards .........................................................................................Gap Year Christopher Collyn Risch ....................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Matson Lamar Roberts, Jr. ..............................................................University of Virginia Sarah Harrison Rose ............................................................University of South Carolina Peter Michael Rossetti ..................................................................Georgetown University Thornton Doherty Saffer.....................................University of North Carolina at Charlotte *Mary Lynne Schmohl ......................................University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Orion Scott Schneider.........................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *Max Jacob Schnur ............................................................................ Columbia University *Caroline Rose Shadowen .......................................... University of California at Berkeley Samuel Jewett Sharpe ..................................................................... University of Georgia Katey Jenna Spinner ..........................................................................Wesleyan University Catherine Peyton Spivey ................................................... University of Mary Washington *Julia Stansbury Sroba .....................................................................University of Virginia *Thomas Scott Stephens .....................................................................Stanford University Anne Walker Surgner ..............................................Sewanee: The University of the South Paige Allison Tarrant ................................................................... University of Richmond Ann Wallace Tazewell .........................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *James Clarke Templeman III ...........................................................University of Virginia David Louis Thalhimer .............................................................Hampden-Sydney College Christine Spencer Thexton...................................................................Harvard University Caroline Carey Thomas .....................................................Franklin and Marshall College John Thomas Thompson .................................................. Christopher Newport University Thomas Christopher Thompson .......................................................High Point University *Garrett Alexander Tidey ........................................................College of William and Mary Mark Fulton Timmons .....................................University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill William Brant Tullidge..........................................................University of South Carolina Jasmine Denise Turner.............................................................................. Elon University Steven Craig Vranian, Jr. ................................................. Washington and Lee University Jenny Wang ........................................Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Charles Dyson White ...................................................................... University of Vermont Emma Lynn White............................................................................... Belmont University Taylor Colscon Wiley.........................................................................High Point University *Preston Anderson Williams. ............................................................University of Virginia John Charles Locker Wood ........................................................ Virginia Military Institute Robert Tucker Wrenn ............................................................................. Catawba College *Emily Simpson Wright............................................................................. Tufts University Emily deLaittre Younts .................................................................... University of Georgia *Cum Laude CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE: Julie Wymeersch

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5 1. Seniors have a little fun with party poppers. 2. Graduated 4th Grade girls enjoy the reception â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hallie Rowland, Sadie Partlow, Isabelle Waldbauer, Sammie Mortensen, Emily Whelen (in back), Maya Jackson, Caroline Curtis and Cecelia Mintz. 3. Michael Brost (in back), Tucker Surgner, Luke Roberts and Stewart Berling celebrate their upcoming rise to Middle School. 4. Remnants of a very hot and sunny dayâ&#x20AC;Ś5. 8th Grade boys inspect their diplomas. 6. Caroline Weinberg, Ann-Robert Goode, Allie Douma and Sarah Newsome show their delight following Middle School graduation.

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ollegiate’s varsity athletic teams earned three League of Independent Schools and two Prep League championships during the 2010 – 2011 school year. Eight teams placed second in their final league standings, and eight were runner-up in Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association competition. Collegiate earned the Prep League Sportsmanship Award, an honor that recognizes the bedrock principle on which our athletic program has always operated. In addition, Collegiate finished third in the Prep League Director’s Cup standings.

“The tradition of excellence is very high,” said Upper School Head Ben Rein, who came to Collegiate this past year from Haverford School near Philadelphia. “There’s an understated confidence and expectation for success that never bleeds into arrogance. The concept of sportsmanship is paramount in our athletic training. Our coaches and kids recognize that playing fair and playing right is more important that just wins and losses. “It’s nice to be reminded that when you focus on sportsmanship from kindergarten onward, you can build successful teams with athletes who come up through our program.” – Weldon Bradshaw

Girls’ Lacrosse Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse ended its season 18-8 overall, LIS Champion and VISAA runnerup. All-LIS Amanda Johnson ’11, Austin Pruitt ’12, Ann Wallace Tazewell ’11, Christine Thexton ’11 LIS Coach of the Year Annie Richards All-State Thexton, Pruitt US Lacrosse Regional All-Academic Johnson, Pruitt, Thexton, Carter Reifsnider ’12, Emily Wright ’11 US Lacrosse Regional All-American, first team Thexton US Lacrosse Regional All-American, honorable mention Pruitt

Christine Thexton ’11 passes an opponent on her way downfield.

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Boys’ Lacrosse Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse ended its season 13-7 overall, Prep League champion, and VISAA quarterfinalist. All-Prep David Noftsinger ’11 (goalie), Michael Howard ’12 (defense), Peter Rossetti ’11 (defense), Tyler Holly ’11 (midfield), Tyler Mardian ’12 (midfield), Dyson White ’11 (attack)

Softball Varsity Softball ended its season 13-8 overall, LIS runnerup and VISAA quarterfinalist. All-LIS Caroline Cheatham ’12, Emily Flippo ’12, Mallory Knighton ’13

Prep League Co-Coach of the Year Andrew Stanley All-State White, Rossetti, Noftsinger US Lacrosse Regional All-American Noftsinger, Rossetti US Lacrosse Regional Academic All-American Holly

All-state, 2nd team Knighton

Baseball Varsity Baseball ended its season 3-16 overall and seventh in Prep League. All-Prep Jack Sutton ’13

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LIS Coach of the Year Robby Turner

Prep League Sportsmanship Award for baseball

Girls’ Soccer Varsity Girls’ Soccer ended its season 11-8-2 overall, LIS champion and VISAA runnerup. All-LIS Ellen Davenport ’12, Carrie Shadowen ’11, Jennie Sroba ’13, Julia Sroba ’11 All-State Shadowen, Jennie Sroba All-Metro, second team Julia Sroba, Jennie Sroba

Julia Sroba ’11 dribbles down field.

Golf Varsity Golf ended its season Prep League runnerup and VISAA runnerup. All-Prep Wade Hayes ’14, Matthew Hourigan ’13, Alex Thompson ’13

All-State Hourigan, Hayes

Mark Hourigan ’11 prepares to putt.

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SPRING 2011 Boys’ Track & Field Varsity Boys’ Track & Field ended its season fifth in Prep League and fifteenth in VISAA. All-State, honorable mention 4x800 relay team (Preston Williams ’11, Connor Partlow ’13, Luke Page ’13, Scott Newton ’12)

Varsity Girls’ Track & Field ended its season LIS runnerup and third in VISAA. All-LIS Hannah Myers ’13 (100 hurdles), Sally Sommers ’12 (triple jump) All-State, second team Myers (110 hurdles), Sommers (triple jump), Katie O’Connor ’12 (shot put) All-State, honorable mention Becca Martin ’11 (long jump)

Girls’ Track & Field Boys’ Tennis Varsity Boys’ Tennis ended its season 17-1 overall, Prep League Champion and VISAA runnerup All-Prep League Max Schnur ’11 (#1 singles, #1 doubles), Brady Straus ’13 (#2 singles, #1 doubles), Gordon Gunn ’11 (#3 doubles), Turner Willett ’12 (#3 doubles) Prep League Coach of the Year Chris Conquest All-State Schnur (VISAA player of the year), Straus All-Metro Schnur (Metro player of the year), Straus

RIGHT: State and Metro player of the year Max Schnur ’11, who will play for Columbia University next year, directs a backhand.

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Underwater Excellence At the close of the school year, Thomas Stephens ’11 was named the 2011 Richmond Times-Dispatch/ Sports Backers Male ScholarAthlete of the Year. A highlydecorated swimmer and class covaledictorian, Stephens will take his athletic prowess and academic excellence to Stanford University. “It’s a nice culmination of all the support from my friends, family, teammates, classmates, coaches, teachers, NOVA, and Collegiate,” Stephens said. “It’s an honor to do them proud.” A top student with a 4.08 grade point average, Stephens earned 13 All-Prep League, 16 All-State, 14 All-Metro, and 14 All-American citations in individual events and as a relay-team member. He was the 2010 and 2011 T-D male swimmer of the year in Central Virginia. Among his many other accomplishments, he was a male captain on the NCSA all-star team that competed in the Irish National Championships in April 2010 and one of four American male swimmers who competed in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this past August. He has the sixth fastest time nationally among high school swimmers in the 200 yard freestyle (1:37.20) and 26th fastest in the 500 free (4:30.23). “Years from now Thomas will still be regarded as one of Collegiate’s finest swimmers,” said Mike Stott, Collegiate’s head swimming coach. “His role as a team leader and athlete willing to do anything to advance team goals will remain a defining legacy.” Stephens is the third Collegiate athlete to be honored as T-D/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The others were Antoniette Lucas ’87 (field hockey, basketball, lacrosse) and Gray Broughton ’94 (football, wrestling, baseball). – Weldon Bradshaw

WINTER 2010 – 2011 Varsity Boys’ Swimming ended its season second in the Prep League and third in VISAA. All-Prep Thomas Stephens ’11 (200 free, 100 free), Peter Ferguson ’13 (200 IM), 400 freestyle relay (Wil Coor ’12, P. Ferguson ’13, Cameron Moore ’13, Stephens ’11) All-State Stephens (200 free, 500 free), 200 freestyle relay (Thomas Ferguson ’13, P. Ferguson, Coor, Stephens), 400 freestyle relay (Moore, Coor, Eric Yan ’13, Stephens), Coor (50 free) All-American Stephens (200 free, 500 free) All-Metro, first team Stephens (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 200 butterfly) All-Metro, second team Stephens (100 butterffly)

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Girls’ Swimming Varsity Girls’ Swimming ended its season second in the LIS and second in VISAA. All-LIS Mary Katherine Kish ’14 (500 free, 100 backstroke) All-State Kish (200 IM, 500 free), 400 freestyle relay (Ashton Pollard ’14, Katie McCauley ’14, Maggie Cuthbert ’11, Kish)

Varsity Girls’ Track & Field ended its season second in VISAA championship meet and second in LIS. All-LIS Hannah Myers ’13 (55 hurdles, long jump), 4x200 (Katherine Melson ’13, Sally Sommers ’12, Jennie Sroba ’13, Austin Pruitt ’12) All-State, first team 4x200 relay (Melson, Myers, Sommers, Pruitt) All-State, second team 4x800 relay (Emma Massie ’11, Christine Thexton ’11, Mary Lynne Schmohl ’11, Julia Sroba ’11), Myers (55 hurdles)

All-State, honorable mention Myers (long jump), Katie O’Connor ’12 (shot put), Melson (triple jump), Jennie Sroba ’13 (500), 4x400 (Carrie Shadowen ’11, Katie Wright ’14, Myers, Sommers) Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Pruitt (300), 4x200 (Melson, Sommers, Jennie Sroba, Pruitt), 4x400 (Shadowen, Myers, Jennie Sroba, Sommers)

Girls’ Track & Field Boys’ Track & Field ended its season fourth in Prep League and ninth in VISAA.

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Varsity Boys’ Basketball ended its season 11-10 overall and Prep League tournament quarterfinalist. All-Prep Doug Randolph ’12 Prep League sportsmanship award for basketball

Varsity Wrestling ended its season third in the Prep League and fifteenth in VISAA.

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All-State John Ryan Aveson ’15 (103), Preston Roper ’13 (112), Drew Colletti ’12 (119), Nelson Sharps ’13 (125), Kyle Pate ’13 (145), Elliott Pate ’12 (160).

Varsity Girls’ Basketball ended its season 13-11 overall, LIS tournament semifinalist and VISAA quarterfinalist. All-LIS Caroline Thomas ’11, Annie Hawthorne ’14

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All-State, honorable mention Hawthorne

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Varsity Indoor Soccer ended its season Valentine Classic champion.

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All-Tournament team Thomas Hatcher ’12 (MVP), Gordon Gunn ’11, Kevin Miller ’11

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BRANCHING OUT Recent graduates take diverse paths to professional success, and versatility, perseverance and passion are key elements in uncertain times undreds of Collegiate graduates have entered the job market over the last 10 years, a decade when the economy has not been all that supportive of those in search of not only paychecks but fulfilling work. These conditions have not prevented them from moving forward, however, in some very interesting directions. “I think my peers would agree that those who graduated from college in ’04 (high school in 2000) have been in a tricky place for the past three or so years,” says Natalie Andreoletti Miller ’00, an investment associate at RBC Wealth Management in Chevy Chase, MD. “The recession hit us right at a time where we were no longer in entry level positions, and we were looking to move up in our careers and salaries. It probably goes without saying that this did not happen, nine times out of 10, and most people were lucky just to keep their jobs. Some decided that because they weren’t getting that promotion (I’m generalizing) it was a great time to take off from working and go to grad school. I don’t think anyone regrets having gone back to school as it is bound to pay off in the long run,

but so many people are now graduating unemployed or taking positions that were somewhat similar to where they left off before school. “I took the other road and decided to stick it out and not to go back to school, which was a little scary because I felt like it meant I was really committing myself to my current career… But I love my team, my firm and what I am doing, and I’m personally committed to increasing my education through designations and other means as much as I possibly can.” What we’ve been hearing from our recent alums about their education and work experiences since graduating reflects Natalie’s observations, and it also speaks of tenacity, resourcefulness and creativity, characteristics necessary to succeed in a professional world that is fast-changing and unpredictable. Resilience is essential. Some alums are changing directions after a few years; others are digging in deeper with further study and responding to changes in their fields. Thanks to those who shared with us their stories and paths, all branches of a sturdy tree with deep roots that is the Collegiate experience.

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PERFECT MATCHES JOHN ARCHER ’04 UNOS I can recall sitting in Mrs. Griffin’s office after an 11th Grade biology class, begging to know why I should care about the human genome when I had every intention of making my living as a writer. I was scared of science, quite frankly, and I was irritated that Mrs. Griffin was so enamored by it. I wanted to sail through her class with my eyes closed, but she had no intention of letting that happen. She issued me a challenge to make learning biology a matter of pride, and she saw to it that I followed through. Something funny happened along the way: I surprised myself by falling in love with the course. I came to find that I was actually very curious about science and, the following year, I felt compelled to focus my senior project on something “scientific.” I spent the last three weeks of my senior year at the Virginia Transplant Center, working as an intern alongside Dr. Gerry Mendez and his team of transplant coordinators. Six years later, I joined the United Network for Organ Sharing as an organ placement specialist. Simply put, I allocate organs from deceased donors to candidates listed on the national waiting list. For each case that I work on, I assimilate all

pertinent medical and social history on the donor, and I attempt to place any available organs off of waitlists that are unique to each donor. Dozens of pages worth of criteria can affect each pool of candidates; blood type, donor size, and disease history are but a few. I work mostly on placing kidneys and pancreases, but also on hearts, livers, intestines, and lungs. Once I find the best available match for each organ, I arrange transportation from donor site to recipient site by either ground or by air. In addition, I work with surgeons, transplant coordinators, and procurement personnel to ensure that all UNOS bylaws and policies are observed and that all organs are allocated properly and efficiently.

Ashley Porter Peth ’96 demonstrates technique at her pilates studio.

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John Archer ’04 mans the phone at the United Network for Organ Sharing’s transplant center where calls come in regarding organs that have become available and patients needing organs.

I was exposed to all types of sports and activities growing up, but dance was the one thing I truly fell in love with. I remember telling my parents at the age of 12 that I wanted to be a professional dancer, and they were so supportive. My days consisted of attending school, then rushing off to dance technique classes four to five hours daily. Collegiate was behind me as they allowed my dance classes to count as a sports credit. This was my first phase of moving as a way of life.

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As the arts program grew at Collegiate, dance was added into the curriculum. So I was thrilled to be there at the inception of the program and am so proud to see how strong the arts are at Collegiate today, especially dance. During my senior year at Collegiate I remember walking into College Counseling and laying out all of my research for the best college dance programs. I was definitely an anomaly as no other student had pursued this type of endeavor. I had to both receive entry into the college as well as audition for the dance department. My first choice was the University of Arizona School of Arts, one of the top programs in the county. I received a dance scholarship and had the most amazing years of dance, study and growth. Collegiate’s expectations of academic, personal and athletic integrity prepared me for the incredibly competitive and intense program at UA. I was on campus 10-12 hours daily with academic and dance technique classes as well as rehearsals and performances. Post graduation I danced professionally for eight years with companies around the country and began studying pilates more seriously during my off-seasons as it was a technique I relied heavily on for injury prevention and cross training. Once I “retired” from dancing full time, I knew I wanted to pursue pilates as my next career. Helping people move better and discovering their own bodies’ potential became a passion. I first worked for a number of studios, but once my husband and I moved to Colorado in 2008 I wanted to open my own studio. For nearly three years I have owned and operated Perk! Pilates Fitness in Fort Collins. Additionally, I am invited to teach master classes in contemporary dance and teach pilates protocols for dancers. So, I feel I have come full circle still living by moving.

Christian Thompson Henderson ’97 counsels clients and lectures on nutrition topics. to New York where my soon-to-be fiancé was living. My nutrition career started at NYU Medical Center where I worked as a clinical dietitian – not quite as glamourous as W, but a great experience nonetheless. With my true interest being counseling clients one-on-one, my next move was working in nationally recognized nutritionist Keri Glassman’s private practice. After honing my skills, I started my own practice, Pure Nutrition, in 2009. At PN, I counsel a variety of clients with a range of unique health goals, including weight management, digestive issues, and pre/post pregnancy nutrition. I mostly do one-on-one counseling, but also do lectures (most recently I did a lecture at Barclay’s Capital) and workshops (just finished a series of four workshops at fitness studio Physique 57). As the name of my practice suggests, my approach to nutrition is natural and simple.

CHRISTIAN THOMPSON HENDERSON ’97 Nutritionist After leaving Collegiate I went to UVA where I majored in economics. A few months after graduation, I moved to New York City for a year where I worked at W magazine. Although I loved New York, and the glamour of working at a fashion magazine, I soon realized I was not on the right career path for me. After doing some soul searching and a lot of research I decided to pursue a career in nutrition. It was a long road, but worth it. I ended up with a master’s in nutrition from James Madison. After completing a six-month internship, I headed back

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SUZANNE DAUGHDRILLE HOLBROOK ’02 Photographer I attended University of Tennessee and transferred after my freshman year to Virginia Tech to pursue a five-year landscape architecture degree. I graduated in 2007, moved to Boston for a fancy landscape architecture job, and that’s where I met my husband Wells. After two years in Bean Town, I moved home while Wells attended Air Force Basic Training and then packed my car and moved to snowy Spokane, WA where he is stationed

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at Fairchild AFB as a SERE Survival Specialist. We got married August 2010 in Seaside, FL (my sister Jennifer Daughdrille Whitlock ’97 was my matron of honor) and will be here in Spokane for another two years. After two years as a landscape architect, I was let go due to the economy so I left the corporate cartwheel world behind and opened up shop as Fresh Ginger Snaps Photography (check it out at www.freshgingersnaps.com). The decision to change careers was made for me by the belly-flop of economy which was especially hard on the landscape architecture industry. Thankfully, Virginia Tech’s design programs are saturated with exposure to different disciplines within each field so I graduated with a sense of versatility.

Suzanne Daughdrille Holbrook ’02, photographer in Spokane, WA, took this photo of a reunited Air Force couple. “My husband is a Survival Specialist in the Air Force so I offer a free deployment photo sessions for active service members as a thank you for their service,” she explains.

“Yeah, it’s exciting over here. Going to the grocery store is an adventure.” – Harrison Jones ’03, Uganda

Harrison Jones ’03 poses on the Equator which passes through his current hometown of Mbarara, Uganda.

TWO TEACHERS, OPPOSITE WORLDS HARRISON JONES ’03 Global Teacher After getting a BA in music and English and then a master’s in teaching, all at University of Virginia, I taught at a boarding school in Dorset, UK. I spent the following year teaching innercity students at Charlottesville High School, and I’ve now received a position at an all-boys boarding school teaching English and religion in Mbarara, Uganda. I received this job through the Christian missions agency, Mission To The World (Atlanta). When I’m not in the classroom, I’m coaching running, leading Bible studies, directing 5ks, improving local businesses and helping other ministries in the area.” Teaching as a profession opens many doors around the world. For me, teaching is a good chance to do some traveling and some living before I plant roots in one area. You get to develop your career and live it up at the same time. However, the choice for a third world country came out of a desire to merge my Christian ministry goals with my career - this is a country where there is a big need for poverty alleviation and discipleship. And after teaching under-privileged students in the inner city, I also wanted to experience teaching students in a developing nation. There is a huge difference between the two.

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TROY SHAPIRO ’06 Independent School Teacher One of my fondest memories of my last year as a Cougar was working with the Geronimo Lacrosse group out at the Robins Campus fields. Leaving Richmond, I knew I wanted to continue coaching but had no idea I’d end up getting the teaching bug. While at Brown University in Rhode Island, I was lucky to get a job working with the wrestling and lacrosse programs for the Moses Brown School, a K-12 day school much like Collegiate. As I continued to make connections with the students at MB, I realized that helping a student achieve his or her goal was infinitely more satisfying than reaching a goal of my own. Around the same time, my classes in organizational studies began exploring organizational culture, and I became fascinated by independent schools. They each seem to cultivate their own unique but incredibly rich institutional culture full of traditions that connect and challenge the members of their communities. With the help of my sociology adviser and Keith Evans, I was able to do my senior thesis research at Collegiate, spending the summer interviewing faculty to begin to answer the question of “How does Collegiate maintain its culture?” This research locked in for me my love

of teaching, and I went back for my senior year looking for a job in schools. With the help of my mentors at Collegiate and at Moses Brown, I was incredibly lucky to find a position teaching science for the Middlesex School in Concord, MA. Middlesex is an amazing place. It is situated on a picturesque campus with a pond and hundreds of acres of trails through Revolutionary War-era farmland. The school is built around a central circle where everyone intersects and interacts through the day. The faculty are incredible and were extremely supportive as I adjusted to boarding school life. My first year went by as a blur. I taught chemistry and physics to motivated and interested students who made my job fun every day. We built cameras out of coffee cans, hydrogen rockets out of Gatorade bottles, and even tested the acceleration of my car. Working in the dorm was always interesting, and I was amazed by how well everyone got to know each other in the small residential community as the year wore on. I also got to continue coaching and ended the lacrosse season by losing a bet with my team that ended with a big win over our rivals and them getting the chance to dye my hair red. While I’m currently enjoying some much needed time off this summer (we hold class on Saturdays!) I can’t wait to get back in the classroom next fall.

“With the help of my sociology adviser and Keith Evans, I was able to do my senior thesis research at Collegiate, spending the summer interviewing faculty to begin to answer the question of ‘How does Collegiate maintain its culture?’” – Troy Shapiro ’06

Troy Shapiro ’06 with his Middlesex School lacrosse team

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ON THE TECH TRACK BRETT WILTSHIRE ’03 Product Manager I’m perfecting the art of being a Silicon Valley beach bum, having lived in Santa Cruz for almost eight years and now about to start my fourth year working as a product manager at Google. I love my job and, in the last year, it’s taken me to Zurich, Dublin, Sydney, Vegas, Austin, New Zealand and Fiji. I plan to stick with it for a while. At least until the whole rockstar thing pays off.

Brett Wiltshire ’03 works for Google as head of the team responsible for developing Blogger. Along with three other product managers, I run a global team of software engineers and designers responsible for developing Blogger, Google’s free blog publishing service that serves over 400 million active users around the world. Product manager is a hard thing to describe succinctly, and I wear many different hats in this role. Recently though, I’ve been in charge of Blogger’s legal and policy operations and sorting out all the challenges that arise when you give people the tools to speak their mind online. It’s a delicate choreography that involves protecting users and their right to freedom of expression, paying attention to local law which varies from country to country, and building systems for handling infringing or other nefarious content that may pop up.

I’ve also been responsible for much of Blogger’s external communication and marketing, spending a lot of my week writing up posts on our official product blog, creating help documentation when new features are released, sending out newsletters, and maintaining social media pages. Things are constantly changing at Google and across the web at large, so new challenges can come up on any given day. It means that every day is a different, and it’s probably the thing I like most about my job.

GRAPE GURU SARAH MOORE ’03 Restauranteur I got interested in wine when, after graduating from UVA, I moved to Boulder, CO in the fall of ’07 and started bartending at Q’s Restaurant in the Hotel Boulderado (www.qsboulder.com). The restaurant is located in the original dining room of the hotel, opened in 1901. Q’s serves chef crafted American Cuisine, specializing in locally sourced organic ingredients. The wine list includes 150 selections of fine wines from around the globe, with a focus on California. The list has been awarded a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for the past 11 years. At the time, the wine education program at the restaurant was really strong. Every week, the sommelier taught us about a region, a grape, or specific wines on the list. We did a lot of blind tasting: tasting a wine and through deductive reasoning, figuring out the age, grape varietal, region, and treatment of the wine without seeing the bottle. This is a pretty complex process, and not easy for most folks. I realized that I was pretty good at it, and wanted to learn more. Wine is interesting to me because there is so much that goes into it: grape varietal, barrel selection, yeast, blending, bottling, marketing... And the way the grapes are grown is an art too! It’s such a craft. I see wine as poetry, passion, art, but I also know that you can’t take juice too seriously. Boulder is an interesting spot for wine and fine dining. Bon Appetit magazine named Boulder the “Foodiest City in the Country.” We have more Master Sommeliers in Boulder per capita than any other city. There are so many people to meet and talk to here. I was reading a lot and talking to the right people. I saw the quality of the wine program at the restaurant slipping, and expressed my interest in the position. I was hired as the wine director soon after. I attended the introductory course of the Court of Master Sommeliers last fall,

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and passed the first test. I’m pursuing my certified level next. Today, I’m networking as much as possible. I go to every tasting I can, and ask winemakers all the questions they will put up with. I go to every business lunch and dinner I’m invited to, and talk to as many other wine professionals as possible. I teach the weekly wine class at the restaurant. I have seen an increase in sales of fine wines, and the staff is much more involved and excited. I’m attending Pinot Forum in Sonoma this fall, to learn all about the Pinot Noirs of the region. I recently returned from a month backpacking trip in New Zealand. I was in NZ during the grape harvest, and initial fermentation process, so the timing of my trip gave me a rare opportunity to see the production of NZ wines. I love my job. I think that loving what you do is one of the most important aspects of being a professional. I work 50 hours a week, but I love my restaurant.

Sarah Moore ’03 recently visited Mahi Winery in New Zealand while touring during grape harvest.

SHINING IN SHAKESPEARE LAURA ROCKEFELLER ’00 Actor

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After getting a wonderful foundation in theatre from drama classes at Collegiate where I did my first performance in a Shakespeare play sophomore year in a production of Twelfth Night directed by Mr. Tom Hilterbrant, I decided to do a double major of theatre and English literature at Middlebury College. I was fortunate to translate that training into an acting job offer right out of school at Olney Theatre Center in Washington, DC. Through my work at OTC, I booked the roles of Bianca in Taming of the Shrew and Lucy in Dracula on a tour with The National Players that played in 38 states over the course of a year, which was an amazing experience for a young actor. By the time I finished my contract with that tour, I was certain that acting was where my passion lay, and I started thinking of a graduate degree. I wanted to finetune my skills and to make it clear on my resume that I was a serious actress who had taken the time to get as much training as possible, especially since my main focus has proven to be classical acting, particularly Shakespeare, for which the

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training one gets on a graduate level is invaluable. After graduating with my MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University, I have an exciting year of theatre projects lined up. In June I played “Celia” in As You Like It for Kentucky Shakespeare; I performed in various roles including “Perdita” in The Winter’s Tale and “Mina” in Dracula for Shakespeare in the Valley’s summer season in New Hampshire, and I’m returning to Washington, DC in the fall to play “Lydia” in Pride & Prejudice at Round House Theatre. I was also invited to present a paper at Cambridge University in August for the 2011 Bronte Society Conference on “The Brontes and the Bible.” My hope for the future is to be able to work for the top classical theatre companies in the States – places like The Folger Shakespeare Theatre and The Shakespeare Theatre Company in DC, or New York’s summer Shakespeare in Central Park festival. Live theatre is really where my heart is. There is just something absolutely wonderful about sharing the energy of a performance with an audience. NOTE: Laura’s stage name is Laura Rocklyn.

INSPIRED BY AP BIO BARBARA KAHN ’02 Medicine I’ve always wanted to be a doctor. My interest in medicine really blossomed during high school. It began with my AP Biology class with Mrs. Griffin as well as the lecture given by Dr. Francis Collins. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to have a teacher as dedicated as Mrs. Griffin and to have gone to a school with the ability to host a speaker as influential in modern science as Dr. Collins. I toyed with the idea of doing primarily research when I was in college. After participating in research in college, I realized I preferred more instant gratification, which I found in patient care and even more so in surgery. I graduated from UNC in 2006. I took the following year off to travel and apply to medical school. I traveled to Australia for a month with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) where I backpacked, sea kayaked, as well as developed leadership skills. I returned to Richmond for six months in order to interview at various medical

schools. During this time I interned in the VCU human genetics department and coached Cub field hockey at Collegiate. After being admitted to University of Maryland School of Medicine, I moved to Buenos Aires for four months to practice medical Spanish and travel in Argentina. Then, I moved to Baltimore and spent the last four years in medical school. During the end of my third year, I decided I wanted to be a surgeon and ultimately decided to go into urology. My choice was based on some advice I received from an attending, which was to choose a specialty I would enjoy reading about every day. When I rotated on urology, there wasn’t a topic that bored me. This was the first rotation I had where I couldn’t find something I didn’t like. There is plenty of variety in the field. It is a combination of medicine and surgery where at least half of your patients are treated medically. Your patients can be men, women, or children. You can focus on kidney stones, reproductive health, cancer, transplant, trauma and reconstruction, females, or children. The options are endless. In January, I matched into urology at the University of Kentucky, and, after graduating from the University of Maryland, I moved to Lexington, KY to begin my residency.

Necessary Steps MacGregor Lennarz ’04 knows what he wants to do and what it’s going to take. “I want to work on meeting the energy needs required for economic growth in less developed countries. I think it is one of the most important challenges of this century,” he says. His academic path should lead him right to the center of energy and economics. “After Collegiate, I went to George Mason University and then worked for Dominion Resources for two years in the regulatory department to learn more about energy and regulation. I then went to the London School of Economics’ master’s in public administration program because it offered core skills needed to deal with policy on both the public and private side (economics and political science with an emphasis on quantitative analytics). “I’m now going to the National University of Singapore for a master’s in public policy to hopefully take advantage of the faculty who are some of the leading experts in energy policy and regulation.”

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CONTINUING ED In early June, we emailed alums who graduated from Collegiate in the years 2000-2007 and asked about graduate school plans or achievements. Many thanks to those who took a moment to write and update us with their academic activities over the last decade. The following is a summary, by field, of the information we received:

EDUCATION Patrick Boswell ’00 Davidson College undergrad; M.Ed. in higher education administration at Vanderbilt University; now an admissions officer at Vanderbilt University William Daughtrey ’00 UVA undergrad; MA in English at Georgetown University; now assistant dean of students and director of outdoor education at Woodberry Forest School Hillary Hendricks ’00 Wofford College undergrad; MA in French at Middlebury College; now teaching French and Spanish at Old Mill High School, an International Baccalaureate school near Annapolis, MD Wes Lawson ’00 Hampden-Sydney College undergrad; pursuing M.Ed. at UVA and working as associate dean of students at Hampden-Sydney College

Clare Parkinson Wilkinson ’00 mentors and tutors in Dominica. concentration in student affairs at George Washington University; now working at the YMCA of Greater Richmond Association Office Carter Hamill ’01 Amherst College undergrad; pursuing M.Ed. at Columbia University Teachers College Sarah Hyslop ’01 Dickinson College undergrad; pursuing M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction at University of Richmond; teaching 1st Grade at Collegiate as of fall ’11

Clare Parkinson Wilkinson ’00 Sewanee undergrad; MLA with focus on art and Western culture from the University of Richmond, Teacher Licensure, University of Richmond; now living in Dominica (West Indies) and volunteering – tutoring/mentoring students; working with an after school program that provides meals, ministry, art, and sports to local youth; and teaching art and sewing classes at the local women’s center

Carter Judkins Greendyke ’01 Davidson College undergrad; worked for three years in the non-profit sector in fundraising and development; MA in teaching at Trinity University (San Antonio, TX); now teaching high school Spanish in New York City

Courtney Fain ’01 Furman University undergrad; M.A. in education and human development,

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Methodist University; now teaching French and Spanish at St. Christopher’s School Kim Paulette Haggard ’01 William & Mary undergrad; M.Ed. at George Mason University, M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction; now a middle school science teacher in public schools in Annapolis, MD Joey Nuckols ’02 UVA undergrad; master’s in teaching, secondary English; now teaching English at Varina High School Mandy Pallais ’02 UVA undergrad; Ph.D. at MIT; now assistant professor in the economics department at Harvard Jamie Whitten ’03 Wake Forest University undergrad; M.Ed. in urban education at Temple University; currently the assistant field hockey coach at Bucknell University

Adriaan Follansbee ’04 Oberlin College undergrad; pursuing M.Ed. (instructional specialist in bilingual education –English/Spanish) at the University of Texas at El Paso; working at a small non-profit that does non-partisan political organizing in the El Paso area and surrounding communities Jack Ivins ’05 JMU undergrad; pursuing MA in history at Louisiana State University with plan to teach Lauren Boswell ’06 UVA undergrad; currently pursuing M.Ed. at George Mason University and teaching Kindergarten at JO Wilson Elementary School in Washington, DC

LAW Jamie Ritter ’00 UVA undergrad; JD from Washington & Lee University; took the bar exam this summer Courtney Carrell ’01 Claremont McKenna College undergrad; worked at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center for two years; Yale Law School; finishing a one-year clerkship for the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

David Baumgarten ’02 Princeton University undergrad; Harvard Law; now an attorney at Williams & Connolly (in DC) Charles Isaac ’02 Syracuse University undergrad; St. John’s University School of Law; now an intelligence analyst at Southern California Edison Matt Kitces ’02 Washington University undergrad; Washington University Law; now a patent attorney in Richmond Alison Linas ’05 UNC-Chapel Hill undergrad; pursuing JD at University of Richmond Law Jackson Martin ’02 College of Charleston undergrad; JD from Stetson University School of Law and MBA from Stetson University School of Business; now practicing law in Atlanta Liza Parrish ’05 William & Mary undergrad; pursuing JD at Catholic University Law Emily Melson ’06 Duke undergrad; pursuing JD at UVA Law

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Meghan Gehr ’01 Mcgill University undergrad; University of Richmond Law; now working at McGuire Woods in Richmond

Liz Cross ’00 Virginia Tech undergrad; MS in nursing at Johns Hopkins University; now a pediatric nurse practitioner in Austin, TX at Specially for Children in neurology

“I don’t know for sure what kind of law I want to do yet, but I’m leaning strongly toward intellectual property/media law.”

Neth Walker ’00 Washington & Lee undergrad; MS in civil and environmental engineering (subdiscipline: environmental fluid mechanics and hydrology) from Stanford University; now staff engineer at Weiss Associates, an environmental science and engineering firm; recently taught an undergraduate-level groundwater

hydrology course at Santa Clara University Sarah Clore ’01 Wake Forest University undergrad; pursuing master’s of school social work at Columbia University (see Class Notes) Laura Johnson ’01 Furman University undergrad; pursuing master’s in health systems administration at Georgetown University Lizzie Thomson ’01 UVA undergrad; master’s in nursing from VCU; now a pediatric nurse practitioner in the department of hematology/oncology at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC Sara Harris ’02 JMU undergrad; master’s in global environmental policy from American University’s School for International Service; now a fellow at the Land Trust Alliance where she coordinates the Coastal Conservation Networking Partnership (CCN). CCN, a partnership between NOAA, US Fish and Wildlife, the Environmental Protection Agency, The Nature Conservancy and Land Trust Alliance, focuses on providing coastal land trusts with the resources necessary to incorporate climate change adaptation into their conservation planning Lauren Siff ’02 UNC-Chapel Hill undergrad; MD at VCU School of Medicine; now an OBGYN resident at Tufts Medical Center in Boston Will Derry ’03 Yale undergrad; MD at UVA; resident in radiology at UCLA Molly Hickerson Congdon ’03 UVA undergrad; master’s in nursing at VCU; now a nurse practitioner in medical respiratory ICU Morgan McCrocklin Cheatham ’03 William & Mary undergrad; MD at VCU School of Medicine; now a resident at VCU in internal medicine-pediatrics

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sociology at Lehigh University; now a research analyst for the Association of American Medical Colleges (aamc.org), a medium-sized medical non-profit in Washington, DC

Alexandra Povlishock ’03 UVA undergrad; master’s of health administration at VCU; now working for a not-for-profit health system on the implementation of their electronic medical records

Cesalie Stepney ’04 Brown University undergrad: M.Ed. in risk and prevention, concentrating in childhood developmental and preventative counseling, at Harvard Graduate School of Education; now a project coordinator at the NYU

Amy Rosenthal ’03 Stanford University undergrad; pursuing a master’s degree in food studies at New York University (while working at an organization that does school lunch reform) Sarah Shulman ’03 JMU undergrad; pursuing master’s of science in health science in clinical trial administration at George Washington University; working for OptumInsight monitoring late phase clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies Jay Dolan ’04 Middlebury College undergrad; master’s in biomedical science at Colorado State University; pursuing DVM at Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (see Class Notes) Paul Geiger ’04 Duke University undergrad; pursing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Kentucky Heather Hallberg ’04 Virginia Tech undergrad; Doctorate of physical therapy at Duke University; now working as a physical therapist at West End Orthopaedics in Richmond Daniel Newton ’04 UVA undergrad; pursuing MD at VCU School of Medicine and researching a surgical procedure for heart arrhythmias with the division of cardiothoracic surgery Palen Powelson ’04 Duke undergrad; pursuing MD at VCU School of Medicine Susannah Rowe ’04 Dickinson College undergrad; MA in

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Finding a Specialty John Daniel ’03 left Collegiate bound for University of Richmond where he earned a BS in biology in 2007 and moved on to Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He just received his MD and has now begun a pediatric residency at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital at University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC. “After completion of my residency training I will pursue Fellowship training in pediatric cardiology or pediatric critical care medicine, with the end goal being to care for children with congenital heart defects,” John says. How does one choose a specialty in medicine? “I first became interested in pediatric cardiology and critical care medicine while doing a medical school rotation in the pediatric intensive care unit. I was helping to care for a child who had Hpoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. This is a condition where the heart’s left ventricle is smaller than usual, compromising the hearts ability to pump blood to the body. Here, I found an excellent blend of physiology, pharmacology, and the human side of medicine, all of which got me interested in caring for children with congenital heart disease.”

“ To really do what I want to do, I need to get a Ph.D., since I am interested in both conducting research and working with clients, possibly starting my own practice one day or working in a hospital or clinic ... I will have 5 years to really decide what my next step will be. I also really love learning, and love being a student, so I think this is a natural step for me to take.”

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Lea Peck ’03 Sewanee undergrad; MS in occupational therapy at VCU; now working at John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, VA

– Cesalie Stepney ’04 Child Study Center working on an school-based family intervention study for at-risk middle school students with asthma; starting in the fall, a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology at Rutgers University Will Bruch ’05 Wake Forest University undergrad; master’s in anatomy and neurobiology at VCU; applying to medical schools Ana Narla ’05 University of Richmond undergrad; pursuing MD at Medical University of South Carolina

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Dorothy Watson ’05 University of Georgia undergrad: pursuing MS in occupational therapy at VCU Hannah Jones ’06 UVA undergrad; pursuing master’s of physician assistant studies at University of Florida Ryan Nelson ’06 UVA undergrad; pursuing MD at Tulane University Trey Rawles ’06 University of Georgia undergrad; worked in advertising; now pursuing MHA (health administration) at VCU Russell Sharpe ’06 Vanderbilt University undergrad; pursuing master’s in bioengineering at Georgia Tech with research focused on cochlear implants which are used to help individuals with profound deafness to regain a sense of hearing. Amy Chavis ’07 Virginia Tech undergrad; master’s in nutrition and fitness at VCU Brooke Matson ’07 William & Mary undergrad; pursuing MD/Ph.D. at UNC at Chapel Hill

ARTS & LETTERS Ann Riker Purcell ’01 Princeton University undergrad; MA in history of decorative arts, design, and material culture at Bard Graduate Center; now a development officer for Apollo Circle and Travel with the Met at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Elizabeth Broadbent Cruickshanks ’03 UVA undergrad; MA in the history of art and architecture at UVA; now working at both the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, as fellowship program coordinator, and at Maymont Mansion as a museum interpreter

Getting Ahead of the Curve Sarah Portlock ’03 graduated from New York University in 2007 with a major in journalism and minor in metropolitan studies. While she did manage to find work in her field, she began to see the proverbial writing on the wall. “I had applied to grad school while I was still employed, but by the time I was accepted, I had been laid off for the second time in two years, at two different newspapers,” she says. “I knew if I wanted to be successful in the rapidly changing journalism field, learning digital media skills would be my ticket. At Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, I studied different ways to tell stories in new formats online through video, audio and photography. I enjoyed being back in school – I met fascinating people with my similar interests and it was a privilege to work with such talented professors and industry legends. I also qualified for internships again, an incentive in this tough job market. “For me, the decision to go back to school and get my degree in digital journalism was worth it, professionally and personally: I spent last summer with the Associated Press in Houston as a news intern; I now cover real estate and am on the video team at the Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J.; and I made lifelong friends.” Kim Frazier ’03 Wake Forest University undergrad; MS in mass communications, brand management at VCU Brandcenter; now running her own furniture refinishing, styling & design business, Of All the Fish in the Sea (www.ofallthefish.com)

Elsa Kaminsky ’04 George Washington University undergrad; pursuing an MFA in transdisciplinary design at Parsons The New School for Design; now working in consumer and trend insights at Colgate-Palmolive Claiborne Buckingham ’05 Sewanee undergrad; pursuing master’s in mass communication/ creative technology at VCU Brandcenter; summer internship as a digital designer at Rockfish Interactive in Dallas, TX Lizzy Kitces ’05 University of Miami undergrad; pursuing master’s in communications for art direction at VCU Brandcenter; summer internship at a small ad agency, Walrus, in NYC Sloane Beaver ’07 UVA undergrad; pursuing master’s in communications strategy at VCU Brandcenter

BUSINESS Liza Stutts ’99 University of Richmond undergrad; MBA from Columbia University; now consultant at The Boston Consulting Group Natalie Andreoletti Miller ’00 UVA undergrad; rather than graduate degree, has pursued Series 7 and 66 designations in her field of financial planning and is now a candidate for the Certified Financial Planning exam while working as an investment associate for RBC Wealth Management Gray Loftin ’00 VCU undergrad; MBA in information systems at VCU; now working for a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracting firm/DOD/government in the Middle East Kerry Robertston Lightcap ’00 Lehigh University undergrad; MBA at University of Florida; now working for NextEra Energy (Florida Power and Light Utility) as a business leader

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Ned Rider ’04 Washington & Lee undergrad; taught history and coached lacrosse at St. Christopher’s School for three years and now pursuing an MBA at Tulane

David Mathews ’02 UNC-Chapel Hill undergrad; MBA at the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University); completing a summer internship at Keeneland Capital in Charlotte, NC after two years of mergers and acquisitions at Wachovia and two years of private equity at Wachovia Capital Partners (recently renamed Pamlico Capital)

Kate Hoover ’07 UVA undergrad; pursuing MS in accounting at UVA

Anne Hedgepeth ’03 Davidson College undergrad; pursuing master’s of public policy part-time at George Mason University and working full-time as a lobbyist for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Susan Cook ’04 JMU undergrad; MBA at VCU School of Business; now an account coordinator at the Barber Martin Agency Kimberly Spence Linkous ’04 UVA undergrad; pursuing MBA at Virginia Tech while working as a territory sales manager with Altria in the Shenandoah Valley

As part of her summer research work for Intel, Sara Samford ’04 takes notes on community activities at a drug rehabilitation center in Bogor, just outside of Jakarta in Indonesia. Sara’s field is design ethnography, and what exactly is that? She explains: “It’s similar to applied anthropology or consumer research. It’s researching people and trying to understand what they’re doing and why they’re doing it and then analyzing the research for a specific purpose. So, for example with our summer project with Intel, they’re interested in looking at mobile migrant communities, in particular the ways communities form and build connections. One of the regions they were interested in is Indonesia and we chose to look at addiction and rehabilitation centers as a type of community on which to focus.”

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Lee Martin ’01 UVA undergrad; master’s in teaching at UVA; taught fifth graders at a private school in Atlanta; pursuing MBA at Yale School of Management

MIXED BAG John D. Boy ’00 Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (Germany) undergrad; pursuing Ph.D. in sociology, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York; awarded an en route master’s degree from CCNY and will be awarded M.Phil. in the coming academic year; currently ABD, dissertation combines historical and field research with social theory; also engaged in the work of a few different journals based around NYC, and will start working as an instructional technology fellow in CUNY’s honors college starting this fall (after stints as an adjunct instructor and a policy analyst, both at CUNY)

Anne Forsythe ’01 Mary Baldwin College undergrad; MA in history at William & Mary; now working for the Elizabeth Randolph Lewis YMCA as the youth sports and aquatics director and studying for the Foreign Service Exam Gray Clevenger ’02 Furman University undergrad; pursuing grad degree in development practice at Emory University (see Class Notes) Bryan Barley ’03 University of South Carolina undergrad; master of divinity in philosophy and Greek from Southeastern Seminary; recently started a new church in Denver called The Summit Church (www.summitdenver.org) Ginnie Friddell ’04 Davidson College undergrad; pursuing MS in international studies/human rights at University of Denver Sara Samford ’04 UVA undergrad; pursuing master’s of science in design ethnography at University of Dundee in Scotland Ben Schewel ’05 UVA undergrad; MA in philosophical theology, M.Phil. in philosophy, pursuing Ph.D. in philosophy at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; “I ended up going to Belgium on a Fulbright fellowship and have decided to stay for my doctorate,” Ben says.

ALUMNI ACTIVITIES Letter from the President of the Alumni Association

reetings! I am honored to serve as the President of the Alumni Association this year. Collegiate has been an important part of my life for 30 years, beginning as a ninth grader and now as a parent of two Lower School students. I am proud to be part of the Collegiate family, where the values of honor, love of learning, excellence, respect, and community are shared by all. From my first days at Collegiate, I have been impressed by the strong sense of community and the continued emphasis on service at our school. As members of the Collegiate community, we share a commitment to citizenship and service on campus, in the local community and in the broader world. Collegiate students are given leadership and civic responsibility opportunities throughout Lower, Middle and Upper School. In the Lower School, community service is integrated throughout the curriculum and incorporated into activities such as Stone Soup and field trips to the SPCA. This service spirit continues into the Middle School as the students fill Christmas stockings for the Salvation Army, send letters and care packages to military men and women overseas and organize teams and participate in local fundraising events such as Jake’s Reindeer Race, Great Strides, and the Race for the Cure. In the final years at Collegiate, the Upper School students must successfully complete the Community Service Program prior to graduation. Examples of service abound at Collegiate: the fourth graders who cheerily greet you in the carpool line every day, the students who organize and operate the Cougar Savings Club, and the Cougar Pals who are paired with new students in the same grade to help ease their transition to Collegiate. I am grateful to those who helped me make the transition when I joined Collegiate. They are dear friends to this day. After graduation, the public service tradition continues. Our generous and active alumni serve on the Alumni Board, the Board of Trustees and

various committees, and participate in fundraising efforts for the Annual Fund, including the annual Winter Party/Auction. Recently, several dedicated alumni formed the Alumni Public Service Initiative, which coordinates service opportunities for students and alumni. Last but not least, Collegiate’s tireless parents set a great example of service to others. Through the Parents’ Association, they serve as room parents, and assist in the library, cafeteria, art and music rooms, and on the playground. They volunteer for special events such as the Village Green Fair, the Holiday Boutique, and the Cougar Classic. Parents chaperone field trips, coordinate parent education programs, and assist with various service projects during the year. Are you tired yet? I hope you had a restful summer and are ready for the new school year that is upon us! I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and serving alongside all of you. Catherine Crooks Hill ’85 Alumni Association President 2011 – 12

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n the March day Japan shook, Alex Benson ’96 was in his Tokyo office at Bank of America getting ready to head home for the day. Earthquakes are a frequent occurrence in Japan so at first he was not particularly alarmed, but the motion of his office building was different this time, he noticed. Instead of a gentle rocking, the structure seemed to be jumping up and down, and his Japanese co-workers looked unusually concerned. They all reached for their “earthquake kits” (small backpacks, each containing a hard hat, canned food and water) which they usually smirked at the thought of using … suddenly, a hard hat seemed useful. “The building is a newer building and built to withstand earthquakes so I thought, this building is tough ... and I hope it doesn’t fall,” he recalls. He emailed his clients, “HUGE EARTHQUAKE,” just before the markets closed and headed home on foot. He admits that walking through the streets was not a smart decision as older buildings could have easily have toppled. At home on the 15th floor of his apartment building, he waited to see how events would unfold and had no intention of leaving. “I have been very, very impressed with the Japanese people here. There have been no fights, no arguing... they’ve just taken the attitude of consuming less.” In the week that followed, Japan was rocked by another 500 quakes, some 50 of which Alex says he could feel. While the Sendei area was destroyed by

the tsunami, Tokyo emerged relatively unscathed. The lack of physical damage did not keep some from panicking, however, and rice, milk and toilet paper became scarce. The media focus switched quickly from the earthquake and tsunami to the nuclear reactors in Fukushima. Now, five months later, Alex writes the following update: “Life is getting back to normal. The groceries are fully stocked and the bars/restaurants are packed again. The financial markets have actually fared better than almost all other Asian markets and a sense of normalcy has returned. We still converse about the ‘jishin’ which means earthquake in Japanese as we still have aftershocks. Some recent quakes have epicenters closer to the Tokyo area, and most expect more powerful aftershocks over the coming year, but there is less fear for now. Fukushima remains a cloud, but, as it catches less headlines, most of us want to believe the optimistic prediction of January 2012 for a cold shutdown. And of course no one has faith in the infighting that is going on within the political arena. It has been a stressful time but life prevails here and I think the resiliency of this society will shine through over the coming years.”

Our Man in Tokyo Alex Benson ’96 toured the tsunami-damaged area in Yamashita, Japan while he and coworkers were volunteering to prepare a meal for 600 residents of the area.

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he Collegiate Service Team, which includes four teams of 10 students paired with alumni mentors, recently lent their artistic talents to a community project in the city neighborhood of Oregon Hill. The students researched various philanthropic opportunities and chose to improve the basement play area in St. Andrew’s School by painting a mural on the large wall. “We were give complete artistic license, and the students chose to paint silhouettes of children playing, and also incorporate lots of color,” says Ellen Bonbright ’86 who led the team with Toby Desch ’06. Former Collegiate teacher Jane-Page Watson, who is now Assistant Head at St. Andrew’s, wrote to say that the mural has been a success. “The Collegiate Alumni Service Group did such a nice job on the mural in the basement … I LOVE the before, during and after pictures, and I love even more that the Collegiate students AND adults were willing to give up a Saturday to help St. Andrew’s School. Beautiful. Our students are super-pumped about the new ‘wall art’ and our PE teacher is definitely going to be incorporating the color sections into ‘line up areas’ for various things like relays etc. It was wonderful to work with you two on this project.... you’re invited back anytime.”

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Students and alums volunteered to paint a mural for St. Andrew’s School.

Students and Alumni Team Up to Serve Beth Watlington Marchant ’72, artist and co-owner with husband Ry Marchant ’70 of Six Burner restaurant in Richmond, made a meaningful connection with the recent Picasso exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She painted nine “aprés Picassos” that hung in Six Burner during the exhibit and auctioned the pieces online to benefit FLOM, a foundation that raises money for research to cure AVM (arteriovenous malformation). Says Beth, “I have a friend whose daughter suffers from AVM and thought this would be a good way to raise money as well as awareness.”

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he idea of publishing photography books had not been a long time plan or pursuit for me. I had been mostly plying my trade as photographer or related jobs the past 15 years or so but somewhere around 2002 I met Gita Lenz, then 92 years old, at an exhibition of my own work in New York. Soon after – and this is sort of a long story – I became the custodian for what was a fairly large collection of her work when it came time for Gita to move into an assisted living situation. While preserving and organizing and promoting her work, and while becoming more and more attached to her as a person, I decided that we needed to produce a monograph of her work from the 1950s and 1960s because she had been a rather amazing talent who had sort of slipped into obscurity. Of course, her being a woman and an artist in the mid-20th century meant that the deck was stacked against her in terms of her efforts to sustain a career. By the 1970s she had moved on to other more stable occupations to earn a living and her photography was packed away in boxes until myself and another friend, Woody Woodroof ’84, drove up to New York to bring it back to Richmond for safe keeping. So, to revive an interest in her work, we worked to organize an exhibition of her photography in New York at Gitterman Gallery in the fall of 2010 and to publish a book as well, believing that it would help to insure some kind of legacy for her. We are grateful that Gita did live to see the book and to hear of the exhibition and all of the positive reviews in the New Yorker and CityArts paper and the Wall Street Journal, etc. That recognition was so long overdue. As a result of producing Gita’s book, I drew the attention of a number of interesting photography projects. That wasn’t a surprise really as most photographers are trying to find a publisher for their work or are venturing into self-publishing themselves. But I was somewhat blown away to receive a proposal from Shelby Lee Adams, a well-respected photographer whose earlier books had earned him an immense reputation as a contemporary photographer, working in the hills and hollows of eastern Kentucky. In 2010, Adams had received a Guggenheim Fellowship for his work and he was getting ready to bring out his fourth book from a project he has been working on for over thirty years. I basically had to decide very quickly how serious I was going to be about publishing because this was not the kind of project one can do halfway.

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Gordon Stettinius ’84, a professional photographer, recently shared about how he got involved in publishing. His first book has garnered critical acclaim in a variety of media. Learn more at www.candelabooks.com. It was an opportunity to follow up Gita Lenz’ book with another quality effort. I feel that Adams is an important American photographer who will long be remembered for his compelling and evocative environmental portraiture. In short, I feel the new title, Salt & Truth, will be an important book and I need to be doing all that I can to do it justice. The upside – hopefully – is that I may earn a little more attention from the photographic and art communities so that I will have some good options going forward for subsequent book projects. We are currently trying to line up our third and fourth titles as we are editing and designing the Adams book. Salt & Truth is due to be released in October 2011 and will be distributed by D.A.P.

Photo Pages Gordon Stettinius ’84 publishes his first photography book with plans for a second in the works.

Gordon Stettinius ’84 visits with photographer Gita Lenz on her 100th birthday.

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Returning to Serve ABOVE: Franny Parkinson ’07 plays a game with a young ProNiño resident.

omeless children, drug addiction, hunger, abuse. When Collegiate students get a glimpse of these horrors and discover how it feels to combat them, the experience sticks with them. Since 2003, when Tibby Mahler, former global education director, paved the way by establishing a partnership, 157 Collegiate students have traveled to Honduras to work for ProNiño, a Latin American rehabilitation program for street children ages 4 to 16. For several of them, the trip would alter the paths they chose after graduation, affecting decisions about how to spend college spring break, selecting majors and even career paths. For Lauren Kanipe ’08 the experience was an incredible eye-opener. “I didn’t have much background on what it would be like to live in a third-world country,” she remembers. Her mind was filled with images of poverty and sorrow. What she discovered was quite different. “They lived their lives just like I lived mine but in a different setting.

They were so happy and hospitable. It reminded me of how simply we could live, but don’t,” she says. Unlike throngs of third-world orphanages, ProNiño employs progressive phases to help drug-addicted boys get clean and offers them a permanent home, as well as training in skills that eventually enable them to support themselves. Collegiate volunteers spend several days working on whatever the organization asks them to: painting, making repairs, building bridges and soccer fields and, most importantly, playing with the boys. Profoundly moved by her time there, Lauren resolved to return to ProNiño. “I decided when I was down there that it wouldn’t be the last time I went,” she says. Turning a second trip into her senior project, she went back the following year. At University of Virginia, she discovered an Alternative Spring Break trip to Honduras to work for none other than ProNiño. Thrilled, Lauren made the trip that year and returned to lead it for the next two years. “ProNiño affected so many things,” Lauren says. “After that I couldn’t imagine doing anything besides working with people like those in Honduras. People get so dug into their lives here that they forget what it’s like in other parts of the world.” Motivated by what she’d seen in Honduras, Lauren chose an interdisciplinary major in global development studies. A course in grant writing introduced her to UVA’s Jefferson Public Citizens program, through which she won a $24,000 grant for a group of students to work for ProNiño this summer. Jordan Cobb ’05 had felt a similar pull after her Collegiate trip to Honduras. She not only returned three times, but also believes the experience set her on the path to becoming the bilingual advocate for the civil rights of Latin Americans she is today. “The Collegiate trip had a huge influence on me,” Jordan says. “Honduras and ProNiño helped me find my true passion for working with Latinos in the U.S.” Jordan first returned to Honduras with her brother after her freshman year at Elon University. There were no organized service trips for ProNiño there so she created one herself her sophomore year, leading the school’s first Alternative Spring Break trip to Honduras. On her own, Jordan returned to ProNiño during Elon’s winter term and developed a volunteer manual for the program. After returning she worked with an Elon faculty member to establish a regular service-learning trip to Honduras for students to earn credits during the winter term. “Ever since my first trip to Honduras I have been interested in the Hispanic culture and deeply

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concerned about the children that I worked with and their living conditions,” Jordan says. Several research papers followed, along with minors in Spanish, Latin American studies and human services, and a major in international studies. After studying abroad in Argentina and Equador, Jordan graduated and found work as a case manager in a Hispanic community center. Like Jordan and Lauren, Katherine Williford ’07, who had gone on ProNiño trips her junior and senior years at Collegiate, was eager to spend more than a week there. She took a gap year between high school and college and volunteered for ProNiño from January to June 2008. Her friend Frannie Parkinson ’07, who had accompanied her on both Collegiate trips, joined Katherine to work at ProNiño after her first year at Sewanee. The pair went back yet again for a few weeks the following winter. “I found out what I want to do while volunteering at ProNiño,” Katherine says. Now a Spanish major at Rhodes College, she hopes to work in nonprofits in Latin America or the States. “I was really inspired when I went with the Collegiate group my junior year,” she says. “I connected with the kids; I liked learning Spanish; they need the help and it was something I could do.” Frannie’s mother, Katrina Parkinson, watched ProNiño make a similar impact on her daughter. “I saw a transformation in Frannie,” says Katrina, whose second daughter Margaret Parkinson ’09 also made the trip to Honduras as a junior. So struck was Parkinson by the effect of ProNiño on her daughters, she decided to get involved herself. Last summer Parkinson joined ProNiño’s Richmond-based USA Board of Directors, which works to raise funds and awareness for ProNiño and is headed by Lindy Williams, Associate Head of School at Collegiate. Two other members of the Collegiate family serve on the board: guidance counselor and basketball coach Alex Peavey, and former teacher Jane-Page Watson, who has led many trips to ProNiño. Peavey helped a group of Collegiate seniors prepare to return to ProNiño in May for their senior project. Among them was Meredith Donahue ’11, who was smitten with her first trip as a junior. “Even though we fell in love with the country and service work, it was the boys that we had to see again,” she says. Like many before her, she intends to return. “Even after I graduate from Collegiate,” she says, “I definitely want to stay involved with ProNiño.” To learn more, visit www.pronino.org.

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Imbedded Again

This plaque is as firmly imbedded in these walkways as the teachings, truths and principles of Collegiate School are in the minds, characters and hearts of its students. Well, sort of. When the Lower School was being rebuilt in the late 1990s, this plaque was removed from the sidewalk next to the 3rd and 4th Grade building, known then as North Hall (and now as Nunnally Hall). It had been installed in 1955 in appreciation of former Headmistress Catharine S. Flippen “and the faculty of Collegiate who have labored and sacrificed to bring to fruition these ideals and realization of Collegiate of today.” To save the granite marker from an unknown fate, Vice President of Development Alex Smith secured it for a future use. As the area around the Development Office was being landscaped this past year, a new spot for the plaque became apparent – and it was “firmly imbedded” on the brick terrace right next to visitor parking. On the installation crew was WestView Companies’ sales manager Rusty Perkins ’99 who walked by the plaque when he was in the Lower School back in the day. 55

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Countering Crime ABOVE: Gwen Williams Mason ’78 speaks to the media at a press conference announcing her new job.

ontinuing her career in public service, Gwen Williams Mason ’78 is charting new territory in a recently created government post that’s the first of its kind. A former member of Roanoke’s City Council and Democratic candidate for Virginia’s House of Delegates in 2009, Mason began working for the US Attorney for the Western District of Virginia last summer in a community outreach position devoted solely to crime prevention. Looking to cut down on community prosecutions, US Attorney Tim Heaphy created Mason’s position to find and support programs that are proven to reduce crime. “(Heaphy) knows that we’ll never arrest our way out of community problems,” Mason says. Prevention, therefore, is key. “He wanted to put some muscle at the federal level here in the district.” Now Mason spends her time scouring the Western District, which covers two-thirds of the state from Winchester County down to Halifax County and west to Lee County, in search of programs to match with government resources. They select only “evidence-based” programs with a proven track record of success, such as Boys and Girls Clubs and Big Brother/Big Sister programs. The work has been fascinating, Mason says. “There is really important, meaningful work going on to get kids headed on the right path. It’s not a surprise; Virginians want their neighborhoods stronger and their kids productive.”

More Alumni Blogs In our last issue, we listed several blogs written by alums, and, since then, we’ve received word of a few more. Elizabeth Woodroof Cogar ’77, Seen around Richmond spyedrichmond.com Julie Fiedler ’90, Transitioning from big city life to Army life imbies.blogspot.com Alyson Blanton Stoakley ’96, Richmond real estate mom alysonstoakley.com Becky Davidson McNeer ’97, Realtor and mom homesandbabies.blogspot.com Mary Andrews ’01, Marketing specialist for Etsy and jewelry designer contrary-garden.blogspot.com Harrison Jones ’03, Teaching in Uganda harrisonuk.wordpress.com

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Insider Perspectives Lead TO A PLANNED GIFT FOR COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

love barometers, especially the old ones in antique stores with glass tubes that have long since lost their original mercury. There are also non-weather barometers, and our Helen Baker Society has its own example – the relative number of members who are employed by Collegiate School. A full 25 percent of our membership are (or have been) faculty or staff. The very people who arguably know the school the best are expressing their faith in Collegiate for the decades following their lifetimes. Ina-Jeanne Bowles is one such retired faculty member. When she concluded her teaching career in 2003, she and Roland created a planned gift based upon a generation of observations about the value of our school’s effectiveness. We are thankful to both of them.

Ina-Jeanne and Roland Bowles, Helen Baker Society members

– Stephen A. Hart, Esq. Director of Planned Giving

y Collegiate School connection began in 1980 when I became a member of the Foreign Language Department in the Boys School. At the time I joined the Collegiate staff, I had already taught in both public and private schools in three states. It became clear to me as time went on that Collegiate was an extraordinary place with challenging and stimulating opportunities for both students and staff. The personal interaction with faculty and with my students has given me the lasting gift of delightful memories and warm friendships. Roland and I both appreciate the superb educational opportunities that our children and grandchildren have received and are receiving at Collegiate. We choose to include Collegiate in our will as a way of acknowledgment and thanks, and a commitment to help make a difference for future students.

– Ina-Jeanne Bowles Retired Upper School faculty member

For more information about bequests, charitable trusts, partial-interest gifts of real estate, gifts of an IRA, life insurance, or gift annuities, please contact: Stephen A. Hart, Esq. ’78 Director of Planned Giving The Collegiate School 804.741.9713 / shart@collegiate-va.org

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Legacies… 2011 GRADUATES WITH COUGAR LINEAGE

1. Elliott Hartz with father Hank Hartz ’69 2. Meredith Armstrong with uncle Tiff Armstrong ’86, brother Michael Armstrong ’09, father Mike Armstrong ’81 and uncle Jeff Armstrong ’83 3. Victoria Allen with mother Linda Holland Allen ’79 and aunt Glenda Holland Canfield ’79 4. David Noftsinger with grandmother Margaret Eanes Noftsinger ’46 5. Mark Timmons with father Jeff Timmons ’74 and brother Clay Timmons ’09 6. Hayley Bance with brother Tosh Bance ’07, sister Molly Bance ’06 and father Teddy Bance ’72 7. Tucker Wrenn with father Robert Wrenn ’77 and aunt Susan Wrenn-Lindemann ’80

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1. Elise Harrigan with mother Terrell Luck Harrigan ’77, sister True Harrigan ’09 and aunt Cynthia Luck Haw ’75 2. David Thalhimer with uncle Mort Thalhimer ’73, father Richard Thalhimer ’79 and sister Sarah Thalhimer ’09 3. Rutherford Moore with father Rud Moore ’76 4. Rebecca Martin with aunt Linda Martin Geho ’82, father John Martin ’78 and uncle Moncure Geho ’83 5. Hannah Carl with father Randy Carl ’77 6. Sam Sharpe with brother Russell Sharpe ’06 and father Monty Sharpe ’75 7. Ellen Geho with uncle Moncure Geho ’83, aunt Linda Martin Geho ’82, brother Franklin Geho ’09 and father Frank Geho ’79

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1. Liza Peery with mother Laura Yancey Peery ’80, sister Madelyn Peery ’09 and brother Camp Peery ’07 2. Sam Pasco with father John Pasco ’63 3. Meredith Donahue with mother Mary Sue Estes Donahue ’75 4. Preston Williams with father David Williams ’74, cousin Virginia Layfield ’07, cousin Elizabeth Layfield ’09 and uncle Gaylon Layfield ’69 5. Annie Cosby with father Edward Cosby ’75 and sister Marion Cosby ’06 6. Peyton Spivey with father Jake Spivey ’81 and mother Suzanne Haynes Spivey ’81 7. Gordon Gunn with brother Ryan Gunn ’09, mother Perry Shelly Gunn ’79, uncle Bob Shelly ’81 and aunt Beth Anne Shelly ’83

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1. Whitney Rayner with father David Rayner ’80, grandmother Carole Mullin Rayner ’65 and sister Caroline Rayner ’09 2. Molly Rhodes with father Glenn Rhodes ’78, grandmother Patsy Glenn Rhodes ’48 and uncle Bobby Rhodes ’82 3. Janie Hall with aunt Page Boinest Ivie ’79, grandmother Jane Finegan Boinest ’50, mother Pem Boinest Hall ’75 and sister Kate Hall ’04 4. Riley O’Shea with mother Kim Pettit O’Shea ’77, sister Tori O’Shea ’08 and brother Andrew O’Shea ’06 5. Dyson White with mother Frances Williams White ’85, uncle Mark Williams ’81 and aunt Alston Goodwin Williams ’85 6. Frances Grattan with mother Sara Massie Grattan ’83 and Emma Massie with father Alex Massie ’79

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1. Elizabeth Christian with brother Mac Christian ’08 and father Mark Christian ’77 2. Peter Rossetti with uncle Vinton Myers ’82 and mother Claire Myers Rossetti ’78 3. Maguire Brinkley with father Brink Brinkley ’76 4. Andrew Elliott with father Bill Elliott ’69, brother Colin Elliott ’09 and aunt Lori Elliott Johnson ’77 5. Virginia Parks with mother Mary Lloyd Sinnott Parks ’79, aunt Tracy Sinnott Mason ’81 and uncle Ned Sinnott ’86 6. Walker Surgner with mother Amanda Little Surgner ’83 7. Chris Davis with aunt Sarah Pilcher Gentry ’89, sister Mason Davis ’06 and mother Kathryn Pilcher Davis ’79 8. Story Hinckley with father Stewart Hinckley ’78

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1. Mallory Blackwood with brother Conor Blackwood ’09 and father Terry Blackwood ’82 2. Burke Modisett with father Jeff Modisett ’78, sister Alex Modisett ’08, brother Jeff Modisett ’07 and aunt Shirley Modisett Hubard ’63 3. Caroline Gallalee with father Drew Gallalee ’73 and brother Hunter Gallalee ’08 4. Colscon Wiley with father Andy Wiley ’77 5. Thomas Stephens with uncle Wes Atiyeh ’84, sister Carter Stephens ’09, aunt Benita Atiyeh Miller ’76 and mother Karen Atiyeh Stephens ’80 6. Anna Nott with aunt Cindy Nott Bowling ’89 and father Brad Nott ’84 7. Will Catterton with aunt Fraser Catterton Finney ’78, great aunt Mary Jane Bowers Willis ’50, grandmother Ann Bowers Catterton ’42 and father John Catterton ’76

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Awards of Distinction

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Outstanding Alumni Service Award 2011 Hank Carter ’77

he 2011 Outstanding Alumni Service Award recognizes an alum who has generously and loyally given his or her talents, energies, and time to Collegiate. “There are no greater givers than those who give themselves.” That’s the definition of a giver – and it epitomizes the character of this year’s recipient of the Alumni Service Award. He comes from a large extended Collegiate family, one of four boys who attended Collegiate, and he’s the father of a Collegiate graduate, class of 2008, and a rising junior. He has been a devoted alumnus and parent, making his mark as a member of the Alumni Board, in leadership roles for the Annual Fund, and in hosting a fundraising telethon at his house this

spring. Next year he will continue his contributions by chairing the Auction. As a parent, he has been an enthusiastic coach for his daughters’ cub basketball teams and co-chaired the Cougar Classic fundraiser.

Hank Carter ’77 addresses the Commencement crowd after receiving his Alumni Service Award.

On campus to celebrate with Hank Carter ’77 (in the middle) were sister Missy Carter, sister-in-law Helen Anderson Carter ’74, mother Dianne Carter, wife Shannon, brother Hugh Carter ’70 and niece Dianne Carter ’04.

It’s hard to miss our award winner’s presence – and enthusiasm – at Grover Jones Field. He was an original member of Collegiate’s Chain Gang – the volunteer dads who mark off the yardage for every Collegiate football game. This year’s honoree has loved the traditions of Collegiate. Friends say he believes the school should be the best and wants nothing more than for Collegiate to excel academically and athletically. As a friend summed it up, today’s recipient doesn’t look at life through rose-colored glasses – his view is strictly green and gold. This year’s Outstanding Alumni Service Award honors Hank Carter, Collegiate’s Class of 1977.

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Distinguished Alumni Award 2011 Dr. George Nomikos ’87 he 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes an alum for success in his or her profession. Teacher, mentor, researcher, healer. These words only begin to tell the story of the contributions of Dr. George Nomikos, from Collegiate’s Class of 1987, the recipient today of the Distinguished Alumni award. A recognized expert in the field of musculoskeletal radiology (or MSK), with a subspecialty in bone tumors, George’s studies and work took him to three of the most prestigious hospitals in the world before he accepted the position of chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. in 2009.

At a reception following graduation, Dr. George Nomikos ’87’s cousin Mark Boswell, father Gus Nomikos and Alumni Association President Duncan Owen ’86 gathered to honor his post-humous recognition.

Gus Nomikos, father of the late Dr. George Nomikos ’87, receives the Distinguished Alumni Award on behalf of his son.

At Georgetown, George built a highly respected radiology department and launched a lecture series that attracts national figures. Colleagues say he was an inspiration. In his busy research and teaching schedule, George always found time to consider the extra case and to provide guidance to students at all hours. He was known in the medical field for possessing what one peer described “the highest ethical standards.” Sadly, for the Collegiate community and for the medical profession, Dr. George Nomikos died in March 2011. After his death, he was honored with memorial services in New York, Georgetown and Richmond, and tributes have poured in from colleagues around the world. We add ours today. Though George’s work has ended, his contributions and reputation for character and the ethics live on for his colleagues and endure as a model for medical students to come. George’s father, Gus Nomikos, is accepting this award today on George’s behalf. These remarks were made at Commencement by Alumni Association President Duncan Owen ’86. They were written by Page Boinest Ivie ’79.

Highly sought-after by his students and by his colleagues for his ground-breaking work on bone tumors, George delivered some 100 lectures around the world and was the first to perform a pioneering, minimally invasive bone tumor treatment in New York.

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New York Reunion

To celebrate the 30th Annual New York Reunion, Cougars gathered at the 21 Club on Feb. 4. In honor of the occasion, a Collegiate football helmet was given a permanent home in the 21 Club.

1. FRONT: Alexandra Squire 03, Carolyn McCandlish ’03, and Christina Sweeney ’03 BACK: Aaron Novak, Chris Bier, Jett Stone, Brenna Koorse ’03, and Kate Schilling ’03 2. Katie Carter ’06 and Anne Larimer Hart ’06 3. Francis Reynard, Betsy Davis Reynard ’89, Sarah Holt Power ’00, and Andy Power. 4. Mike DeCamps ’68, Becky DeCamps, and Will DeCamps ’05 5. Jennifer Jewett Ruth ’90, Carter Judkins Greendyke ’01, Will Greendyke, and Anne Riker Purcell ’01

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7 6. Devon Kelley ’05, Rishi Pahuja ’04, and Paul Saunders ’05 7. Virginia Lawson ’97, Moore McMahon ’74, and Ashley Krupin ’98 8. Alex Smith ’65, Moore McMahon ’74, Betty Pitt Cimmino ’71, and Head of School Keith Evans 9. Sarah Thompson ’92, Randy Bender, Sarah Corcoran ’92, Emily Fisher, Murray Fisher ’93, David Wilkins ’94, David Romhilt ’94, and Tommy Arnold ’94 10. David Clary ’84, Michael Brost ’85, and Michael Jarvis ’06 11. Lisa Hourigan, Mark Hourigan, Tia Owen, and Duncan Owen ’86

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ALUMNI ACTIVITIES Chicago area alumni got together at WaterShed on Feb. 24. Be on the lookout for a Collegiate reunion near you!

Chicago Alumni Reunion

1. Courtney Wilson, Harry Wilson ’01, David Mathews ’02, and Lindsay Sams 2. Britten Mathews ’06, Dianne Carter ’04, and Gracie McGurn ’05 3. Bill LeCompte, Lynne Berkness, and W.T. Robinson (all ’78) 4. Dana Kelley ’95, Margaret Williams Bode ’98, Allison Kelley ’01, and Elizabeth Dolan Wright ’01. Special thanks to Elizabeth for her Chicago-area tips!

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Washington, D.C. Alumni Reunion Cindy and Rusty Conner ’74 opened their home to Washington, D.C. area alumni on April 19.

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1. Kate Hill ’93, Kathy Hershey, Rob Hershey ’66, and Tim Hickey ’92 2. Tim Jones ’00, Ned Kelly ’01, and Kemp Gouldin ’98 3. Kate Hanley ’05, Sarah Chase ’06, Claire Gentil ’06, Rusty Conner ’74, Pearson Moore ’05, and Dolly Williams ’05 4. Joan McCormack Ferrill ’73, Freeman Jones, and Anne McCormack Jones ’79 5. Sean Gillispie ’00, Tim Jones ’00, Lesley Watson ’00, and Brian Rabbitt 6. Scott Jenkins ’94, Rusty Conner ’74, and Howard Jenkins ’92 7. Farhad Alavi ’96, Adam Norton ’96, and Kimberly Norton

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From Collegiate with Love...

n Saturday, Feb. 26, Collegiate parents, alumni and friends gathered at the Westin Hotel for a 007 good time at the 35th Annual Winter Party & Auction. The proceeds of this year’s event, with its James Bond theme, benefitted the Centennial Campaign’s construction of the Library/Academic Commons. The sold-out crowd of nearly 320 attended to support the School by bidding at the pre-dinner silent auction (items for the home, sports enthusiast, children, entertaining and much more) and live auction (trips, camps, services and one adorable yellow lab puppy). With a 007 James Bond theme and help from auctioneer Mark Motley (with assistance from Ted Linhart ’65), the mission at hand was accomplished. New this year was a silent auction bidding system called BidPal that enabled bidders to place bids using handheld devices the size of an iPhone. BidPal made bidding fun, social and extra easy as guests were able to place bids remotely and

receive alerts when they were outbid – the silent auction revenue almost doubled! Winter Party chairs Judy and Dave Pahren along with Collegiate auction coordinators Margaret Randolph Pace ’90 and Pam Roberts worked diligently to come up with the very best selection of items to offer the bidders. The committee chairs, volunteers and guests created a lively atmosphere from beginning to end. Many thanks to all who helped out and supported Collegiate with their generosity. Mark your calendars now for Feb. 25, 2012 and plan to join us at next year’s Winter Party!

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1. Jennifer Robertson Wilkins ’92 introduces Jinx the yellow lab to Tia Owen, winning bidder for the puppy. 2. Becky Glasgow, Jennifer McGuire Brost ’91 and Gail Smith compare notes on their BidPal devices. 3. Sara and Juan Villalona, Sara Henry, Jonnie and Angela Williams, Jennifer and Rob Woomer 4. Braxton Glasgow, looking like a Bond operative, prepares to bid. 5. Board of Trustees Chair Mark Hourigan and wife Lisa get ready to buy with their BidPal, this year’s new gadget that enabled hand-held, remote bidding on silent auction items. 6. Dave and Judy Pahren, 2011 Winter Party chairs 7. Mike Bland ’83, Ted Linhart ’65, Laura Bland and Mary Linhart 8. Karen and John Bullard ’77 9. Corey and Catherine Crooks Hill ’85 10. John ’90 and Haley Whipple Nolde ’92 11. Ryan Whipple Bundy ’89, Glenn Laskin ’89 and Head of School Keith Evans 12. Auctioneer Mark Motley, Winter Party organizers Pam Roberts and Margaret Randolph Pace ’90, and Master of Ceremonies Ted Linhart ’65 13. Frances Owen Coleman ’92, Clay Coleman ’89, Ann Spraker and David Spraker ’89 14. Alumni Association President Duncan Owen, Duane and Tracey Ragsdale

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CLASS NOTES 34 DIED: Pauline Carrick Kirkpatrick on March 27, 2011. She worked at Collegiate as a secretary in the Lower School until her retirement and was a member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Pauline was married to the late William H. Kirkpatrick and had a daughter, Elizabeth Doenges (deceased); son, William H. Kirkpatrick, Jr.; and five grandchildren.

College) and, since that experience was a direct result of my having had Mrs. Adelaide Glascock as my French teacher at Collegiate, I feel that I owe her a continuing bode of thanks for all of the pleasure that I have had and am still enjoying due to her inspiration. She was definitely a teacher who ‘made a difference’ in my life and one to whom I will always be thankful. I had a wonderful tour around the campus guided by Steve Hart ’78 on a recent trip to Richmond. The changes are truly awe-inspiring! Steve went into the back files of our class and gave me some copies for my memory book. Those were the days, my friends!”

Betty Ratcliffe Marshall writes, “91, still having fun!” DIED: Jane Bayliss Harlow on Dec. 29, 2010. She was married to the late Ed Harlow and had two children, Bayliss Faiella and Pat Jarman. Her grandchildren, Sam Jarman ’84 (deceased) and Janet Jarman ’85, attended Collegiate. Jane attended William & Mary, was the co-founder of Didgie’s clothing store for children, and was a master bridge player.

DIED: Virginia Cochran Noell on May 3, 2011. After leaving Collegiate when her family moved to Memphis in 1947, Woody graduated from Hutchison School and attended Memphis State College. She was active at St. John’s Episcopal Church and the Junior League of Memphis and served on the board of the Episcopal Church Home for Girls. As part of a Junior League project with the Salvation Army, Woody was instrumental in the establishment of the first day care center in Memphis. She is survived by her husband, Milburn K. Noell, Jr.

43 DIED: Carmen Pettus LeCompte on April 8, 2011. She graduated from Hollins College and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was the widow of Benjamin Berry LeCompte, Jr. and is survived by her four children: Berry LeCompte ’68, Pettus LeCompte ’71, Becky LeCompte Thornton ’72, and Bill LeCompte ’78. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

48 Grace Wallace Brown writes, “I am projecting a trip to France in September, accompanied by my daughter. This marks the 60th anniversary of my Junior Year in France Group (from Sweet Briar

51 Mary Stuart Brenaman Cruickshank is assisting Paul Herbert, a writer from Northern Virginia, who is researching for a book about the Jefferson Hotel. She would like for Collegiate alumni who have special memories of the Jefferson to write to her at: P.O. Box 18032, Richmond, VA 23226. Please include information about your memories, your name and either your e-mail address, your telephone number or your postal address. She needs it as soon as possible and certainly no later than Sept. 1. Mary Stuart also helps plan the Tree Lighting and Music at Midday performances at The Jefferson. Donnetta Devine Clark writes, “I’m back in the Charlotte area where my youngest son William Devine Clark and his family live. He and Bonnie

have two children: Elizabeth, who’s a freshman at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Will, who’s in his first year of high school. My oldest son, Linwood H. Clark III, and his family live in Smyrna, GA. Lisa, his wife, and their son, 5-year-old Aiden, get to visit more often than when I lived in Kentucky.”

Susie Materne Benson ’62 and her daughter, Catherine Benson Fitzsimmons ’93, were part of a Mother & Daughter Style feature in the March 2011 edition of Southern Living.

53 DIED: Ann Messerschmidt Terry on April 8, 2011. Throughout her life, Ann was very active in the Richmond community. She was a member of the Junior League and the Tuckahoe Woman’s Club. She served as chapter president and was a member of the Altar Guild at All Saints Episcopal Church. Ann also assisted her husband for many years with his business, Virginia Public Works. She is survived by her husband, Claiborne Terry, her daughters, Ginger McCauley and Beth McDonald, and four grandchildren.

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58 Anne Lloyd Vaughan writes, “We love living in Wyoming – none of the humidity of the East Coast. We spend eight months here and the rest of the year at Shelter Island, NY.”

63 DIED: Doug Taylor on Feb. 21, 2011. After graduating from Guilford College, Doug worked for the DMV as a program analyst. He retired from Bank of America as a systems officer. Doug enjoyed sports car rallies, golf, and was an avid sailor. He was also a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of All Saints Episcopal Church.

64 DIED: Michael Jarvis on March 18, 2011. Michael graduated from UVA and served in the US Marine Corps Reserve. He founded Isotec Communications Incorporated and Jarvis Communication Services, Inc., served as chairman of the board and president of the Jarvis Corporation, and was president of ROLM Atlantic. Michael was also president of Charter Leasing Corporation. He was involved with many corporate and civic organizations in Richmond and most recently served as a member of the board of the Bank of Virginia, Preservation Virginia, and the Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation. Michael is survived by wife Cristy Conner Jarvis ’68; eight siblings (including brothers Emmett Jarvis ’66 and Tim Jarvis ’77); children Jenna Jarvis Atwood ’97, Liza Jarvis Scott ’99, Maria Jarvis Darby ’02, and Michael Jarvis ’06; and two grandchildren.

65 Fleet Gregory Davis writes, “I’m still living on the Eastern Shore, but I am beginning to restore my family home in Hanover with my brother – long, long process!! Still doing Garden Club of Virginia things and am on the restoration committee which is great fun and very interesting.” In December 2010, Bill Roberts received a master’s of distance education from University

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Anne Dobbins Brasfield ’65, her daughter, Mollie Heilig Storey ’92, her sister, Leigh Dobbins Johnson ’78, and Leigh’s daughter Carter Crenshaw ’06. Anne writes, “We just returned from trekking in the Andes in Peru. It was a great opportunity to be together as we hiked the Inca Trail for a week, ending at Machu Picchu. It was challenging but so much fun being together! Our group consisted of 13 people representing 5 countries. 12 mules transported our food and supplies for the trip, and two emergency horses accompanied us. Fortunately, we didn’t need them!”

Susu Schmidt ’67 recently spent a month birdwatching in Kenya. of Maryland University College. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at University of Richmond teaching intercultural communication, gender communication and interpersonal communication.

67 Susu Schmidt spent a month birdwatching in Kenya with a UVA colleague who advises local groups how to manage land to conserve wildlife and helps train young people as interpretative naturalists for eco-tourism. They surveyed

sunbirds in eight national parks and shorebirds by the Indian Ocean. Susu said, “In Africa, the human population keeps doubling, causing deforestation, drought, erosion. Despite 20 percent of Kenya preserved in parks that are certainly beautiful, wildlife is highly stressed. Nevertheless, A Rocha at Watamu offers win-win, positive-feedback programs giving scholarships to schoolchildren and training farmers. Every place we camped, guards carried machine guns to protect us from bandits, kidnappers, and lions; except the Maasai warrior who circled our camp carrying a metal-tip spear.” As a contract editor, based in Beaufort, NC, Susu advises authors how to polish manuscripts for publication (www.susanschmidt.net).

69 Merri Ann Hunt has retired after 28 years of critical care nursing, including 26 years in the operating room as a nurse anesthetist. Melinda Vick Wilson writes, “2011 is a busy year for the Wilsons. I celebrated my ‘big’ birthday with four other couples on a cruise to the southern Caribbean. We also have trips planned to Montana

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sculpture, assemblage, and collage as well as drawings and clay work. Ellen Taylor Sisson writes, “I am still singing in New York and Connecticut – such a joy. Jack, 23, is doing graduate work in computer science at NYU. Mary is double majoring in history and English at UNC-Chapel Hill and hopes to teach after she graduates in May. Frances is a sophomore at the University of Richmond so I am frequently on River Road!”

74 Merritt Foster (front), Virginia Budwell Heindl, Pam Williams, Allan Smith, Merri Ann Hunt, Fran Chalkley Robertson, Christi White Barranger (all ’69), Johnny Robertson ’65, and Anne Vail Thomas gathered at the home of Merri Ann Hurt on Dec. 5, 2010. Also in attendance but not pictured was Patsy Dowdey Mottley ’69. and Vancouver this summer. Both our sons, Scott and Greg, are getting married this year. One is getting married in Blowing Rock in July and the other in Chattanooga in December. Bill retired, and we are both playing lots of golf and traveling.”

70 Missy Mallonee Buckingham started a floral design business called Fleurs. She creates flower arrangements for all occasions – large or small. She is very excited to have her first granddaughter! Avery Brown, daughter of Mary Gordon Buckingham Brown ’99 and husband Jay, was born May 22, 2011. DIED: Earl Henley on Feb. 1, 2011 in Gibsonia, PA. He graduated from University of Richmond and was a CPA for Alcoa Inc. for over 30 years. He is survived by his wife Claire Henley and two daughters, Ashley and Caitlin Henley.

Mort Thalhimer ’73 and daughter Alex ’23 enjoyed the Village Green Fair together.

Meg Campbell writes, “I’ve enjoyed keeping up with classmates through our Facebook connections established during our reunion year. As many of our classmates already have done, we are preparing to be empty-nesters in the fall. Our daughter, Austin, is finishing her third year at Vassar, and our son, Campbell, will begin at Emory in the fall. Between making up care packages, Skype-ing, and going to Parents’ Weekends and lacrosse games, I guess I’ll continue practicing law and Rick will continue practicing medicine – hard to believe we’re each entering our fourth decade of practice! Anyway, since we’ll have plenty of space and plenty of time, we’d love to see anyone who comes to or through Atlanta!” Martha Pruitt Fink writes, “I have so enjoyed being back in Goochland. We bought a farm and have three horses, two dogs, and six cats. Our fourth son, Sam, is driving, and life is good. Our oldest son lives in Wilmington, NC. Our second son lives in Los Angeles working in the film industry.

71 George Field has been retired since 2006.

72 This past March, Sarah Masters exhibited a collection titled “The Ways I See It” at Quirk gallery in Richmond. The show included mixed media

Garnett Gwathmey Copeland ’75’s daughter, Sarah, was married May 14, 2011. Daughter Elizabeth Copeland ’96 was the maid of honor.

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75 Garnett Gwathmey Copeland writes, “Paul and I are proud to announce the marriage of our daughter Sarah to Trevor Wind on May 14, 2011 at our home on the Piscataway Creek in Tappahannock, VA. Our daughter Elizabeth Copeland ’96 was the maid of honor. Jim Woolford, Jr. (my surrogate son and the son of Jim Woolford ’74) was a groomsman and Joe Farmer (son of Joe Farmer ’71) was a reader. ViAnn Farmer (Joe’s wife) and Beth Woolford (Jim’s wife) were the mistresses of ceremonies. Collegiate alums in attendance included Roberta Thompson Garnett ’65, Joe Farmer ’71, Elaine Ferebee Osburn ’72, Jim Woolford ’74, Sarah Gwathmey Vogt ’77, John Owen Gwathmey ’80, and Henrietta Gwathmey Beightol ’82. We had a great time and thankfully the weather held up until after the ceremony.”

76 Bobby Call is president of the Asthma Allergy Society of Virginia and is the president and owner of Commonwealth Clinical Research Specialists. His daughters Elly, Lucy, Livvy, and Emma are now 18, 16, 15, and 13, respectively. Wendy Kuhn writes from Michigan, “I am back to working full-time after many years of part-time. I have a faculty position at Oakland Community College, teaching biological sciences. My family travels when possible, and we have visited Mexico, China, and the Pacific Northwest in the past yearand-a-half.” Ginny Reynolds Parker writes from Connecticut, “I started Parker Global Strategies over 15 years ago and it’s still keeping me very busy. My husband, Michael, joined the firm almost four years ago. We have 26 people with offices in Stamford, Denver, Chicago, Tokyo, Singapore and Sao Paulo. Last year I was named among the top 50 Women in Hedge Funds. This year I am being awarded the 2011 Woman of Power and Influence Award by the National Organization for Women (NOW).

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BRINGING HISTORY ALIVE

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Our third son graduated from University of Georgia in June. If you are out in Goochland and stumble across Dover Creek Road, come on up the driveway and stop in for a visit. I will probably be on the tractor cutting grass in the fields. I would welcome the break.” MARRIED: Sherry Singer to Kenneth Dunbar on April 16, 2011 in Cancun.

Michael Wells ’75 It was March 1775, and the Thirteen Colonies were on the brink of war with England. To escape the scrutiny of the enemy, the Second Virginia Convention moved from the capital, Williamsburg, to a more obscure location, St. John’s Church in Richmond. On March 23, the delegates assembled to consider the question of forming a Virginia militia. There was much debate, but Patrick Henry, an articulate trial lawyer from Hanover, could envision the future and delivered an impassioned speech that ended with the time-honored imperative, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” “Henry knew the war was coming and we had to make some hard choices,” says Michael Wells ’75, a lifelong Richmonder who earns his living as an attorney. “His ideas weren’t new, but the way he synthesized them into a persuasive argument shows the genius of his oratory. He made an emotional, moral appeal that if (the colonists) let their rights slip away, posterity would be enslaved. Learned, virtuous men disagreed with him. (The measure) passed by a narrow margin.” Few know that moment, that day, that speech better than Wells. You see, for two decades, he has portrayed Henry in the re-enactment of that transcendent event in American history at, among many venues, its original Church Hill site. “It’s not just an acting performance,” Wells explained. “Doing Patrick Henry has a deep resonance for people. They feel like they were there. They hear the arguments. They see the passion. “To be able to take people back in time and have them get an emotional connection with their country’s history is extremely gratifying.” Wells’ acting career began on the Memorial Hall stage under the tutelage of Frank Howarth, Collegiate’s drama director during the ’70s. He went on to University of Richmond (Class of ’80, BA in speech, communications, and theater arts) where he became a mentee of the well-respected drama professor Dr. Jack Welsh. Wells’ lengthy and impressive résumé includes a host of roles in film, television, and live re-enactment. He has appeared on CBS, The History Channel, and PBS. His initial venture into historical acting came during America’s Bicentennial when he played Sgt. Jack in The Common Glory in Williamsburg. In 1988, he became Benjamin Harrison in the St. John’s Church production. Three years later, he assumed the persona of Henry. “I’m Michael Wells playing Patrick Henry,” he explains of his 13-minute speech, the cornerstone of the 45-minute presentation. “On the other hand, I’ve had spooky times when I feel like Mr. Henry is speaking through me. “He was a spellbinding orator. He spoke as Homer Michael Wells has portrayed Patrick Henry wrote, as (Thomas) Jefferson said. How do you match for two decades. that? It’s a technical challenge remembering everything and articulating it. “The real problem is not getting into a rut. Every time, I try to keep (the presentation) fresh, try a slightly different emphasis, a slightly different interpretation. If I do, the audience hears it, and if they feel like it’s happening in the moment, then I’ve succeeded as an actor.” – Weldon Bradshaw

Our daughter has just moved to San Francisco where she works in publishing, and our son is in Manhattan working for Morgan Stanley in investment banking. I still travel much of the time as part of my job. I have been to Tokyo nearly 70 times over the past decade. I was in Richmond recently and got to see my brother Sarge and

sisters Liz and Zander. My visit reminded me how much I miss springtime in Virginia. It is cold in Connecticut until May! We had over 65 inches of snow in our yard last winter.”

77 Cappy Kennon Seay still works as an RN at a family practice in Midlothian. She writes that her son Taylor, 19, is “loving life downtown in an apartment going to school. Oh, to be young again!” MARRIED: Nan Velo to Josh Williams on Feb. 14, 2009. Nan recently opened a satellite office of her company, Southern Homes & Estates Realty, in Deltaville, VA.

79 Martha McGraw McKaughn’s daughter Katie graduated from Charlotte Country Day School in May and will be attending Elon University in the fall.

Nan Velo ’77 married Josh Williams on Feb. 14, 2009.

Ed Fox writes, “I live in Charlotte, NC where I teach geosciences to 8th-12th graders. Find me on Facebook!” HAKKI Yazgan lives in Great Falls, VA but travels to Paris often. He owns a wood trading company called HY International Corporation. He says he misses Richmond and the Kirchmier family with whom he lived when an AFS student. “I am

going to try to attend a soccer game at the new field this fall.” DIED: Clai Reed on Feb. 8, 2011. He received a BS in mass communications from VCU and served in the U.S. Air Force. Clai’s career included ad sales at the Richmond Newspapers, media director at Reed Advertising, and account management at country radio stations in Richmond, Virginia Beach, Tallahassee, and Jacksonville. He is survived by his wife Kelly, son Austin, father Wellford C. Reed, Jr., and sister Helen Reed ’83.

81 DIED: Carolyn Morris O’Connor on Jan. 17, 2011. She graduated from James Madison University and the Academy of Court Reporting. She worked for the firm of Cook & Wiley for many years. Carolyn is survived by her husband Paul, daughters Janie O’Connor ’10 and Katie O’Connor ’12, her brother Jimmy Morris ’81, and her parents.

82 Jeffrey Gaylord graduated from the United125 States Army War College in June, receiving a master’s in strategic studies. He was posted

Henrietta Gwathmey Beightol, Sally Wyatt Roddey, Catherine Laughon Hughes, Holly Schmidt Fairlamb, Anne Overton, Martha Robertson Bowden, Mimi McDaniel Ziletti, Teresa Alvis Given, Catherine Maynard Armstrong, Linda Martin Geho and Kelly Ivey King (all ’82) got together for lunch at Bogart’s during the Christmas holiday.

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CLASS NOTES William Webb Conway, son of Owen Inge Conway ’83, was born July 2, 2010. to a new assignment at the Army National Guard Headquarters in Arlington, VA. His oldest daughter, Emily Ryann, graduated from Tabb High School and will attend Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. His other daughter, Meredith, will be a sophomore at Summit Christian Academy in Yorktown, VA. Tim Spivey is working as a lieutenant in the Uniform Operations Bureau of the Chesterfield Police Department and is assigned as commander of the department’s SWAT Team. He continues to officiate VHSL and NCAA men’s lacrosse games. Leigh Compton Kiczales ’83 married John David Shobe III on May 7, 2011.

83 John Rowe writes, “I will have been at Bank of America for 14 years come September. I continue as a business loan underwriter but now with focus on the Virginia market. Outside of work, keeping up with my sons (Jack Rowe ’19, 10 and Matthew Rowe ’21, 8) includes Cub Scouts (I’m a Den Leader) and Richmond Strikers soccer.” MARRIED: Leigh Compton Kiczales to John David Shobe III, on May 7, 2011. Nicholas Kiczales ’15, Luke Kiczales ’17, and Noah Kiczales ’21 were in the wedding. Leigh and David met on a blind date set up by classmate John Harper and his wife, Lisa. BORN: William Webb Conway to Owen Inge Conway and husband Stephen on July 2, 2010. Webb joins sisters Sarah, 14, and Catherine, 17. Owen is back in Henrico County practicing as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney assigned to major crimes.

86 Anne Baird writes, “I am creating a start-up company, Unleash Me, L.L.C., that will produce organic dog treats from locally-sourced ingredients.

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They will be mostly meat/organ meat based and the packaging will be 100 percent biodegradable. Most likely, it will be late summer when I become operational.” Ned Sinnott recently left Davenport & Company after five great years and joined Wunderlich Securities (headquartered in Memphis, TN) as senior vice president of institutional equity sales. He is based in Richmond and covers New York, Connecticut and Virginia-based investment advisors, mutual funds and hedge funds.

87 Mitchell Peck was a producer of the recent film release Priest and is already at work on his next project, a lacrosse movie titled Crooked Arrows. “It’s America’s first mainstream lacrosse movie – like The Mighty Ducks or Hoosiers, set in the world of Prep League lacrosse,” says Mitchell. “The script was written by my talented Collegiate classmate, Todd ‘Fig’ Baird. We’re filming this summer in the northeast.” When we last heard from Mitchell, he said, “We’re holding our first of several nation-wide ‘open casting calls’ on Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore at the NCAA Lacrosse Final Four, where

we’re expecting thousands of kids to audition for our casting director, Rene Haynes (who cast the Twilight movies)! It’s a really exciting project.” BORN: Julian Biery Baird to Todd Baird and wife Laura on Jan. 11, 2011. DIED: George C. Nomikos, MD on March 5, 2011. George graduated summa cum laude from Washington & Lee where he majored in English, history, and chemistry and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his medical degree from MCV, George specialized in radiology. He became an associate professor and the chief of musculoskeletal imaging at Georgetown University Hospital and frequently lectured at conferences and symposiums. He is survived by his father, Constantine G. Nomikos. George was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award at Collegiate’s graduation in June. (See Alumni News).

88 Faulkner Bagley Sgro and her family (husband Anthony and children Hutson, 4, and Bagley and

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Serena (7), Samara, (4), and Sianna (1) Mehta, daughters of Larkin ’91 and Tapan Mehta.

Michael Campbell ’87 appeared on the cover of the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Metro Business section on May 16, 2011. He is a principal with Dominion Realty Partners, a co-owner and partner company redeveloping the Hotel John Marshall in downtown Richmond.

Laura Sydnor Powell ’91, husband Dan, son Will, and daughter Mary Caroline welcomed Haley Kathleen Powell to the family on Feb. 16, 2011.

Grazia, both 2) recently moved to Rabun Gap, GA. Anthony took the position of Head of School at Rabun Gap – Nacoochee School, a co-ed boarding and day school just about three miles south of the North Carolina border. Kimberly Bucher Maher writes, “I live in Vienna with my husband Marcus and practiced law until the babies came along. Jonathan was born in August of 2006 and Thomas was born in January of 2009. The two boys keep me busy, as does work with church. I have gotten very interested in (geekalert) genealogy research. Got questions about how to find YOUR ancestors? Shoot me an email! Kidding. Sort of.” Gregory Gresko serves as Prior of Mary Mother of the Church Benedictine Abbey in Richmond while continuing work on his doctoral dissertation on the theme “Consecration of the Family to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.” In June 2010, he concluded a one-

year term as interim headmaster of Benedictine High School and continues to serve on its board of trustees. In early April 2011, Gregory began writing regular articles on two websites, Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) and BeliefNet.com. His column on BeliefNet.com is entitled “The Blogging Monk” and he generally writes columns every two weeks, alternating between the sites. Gregory’s writing can be found at http://catholic.org/search_site. php?search_term=Gresko&qqq=All and http:// blog.beliefnet.com/thebloggingmonk/. This past winter, Rob Ukrop was inducted into the Virginia-DC Soccer Hall of Fame.

89 Wilson Chewning Steele writes, “After 14 years as a stay-at-home mom, I have gone back to work! I am now the director of women’s ministries at Westover Church in Greensboro, NC. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to serve the Lord and the women of our church and community in this position!”

91 Patrick McCann is living in Thomas, WV with his wife Anne and their 4-year-old daughter Adelaide. In the spring, summer, and fall they own and operate a whitewater rafting/canoe rental company

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on the Cheat River called Blackwater Outdoor Adventures. In the winter, Patrick is on the ski patrol at Timberline Resort. For the third consecutive year, Hunter Paterson was named “Best Villa Agent for the Caribbean” by Conde Nast Traveler. She owns Blue Escapes Villas (www.blueescapes.com), a luxury villa rental agency. BORN: Haley Kathleen Powell to Laura Sydnor Powell and husband Dan on Feb. 16, 2011. Haley joins sister Mary Caroline, 2, and brother Will, 4.

’94 wedding and had lunch at Mom Siam with old pals E. Scott Willison ’92 and Brett Carreras ’96. MARRIED: Astrid Liverman to Taylor Streetman on May 28, 2011 at Sweet Briar College. Classmates Jill Witty and Ashley Knaysi were bridesmaids and Anya Schwender was a special attendant for Quoia, the flower dog. Mary Mittell ’94 was the officiant who married Astrid and Taylor.

92 Rachel Everett is currently taking a sabbatical from her career in advertising – backpacking though South America, India, and Asia. She’s very excited that her niece, Bailey Cherkis ’23, is now a Cougar having started Kindergarten at Collegiate last fall. BORN: Harry Davenport Reed to Scott Reed and wife Anna on March 22, 2011. Harry joins big brother Freddie, 2.

93 Catherine Benson Fitzsimmons and her mother, Susie Materne Benson ’62 were part of a Mother & Daughter Style feature in the March 2011 edition of Southern Living. Catherine lives in Mill Valley, CA where she is the designer and founder of Rikshaw Designs. MARRIED: Krissy Colley to Tripp Whitaker on Oct. 2, 2010 in Corolla, NC. Cougars in the wedding party were Marcie Byrne Moyer, Lauren Kelley Koopman (both ’93), and Alexa Rosypal ’96. Manya Rosypal Saunders ’93 (who couldn’t travel to NC as she was home expecting her third son) was the “honorary” matron of honor. Preston Montague to Sarah Geisbert on May 28, 2011. Preston and Sarah live in ManakinSabot where he owns Preston Montague LLC, a contracting company, and she works in the Collegiate development office. BORN: Hunter Wilkes Saunders to Manya Rosypal Saunders and husband Scott on Oct. 20, 2010. He joins big brothers Alex, 3, and Charles, 5.

Mary Mittell ’94 married Guillaume Mauger on July 3, 2010 in Seattle, WA.

Krissy Colley ’93 married Tripp Whitaker on Oct. 2, 2010.

94 Anya Schwender writes, “I’m still loving Los Angeles but missing Ashley Knaysi ’94. I made it back to Richmond recently for Astrid Liverman’s

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Brian Gregory ’95, Jill Witty ’94, Jeremiah Coleman ’93, Taylor Streetman, Astrid Liverman ’94, Anya Schwender ’94, Mary Mittell ’94, and Ashley Knaysi ’94 got together at Astrid and Taylor’s wedding on May 28, 2011.

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HOARDING HONCHO Cabell Hatchett ’94 Cabell Hatchett ’94’s stock in trade is stuff, other people’s stuff. As a partner in the Richmond-based business Clutter Cleaner, Cabell spends his days traveling to various sites around Virginia and beyond, visiting with clients, many of whom are classified as “hoarders.” In fact, hoarders, or people who amass vast quantities of possessions to the extent that often their homes are unsafe, are the target market of Clutter Cleaner, along with those who just need to get organized. After graduating from Clemson, Cabell began buying, fixing up and selling houses. “I’ve always been interested in real estate,” he says, so flipping houses appealed to him. He concurrently has been running a timber corporation with his brother Travis Hatchett ’92. Two years ago, he decided to join forces with his friend Matt Paxton who had started Clutter Cleaner, and now he’s focused on emptying houses. “We have positioned ourselves as the experts in the country in hoarding. As we were growing, we contacted Oprah’s organizer Nate about the growing issues of hoarding and the things we were doing. They passed on doing anything with us, but several months later the producers of “Hoarders” on A&E called Nate and he sent them to us. The producers came and interviewed us on a Tuesday, and Matt was filming on Friday.” Now, Cabell and Matt have been given the opportunity to have their own show about Clutter Cleaner. The pilot, called Dirty Money, aired in June. “Dirty Money is still about helping people and also focuses on our crew and the cool things we find,” says Cabell. Dirty Money, is different from Hoarders, he says. “I feel it is a mix between “Extreme Home Makeover” and “American Pickers.” We have a crew of three guys on each episode, and we all have different strengths which will develop as the show does. “ As they travel the country, they “always find cool stuff,” he says. A few found items: $12,000 cash stashed in the floor boards of a house, unused Super Bowl tickets, endless valuable sports memorabilia, signed Joe Nameth pictures, six Indian head gold coins worth about $4,000 each, 75 silver certificates worth about $500 each, artwork galore. “Most of these items are mixed in with some gross stuff as well,” he says. “One of the worst things we had to deal with was a freezer that had been shut off for over 20 years and was full of meat and other unknown stuff. When opened, the smell could be detected over a mile away.” He says that their crew does make quite a few referrals to mental health professionals who can assist clients with their hoarding habits. With no sign of Americans slowing down Cabell Hatchett ’94 works his way through a in their consumerism, Cabell and company are client’s hoarded belongings. getting a lot of business and publicity buzz. “We are currently in negotiations with Montel Williams on some product deals, and Bill Rancic of Apprentice fame is interested in our company as well. Matt and I have been struggling to get this thing going and have worked hard … We are excited for the future and hope that ‘Dirty Money’ continues to grow as well.” – Elizabeth Woodroof Cogar ’77

Mason Aubrey McKinney (here with brother Noah), son of Martha Gray McFall McKinney ’94, was born May 22, 2010. Mary Mittell to Guillaume Mauger on July 3, 2010 in Seattle, WA. Following French tradition, a civil ceremony took place on July 24, 2010 in Neuilly le Vendin, France. Mary and Guillaume live in Seattle where she is a nurse-midwife with NeighborCare Health and he works for the Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington. BORN: Lillian Caroline Adelaar to Stephen Adelaar and wife Keren on Feb. 23, 2011. She joins brother Samual, 2. Landon Henry Becker to Stephanie Clough Becker and husband Paul on Dec. 6, 2010. He joins Ellie and Jack, both 3. Stephanie writes, “Everyone has adjusted pretty well, and we’re enjoying the wild ride!” Mason Aubrey McKinney to Martha Gray McFall McKinney and husband Chris on May 22, 2010. He joins brother Noah, 3. They live in Jackson Hole, WY. Henry Charles Samuels to Charles Samuels and wife Krista on May 8, 2011.

95 Cat Bode, partner Nate Emerson, and son Blake have moved from Jackson, WY to Boulder, CO. Cat is continuing to work as an English teacher with Jackson Hole Connections Academy, a virtual K-12 school. Nate and Blake are working hard as directors of the newly opened Colorado arm of Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, headquartered in Boulder. Will Lagos is now vice president at Kuehl Shepherd Kozlowski & Associates Inc. where he provides financial planning, tax and investment management services. BORN: Carter Somers Hofheimer to Adam Hofheimer and Ginny Harris ’96 on Jan. 10, 2011. She joins brother Henry, 2.

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Abbie Kathryn Kantner (here with sister Emily ’23 and brother Noah), daughter of Nancy Jo Ukrop Kantner ’95, was born May 25, 2011.

96 Blake Bridger Emerson, son of Cat Bode ’95.

Carter Somers Hofheimer, daughter of Ginny Harris ’96 and Adam Hofheimer ’95, was born Jan. 10, 2011.

Hadley Grace Loving, daughter of Rachel Savage Loving ’96, was born Jan. 10, 2011.

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Grant Allen joined ABB Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of Swiss engineering firm ABB (NYSE: ABB), and is leading their U.S. energy/ cleantech investments out of Washington, D.C. He continues to run the Ocular Melanoma Foundation and live vicariously through his many classmates who are starting families. Ashley Porter Peth owns Perk! Pilates Fitness in Fort Collins, CO. (See cover story). BORN: Lula Yvonne Baxter Brugos to Jessica Baxter and husband Chris Brugos on Feb. 20, 2010. Jessica and Chris were married in 2008 and live in Seattle, WA. You can read Jessica’s film criticism at www.filmthreat.com. Carter Blake Dabney to Carter Dabney and wife Aimee on Nov. 28, 2010. Blake joins a very proud big brother David. Margaret Elizabeth Killian to Elizabeth Ferguson Killian and husband Michael on Sept. 17, 2010. She joins big brother Andrew, 3. In June, they completed a pilgrimage to Israel with their former church in Denver. Hayden Catherine Edmonds to Lee Garter Edmonds and husband Jason on Jan. 9, 2011. Hayden joins sister Grace, 2. Carter Somers Hofheimer to Ginny Harris and Adam Hofheimer ’95 on Jan. 10, 2011. She joins brother Henry, 2.

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Anne Pruitt Jaspen and Leo Broughton Jaspen to Andy Jaspen and wife Jenny Phillips on Nov. 30, 2010. Annie and Leo join big brother Abe, 2, and dog Dougie. Andy reports that life with “three under three” is not for the faint of heart, and “other than a four-month stretch where we barely slept, and a daycare bill that’s twice our mortgage, everything is a breeze!” Andy and family live in Charlottesville, VA, where he is a senior partner at Sam Hill Entertainment, a music booking agency. He still enjoys attending as many UVA sporting events as possible, going to hear live music at all of Charlottesville’s great venues, and now, more than ever, looking up at the sky and wondering what he is going to do with all these children. Alexis Nicole Rothschild, daughter of Adam Rothschild and wife Allison, on Jan. 14, 2011. She joins brother Landon, 3. Abbie Kathryn Kantner to Nancy Jo Ukrop Kantner and husband Chris on May 25, 2011. She joins brother Noah, 4, and sister Emily ’23, 6.

Eva Mei Sisisky, daughter of Zach Sisisky ’96, was born Feb. 16, 2011. Andrew Shepherd Jerdal to Whitney Melton Jerdal and husband Lane on August 23, 2010. Andrew joins sisters Mary and Charlotte, both 4. Hadley Grace Loving to Rachel Savage Loving and husband Josh on Jan. 10, 2011. Eva Mei Sisisky, daughter of Zach Sisisky and wife Clare (Collegiate’s Director of International Education), on Feb. 16, 2011. Caroline McCaskey Adamson to Katherine Thalhimer Adamson and husband John on March 9, 2011. Caroline joins sisters Shepard, 3, and Katie ’23, 6.

97 Christian Thompson Henderson owns Pure Nutrition, a nutrition counseling business in New York. (See cover story). MARRIED: Jamie Gregory to Cornelia Bowen on Sept. 11, 2010 in Chicago. Brother Ernie Dettbarn

Lula Yvonne Baxter Brugos, daughter of Jessica Baxter ’96, was born Feb. 20, 2010.

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’94 was the best man and father James Gregory ’64 was an usher. Jamie and Cornelia live in Richmond where Jamie is a business development specialist at Markel Speciality. Courtney Ruth to Kristopher Lynch on March 25, 2011 in Bluffton, SC. Robin Ruth Jager ’88 served as the matron of honor. Other Cougars in the wedding party were Anne Mason Ruth ’19 and Scotty Ruth ’22. Chris Sica to Yunqing Li on Oct. 10, 2010. Cougars in the wedding party included brothers of the groom Mike Sica ’94 and Steve Sica ’01. Chris and Yunqing live in Hershey, PA. Catey Thomson to T. Scott White on May 14, 2010 in Richmond. Classmate Kate Meyers was a bridesmaid and sisters Ginna Thomson Seabolt ’97, Lizzie Thomson ’01, and Susannah Thomson ’04 were the matron and maids of honor. Catey and Scott live in Richmond where they both work at Private Advisors, LLC. BORN: Adelle Marin Hostetler to Keri Arnold Hostetler and husband Andrew on Jan. 17, 2011. Diego Martin Cross to Michael Cross and wife Liliana Rodriquez on Feb. 2, 2011. Anne Lang Siebert to Anne Gray Cullen Siebert and husband Erik on August 2, 2010. She joins big sister Ella, 2. Margaret Lillian Galanti to Jeff Galanti and wife Amanda on Feb. 3, 2011. She joins brother Thomas, 2, and dog Pickles. Jacob Randall Mattes to Courtney Owen Mattes and husband Joshua on Jan. 4, 2011. Jake joins big brother Owen, 2.

Catey Thomson ’97 and Scott White were married on May 14, 2011.

98 A study done by Bret Myers, a professor at Villanova University’s School of Business, was featured in the Feb. 9, 2011 issue of the Wall Street Journal. Bret’s interest in soccer led him to analyze when during games coaches made player substitutions and how those decisions affected the outcome of games. The study showed that making substitutions at the right time can impact the game outcome if a team is behind. MARRIED: Elizabeth Grossberg to Mark Lewis on Oct. 2, 2010 in Richmond. Elizabeth and Mark live in New York. Lee Williams to Michael Drummond on May 28, 2011 in Woodstock, VT. Lee’s sister, Margaret

Jimmy Newton ’99 married Tricia Crosby on June 26, 2010, in Jackson Hole, WY.

Williams Bode ’98, was the matron of honor. Lee and Michael live in Austin, TX. BORN: Luke Hudson Shonka to Katy Ludeman Shonka and husband David on August 24, 2010. Katy and her family recently moved back to Charlottesville from Iowa City. Anna Grace Hurd to Andy Hurd and wife Heather on March 9, 2011. She joins big brother, Thomas. Anna is the granddaughter of Lower School teacher Karen Hurd and the niece of Eric Hurd ’95.

99 Hannah Huber is a sales director at Style Weekly in Richmond. Hunter LeCompte recently earned his Certified Manager of Community Associations designation from the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers. He is with Community Group, Inc. which provides community association management and developer services. MARRIED: Jimmy Newton to Patricia Crosby on June 26, 2010 in Jackson Hole, WY. Joe Blackburn, James Casler, Drew Wiltshire, Whit Holladay and Mac Wilson (all ’99) were honorary groomsmen. The couple lives in New Orleans where Jimmy works on the marketing team at Max J. Derbes, Inc., a commercial and industrial real estate firm. Lara Tyler to Stuart Chambers on Sept. 11, 2010 in Richmond. Kristina Tyler ’02 was the maid of honor, Becky Nuara Helms ’99 was a bridesmaid, and Douglas Tyler ’08 was a groomsman. Lara and Stuart met at VMI and now live in Manakin-Sabot. BORN: Avery Jennings Brown to Mary Gordon Buckingham Brown and husband Jay on May

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CLASS NOTES Isabel Schaaf, daughter of Anne Taylor Drake Schaaf ’99, and Griggs Mealor, son of Catherine Summerson Mealor ’99.

Jenny Shieh ’99 stopped by Val Siff’s French classroom for a visit while in town with her husband. She is a fifth grade teacher in Philadelphia.

Douglas Marshall Miller, son of Elizabeth Cook Miller ’99, was born Mar. 24, 2010.

Carter Jane Linarducci, daughter of Katherine Glass ’99, was born Feb. 28, 2011.

22, 2011. Mary Gordon and family live in Fredericksburg. Douglas Marshall Miller to Elizabeth Cook Miller and husband Andrew on March 24, 2010. Elizabeth and Andrew returned to Richmond after she completed a residency program in pediatric dentistry at the University of Michigan. In January 2011, Elizabeth joined as partner at Atkins, Maestrello, Miller and Associates, Pediatric Dentistry P.C. in the West End and loves treating Cougar children on a regular basis. Carter Jane Linarducci to Katherine Glass and husband P.J. Linarducci on Feb. 28, 2011. Caroline Elizabeth Perkins to Rusty Perkins and wife Elizabeth on May 7, 2011. She joins brother Russell. William “Griggs” Mealor III to Catherine Summerson Mealor and husband Bill on Sept. 25, 2010 in Atlanta, GA.

MARRIED: Elizabeth Cross to Simon Jakesch on Oct. 10, 2010 at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. Cougars in attendance included classmates Jill Thalhimer Campbell and Carter Morgan Holzhouser and brother Michael Cross ’97. Elizabeth and Simon live in Austin, TX where

00 Avery Jennings Brown, daughter of Mary Gordon Buckingham Brown ’99, was born May 22, 2011.

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After graduating with her MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University, Laura Rockefeller has an exciting year of theatre projects lined up. (See cover story ). Bo Keeney is vice president of the Keeney Group, an association management and lobbying firm in Richmond.

Elizabeth Cross ’00 and Simon Jakesch were married on Oct. 10, 2010.

CLASS NOTES Natalie Andreoletti ’00 married Graham Miller on Sept. 18, 2010. The Children’s Museum of Richmond, The Hayes Foundation, World Pediatric Project as well as Capital Diaper Bank.”

Rett Turner ’00 married Virginia Barksdale Sutton on July 17, 2010. They live in Charlotte, NC where Rett works at CB Richard Ellis and Ginny works at Davidson College. she is a pediatric nurse practitioner. She writes, “In January and February of 2010, I volunteered in Arusha, Tanzania as a nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital. If anyone is interested in going to Tanzania, I kept a blog of my journey at http:// lizstanzaniatrip.blogspot.com and would be more than happy to talk about the trip.” BORN: Anne McKinley Faulkner Willis to Tunstall Bagley Willis and husband Earl on Oct. 2, 2010. Tunstall writes, “All is well for the Willis family. My son Parker just turned 2 and had a birthday party with his best friend Hayes Neal, son of Lauren Belk ’00 and John Neal ’01. I am enjoying staying home with the kids. In addition to being a full-time mom, I am involved with several boards in town:

Sarah Clore is working on her graduate degree in school social work at Columbia University. “My concentration at Columbia is school based services, and I hope to be a school social worker at low-income schools in NY following my graduation. This summer I am working for The Nature Conservancy’s Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future Program, leading four students from environmental high schools in New York to work as TNC interns in New Hampshire.” Lee Hallberg is vice president of Virginia Car and Truck, LLC in Richmond. He provides vehicle sales and leasing for individuals and companies. MARRIED: Anne Meagher to Steven Watson on May 14, 2011. Anna Blum ’02 served as a bridesmaid. Following a honeymoon in France and Switzerland, Anne and Steven live in Richmond where she works at Safeguard Meagher Business Systems and he works at Mondial Assistance. BORN: Miller Patrick Horne to Rachel Carpenter Horne and husband Terrell on Nov. 24, 2010. He joins half-brother Kade. The family lives in Redondo Beach, CA.

02 Tunstall Bagley Willis ’00 and husband Earl with son Parker, 2, and daughter, Anne, almost 1.

Gray Clevenger writes, “I’m currently completing my master’s degree in development practice at Emory University. I’ll travel to Liberia, West Africa for the next two summers to work with the Carter

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Center as a part of their Access to Justice Project. The project aims to strengthen the rule of law and enhance the integrity of the country’s traditional legal institutions following nearly 20 years of civil conflict.” Suzanne Daughdrille Holbrook is a professional photographer in Spokane, WA. (See cover story). Barbara Kahn graduated from med school at the University of Maryland and has just begun her residency at the University of Kentucky. (See cover story). Taylor Reed is an SFI security officer and is assigned to the Collegiate campus. He is also a member of the Army Reserves. MARRIED: Hunter Huber to Samantha Price ’03 on Dec. 18, 2010. Alexis Beck, Caitlin Shalley

A friend, Talley King ’02, Jeanne Nuara, and Val Siff participated in Race for the Cure on May 7, 2011.

Miller Patrick Horne (here with half-brother Kade), son of Rachel Carpenter Horne ’01, was born Nov. 24, 2010.

Cottrell, Melissa Goodman, Kiltie Tompkins (all ’03), and Hannah Huber ’99 were bridesmaids. William Byrd, Rob Courain, Thomas Pruitt, Graham Redfern, Harrison Whitten (all ’02), Jonathan Price ’06, and Thomas Price ’06 were groomsmen. Samantha and Hunter live in Richmond where she is pursuing her master’s degree in education at University of Richmond

and he is a property manager with Commonwealth Commercial Partners, Inc. Maria Jarvis to Charles Darby on Dec. 27, 2010. Sisters Jenna Jarvis Atwood ’97 and Liza Jarvis Scott ’99 were the matrons of honor. Brother Michael Jarvis ’06 was a groomsman and Laura Martin ’02 was the soloist. Maria and Charles live in Charleston, SC.

Samantha Price ’03 and Hunter Huber ’02 were married Dec. 18, 2010.

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03 Harrison Jones is teaching at a boys’ boarding school in Mbarara, Uganda. (See cover story). Sarah Moore is manager and wine director at Q’s Restaurant in the Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, CO. (See cover story). Lea Peck graduated from VCU/MCV in December 2010 with a MS in occupational therapy

Dr. John M. Daniel, IV ’03 at his med school graduation with father Dr. John M. Daniel, III ’70, brother Alex Daniel ’09, and mother Princess Daniel.

and has been working at John Randolph Medical Center, a small HCA hospital, in Hopewell, VA since January. She is living in Richmond and commuting every day to Hopewell. Lea is one of two occupational therapists for the entire hospital, working in acute care as well as outpatient rehab.

Jack Parrish ’03 married Frances Howell on Dec. 11, 2010.

Caitlin Shalley ’03 married Will Cottrell on Nov. 6, 2010. They live in Washington, DC where Caitlin is an ICU nurse at Georgetown University Hospital. She’ll attend nurse anesthesia school there starting this fall.

She writes, “I am really enjoying working as an occupational therapist and never have a boring day!” Brett Wiltshire works for Google in California as a product manager for Blogger, the company’s free blogging service. (See cover story).

MARRIED: Jack Parrish to Frances Howell on Dec. 11, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Cougars in the wedding party included Will Allen, Richard Cullen, Peter Goodwin, Reilly Marchant, Chris Morgan, Jeff Mullen, Mark Wayne Sisk, Alex Sooy (all ’03), and Kagey Parrish ’00. Jack and Frances live in Atlanta. Samantha Price to Hunter Huber ’02 on Dec. 18, 2010. Alexis Beck, Caitlin Shalley Cottrell, Melissa Goodman, Kiltie Tompkins (all ’03), and Hannah Huber ’99 were bridesmaids. William Byrd, Rob Courain, Thomas Pruitt, Graham Redfern, Harrison Whitten (all ’02), Jonathan Price ’06, and Thomas Price ’06 were groomsmen. Samantha and Hunter live in Richmond where she is pursuing her master’s degree in education at University of Richmond and he is a property manager with Commonwealth Commercial Partners, Inc. Jamie Whitten to R.D. Montgomery, Jr. on Dec. 31, 2010 at the Boathouse at Rockett’s Landing in Richmond. Jamie and R.D. met at Wake Forest where she played field hockey and he played football. They live in Lewisburg, PA where they are

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ALUMS IN COLLEGE SPORTS Updates on some of our graduates who continue to excel in athletics. •

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Cole Hawthorne ’07, a recent Hampden-Sydney graduate, was recognized for his success on and off the lacrosse field during his final season. As captain of the varsity lacrosse team, he earned All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors, was named a USILA Academic AllAmerican, and was picked to represent the South team in the USILA Division III North/South Senior All-Star game.

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Russell Wilson ’07 was recently recognized by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year. Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League baseball draft, Russell played briefly for the Asheville Tourists, the Rockies’ affiliate in the Class A South Atlantic League, but has chosen to play football one more year at the University of Wisconsin.

Jamie Whitten ’03 married R.D. Montgomery on Dec. 31, 2010. both coaches of their respective sports at Bucknell University.

04 John Archer is working at the United Network for Organ Sharing as a organ placement specialist. (See cover story). Susan Cook is an account coordinator at the Barber Martin Agency in Richmond. She has previous marketing experience from Fellowship Travel International and Marks & Harrison. Jay Dolan, who is working on his veterinary degree, writes, “I am spending my ‘last summer’ volunteering on the NY/Canadian border at the Alexandria Bay Port (town of Alexandria Bay, NY) for USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services...looking at mostly beef cattle but also horses, swine, and poultry that goes in and out of Canada. I also am able to enjoy the beautiful Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence River (boating/fishing) before continuing veterinary school in the fall. I’ll also be back in Richmond for a few weeks before school to work for the USDA in a Tyson Food plant in Glen Allen.” Heather Hallberg graduated from Duke University in May with a doctorate in physical therapy. She’ll be working at West End Orthopedic Clinic at the Johnston-Willis location in Richmond. Tyler Massey Helfrich is the ArtWorks 945 director at the Urban Ministry Center in Charlotte, NC.

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At the end of her senior soccer season at Elon, Brittany Hallberg ’07 was the subject of a profile in The Pendulum, the university’s student newspaper. Last fall, during which the Phoenix went 12-8-1, Hallberg scored six goals and contributed six assists (18 points) and earned second-team All-Southern Conference honors.

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Molly Farmer ’08 and Elizabeth Mason ’09 were members of the Sewanee women’s lacrosse team that won the inaugural Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship this spring.

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Carter Stephens ’09 helped Princeton’s women win their 10th Ivy League swimming and diving championship in the past 12 years. She placed second in the 100 butterfly (54.00), third in the 200 butterfly (1:59.75), and fourth in the 50 freestyle (23.34). Stephens also anchored the 4x50 freestyle relay (1:31.40) and swam the butterfly leg (23.83) in the 4x50 medley (1:39.80). Both relays were victorious and established new pool, meet, and league records.

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Cabell Willis ’10 placed in two events to help Virginia Military Institute secure a second-place finish in the Big South indoor track and field championship meet in competition held in February 24-25 in Clemson, SC. The 2010 Richmond Times-Dispatch spring track athlete of the year placed seventh in the mile (4:23.90) and eighth in the 3000 (8:38.68). In his third distance event in 24 hours, Willis recorded a 15:44.04, good for 12th place, in the 5000.

Chad Zalesiak, JC Fain, Marshall Waller, and Matt Williams (all ’04) enjoyed a night out in Charlotte this past spring.

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Matt Williams has moved to Charlotte, NC and is working with Chad Zalesiak in the CSC Leasing Charlotte Office. MARRIED: Kimmi Spence to Drew Linkous on Dec. 4, 2010. They live in Gainesville, VA where Kim is a territory sales manager with Altria Sales & Distribution and Drew is a district manager with Dixon Marketing, Inc.

05 Alison Linas just finished her first year of law school at the University of Richmond. She writes,

Jay Dolan ’04 spent part of this summer on the New York/Canada border inspecting livestock for the USDA. He will finish his veterinary degree at Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine this year.

06 Anne-Claire Forbes is living in Minneapolis, MN working for Target Headquarters as a business analyst. Troy Shapiro is teaching chemistry and physics and coaching wrestling at Middlesex School in Concord, MA. (See cover story). This spring, Mikey Thompson served as a student assistant coach for the UVA men’s lacrosse team, which won its fifth NCAA championship in May. Mikey played on the team from 2007 to 2010.

Nina Ligon ’10, champion equestrian, was recently on the cover of the Thai edition of Harper’s Bazaar.

“I don’t know for sure what kind of law I want to do yet but I’m leaning strongly toward intellectual property/media law.” Diana Sisson is now an interactive content coordinator at Free Agents Marketing in Richmond.

Laura Anderson graduated from Duke and was selected for the Yale Child Neuroscience Fellowship, a two-year position during which she will participate in research related to autism spectrum disorders and related social disabilities. The goal of this research is to advance understanding of autism and improve methods for early diagnosis and intervention. Montie Anderson majored in psychology at UVA. She is certified as an EMT and works for the rescue squad in Charlottesville. Brittany Hallberg graduated from Elon University in May with a BA in education. She wants to teach elementary school and coach soccer. Cole Hawthorne graduated from HampdenSydney with a degree in chemistry and was named a Samuel S. Jones Phi Beta Kappa Scholar in

natural sciences and was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society for college men and women. The Lambda Circle of ODK was established at Hampden-Sydney in 1924, and membership is a mark of highest distinction and honor. Selection of members is based on their influence as campus leaders to better campus life and to encourage high standards in all activities. Cole will teach at St. Christopher’s School this coming year. Robbie Oliver graduated from HampdenSydney with a major in biology, minor in chemistry and honors research in biology. “I have been volunteering as a dental assistant at CrossOver Ministry and shadowing various local dentists. I hope this experience will help me prepare for prepare for and gain admission to dental school next fall. I hope to attend MCV next fall but will gladly accept a seat in wherever I get the opportunity. I am also planning on attending classes at VCU this fall.” Sarah Stirling White graduated with a BA in communication studies from JMU and has begun work with Hilton Hotels.

09 Stephanie Cunningham spent a semester in Costa Rica and now attends University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu. Brooks Jung, a student at Wake Forest, was awarded the school’s 2011 Omicron Delta Kappa award for student leadership.

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10 The 2012 Olympics in London that Nina Ligon hopes to compete in runs a test event to see how the grounds and arenas and footing and courses are working. Nina has been invited to ride in this test event – a huge honor as well as a huge opportunity to scope out the course and the whole site. She will take a horse that is not an Olympic hopeful. This summer, Ethan Roday and the choir he sings with toured Italy, Greece, and Turkey. He also worked for True Knowledge, a technology company in Cambridge, England whose main goal is to have computers better understand human language.

PAST FACULTY & STAFF We welcome updates on past members of the Collegiate faculty and staff. Here are a few that we have recently heard from. Jim Hickey, former Middle School math teacher and track and field coach, was recently elected to the Halifax County-South Boston Sports Hall of Fame. A native of South Boston, VA, Hickey was also a 2004 inductee into the Collegiate Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a member of the 9-0 football team at Washington & Lee that was inducted into the University’s Athletic Fall of Fame in 2008. “It’s very nice,” Hickey said of his latest recognition. “It’s a great honor.” Yousuf Kerai, former Upper School math teacher, writes from Karachi, Pakistan that he married his wife Lubna last February, and remains involved in education: “For a while I was a consultant teacher trainer for an NGO/NPO called DIL (Developments in Literacy), which is an organization that runs schools in poverty stricken parts of Pakistan (about a 150 schools all over the country). They have their main head offices in LA and raise funds from London and the US. I was responsible for a general pedagogy training of about 75 teachers. Currently, I am working as academic supervisor at Haque Academy, a private school K-11, where my primary function is to develop the math curriculum, train the teachers in providing context and history in the

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mathematics classroom, conduct workshops on general pedagogical best-practices for the upper school, observe teachers and provide them with continuous support and feedback, and in addition I get to teach a class of my choosing. It is quite the job. I never thought I’d be an administrator/ teacher. In addition, I am teaching music on the side as well and I have been busy holding performances, music lectures for an organization called School of Leadership and for the Aga Khan University’s Humanities and Social Sciences Department. It is safe to say that I ride two horses. …I miss Collegiate very much and am still in touch with many of my students. One never truly reconciles with a move such as the one I made. Pakistan continues to struggle to mend its ways. Hopefully, I can contribute to the positive change that is so desperately required.” Michelle (Simko) Kriebel, former Director of Student Life in the Upper School, writes: “After leaving Collegiate, I moved to Baltimore, married the love of my life and now have a 3-year-old son named Jack (who is the coolest kid by the way). I am home with him three days a week (my favorite role so far), and I work part-time consulting and presenting with many independent schools (including Collegiate!). I’m also a faculty member in the wellness program at McDonogh School. I continue to be involved in service programs including creating an ongoing relationship with a school in New Orleans (in the aftermath of Katrina) as well as Habitat for Humanity. This past March I traveled to India with a student group to work with girls from rural India at the Pardada Pardadi School. I love reading the Spark to learn about all the wonderful things that the Collegiate alums are doing.” Richard Leroy, former Boys School English teacher, lives in Scottsville, NY and travels often, frequently to Brazil. He is recently retired from his teaching position at Rochester Institute of Technology and is an accomplished musician. John Moreau, former Collegiate coach and PE instructor, was invited to officiate the 2011 World Games of Special Olympics in Athens, Greece (June 19-July 5, 2011). Kim Newlen, former Middle School reading teacher and kindergarten assistant, is an author and speaker and is founder of an international

women’s ministry called Sweet Monday, currently in 10 countries and most US states. She has also patented a post surgical camisole for breast cancer patients called Look Better Than You Feel. Read more at www.sweetmonday.org and www.lookbetterthanyoufeel.com. Her email is kim@sweetmonday.org.

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Christiane Rimbault, former Upper School French teacher: “I live in Richmond and am packing to spend the summer in France. Volunteer at Chimborazo Elementary school with the Micah project, 3 book clubs, lots of stuff to do at church, in my yard and with friends. Miss all my Cougar friends!” David Stott, former journalism teacher, advisor to The Match, and swim coach, is living in New York City where he works as a director, producer and writer. He is a volunteer swim coach at St. Sebastian’s in Woodside, Queens, where the 185+ member swim team speaks 23 languages. He recently wrote to us about three film projects he’s working on. • Directing “Stages,” an educational documentary featuring Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) about the craft of acting and the challenges actors face a year, five years, 20 years in the business. • Directing/producing three documentaries for Harvard’s Kennedy School of Business and Government. Their Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative wants to showcase

kinesiology and the St. Francis Xavier University Human Kinetics Department. This affords me the opportunity to be at home all day with Scottie and still keep myself happily involved in the field of health and physical education.” She and husband Jim have had visits from alums Ginny Rider ’06, Ginnie Friddell ’04 and Heather Hallberg ’04 as well as Amy and Bill Rider, former Collegiate nurse Joan Shepherd and retired teachers Jim and Kaye Hickey. “It’s so great to stay connected with all my friends from Collegiate. They really were my family for five years and I don’t take any of them for granted!”

OUR TASTIEST TRADITION The Stuffed Cougar and The Stuffed Cougar, Too are our Collegiate family’s favorite cookbooks. They are collections of recipes for delicious and festive foods for family meals, parties, and gifts. Many of us were raised on them and know them by heart! The cookbooks make a perfect gift for newto-Collegiate families, alumni brides and grooms, and recent college grads setting up their first kitchens.

Cookbooks are $14.95 and the proceeds go to the Parents’ Association which helps fund Collegiate programs. To order, visit http://www.collegiate-va.org/cookbook. The cookbooks are also available at The Cougar Shop on campus.

three scenarios in which multi-national corporations are going into developing countries and doing the right thing vis-a-vis the local communities and being good global citizens. Shooting in NYC, Peru, Nigeria, Philippines under the auspices of John Ruggie, the United Nations SecretaryGeneral’s Special Representative for Business and Human Rights. Philippines video screened at the UN in Geneva recently and got rave reviews. • Directing/producing “Coach of the Year,” the true story of the Virginia Swim Team that won a State Championship in the late ’90s without a pool to practice in. We are looking to shoot in Virginia in the summer of 2012 (and so will be coming to campus looking for actors).

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Amanda Stewart Stanec, former P.E. teacher, recently moved to Boulder, CO. She has an 18-month-old daughter, Scottie, and another baby coming in late August. “I am loving Boulder,” she writes. “Since completing my PhD at Virginia, I have worked as a professor back in Canada for three years. Currently, I do a lot of consulting work for departments of education back in Canada as well as the University of Calgary’s faculty of

Cyndy Weldon-Lassiter, former kindergarten teacher at Collegiate, is now Head of School at St. Andrew’s School in Richmond. She recently earned her Ed.D. at Columbia University. Also at St. Andrew’s are Jane-Page Watson, Assistant Head of School, and many volunteers: former Lower School teachers Linda Smith, Barbara Schneider and Maura Bisceglia and alums Toby Desch ’06, Anne Day Friddell ’71, and Fraser Catterton Finney ’78 and Emilie Evans, wife of Head of School Keith Evans. Plus, lots of Collegiate students give their time through the 8th and 9th Grade volunteer programs and Senior Projects. Says Jane-Page, “Gordon Gunn ’11 did his senior project with us this year, and everyone (to the last person) LOVED him. Cyndy had been his kindergarten teacher at Collegiate!”

OBITUARIES Our condolences are offered to these Collegiate families. Elizabeth Eggleston Stone Perrow “Dedie” Adamson, mother of Stephen Perrow Adamson ’63 (deceased), grandmother of Stephen Adamson ’92, Farrow Adamson Carter ’94, Ben Adamson ’98, and Aynsley Miller Fisher ’93, and greatgrandmother of Katie Adamson ’23, died May 7, 2011. Wilbur C. Allen, father of Coleman Allen ’72, Clayton Allen ’74, and Courtney Allen Van Winkle ’82, and grandfather of Kara Allen ’02, Channing Allen ’08, Turner Allen ’12, Carter Allen ’14, Wil Van Winkle ’10, Christopher Van Winkle ’14, Payton Van Winkle ’16, and Matthew Van Winkle ’20 died Jan. 18, 2011.

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’78, and grandmother of Hunter LeCompte ’99, Carmen Thornton ’05, Rebecca Thornton ’08, and Grayson Thornton ’12, died April 8, 2011. Robert Louis Mairs, father of Jim Mairs ’74 and grandfather of Jack Mairs ’18, died Jan. 27, 2011. Carolyn Morris O’Connor ’81, mother of Janie O’Connor ’10 and Katie O’Connor ’12 and sister of Jimmy Morris ’81, died Jan. 17, 2011. Elizabeth Tankard Neal, mother of Betsy Neal McCray ’81, died Jan. 18, 2011 Kathryne “Tootsie” Payne, mother of Trip Payne ’74, died April 3, 2011. Clai Reed ’80, brother of Helen Reed ’83, died Feb. 8, 2011. Margaret Shaia, mother of Anthony Shaia ’78, Greg Shaia ’80, John Shaia ’81, Chris Shaia ’82 (deceased), Anne-Marie Shaia Condlin ’84, and Chip Shaia ’85 and grandmother of Claire Shaia ’20, Harry Shaia ’22, and Anna Grace Shaia ’24, died May 28, 2011. Stuart Alan Gordon Singer, father of Sherry Singer Dunbar ’74 died July 24, 2010. Charles L. Sweeney, father of Mark Sweeney ’75 and grandfather of Mark Sweeney, Jr. ’01, Christina Sweeney ’03, and Bryce Sweeney ’07, died Jan. 7, 2011. Hermanus N. Visser, father of Nicky Visser ’63, died April 29, 2011. The Honorable Richard L. Williams, father of Greg Williams ’69, Walter Williams ’72, and Gwen Mason ’78, and grandfather of Mary Catherine Williams ’01 and Matt Williams ’04, died Feb. 19, 2011. ALUMNI Pauline Carrick Kirkpatrick ’34 Jane Bayliss Harlow ’38 Carmen Pettus LeCompte ’43 Virginia Cochran Noell ’50 Ann Messerschmidt Terry ’53 Beverly Douglas Taylor, Jr. ’63 James Michael Jarvis ’64 Earl Leslie Henley ’70 Wellford Claiborne Reed III ’80 Carolyn Morris O’Connor ’81 George Christopher Nomikos ’87

Nancy Kennon, former receptionist and member of the Development Office staff, died June 28, 2011. Bob Livy, former Boys School English teacher, died April 23, 2011.

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Meredith Alvis, father of Teresa Alvis Given ’82, Kevin Alvis ’84, and Lindsey Alvis Melvin ’88 and grandfather of Frances Melvin ’18 and Ben Melvin ’20, died March 9, 2011. Sara B. Baird, mother of Anne Baird Newman ’71 and Pryor Baird ’72 (deceased), died Jan. 25, 2011. Rabbi Myron Berman, father of Barrie Berman VanBrackle ’79 and Gregg Berman ’80, died April 5, 2011. Edgar Clinton Bothwell III, father of Betsy Bothwell Stepp ’83, Kathy Bothwell Gregory ’86, and Ned Bothwell ’91, died May 4, 2011. June C. Briesmaster, mother of Barbara Briesmaster Sensabaugh ’71, died March 27, 2011. Michael Buseck, father of Jessie Buseck ’06, Jaclyn Buseck ’07, Nick Buseck ’09, and Victoria Buseck ’12, died May 7, 2011. Robert V. Callahan, father of Tom Callahan ’94, died Feb. 13, 2011. Charlotte Curry, mother of Jamie Curry ’82, Beth Curry ’84, and Scott Curry ’86, died Jan. 29, 2011. Elizabeth C. Dull, mother of Rob Dull ’86 and Sarah Dull Pontynen ’92, died March 3, 2011. James “Jimmy” Edwin Gray, Jr., father of Carolyn Gray Allen ’62, William Gray ’65, Ben Gray ’86, and Edwin Gray ’87, died Jan. 10, 2011. Jean Strole Holland, mother of Linda Holland Allen ’79 and Glenda Holland Canfield ’79 and grandmother of Victoria Allen ’11 and Christina Allen ’14, died June 4, 2011. Bernard Stuart “Skip” Holt, Jr., father of Steve Holt ’73 and grandfather of Stuart Holt ’04 and Stephen Holt ’11, died March 13, 2011. Michael Jarvis ’64, husband of Cristy Conner Jarvis ’68, brother of Emmett Jarvis ’66 and Tim Jarvis ’77, and father of Jenna Jarvis Atwood ’97, Liza Jarvis Scott ’99, Maria Jarvis Darby ’02, and Michael Jarvis ’06, died March 18, 2011. William H. Johann, Jr., father of Bruce Johann Muller-Thym ’67, Katherine Johann Woodard ’67, and Jane Johann Gresham ’75, died April 20, 2011. Nancy Goodbar Kennon, mother of Nancy Kennon Bruchbacher ’75, Cappy Kennon Seay ’77, and Dick Kennon, and grandmother of Ranny Kennon ’15, Lee Kennon ’18, and Sarah Kennon ’22, died June 28, 2011. Carmen Pettus LeCompte ’43, mother of Berry LeCompte ’68, Pettus LeCompte ’71, Becky LeCompte Thornton ’72, and Bill LeCompte

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FORMER FACULTY & STAFF Sara B. Baird, former Lower School teacher, died Jan. 25, 2011. Pauline Carrick Kirkpatrick ’34, former Lower School secretary, died March 27, 2011.

MYSTERY PHOTO SNOOPY’S SNIFF-IN Ants on a log and a harvest sandwich? Delish! Who are these charming purveyors of such delights at Snoopy’s Sniff-In? Send your guesses to spark@collegiate-va.org.

SNEAKY BOYS The Brunch photo showing Girls School faculty having varying degrees of fun and two boys spying from the window above only brought in two responses from our readership. Surely, there are others who might recognize these sneaks…possibly the culprits themselves! But thanks to Beth Watlington Marchant ’72 who said, “The boys in the photo on p. 86 of the Spark are Mike Boyle ’71 and Ry Marchant ’71!!” And also thanks to Karen Pauli Wells ’75 who implicated her classmates: “I have a guess for the sneaky boys...Andrew Sanders and Vincent Dalton. They haven’t changed much at all … if it isn’t them, I will be a monkey’s uncle...” We do not have conclusive information on this photo other than the name of the photographer, Al Cothran, to whom we are very grateful for documenting school events in the late ’60s to mid’70s. Based on the teachers at the tables, one might surmise that the sneaks are the older pair of boys, but we cannot say for sure … only that they were cleverly mischievous!

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BY ALEX SMITH ’65

n the nearly 100-year life of Collegiate, many faculty and staff friends have come and gone. Sadly, this past school year, two retired veteran teachers and two retiredd stalwarts in staffing for the school passed on. You may remember them… Sara Baird started teaching in the Lower School in the ’60s and was creative, knowledgeable and an amazing keeper of facts. Her last assignment was as the Director of the Powell Endowment. Bob Livy, who also came to teach in the ’60s, was the consummate English scholar taught by William Faulkner at UVA. Bob and Helen Moon brought our yearbook to the highest standards which provide a strong basis for today’s Torch.

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Pauline Kirkpatrick was the wer long-time receptionist for the Lower School. There was no prettier smilee or more gracious lady greeting several decades of youngsters and their parents. Nancy Kennon was the important foundation for our early Alumni/ Development Office. She was a ed perfectionist and certainly schooled er. me as a young development officer. We wouldn’t be where we are todayy if it weren’t for Nancy. I will miss her and her hearty laughter. Winter 2011

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