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OK, I'LL ADMIT IT. Theinauguralissueof Longwood featuringDr.JaneGoodallisatoughacttofollow. Infact,IjustreturnedfromaCASEConference (CouncilfortheAdvancementandSupportof Education)inAtlantawhereourmagazinewas presentedwithaSpecialMeritawardforEditorial DesignintheannualCASEDistrictIIICompetition whichincludescollegesanduniversitiesfrom throughoutthesoutheasternUnitedStates.

Ithink,however,thatoursecondissuemeets thechallenge.

Tostartwith,ourcoverstoryfeaturesthenationally recognizedCivilWarresearchbyDr.CharlesRoss, associateprofessorofphysics.Dr.Ross'sresearchstudies theimpactofacousticalanomaliesoncommand decisionsduringthewar.You'veheardtheexpression, "ifatreefallsintheforestandnooneispresent,doesit makeanysound?"Thisstoryasksasimilarquestion: "ifa12-pounderNapoleoncannonisfiredduringa drivingrainstormtothewestofyourpositionandthe windiscomingfromtheeast,howdoesthesound affectyourbattlefielddecisions?"

ThisissuealsoputsaspotlightontheLongwood CollegeArchaeologyFieldSchooldirectedbyBrian Batesfromtheanthropologydepartment.Forthepast severalyears,Batesandhisstudentshaveconducted on-siteresearchattheStauntonRiverBattlefieldState Park.Ironically,whatbeganasa"CivilWardig"has

evolvedintooneofthe"mostexcitingprehistoric AmericanIndiandiscoveriesinthecountry,"according costateofficials.Todate,over 40,000 artifactshave beendiscovered,datingtobetween1045and1395A.D., withevidenceofearlierhumanactivitydatingbackover 7000 years.

Inthisissue,you'llalsolearnhowLongwood's "FirstGent"Dr.RaymondCormier,visitingprofessor ofFrench,notonlysupportshiswifeandLongwood PresidentPatriciaCormier,butalsofindstimeto becomeinvolvedinthecommunityandmakea differenceinthelivesofthosesufferingwith multiplesclerosis.Plus,aninspirationalstoryaboutGay Kampfmueller,'78.

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Still treated with respect and with more than a little awe, theremainsofthisprehistoricNativeAmericanadvancescientific researchthe creation ofknowledge that previously did not existthe site where he lived a training ground for students ofthe Longwood Archaeology Field School.

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AsYOUTURNTHEPAGESOFTHIS,thesecondissueofLongwood,Iknowthatyouwillbeas excitedasIamaboutthemanyglimpsesitgivesyouintothevibrantandexcitinglifeof LongwoodCollege.FromDr.CharlesRoss'snationallyacclaimedworkonscience, technologyandtheCivilWar,rotheopeningofourwonderfulnewdininghall,tothe unveilingofLongwood'sinnovativemarketingandcommunicationplan,wehavemuch tosharewithyou-andmuchtobeproudof.

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established this area as a midden - a trash pit - not a source of inspiration to the layperson, but to the archaeologist,a find.

The dig uncovered thousands of artifacts - 35,000 of them - including projectile points (arrowheads), bone and pottery sherds. Projectile points included Hamiltons,Yadkins, Madisons and Clarkesvilles - all common to the LateWoodland period of 900 to 1500AD. Bates sent charcoal samples to Beta Analytic Laboratories in Miami, Florida, for radiocarbon dating. Dates from 1998 finds indicated occupation of the site from I090 to 1275AD. Dates from the 1999 dig suggested 1297 to 1395AD.,pointing to a long-term occupation of the site.

services including a magnetometry survey and an electrical conductivity survey. NAEVA's instruments identified a large area where a very large fire or many small fires repeatedly had occurred.

First Summer Field School 1999

It is mid-May 1999 and Director Brian Bates charges advanced students Mike King,Craig Rose, Mike Bruno,Jason Coffey and Jenny McGinty with deciding the direction of the dig.They select a five meter wide by 15 meter long area,identified in the geophysical survey This area is marked into grids and the soil scraped away trowel by trowel. Every trowel full of soil is sifted; the contents bagged, labeled and sent back to Longwood for analysis.

By the prehistoric man's ankles are turtle shells and water-worn quartz pebbles. According to Bates, these would have been rattles:"The possibility of a prehistoric North American shaman is a rational hypothesis. Certainly, he was a person of wealth and importance."

The top 13 inches of soil was a plow zone where everything had been stirred up. Beneath this layer, cultural deposits were undisturbed. Sections where the soil had been baked over long periods of time were evidence of a special use area where fires had been built again and again.

Students also uncovered human bones - some had been disturbed by flood waters; others lay partially intact. Dr. C. Clifford Boyd, a physical anthropologist at Radford University, was called in for consultation. In all,four individuals were represented - one adult female,two adult males and one child.

The Field School session ended with some big questions unanswered:What sort of area is this?

How deep is this site?

Answers were forthcoming.

Owners of NAEVA Geophysics, Inc, a private company specializing in ordinance detection, acted upon a keen interest in history and donated their

Students identify post holes and storage pits five to six feet deep,but narrow. Also mollusk shells,pieces of Dan River ceramics, a large clay pot more than half complete.Then the femur of a large land animalelk or bison? Then a large rib cage.The students are excited. Bates is excited.Then a horseshoe. Excitement dwindles.This was the site of a Civil War cavalry raid and also a farm for more than 300 years.They later determine that the animal is a farm horse who died of old age.The dig moves on.

An uncovered Savannah River knife blade indicates this site was occupied as long ago as 3000 to 3500 years.

Then one evening as Bates is taking soil samples, he uncovers a human skull. He covers it back up and then presents the situation to the advanced students,charging them with developing a strategy to investigate this find or leave it alone.The students deliberate: Will proceeding be disrespectful to the dead?Will it detract from the rest of the dig by drawing too much emphasis? Will such research offend some people?

They present a strategy for investigating the find while leaving the remains and all associated finds "in situ" - as they were, undisturbed. Bates considers the pros and cons,gets guidance from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and concludes that the team should proceed as the students recommend.

In a small area off to the side of the main trench, students carefully uncover the skeleton, only 14 inches below the surface, complete and in excellent condition. He wears two necklaces: one of long, cold-hammered copper beads with small shell beads; the other of beads carved from the central column of a conch shell. He wears conch shell bracelets and has two rattles made of water-worn quartz pebbles placed inside turtle shells. He rests in a semi-flexed position - on his back with knees bent and slightly to one side.

The students and Bates"read" the bones.The sciatic notch,circumference of the femur and development of the chin indicate a male. Cranial sutures just beginning to close suggest an age of 25 to 35 years at the time of death. Good teeth with only three cavities suggest a healthy diet.The only teeth missing are the second lower molars on each side. Each had healed and the bone closed over suggesting the teeth may have been pulled as part of a cultural rite.The length of the femur verifies a height of five feet seven inches to five feet nine inches.

And the ornaments.Two large necklaces around the neck. One of shell beads and copper beads; the second with larger beads, all made of ocean conch shell. Elbow bracelets of conch shell as well.

Says Bates,"Copper,in a form usable to these prehistoric people,does not naturally occur in Charlotte County or Halifax County,and these are very finely made pieces of ornament." He adds,"The cold-hammered copper beads and large conch shell beads suggest a people in the cross-roads of trade. Copper beads would have been valued as modern people value diamonds.The closest source for the large conch shell beads would have been down the

Digging, measuring, recordingall in a day's dig for Pat Horn (left), Billy Flint and Gary Gossett.

Longwood College Archaeology Field School Director Brian Bates examines 700 year old remains of LateWoodland period Native American.

Staunton River toAlbemarle Sound on the coast of North Carolina."

By the prehistoric man's ankles are turtle shells and water-worn quartz pebbles.According to Bates, these would have been rattles:"The possibility of a prehistoric NorthAmerican shaman is a rational hypothesis. Certainly, he was a person of wealth and importance."

It's the end ofArchaeological Field School Summer '99, and students re-cover Occoneechi Ned.

Back to the Present

He was quite a find. DelegateTed Bennett of the 60th District, director ofVirginia State Parks Joe Elton and manager of Staunton River Battlefield and Staunton River State ParksTimVest visited the site.

Summing up the Field School experience, Dr. Jim Jordan, Longwood professor of anthropology, says,"This is research - the basic creation of knowledge that did not exist until a week ago."

Bates identifies this male, along with the earlier remains, as a member of the Saponi tribe of the Occoneechee Indians.Thus the students' name for him - Occoneechi Ned. Historically, this tribe left their village and arrived at Occoneechee Island in time to be slaughtered in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676. Bates also explains that using a midden or landfill, where the soil was already loosened,for a grave was common since these people had no steel tools for digging.

Graduate student Phil Adams draws to scale every inch of the remains. Students record and photograph every aspect of the grave. In accordance with the laws ofVirginia, nothing is disturbed, nothing is taken out.

News of the grave circulates and John Blackfeather

Jeffries from Henderson, North Carolina, a current chief of the Occoneechee, visits the site and reconsecrates the remains.

Groups of middle schoolers and several reporters came to see as well.Virginia State Parks has extended its contract with the Longwood Archaeology Field School for another year,with the possibility of an additional four, in recognition of the importance of this site.

Field School 2000 begins May 22.

Students will focus on a smaller, but deeper, area. Bates considers this the "best approach to getting everything excavated."

Summing up the Field School experience, Dr.Jim Jordan, Longwood professor of anthropology, says, "This is research - the basic creation of knowledge that did not exist until a week ago:'

It is also meticulous, unforgiving work. Says Jordan, "You're burning your book with every scrape of the trowel."

The chapter "Occoneechi Ned" is now closed.As for the site, according to Bates,"the significance of it is only now beginning to come clear�

Judy McReynolds ContributingWriter

Call of the CARRIBEAN via London

Bates and ten Longwood College students went on to the second 1999 Field School session on the island ofTortola in theVirgin Islands.Since 1996 Longwood has partnered with the University of London Institute ofArcheology on the only full-scale excavation in the BritishVirgin Islands.

TheTortola site boasts an abundance of pottery.Turtles, a significant source of food,figure prominently in elaborate pottery adornments. Samples date back to I000 to I 500 AD.

Results from 1999 suggest a much earlier occupation of perhaps 1500 B.C. Research into this 3500 year old community can contribute significantly to understanding prehistory in this little-known region of the world.

Dr. Peter Drewett of the University of London is co-director,with Bates, ofthe dig. Drewett is one of only a handful of experts in Carribean archaeology.The University of London has one of the top three schools of archeology in the world. As a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute, Bates lauds its "international reputation,dynamite research, and superior research facilities."Thanks to this Longwood-University of London collaboration, three recent Longwood graduatesPhil Adams, Andy Banyasz, and Nie Smith - are now University of London graduate students as well.

University ofLondon and Longwood College share billing at the only full-scale archaeological excavation in the BritishVirgin Islands.

Advanced studentJenny McGinty (foreground right) accepts PR duties and shows artifacts to middle schoolers touring the Staunton River site.

Dr. Carolyn Wells

is a lot like her green van. The van has manycapabilities; it accommodates a variety of people-animals too. It's down to earth, but also high tech; it's solid and reliable and good forthe long haul. It doesn'tdraw undue attentionto itself-itsonly vanity being the licenseplate"LOGRHD" (an acronym for a bird called the loggerhead shrike). It supports someveryserious, worthwhile pursuits and some goodfuntoo.That'sa prettyclosematchforthe senior memberofthe Longwood faculty who retires in May.

Current biology graduate assistant Jonathan Schilling admires Dr. Wells'work in establishing an interdisciplinary masters program: "[It] is a reflection of her understanding of howto efficiently resolve environmental dilemmas." He adds, "She emphasizeswisdom in addition to intellect in solving problems." Schilling echoes Baileywhen hesaysofWells, "Nobody has ever had as much faith in me, and that has meanta lot."

Today, ask Dr. Wells which is herfavoritecourseto teach and withouthesitationshe answers, "Environmental Studies."

Wells began hercareerworkingas a physiologicalgeneticistfor theAtomicEnergyCommission in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, studying the effects of low-levelradiationon the aging ofcells. She says, "It'sonly inthe pastdecadethatI've reallybeen studyingecologyand theenvironment. It's probablythe most important thing that people can learn about becausewe've got only one world, one planet."

Wells is encouraged that"studentsare coming with more environmentalawareness"butdiscouraged by a lossofsomeof the passion forenvironmental issues in the general population since the ?O's and 80's.

"The woman is brilliant and brings out the best in her students" - Becky Bailey, '74

Dr. Wells has taught at Longwood for40 years; she hastaught the children and grandchildren offormerstudents. From 1969to 1975 shewasassistantdean ofthe college and then associate dean ofthe college. She was vice presidentfor aeademic affairs and dean ofthe collegefrom 1975to 1981; then she returnedto full-timeteaching. In 1981-82 she was a special assistantto PresidentJanet Greenwood. She has been afull professorsince 1968, chairedthe Departmentof Natural Sciences since 1992, chairedtheCollegeCouncil, nowthe FacultySenate, in 1990-91, served on toomanycommitteestonameand taught photography in theartdepartmentfornineyears.

Formerstudentswrite backtoAlumni Relations and praise her name: "Dr. Wells ismyall timefavorite, then andnow.The woman is brilliantand brings outthebest in herstudents.In those daysmybestwas hardtofind,butshekept looking."

(BeckyBailey,classof '74,earlychildhood education professor and author)

As FacultyMarshall, Dr. Wells leads all academicprocessions bearing the College mace.

In fact, Wells'firstwordsto each Environmental Issues class are "You're goingto be depressed bywhatyou learn in this class."

Pessimism, however, does notprevailwith Dr. Wells. She developedthe EnvironmentalStudiesprogram,approved bythe State Council of Higher Education in 1996. This interdisciplinary program includes an undergraduate minorplus the Master of Science in Environmental Studies degree.

Wellsserveson aLongwoodtaskforcechargedwith developing acomprehensive environmental initiative forthe college called "AgendaEarth:LongwoodCollege's Commitmentto Environmental Sustainability."SaysWells, "Bymakingour campus a modelofenvironmental stewardship,wesenda daily message toourstudents, staffand facultythatpreservation of our natural resources should become a partofall our lives."

She initiated Longwood's summerprogramin ornithology, a cornerstone ofthe master's in environmental studies. The ornithology field courses teach identification of bird species by sight and sound and censusingofthe breeding bird population of Prince EdwardCounty. The courses includefield tripsthroughout Virginia. Studentsalso studythebehavior,habitatand ecological factorsaffecting birds.

Birding and birdcountsareimportantto Dr. Wells: "Unlike a lot of research, it'sone ofthe areas in which the laypubliccan participate in a meaningful way. In factthe agencies depend uponthe public."

In the Christmas bird count, which Wells organizes, about20 people fan outfrom Darlington Heights and checkthewires, the copses, the reservoirs and silos looking for birds from dawn till dark.Theyrecordspeciesand numbersfromasingle shriketo 127turkeyvultures. It'sone ofseveralcountsduring eachyear thatare reportedtothe VirginiaSocietyofOrnithology.Andfor this kind of fun, Dr. Wellswalkstheruttedpaths, but relies heavilyon thegreen van.

Itshouldservewell in averyactive retirement, perhaps a contemplative retirementas well as Dr. Wells acts locallybut contemplatessome big problems. Sheseesadditionalstress in the livesoftoday's studentscaused in part byan ever accelerating paceof life. She wonders aloud, "What'sgoingto happento the worldwhen no one has the timetothink? We're going to make a lotofmistakes."

Whatever happenstotheworld, Longwood is a betterplacefor having known Carolyn Wells.

When Wellswasapproved asthefifthBoardofVisitors

Distinguished Professorin September 1999, President Patricia Cormier said, "She hasdevoteda long and distinguished career toserving this institution, and in sodoing hasenriched the lives ofall thosewith whom she hascome into contact. Dr. Wells is an example ofthebestofthe professoriate; as a superior teacher, adevoted colleague, acapable leaderand an accomplished scientist, she is mostcertainlydeservingofthis high honor."

Herretirementmay beonemorecompelling reasonfora new Longwoodscience building -withoutCarolyn Wells, thewallsof Stevens may notstand on May 1\,.(

Judy McReynolds Contributing Writer

ChuckRoss,left,andChrisCalkim,ClassofI98I,leanonanoriginalbronzeNapoleon atConfederateBattery5,neartheVisitorsCenterforPetersburgNationalBattlefield. ThebatterywascapturedbyUnionForcesintheirinitialassaultonPetersburgonJuneI5,I864

The SOUNDS &TheFURY TheImpact ofAcoustics on CivilWarBattles

AT THE BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES NEAR

RICHMOND IN 1862, THE CONFEDERATE COMMANDER, GENERAL JOSEPH £. JOHNSTON, DELAYED A CRUCIAL ATTACK BECAUSE

ACOUSTIC ANOMALIES PREVENTED HIM FROM HEARING THE SOUNDS OF BATTLE.

ThosesoundsweretobethesignalforJohnstonto sendinGeneralWH.C.WhitingtojoinathreeprongedassaultontheUnionposition.Athis headquarterstwomilesfromSevenPines,Johnston neverheardthesounds,eventhoughseveralofhis aidessworetheycouldhearthebattle,whichalsowas heardclearlyinRichmondsome10milesaway. Deniedvictoryandforcedtodoreconnaissanceina locationthatshouldhavebeensecured,JohnstonborninFarmvilleattheestatefromwhichLongwood derivesitsname-waswoundedlaterthatdayand,in amovethatalteredhistory,replacedbyRobertE.Lee.

Similarquirksofsoundalsohastenedtheendofthe WarwhenthreeConfederategenerals,attendinga shadbakebehindtheirlinesatFiveForks,couldn't hearanattacklessthantwomilesaway.Their leaderlesssoldierswererouted,forcingLeetoevacuate Petersburgandbeginhisdesperateflightwestwardthat endedeightdayslateratAppomattox.Inbetween SevenPinesandFiveForks,acousticsalsoinfluenced commanddecisionsatthebattlesofGettysburg, Chancellorsville,Perryville,Iuka,andFortDonelson.

ALongwoodphysicsprofessor,Dr.ChuckRoss,has investigatedthese"acousticshadows"and-in numerousjournalarticles,presentations to professional organizationsandCivilWarroundtables,andinterviews withnewspapers,magazinesandradiostationsfrom acrossthecountry-hasbecomeasought-afterexpert onthesubjectandgarnerednationalandeven internationalpublicityfortheCollege.

"Thesetwobattleswerelike'acousticshadow' bookendsinLee'scareer-SevenPineslauncheditand FiveForksessentiallyendedit,withtwoothermajor battlesinthemiddle,ChancellorsvilleandGettysburg, alsoaffectedbyacousticshadows,"Rosssays.

SoundwasimportanttoCivilWarcommanders,he says,fortworeasons."Theyfrequentlysentin reinforcementstowherethesoundsofbattlewerethe 'hottest.'Also,whendevisingtheirbattleplans,they oftentoldsubordinatestobegintheirassaultwhenthe soundofanotherengagementwasheard."

Ironically,Ross'sinterestinCivilWaracousticsbegan asa"sideproject"tohisbookTrialbyFire: Science, Technology andthe Civil\Vtir,publishedinJanuaryby WhiteManePublishingCompany."AfterIidentified sixorsevenoftheseevents,Itriedtogettothe bottomofit,"hesays."Ihadtowadethroughalotof researchonweatherandterrain.I'mnotan acoustician,soIhadalottolearn."Asaresultofhis well-publicizedresearch,hehasrecentlysigneda contract,alsowithWhite¥ane,forasecondbook, thisonedevotedtounusualacousticsintheCivilWar. ItisduetobereleasedinJanuary2001.

Threefactorsmakesoundwaveschangedirection,an effectcalledrefraction,saysRoss.

"Oneistemperature.Decreasingtemperaturesat higheraltitudenormallycausesoundwavestobend upward.Atemperatureinversion,oftenassociated withfogorwidespreadstorms,istheunusual situationinwhichtemperaturesgetwarmerasyougo higher.Atemperatureinversioncanbendsound wavesbacktowardtheground,causingalistenerto

whammy,withwindshear,temperatureeffectsand absorptioncombiningtoplacehiminanacoustic shadow,"saysthephysicist."Theweatherthenight beforewasintense.Manyofthesoldiers'diariessaidit wastheworstthunderstormthey'deverseen,and ThaddeusLowe(balloonistfortheUnionarmy)had troublewithobservationsthenextdayduetothe wind.SomepeopleononesideofJohnston's headquartersheardtheattack,andsomeontheother sidedidn't.Ifithadhappenedasplanned,Whiting's

TheConfederatedefeatApril I, r865atFiveForkswas.critical.

"FiveForkswasreferredtobyoneConfederategeneralasthe'Waterlooof theConfederacy,"'saysChrisCalkins,aLongwoodalumnus('8r)whoisthe historianatPetersburgNationalBattlefield,whichincludesFiveForks.

hearthesoundatanunusuallylongdistancefromthe source.Ifthesoundreflectsofftheground,itcanrise andgetbentdownagain.Ifrepeated,thiseffectcan createa'bull's-eye'patternofringsofinaudibilityfar fromthesource.

"Anotherfactoriscalledwindshear.Windspeedis greaterathigheraltitude,becausethere'slessfriction withtheground.Theresultofwindshearisthat soundsheadedintothewindrefractorbendupward, andsoundsheadeddownwindrefractdownward. Thus,soundsarealwaysheardbetteratgroundlevel whenalistenerisdownwindfromthesource.

"Thethirdfactoristheabsorptionofsoundwavesby physicalmatterbetweenthesourceofthesoundand thelistener.Thiswasprobablythemostsignificantof thethreefactorsatSevenPines,wheretherewasa chickforestbetweenJohnstonandthebattle.Itwas alsoaproblematFiveForks,whereadensepineforest absorbedthesoundofbattle."

AllthreefactorsplayedaroleatSevenPines,also calledFairOaks,foughtMay31,1862aroundwhere NineMileRoadmeetsU.S. 60 nearRichmond InternationalAirport."Johnstonsufferedatriple

attackshouldhaveturnedtherideofbattle.Ihe timingwouldhavebeengoodfortheConfederates becausetheUnionarmywasdividedbythe ChickahominyRiver.Johnston'sdelayallowedUnion leaderstoreinforcetheirtroopsonthesouthsideof theriverandthebattleendedasadraw,whenit shouldhavebeenaConfederatevictory."

InhisofficialreportJohnstonwrote,"Owingtosome peculiarconditionoftheatmosphere,thesoundof musketrydidnotreachus."

TheConfederatedefeatApril l, 1865,atFiveForkswas criticalbecausethisintersectionoffivecountryroads betweenU.S.460andU.S. I protectedtheSouthSide Railroad,Lee'slastsupplylineintoPetersburg.Five Forks, 20 milessouthwestofPetersburginDinwiddie County,markedtherightflank,orend,ofhispaperchindefensesaroundPetersburg,whichhadbeen undersiegefornearly IO months."Ifaflankwas captured,"Rosssays,"aCivilWar-eraarmycouldbe rolleduplikeacarpet."Leehadimploredthe commanderthere,GeneralGeorge,Pickett,tohold FiveForks"atallhazards."Notexpectinganimminent assault,Pickett,bestknownforhisdoomedattackat Gettysburg,andcavalryleaderFitzhughLee,Lee's

CannonfireduringaCivilWarbattlere-enactmentatSailor'sCreekBattlefieldHistoricalParknearFarmville,Virginia

nephewandafutureVirginiagovernor,hadgoneto GeneralThomasRosser'sheadquartersforthe infamousfishfry.LeeneverforgavePickettforhis momentaryinattention.

"WhentheFederalassaultcameshortlyafterward," accordingtoPursuittoAppomattox:TheLastBattlesin theTime-LifeBooksseriesontheCivilWar,"thesound ofbattledidnotcarrythemileandahalftothesiteof theshadbake-perhapsowingtosome'peculiar phenomenonofacousticshadows,'asConfederate artillerycommanderE.PorterAlexanderlater suggested.ThustheConfederatesinPickett'slinehad tofacetheonslaughtwithnooneinoverall command."

TheattackbyUnioncavalryandinfantryunder GeneralPhilipSheridanforcedLeetofleePetersburg thenextnight,andthefollowingdayRichmondfell. "FiveForkswasreferredtobyoneConfederategeneral asthe'WaterloooftheConfederacy,"'saysChris

Calkins,aLongwoodalumnus('Sr)whoisthe historianatPetersburgNationalBattlefield,which includesFiveForks.

AnauthorityonthelastyearoftheWarinVirginia, CalkinsalsohasworkedatAppomattoxCourtHouse NationalHistoricalParkandFredericksburg& SpotsylvaniaNationalMilitaryPark.Hiscareerbeganin thesummerof1971when,asabankemployeeinhis nativeDetroit,heworkedasavolunteerforaweekat Appomattox,whichhe'dfirstvisitedinatourofCivil Warbattlefieldswithtwofriendstheprevioussummer. Hewastoldhecouldworktherefortherestofthe summer,whichhedidaftergoinghomeandtellinghis boss.Afterresuminghisbankjobthatfall,the superintendentatAppomattoxtoldCalkinsabouta permanentopening,whichhebeganinJanuary1972. Hehaswrittenseveralbooks,includingThirtySix HoursBeforeAppomattoxandFromPetersburgto Appomattox,April2-9,I865;wasaconsultantforthe Time-LifeBooksseries;andwroteanddesigneda

26-stopaudiodriving toUI forthe"Routeofl,ee's Retreat,"installedin1995.TheLee'sRetreatdrivingtour attractedaspateofnationalpublicitythatyear,includinga six-pagearticleinLifemagazineandastoryin USA Today. l ., Calk.ins'swife,theformerSarahBrown,whomhemet whileworkingatAppomattox,attendedLongwoodfor twoyearsinthemid-1970s.Sheisaregisterednurse whoworksattheAppomattoxDialysisCenterin Petersburg.TheyrecentlymovedintotheStewartHintonHouse,theoldest(1795)brickdwellingin Petersburg-everypieceoffurnituretheyown, excludingappliances,ispre-1865,andmostpiecesdate fromthe1820stothe1860s.Calkinshopestoruna bed&breakfastafterretiring.

Acousticshadows,probablycausedbyhotweather, alsoplayedaroleatGettysbUig."Onthesecondday, GeneralEwellwasorderedbyLeetobegina 'demonstration'(afeignedassault)onCemeteryHill, ononeflank,whenheheardthesoundsoftheartillery barrageofGeneralLongstreet'sattackontheRound Tops,ontheotherflank,"Rosssays."Hedidn'thear it,andGeneralMeade(Unioncommander)reinforced hissouthernflankattheRoundTops.People IO miles awaycouldn'thearthebattleattimes,butitcouldbe heardinPittsburgh150milesaway.

ThePetersbUighomeofChrisandSarahCalkinswillbe featuredthisfallintheJfWallsCoul.dTalkprogramon thecablechannelHomeandGardenTelevision (HGTV).TheirhomeisoneoffourhousesinVirginiato befeatUiedinasegmentonartifactsfounddUiingthe restorationofhomes;buttonsfrombothUnionand ConfederateuniformshavebeenfoundintheCalkins's "Englishbasement."Theshow'sproducerandhercamera person,fromColorado,spentseveralhoUisinterviewing andfilmingChrisandhiswifeinlateMarch.

"Similarly,thebattleofGaines'Mill,nearRichmond, couldn'tbeheardnearbyinHanoverCounty,but peoplehearditinStauntonandatthePeaksofOtter, bothroomilesaway.Casesoflong-rangeaudibility havebeennotedinmanyotherinstancesthroughout history.QueenVictoria'sfuneralinLondonin1901 featuredahugeartillerybarragethatcouldn'tbeheard overmostofEngland,butitwasheardclearlyin Scotland.I'vefoundinstancesofunusualaudibilityat longrangeasfarbackasthe1600s."

NewsmediainterestinRoss'sresearchbeganaftera presentationinOctober1998toameetinginNorfolk oftheAcousticalSocietyofAmericawhenastorybya

Chris Calkins, '8I, usesa map inhisofficeto explain troop movementsinthebattleofFiveForksto ChuckRoss.

reporterfortheAtlantajournal-Constitutionwas distributedwidelybyUnitedPressInternational.A similarstorywasfeaturedinScienceNOW,adaily,onlineversionofSciencemagazine.Publicity "snowballed"afterUS.News&WorldReportdevoteda fullpagetoRoss'sresearchinitsOct.26,1998issue.

ArticlesalsohaveappearedintheLosAngelesTimes,The DallasMorningNews,andtheRichmondTimes-Dispatch, andthejournalsDiscover,ScienceNews,andApplied Acoustics.HehasbeeninterviewedonSoundsLike Science,anationwideprogramofNationalPublicRadio,

humanfaceonit,enlivensit.It'snotsosophisticated thatfreshmencan'tunderstandit."

Hisbook,beingsoldbyBarnes&Nobleandother majorbookchains,is"scholarly,butwrittenforthe generalreader,"hesays"It'sthekindofbookI'dlike toread.ItdealswithindividualcreativityintheCivil War-forexample,thePetersburgmine,thedamson theRedRiverinTexasforU.S.Navyships,andthe AugustaPowderWorks-andtheintersectionof emergingtechnologieswiththeCivilWar,including submarines,hot-airballoonsandthetelegraph."

Ross'sbookis"scholarly,butwrittenforthegeneralreader,"hesays.'7t'sthe

kindofbookI'dliketoread.Itdealswithindividualcreativity intheCivili:\Jar."

thestatewideWithGoodReasonNPRprogram,and radioprogramsinPhiladelphia,AtlantaandGettysburg, PA.HehasgivenpresentationstotheAmericanPhysical SocietyandanaudienceoftheRichmondCivilWar RoundtablethatincludedJ.E.B.StuartIV,thegreatgrandsonofthelegendaryConfederatecavalryleader.

"Peopleevenbroughtmenewspaperdippingsfrom Europeannewspapersandmagazines,including Germany,AustriaandItaly,"Rosssays."Aproduction companyinEnglandrecentlycontactedme.They wantmetohelpthemwriteaproposaltoproducea BBCdocumentaryaboutCivilWaracoustics."

Inthemidstofthemediaonslaughtinthefallof1998, hesaidwithalaugh,"Theysayeveryonehas15 minutesoffame;thismustbemine.It'sbeen exhausting.I'llbegladwhenit'sover."

Whyhasthisresearchsparkedsuchinterest?"It'ssort ofintrinsicallyinterestingandnew.It'sabreakfrom thehighlytechnicaltalks;itinvolvesalittlesimple physics,alittlesimpleCivilWar.Ibringitinto theclassroom,andmystudentsseemtolikeit.Physics andhistorycansometimesbesterile.Thisputsa

Ross'sfamiliaritywithunusualatmosphericacousticsled tohisservingasaconsultantlastfallfortheLosAngeles PoliceDepartmentandtheFBIinconnectionwiththe unsolvedhomicideofaLosAngelespoliceofficer.At therequestoflawenforcementofficials,whohadread abouthisresearch,hedidanacousticalanalysisofthe 1987murderandprovidedhisresultstothem.

AftergettinghisPh.D.attheUniversityofVirginiaand teachingataprivatehighschoolinBaltimoreforfour years,Ross,aNorthernVrrginianative,camein1992to Longwood,wherehealsodirectsthepre-engineering programs.Hiswife,PaigeGuilliamsRoss,isaLongwood alumna(B.S.'95,M.S.'98),whotaughtbiologyhereand nowteachesatPiedmontVrrginiaCommunityCollege.

''AftertheUS.News&WorldReportstory,Ireceived e-mailsnotonlyfromstudentsItaughtinBaltimore, butalsofrompeopleallovertheworld,mostofwhom I'dnevermet,"Rosssays."Mostofthepeoplewere interestedinmyresearch-again,becauseit's somethingnew-andwantedmetosendthemmore information.It'sbeenagreatexperienceforme personally,andIthinkithasraisedtheCollege's visibilityacrossthecountryandtheworld/

KENT BOOTY

GAYKAMPFMUELLER

is a successful woman. Virginia Beach could use her picture on its tourism posters. She enjoys life so much she greets the day at 3:30 a.m. That's when she runs. Yes, she knows the thrill of success. And every day, she conquers the agony

Dr. Gay Kampfmueller(Classof 1978) is the ExecutiveAssistanttothe Superintendentof Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Sheworkswith 10,000 employeesand 77,000 students.

. Superintendent Dr. Timothy R. Jenney

" says she "doesn't let rules stand in the wayof helping people who are in desperate need ofassistance-whether they be employees, parentsorstudents. Shetakescareofpeople."

In 1978, Kampfmuellerwasgraduated from Longwood College with a S.S. in physical education. Soonafter,she becamethe youngest person ever appointed totheLongwood Boardof Visitors and served from 1978to 1982, servingalsoon thepresidentialsearch committeethat hired a newcollege president-JanetGreenwood.

Theofferofateaching position in her hometown ofVirginiaBeachcame even before her Longwood graduation. Kampfmueller happilyaccepted andtaught elementaryphysical education forfour years. Forthe nextfiveyears, shetaught high school P.E. andcoachedgymnastics and soccer. Then she movedto administration, servingas a middleschool principal for six years and as an elementaryschool principalthe nextsix years.Twoyearsago shebecomeoneof twoexecutive assistantstothe superintendentfor Virginia Beach City Public Schools.

Education helped prepare herforeach move. She remembers herLongwood graduation: "As Dr. Willet handed me my diploma, he said, 'Now it's timetostart graduate school.'" She did -earning a master's degree in administration from Old Dominion University, an education specialist degreefromthe George Washington Universityand an Ed.D. from Nova University.

Gay Kampfmueller, Longwood College Classof 1978

notthe struggle, butthe JOYof living

Awayfrom work, Kamptmueller ran road races, traveled. She expected another good run, along with a long distance swim and bike, in the September 1995 Virginia Beach Sandman Triathlon.

That'swhen theagonybegan.

In 1995 Kamptmueller'smotherdiedfrom ovarian cancer. Soon after, Gayand her brotherTodd decided that, together, they would dothe Sandman Triathlon. They begantraining, butthat summershe was diagnosed with an ovarian mass and underwentsurgery. She was on the sidelinestorthetriathlon, cheering Todd.

As soon asthe doctors allowed, Kamptmueller returnedtotraining, and she andToddlookedtothe 1996 race.

But by summer, she experienced chronic fatigue. The diagnosis-systemic lupus, a disease ofthe immunesystem torwhich there is nocure. Herdoctors said her runningdayswereover. Once more, she cheeredTodd'sfinish.

Kamptmuellerstartedanothercomeback, assuringToddthattheywould finish the 1997racetogether. Bysummer, she had symptoms which the doctorattributed to lupusaffecting her brain. Itwas, in fact, a brain tumor. She gave up planstorthe triathlon and underwent brain surgery. Along with the tumor, part ofherskull was removed and aplate inserted. The doctors said her running dayswere definitelyover. It would take yearsjust torthe brain membranesto growaround and cushion the plate in her head. Forthe third and then thefourthtimes, Toddfinished the racewithouther.

In March 1999 Kamptmuellertold her brothershewasreadyto begin training andthatthiswould betheyearshewould finish with him. Hewasskeptical. She beganearly morningtrainingand pushed herselfthrough pain,fatigue, bleeding and headachescaused bythe lupus.

Hurricanes? Says Kampfmueller, "You have totrain. Who knows? You might have to swim the race under those conditions." So, undaunted by hurricanes Dennis and Floyd, Kamptmuellercontinued the ocean swims, adding seasickness to her challenges.

In mid-summer 1999, Kamptmueller startedto cough. Herdoctorstreated her torbronchitis. Butthe cough gotworse. The lupus had attacked her esophagus. "I tpld thedoctor, 'I have atriathlon to run.'" And she did. On September19, 1999.

"I finished the race. Todd and I were side byside all theway. I finished the race and that night I goton a planetorTheJohns Hopkins University Hospital."

AtJohns Hopkinsdoctorsexamined Kamptmuellerand sent her backto VirginiaBeachtorsurgeryto reopen her esophagus.

She hasrecuperated. Recuperated enough to train torthe Shamrock Marathon, March 2000- herfirst marathon.

Her poignantvictoryof mindoverbody wascovered in Septemberin the Virginia Beach section of The Virginian-Pilot.

Kamptmueller, atfirst, had resisted the reporter'sinterest-"I didn'twant people saying, 'Oh, I didn'tknowyou were so sick.' Peoplefeeling pitytorme." But she finallyagreed.

And she's pleasedwiththe outcome: "By tarthe majorityofpeople didn'tfocuson my experience, instead theytold me how theywere inspired bythe storytotackle something difficult in their own lives.

"And I thought- Nowthat'swhat it's all about."

Dr. Gay Kamptmueller-daughter, sister, teacher, coach, principal, executive assistanttothe superintendent, runner, and inspiration -maybewonder-woman ormad-woman; whichever it is, she's an accomplished woman, and whatshines fromherisnotthe struggle, butthejoy ofliving.

Nowthat'swhatit'sall about./

Judy McReynolds Contributing Writer

young Parisian makes his way to Longwood Business School

Some parents might hesitate to send their child to school 4000 miles from home, but Paris native and Longwood senior Fran\:ois-Xavier Delaplace's parents have always encouraged him to go abroad.

"In France, if you want a good position in business you must live in an Anglo-Saxon country to learn English and gain international experience," says Fran�ois Delaplace.

Franc;ois has already gained experience all over the world. He worked in a London sandwich shop, a Paris production studio, and a veterinary clinic in BuenosAires, Argentina, before he was a business major at Longwood.

The young globe-trotter made his way to Longwood through a special program with his business school in France.The internship in Argentina and his command of English helped him edge out the other applicants. Franc;ois chose Longwood over other U.S. schools because he knew he could finish his degree here and thought the

small campus and class sizes would make meeting people easier His hunch was right on both counts. Franc;ois will graduate in May along with many of the friends he has made.

The faculty did their partto help Franc;ois as well."Here, the facultywant us to succeed, and will help overcome any problems.They focus on student success." In this case that meant being open to language differences and going out of the way to explain anything he didn't immediately understand, like a classroom reference to Babe Ruth. Franc;ois thinks this kind of personal attention, much different from his experience in French classrooms, has made him a better student.

After graduation Franc;ois plans to attend graduate school in France and eventually live in NewYork. He'd recommend an international experience to anyone.

"Your first experience overseas changes your life, gives you a new perspective and makes you more open to differences.You see people as they are, beyond appearances, so it makes you less superficia�

Jennifer Bowman Contributing Writer

LongwoodCollegehonoredits 1979-80 men'sbasketballteam thatadvancedtothe 1980 NCMDivisionIIIFinalFour NationalChampionshipinRockIsland,IL.The 20TH AnniversaryCelebrationtookplaceFeb. 12, duringa Carolinas-VirginiaAthleticConference(CVAC)basketball doubleheaderinLancerHall.

Longwood Honors Winning 1979-80 Men's Basketball Team

The'79-'80teamwasrecognizedwithaspecialceremony,includingapresentation ofcommemorativeplaques,priortothemen'sgameagainstMountOlive(NC). ThedayconcludedwithadinnerbanquetatCharley'sRestaurantinFarmville.

The1979-80campaignwasamagicalseasonforaprograminonlyitsfourthyearof existence.Theteammadebelieversoutofeveryonewhilecompilingaschool-record 28-3campaignenroutetotheFinalFour.InonlyitssecondyearasanNCAA member,theLancerscameohsoclosetowinningaNationalChampionship.Atthe �inalFour,LCplayedtwo-timedefendingnationalchampionNorthPark(IL)ina semifinalcontest,falling57-55.PlayingWittenberg(OH)intheconsolationgame, LCfell48-47.

TheunbelievableyearwitnessedLongwoodadvancingfurtherintheDivisionIII TournamentthananypreviousVirginiaschoolatthetime.RankedNo.r2inthe finalnationalpoll,theLancershadwinningstreaksof16andr2gamesduringthe season,andenteredtheFinalFourwiththebestrecordinthenation(28-r). LCadvancedtotheFinalFourwithpost-seasontournamentwinspastFramingham State(MA)73-63,Clark(MA)70-60,andPotsdamState(NY)78-61.

ThetwonarrowlossesattheFinalFourconcludedwhatformersportsinformation directorHokeCurriedescribedasan"unbelievable,indescribable,andyes, amazingseason."

ThereunioncelebrationwasattendedbyformerheadcoachDr.RonBash,assistant coachMoSchoepfer,teamathletictrainerHollis'Doc'Powers,andFinalFourteam membersThomasAlston,ByronBracey,KennyFord,RandyJohnson,Shack Leonard,RonOrr,JoeRemar,JimSixsmith,OrlandoTurner,andMikeWills.

ThedinnerbanquetatCharley'sWaterfrontCafewasco-sponsoredbyLongwood AthleticsandtheHeartlandofVirginiaSporesClubbasedinFarmville.

GREGPROUTY

1979-80 LONGWOOD MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER

1979-80WINNINGSEASONRESULTS(28-3)

Women's Soccer, Field Hockey

Highlight Fall Sports Success

The 1999 fall athletics season at Longwood was highlighted by the impressive successes of women's soccerand field hockey; Each team advanced to the prestigious Eastern College· Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship Tournaments. The post-season appearances by the two Lancer teams marked the second consecutiveyear that the two programs have enjoyed such outstanding success.

The women's soccer team, coached byToddDyer'93, finished with a 14-5-1 record while earning the No. 5 seed for the ECAC Championship. The Lancers, however, lost 3-2 at No. 4 seed Assumption (MA) during the first round ofthe tournament. Additionally, Longwood finished ro-r in the CVAC as runners-up during the regular-season. LC is 30-10-2 over the past twoseasons for awinning percentage of.738%.

Longwood established or tied ro team and individual schoolrecords during '99. Individually, junior Erin Hirschi/Virginia Beach-Salem High School became the school'snew career

scoring leader with a record 33goals and II assists for 77 career points, scoring a team-best 13goalsthis season. Classmate AmandaStombaugh/Sterling-ParkView High School equaled therecordfor career assists with 15 total, includingsix chis season. Anotherjunior, keeper Amy Kennedy/Crozet-Western Albemarle High School has lowered the career goals-against-average record to 0.94 with a record 25 career shutouts, including a record II this season, adding a careerrecord 306 saves. Additionally, the Lancers scored a record 65 goals during '99, rying records with ro goals against Concord (WV) and II season shutouts. Senior Angela Snyder/Sterling-Park View High Schoolearnedfirstteam All-Southeast Region honors, while Hirschi was second-team All-Region.

The field hockey team, coached by NancyJoel, finished with a 13-8 recordwhile earning the No. r seed for the ECAC Championship. TheLancers advanced to the ECAC title match with a 1-0 victory past No. 4 seed Saine Michael's (VT) during the semifinals ofthe tournament. LC, however, lost 3-1 to No. 2 seed Assumption (MA) during the ECAC Championship. LC is 24-14 over the past two seasons for a winning percentage of.632%.

Longwood seniorkeeper Kim Iman/Virginia Beach-Frank W Cox High School established a newschool-record for saves in a season with 175. Junior Heather Kinstler/Virginia Beach-Tallwood High School led the team in scoringwith 13 goals and 12 assists. Iman and Kinstler, along with junior Claire Reyes/Virginia Beach-Tallwood High School, each earned All-Americaaccolades. Iman and Reyeswere each first-team All-America choices, while Kinstler was secondteam All-America. Additionally, Kinstler and Reyes each earned National AcademicTeam honors. - G.P.

juniorAll-American ClaireReyes (No 7) inactionon BarlowField.

Don Lemish Returns to Longwood as NewAthletic Director

"Thisisaveryexcitingtimecobe permanenclyreturningcoLongwood," saysDonL.Lemish,newlyappointed athleticdirectorforLongwood's13-sport NCAADivisionIIprogram.Lemish wasLongwood'svicepresidentfor institutionaladvancementfrom1982co 1987.Headds,"Theathleticprogram hasqualitycoaches,allofwhomare hardworking,dedicatedanduprothe challengesofthefuture.Withourgoals, muchofmytimewillbededicatedto fundraising,rebuildingtheLancerClub andidentifyingnewsourcesofrevenue."

Inannouncinghisappointment, PresidentPatriciaCormiersaid,"Don

bringscoLongwoodCollegestrong experienceasanathleticdirectorinboth managementandfundraising.His emphasisonacademicsascentralcothe lifeofastudent-athletemakeshiman idealleadercoguideLongwoodcothe nextlevelofexcellenceinintercollegiate athletics."

LemishhadbeentheinterimADat LongwoodsinceSeptember.Duringthe previousyearheservedasconsultant, developingastrategicplanforthe College'sathleticprogramthroughthe year2005.Thisplanexploresthe possibilityofmovingLongwoodcothe DivisionIlevel.From1993to1999,he

wasathleticdirectoratJamesMadison University.

Lemishhasover31years'experience inhighereducationadministration, including22yearsatthevice presidentiallevelatEastCarolina, Longwood,andJMU.Hehasextensive communityserviceactivitiesaswell, servingaspastpresidentofboththe FarmvilleandHarrisonburg/Rockingham CountyChambersofCommerce.He alsowasthefirstchairmanofthe HarrisonburgPoliceAdvisoryCouncil.

RegardinghisplansforLongwood, Lemishsays,"Wehopecobuildanew ConvocationCenterwhichwillinclude state-of-the-artathleticfacilities.We alsomustfindtheresourcesforadding anadditionalintercollegiatesportto meetthenecessaryqualificationsfora movecowardDivisionI.

"Wewillcontinuetoplace emphasisonthe'student'partofthe student-athlete.Wewillrecruitgood students,andwewillprovidethe academicsupportcoinsurethatour student-athletesgraduate."

Lemishearnedbothhisbachelor's andmaster'sdegreesfromBallState (IN)UniversityandhasdonepostgraduateworkatHarvardUniversity. HeandhiswifeSusyhavetwogrown sons,MickandKyle.-G.P.

EducationSchool

KeyinMajorGrant

Longwoodistheleadorganizationina regionaleducationpartnershipproject fundedbyagrantofnearly$I.2million fromtheU.S.Departmentof Education.

ThegranttotheSouthside VirginiaLearningNetworkseeksto booststudentperformance(sothatat least70percentofstudentsinthe regionpassVirginia'sStandardsof Learningtests)byusingtechnologyto connectcollegeprofessors,future teachers,K-12teachers,andK-12 studentsandtheirhomes.Partnerswith Longwoodinthethree-yearprojectare St.Paul'sCollege,theGovernor'sBest PracticeCenter,LightspanInc.,and IIpublicschooldivisions.

Lightspanisprovidingthe technology;allpartnerswillhave computernetworks,Internetaccessand two-wayvideoaccess.Schooldivisions arebuildingbanksoflaptopcomputers tocheckouttostudentswithoutaccess, andlocalserversarebeingaskedto donateInternetaccountsforthem. ParticipatingK-12teachersarebeing trainedtomakeclassroominformation andmaterialsavailableontheLearning Network.

Dr.J.DavidSmith,Deanofthe SchoolofEducationandHuman Services,callsthegranta"causeof celebrationforthisregion.Thegreatest thingisnotthemoney;it'sthecontext foranewlevelofpartnership."

Alsolastfall,theSchoolof EducationandHumanServicesreceived ashareofabout$350,000inagrantof morethan$8.5millionfromtheU.S. DepartmentofEducationto10 institutions.Thegrant'sgoalistoassess andenhanceteachereducation programsoverthenextfiveyearsThe participatingcollegesanduniversities arepartoftheRenaissanceGroup, a23-memberconsortiumwithamajor commitmenttoeducatingteachers.

LongwoodOpens NewMillenniumwith aNewDiningHall

Thetwo-story,60-000-squarefoot buildingatthecornerofPineand Redfordstreetsserveditsfirstmeallunchforresidentassistantsand student-athletes-onJan.13,threedays beforethespringsemesterbegan.Inthe "servery,"whichresemblesafoodcourt inamall,studentschoosefromamong numerousoptionsandthenwatchas theirfoodispreparedinfrontofthem. Theyeatateitheroftwospacious diningrooms,alsoupstairsandadjacent totheservery.

"Theefficiencyofthefacilityhas beentremendous,"saysMikeLysaght, diningservicedirector."Wehaveapasta cqokerbehindthepastastation,apizza ovenatthepizzastation,andagrill wherewecookburgers.Itenablesour foodtobeservedhocandfreshinfront ofthecustomer."

Theservery"utilizesalotof differentconceptsindining,"hesays. AmongthemarePineStreetDeli, Show-time,CafeBlvd.,Pasta& Company,andGoodForYou,eachof whichfeaturesdifferenttypesofentrees. Studentsespeciallylikethehand-dipped icecreamandhavingnearlyalloftheir foodpreparedinfrontofchem,Lysaght said.EmployeesofARAMARK, Longwood'sdining-servicecontractor since1954,arewearingnew,chef-style uniformsintheservery,andstudentsare usingnewchina.

UpstairsalongtheRedfordStreet sideisthegranddiningroom,which seats500,andattherearisthearcade seatinganother700,along,narrow ' roomshapedlikedthecurved, colonnadedporticochatoverlooksIler field.Thereisseatingforabout250 downstairs.

"Thediningroomdefinitelyhasa 'restaurant'feelwiththewindowsand newtables,"Lysaghtsays"Thestudents feelasthoughtheyareeatingout,not inaninstitutionalcafeteria."

Thedininghallfeedsabout5,000 personsonweekdays,about1,500per meal."Withourcontinuousdining from]:15a.m.to7p.m.,thestudents cancomeinanytimetheywant,rather thanatnoonforlunchand5o'clockfor dinnerwhenthelinesarelongest," Lysaghtsays

"Thisisanewdiningexperience," saysPhyllisMable,vicepresidentfor studentaffairs."Thisareaisthenew centerofcampus-withthedininghall, theLibrary,andLancer-andit's convenientforallstudents.Whenyou walkintothenewdininghall,youcan sensethecommunityspirit-it'sbright, ithaslotsofwindows,it'scomfortable andcheerful.Thespiritisjustlifted.It hasawholedifferentfeelfromtheold dininghall."

ThesculptureofJoanofArcthat formerlywasintheRotunda,knownas "JoanieontheStonie,"hasbeenplaced intheoctagonaldownstairslobby,the tileofwhichwasimportedfrom England.Thebuildingisthefirstonthe Longwoodcampusandoneofonlyfive ataVirginiacollegetoemploy geothermalheatingandcooling.Some 150wells,each290feetdeep,were drilledinIlerfieldfortheplacementof pipesinwhichwatercirculatedthe building'sheatpumpsystemwillbe cooledduringthesummerandwarmed inwinter.

BlackwellDiningHall,whichhad beenusedsince1920,willbeavailable forusebystudents,facultyandstaffand forthepublicasconferenceandrental spaceforbanquets,meetingsand weddingreceptions.

NewCommunications StudiesProgramat

Longwood

ThenewCommunicationStudies programhasprovenpopularbefore officiallyenrollingitsfirststudent.

"I'vegottenphonecallsfrom peoplearoundthescareaskingmefor interns,andtheprogramwon'teven scareuntilthefall,"saysDr.GeneMuto, chairoftherecentlyrenamed CommunicationStudiesandTheatre Department."Iwon'tbeabletofillall theinternships.Andvirtuallyeveryday Igeee-mailsfromprospectivestudents whowantmetosendtheminformation ontheprogramItwillbeadynamic programcharwillattractlargenumbers ofstudents."

Theinterdisciplinaryprogram, offeringaBachelorofArcsin CommunicationStudies,wasapproved laseOctoberbytheStareCouncilof HigherEducationforVirginia.Two newfacultywerehiredrecentlyforthe program,whichwillbeinwhathad beentheDepartmentofSpeechand Theatre.Ir'sdesignedtomeettheneeds ofemployersforworkershighly articulateinallformsof communication,andtomeetagrowing interestamongstudents.Graduates,all ofwhomwillhaveprofessional internshipsbeforeleavingLongwood, areexpectedtoworkinpublicrelations, corporatecommunications,advertising, publishing,andbroadcastmedia.

TheAdmissionsofficeexpectsto receiveapproximately75applicationsfor theprogram,andabout30newstudents areexpectedtoenroll."We'reexactly wherewewantedtobe.Theprogram hasenormouspotentialandwordis continuingtospread,"saysBob Chonko,directorofAdmissions Theprogram"marriesatheoretical liberalarcsfoundationtotherealitiesof theworkingworld,incorporating practicalapplications,including communicationtechnologies,intothe curriculum,"Dr.Murosays"It's unusualifnotuniqueinthatit'san interdisciplinaryprogramcharcrosses theboundariesofjournalism,technical writing,graphicartanddesign,andthe SchoolofBusinessandEconomics."

TheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,he says,hasidentified"thelargestgrowth industriesastheserviceindustriescompaniescharneedallkindsofpeople whoseexpertiseisincommunication skillsandcommunicationtechnologies."

Theprogramwillbeassistedbyan eight-memberadvisoryboardincluding representativesfromthefieldsof journalism,publicrelations,and advertising.

StudentInventorsGroup

Astudentorganization-probablythe onlyoneofitskindataVirginiacollege -wantstohelpanybuddingThomas Edisons.

TheIndependentInnovation Marketers'Association(IIMA)was formedlastspringtoaidthe development,productionand protectionof"products,innovations, inventionsandsofrware,"saysKarl Boehm,whoheadsthegroup.Itsmain activitiesareintellectualproperty protection,networking,and prototyping.

The13-membergroup,whose servicesarefreeandavailabletoanyone, meetsweeklyandhasafacultyadviser, ClaireLaRoche.Amongmembers' ideasareanalarmclockforthedeaf,a reciprocatingmotor,anewkindof dipstick,andproposalsinvolving footwear,virtualrealitysoftware, musicalelectronics,andoptics.IIMAis applyingfora$20,000grantfromthe NationalCollegiateInventorsand InnovatorsAlliance,ofwhichKarlisa member,whichwouldfundacomputer, relatedequipment,andacoursechisfall combiningbusinessandscience

"Theorganizationisapparentlythe onlyoneofitskindonaVirginia collegecampus,"saidCarolBollinger, directorofgrantsolicitation,whois assistingthegroup."Toomanyideasdie beforeanyactionistaken.IIMAwill providestudentswiththeeducation, resourcesandamoduletotranslatetheir ideasintoaction.Whileourstudentsare gettingreal-worldexperience,theyare alsomakingcontactsandgettingtheir footinthedoor."

Lastsemesterthegrouppresented an'InnovationFair'atPrinceEdward CountyMiddleSchoolinwhichKarl andrwofellowmembersspokeabout inventionsandintellectualproperty Karldidaninternshiplastsummer attheU.S.ParentandTrademarkoffice inCrystalCity,justoutsideof Washington,D.C.Lastyearhewasone ofonlythreecollegestudentstoattend theannualconventionoftheNational CollegiateInventorsandInnovators Alliance,inWashington.InMarchhe representedLongwoodasaspeakerat thisyear'sconvention.

JohnsonBowles NewLCVADirector

JohnsonBowlesofSaintMary'sCollege inNotreDame,Indiana,isthenew directoroftheLongwoodCenterfor theVisualArts.

Bowles,whobeginsMay22,has beendirectoroftheMoreauGalleries andlecturer/instructorinSaintMary's arrdepartmentforsixyears.Saint Mary'sisaCatholicwomen'scollegeof about2,000students.

'Tmlookingforwardtocoming backtocharpartofcharcountry,"she says'TmanativeofDurham,North Carolina,wheremyfamilystilllives, andIhaveasisrerinRichmond."

ShehasaB.F.A.inpaintingfrom BostonUniversityandadualM.F.A.in photographyandpaintingfromOhio UniversityHerhusbandPaul,a horticulturalistandlandscaperbytrade, hasworkedinnon-profitadministration for20years,andtheyhaveafive-yearolddaughter,Calla.

LongwoodAlumniStatistics

Students Learn from Stock Investments

Somebusinessstudents,eachgiven $IO0,oootoinvestinthestockmarket lastsemester,postedgainsofbetween $17,000and$n2,ooo.Otherslost money-onelost$50,000.

Unfortunatelyforsome, fortunatelyforothers,itwasn'treal money.Thestudentsintwosectionsof Dr.FrankBacon'sPrinciplesofFinance coursewereplayingasimulatedstock investmentgameusingahypothetical $100,000Inthefreegame, The Investment Challenge (webaddress: finance.yahoo.com),theycreatedand managedasimulatedportfolioof NYSE,AMEX,andNasdaqstocks duringthemonthofNovember.

"Theinvestmentgamewasagreat learningexperienceforthestudentsthebestI'veobservedinmycareerasa financeprofessor,"saysBacon."It allowedthemtotesttheirinvestment strategies,instincts,andknowledgeof themarketeconomy.Bothsectionsof myPrinciplesofFinancecoursewill playitthissemester,inMarch,andthe responsehasbeensopositivethatIplan toplaythegameeverysemester."

Eachoftheapproximately70 studentslastsemesterassumedtherole ofamutualfundmanagerwhohasbeen entrustedwith$100,000ofthe professor'smoneyandwaschargedwith investingitassuccessfullyaspossible. Studentsreceivedweeklyportfolio summariesthatindicatedcurrent holdings,gains/losses,andcurrent portfoliovalue.

Abouthalfofthestudentsmade moneyandhalflostmoney,asBacon expected."Thiswasagreatopportunity tolearnhowquicklythemarketreacts andhowquickly)'.oucanmakemoney butmoreofrenlosemoney,"says MatthewEscobar,oneofthestudents.

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StudentVolunteers Help Boost Annual Giving

Eachyear,over500studentvolunteerstalk byphonetoalumni,parentsandfriends oftheCollegeseekingtoincreaseannual giving.Whilesomegiftsaredesignatedfor specificdepartments,athletics,orother funds,thestudentcalleralwayssuggestsa portionofthegifi:bedesignatedtothe LongwoodFund.

TheLongwoodFundistheonly formofunrestrictedsupporttheCollege receives,allowingittomakethemostof unanticipatedopportunitiesandtobe preparedforunforeseenemergencies. ItalsoallowstheCollegetorespondto establishedinstitutionalprioritieswhich includescholarships,therecruitmenr andretenrionofthemosttalenred studentsandfaculty,enhancing technologicalcapabilitiesandimproving departmenralsupport.TheLongwood Fundalsoprovidesthedollarsnecessary topublish Longwoodmagazine.

Annualsupport,includingthe LongwoodFundis,inessence,a"living endowmenr."Infact,manyfindithard tobelievethatitwouldtakeanaddition totheendowmentofapproximately $13milliontogenerateover$625,000 raisedthroughannualsupporteachyear.

Currently,Longwoodranksthirdin thestateamongpublicinstitutionsfor

Longwood Magazine Wins Awards

alumniparticipationwithapproximately 27percentmakingagifreachyear. However,LongwoodCollegeaspiresto exceed30percentalumniparticipation. AmongVirginiapublics,onlyV.M.I. andMaryWashingtonexceedthat participationrateHighlevelsof participationindicatesatisfactionwith Longwoodandcanbeveryinfluential whenmajorcorporationsand foundationsconsidersupportingthe collegeItisalsooneofthecomponents consideredby US.News &WorldReport andotherswhenrankingthebest collegesanduniversities.Inturn,such rankingsincreasestudentapplications andpositivelyinfluenceshiringdecisions ofpotentialemployers.

Thankstomanyloyalalumni, parentsandfriends,Longwoodismaking goodprogresstowardthelargestannual supportgoalever-$643,000byJune30, 2000.However,manygiftsandmany moredonorsareneededt�reachthose goals.Thisistheopportunityfor everyonetohelpLongwoodcontinueto rankamongthebestbymakingagifi:or payingapledgeandjoiningtheother 4600+alumni,parentsandfriendsthat arealreadyhelpingtodriveforwardthe Longwoodmomentuminthisfiscalyear.

Youmaymakeyourgiftbymailing toAnnualSupport,LongwoodCollege Foundation,Inc.,201HighStreet, Farmville,VA23909orcalling r.800.281.4677,extension3.

Thisjustin- Longwoodmagazine(Fallr999 issue)receivedaSpecialMeritAwardinEditorial Designatthe2000CASEDistrictIIIConferenceheldrecentlyinAtlanta.CASE,theCouncilfor theAdvancementandSupportofEducation,isthenationalpublicrelationsandadvancement organizationforhighereducationandDistrictIIIincludescollegesanduniversitiesfrom throughoutthesoutheasternUnitedStates.

TheinauguralissueofLongwoodwasalsohonoredwithaFirstPlaceawardformagazine qualityfromthePrintingIndustriesofVirginia.

The Tradition of Founders Day Renewed

OnMarch3Longwoodcelebratedwhat PresidentCormiercalled"161yearsspent givingthecitizensofourCommonwealththe verybestthathighereducationaffords."

LongwoodCollegeFoundersDaywasan occasionforawards,anenvironmental symposiumandcakeallaround.

At a Founders Day luncheon, Dr. Cormier looked back to March 5, 1839, whenthe Farmville Female Seminary Association was incorporated by the General Assembly of the CommonwealthofVirginia. Seven foundersWC. Flournoy, Joseph E. Venable, Thomas Flournoy, WilliamWilson, George Daniel, Willis Blanton andJames B. Ely - raised $30,000 to erect a building on one acre of land on High Street.

She said, "The Girls' school founded in Farmville has evolvedgreatly over the years, and, in response to the changing needs ofthe world around it, has undergone many changes. It went from private to public ownership, had no less than five name changes, and has gone from single gender to co-educational. It has gone from one building to a complete, multi-faceted campus and has gone from having noelectricitytobeing on thecuttingedge ofhightech. And yet, were thesevenfounders to join us today, they would know that the Loi:igwood College ofthe 21st century has remained true to its heritage: we still provide the best educational experience possible for those people who need it the most. We are a public institution ofhigher education, a school created for, and devoted to, bettering the lives ofthe citizens ofthe Commonwealth ofVirginia. And we do it very, very well."

Following this introduction, Dr. Cormier presented to Billy Clark and Paul H. Fox the first Presidential Distinguished Service Awards. This award was created to honor "those who embody the timeless ideals ofthe Longwood Citizen Leader."

In presenting the award to Billy Clark, Dr. Cormier cited his founding of VirginiaWriting, a program that "seeks out, encourages and gives audience to young writers, poets and artists from every high school in the Commonwealth."

Dr.PatriciaP.CormierpresentedtoBillyClark(left)andPaul HFox(right)thefirstPresidentialDistinguishedService AwardsduringFoundersDaycelebrations.TheDistinguished ServiceAwardwascreatedtohonor''thosewhoembodythe timelessidealsoftheLongwoodCitizenLeader."

It is the only magazine in the U.S. written solely by the high school students and teachers ofone state. It has won 14 national awards.

In recognizingthe contributions ofPaul Fox, Dr. Cormier noted his 42 years with the Reynolds Metals Company and in particular his leadership and service to the School ofBusiness and Economics where he was founding director ofthe Corporate Advisory Board, helped the school earn AACSB accreditation, implemented the Executive-InResidence program andcontinuesto assist in student recruitment and internships.

AGRICULTUREANDTHEENVIRONMENT-FRIENDSORFoEs?

Approximately 100 peopleattendedan afternoon symposium, ''Agriculture and the Environment - Friends or Foes?" Three panelists talkedfrom diverse backgrounds in law, government, agriculture and the environment. Dennis Treacy, Director oftheVirginia Department of Environmental Quality, heads an agency charged with protectingthe environment ofVirginiafor the health and well-being ofits citizens. AlanTracy, presidentofU.S. Wheat Associates, is responsible for a global export market program for U.S. Wheat. He has also served in the White House as Special Assistant to the President for Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance. Gary Baise, principal in the law firm ofBaise, Miller & Freer, P.C., has a background in both law and the environment. Hehas worked for the U.S. Department ofJustice, the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Panelists and members ofthe audience presented different perspectives but agreed that agriculture and the environment are both friends and foes; however, both must be respected and preserved.

HAPPYBIRTHDAY,LONGWOOD

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends enjoyed a special dinner at the Longwood dining hall with, ofcourse, birthday cake. -JMcR

A New Look for Longwood

AspartoftheCollege'slong-rangestrategic plan,anewgraphicidentityprogramfor LongwoodCollegeisbeingimplemented overthenextfewmonths.This"NewLook" istheresultofatwo-partmarketingstudy thatbeganin1997withtheresearchphase thatwasconductedbytheArt&Science GroupinBaltimore,Maryland.Theirreport includedbothprimaryandsecondary researchinourtargetmarketsandwas designedtogainknowledgeaboutthe "image"orperceptionsofLongwoodCollege amongourvariousconstituencies, particularlyprospectivestudents.

TheArt&Sciencefinalreportformedthebas·sforanew graphicdirectionandnewpositioningofprimaryadmissions materials,specifically,anewsearchpiecetargetedtohigh schoolstudentsandanewadmissionsviewbook.These,and othermaterialscurrentlyinproduction,arebeingcreatedby theawardwinningdesignfirm,GenoveseCoustenisFoster, inBaltimore.

Alongwiththenewadmissionspublications,thisnewlook willincludenewstationery,businesscards,awordmark,an updatedversionoftheRotundalogoandaGraphicIdentity StyleManual.Thenewgraphicswilleventuallybeapplied totheLongwoodwebsiteandcampussignageincluding vehicles.Theofficialcollegesealremainsunchangedand willbeusedforofficialdocumentsandspecialinvitations.

LongwoodjuniorLindsayKuhlmannfromRichmond willbeoneofthestudentsfeaturedin newadmissionsmaterials for the College. Theunique andindividualfacesofeachstudentwill appearup-closeandpersonalin thenew viewbook.

TheAdmissionsOfficewillsendaspecialpacketofPOSTCARDS whichdispelsomemisperceptionsaboutLongwood toover100,000prospectivestudents.

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The twoelementsare combinedtofarm a DISTINCTIVEGRAPHICLOGO which willbe usedonpublicationsandothercommunications media.

WhereWereYou inWorldWar II ?

Therecentsuccessofthe awardwinningSteven Spielbergfilm, SavingPrivate Ryan, andTomBrokaw'sbest seller, The Greatest Generation, havesparkedarenewed interestinWorldWarIIand thosewhoserved.Most historiansagreethatWWII wasthepivotalpointofthe 20thCentury.Theworldas weknowittodaywasshaped primarilybythehistoric eventsofthe1930sand1940s.

IamsurethatLongwoodCollege(STC atthetime)andourstudentswerenot untouchedbythewar.AndIamsure chatouralumnaehavesometalestocell.

Duringthewar,womenservedon thewarfrontandthehomefront. PerhapsyouservedintheNavy,the Marines,ortheArmyasapilot(WASP) tr�nsportingnewaircraftfromthe factoriestotheEuropeanandPacific theatresofwar.Maybeyouworkedfor theRedCross,theMedicalCorps,Civil Defense,ortheUSO.Perhapsyouwere afactoryworkerhelpingtocreate PresidentRoosevelt's"GreatArsenalof Democracy."Ormaybeyouhelpedin ocherwaysonthehomefront.

Howeveryouserved,Iwouldlike tohearfromyou.Iwouldliketowrite aboutyourexperiencesinafeaturestory forLongwood.Forthosewholived throughthewaryears,itwasatimeto beremembered.Andforthegenerations thatfollowed,itisatimechatshould neverbeforgotten.

Inthewinterissueofouralumni newsletter,TheColonnade,Iaskedour alums,"WherewereyouinWWII?"

AndIhaveheardfromanumberofyou -thankyouforsharingyourmemories withme.ButI'msuretherearemany morewhocouldcontributetochis importantstory. Youcanwriteme,e-mailme,fax me,phoneme,orstopbyforachat.I thinkit'stimewetoldyourstory.

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First Gent Walks the Walk

AS LONGWOOD COLLEGE'S "FIRSTGENT," DR. RAYMOND CORMIER, visiting professorof French, does a lot more than justsupport Longwood's President, Dr. PatriciaCormier.Admittedly, thatcould be a full-timejob in itself. But Raymond hasfound time tobe involvedwithcollege life on many levelsfrom the classroom to the streets of Farmville.

Atarecentnational meetingoftheAmericanAssociationofState Collegesand Universities in San Juan, Raymondwasinvitedtodo apresentationontheconference theme, ''The Engaged Spouse in the Community."Thewaysin which he has becomeengaged could serveasablueprintforpresidential spouses.

Raymondstates, "In 1996, when Pattybecame President of Longwood College, I quickly realized thatwe wererootlessand unconnected tothis new community; some kind of involvement by meas Longwood's new 'FirstGent'would bedesirable and necessary-ifonlyto vouchsafe Patty'ssuccessas Longwood's 24th and second woman president ever and firstYankee."

Itwasn'ttoodifficultfor Raymondto find acausethatwould involve him withboththe community and the college. In 1994, a niece (Michele) was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a debilitating diseasethataffects ordinary human actions. The family's intimate connectiontothisdisease created a need to do something positive that might make even asmall difference. Raymond reminisces, "I thought, what ifwe couldstagea spring afternoon Walk-A-Thon fundraiserto benefit MS, such as Patty and had participated in down in South Carolina something thatwould unitethetownandcountywith the Longwood family.

Raymond'sbackgroundasanex-marathonerand runner/walkerin numeroussucheverits,convinced him thatthe ideawasdoable, butnotwithouthelp. His initial inquiries, however,werenonetoo encouraging. "I checked with the MSbranch in Charlottesvilleand learnedthattherewerealready 15 such eventsinthe Commonwealth. CouldFarmvilleand Longwood supportyet another?"Therewasonlyonewaytofind out-justdo it!

Raymond looked within the Longwoodfamily for helpwith this project, persuading Dr. Susan Lynch, assistantprofessorof Therapeutic Recreation,to help with the organization, course layout(4.7 miles), publicity, and a hostofother logistical details. "Dr. Lynchand herstudents broughta levelofenthusiasm and support I neverexpected," recalls Raymond. Othermembersof the Longwoodfamilywouldalsopitch in -theofficeofStudent Affairs, theofficeofGreekAffairs, headed by Damien Duchamp, faculty, staff, and Longwood's G.I.V.E. office (Groupsand IndividualsVolunteering Efforts), the campusservicelearning outreach program, directed by Ellen Masters,'97.

Aswordspread, sponsors soonjoined the Longwood effort includingAramark Food Serviceswhich providedfreefinish-line foods and beverages; thePiedmontBikeShopwhichdonated a $500 trail bike asa grand door prize, and local radio radio stationwhich provided publicityand aremotebroadcast duringWalkDay.

Thefirst MSWalk in 1997 drew around 100 participants and raised several thousand dollars. More important, however,were the valuable lessons learned from experience: change the date from a Saturday(too much downtown traffic) to a Sunday; add a major reststopstaffed byaenthusiasticgroupof5th graders who handed out drinks, fruit, and snackstothetired walkers; increasethe promotional and sponsorship efforts.

In its third year, the MS Walkattracted over500 participants and raised over$7000-moneythatis badly neededfor research.As Raymond states, "in spite of recent publicitywhich has benefitted fundraising-whatwithAnnette Funicello, Richard Pryor, and Montel Williamscalling attention to MS-the scientific research has notkeptpace.Yet,there are hundredsofthousandsofpeople affected byMSeveryday. Duringourwalk, I liketo remindpeople atthestarting linethatwewalkbecause most MSvictimscannot. Weacceptfeeling thatslight leg and backpainforawhile becausesomany MSvictimssuffersuch paintenfold everyday."

Bythe time you readthis, the MS Walkforthis yearwill be over. Raymond will have rallied his volunteers, recruited his sponsors, andcajoled hiscolleaguestoonce again walkthe walkwith him forMS.As hestates, " there isnootherchoicebuttoplunge in and getactive-don't bea bystander, be amessengerof hope and help."-D.S.

Editor'sNote:Ifyou wouldlike tolearnmoreaboutMultiple Sclerosis,pleasecontactthe NationalMSSocietyat BOO-FIGHTMS(press 1) orchecktheirwebsite: www.nmss.org

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