Longwood Magazine 2013 Spring

ManyHappyReturns

Afteradecadeofsounddecisions,student investorsnearlydoubletheirinitial$250,000 andconsistentlyoutperformtheS&P500

InGoodCompany

AlumniAssociationhonors3outstanding individuals

ThanksfortheMemories Historyofstoriedresidencehallsfondly recalledbyresidentsasCunninghams slatedtobereplaced

CreatedbyLongwoodalums,LIVEARTisan educationalprogrambasedintheperformingarts forstudentswith(andwithout)specialneeds.Theprogram culminatesinamajorpublicconcertinRichmondfeaturing thestudentsandwell-knownprofessionalmusicians.

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LongwoodUniversityFoundationInc.

RobertBurgerJr., President

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SabrinaBrown

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DavidWhaley

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KentBooty,MatthewMcWilliams

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AndreaDailey

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Hello,alumni,parentsandfriends,andHappy2013! Icannotbelievethat IammorethanhalfwaythroughmyyearasinterimpresidentofLongwoodUniversity. Theysaythattimeflieswhenyou’rehavingfun,andIknowthatIamhavingalotoffun duringmytimeasleaderofthisgreatinstitution.

Overthepastsemester,Ihavehadtheopportunitytoexperiencefirsthandthemany reasonsLongwoodissospecial—thestudentswhobalanceleadershipandserviceopportunitieswithchallengingcoursework,thefacultywhomaintainapersonaltouchand deeplycareaboutthesuccessoftheirstudents,thestaffwhoworkhardtobeeffective andefficienteachandeveryday.Wehavesomanyreasonstobeproud.

AndifyouwantproofofLongwoodUniversity’ssuccess,youdon’thavetolookany furtherthanouralumniandthedifferencetheyaremakingascitizenleadersintheir communitiesandworkplaces.Inthismagazine,youwillreadsomeoftheirsuccessstories foryourself.

Throughtheirvolunteerworkandtheirrolesasbusinessandcommunityleaders,our alumnidemonstratethatthefoundationwesetforourstudentsendureslongafter graduationday.Thetransformationourstudentsgothrough,whichisexcitingtowitness,isthehallmarkofaLongwoodeducation.OurstudentsleaveLongwoodaslifelonglearners,ethicalleaders,andcitizenswhounderstandandaccepttheconceptof globalresponsibility.Iam lookingforwardtomeetingthealumniwhoattendourupcomingspringreunions,andIhopethatmanyofyouwillconsiderreturningtoFarmvilletoreconnectwithyouralmamater.

OneofthethingsIhaveenjoyedoverthepastsemesterismeetingandtalkingwith alumniastheyrelivetheirvividmemoriesoftheuniversity.Fromtherecollectionof timesspentattheCunninghamsorinclasswithfavoriteprofessors,toOktoberfestand JoanieontheStony,Longwood’shistory andtraditionsareingrainedinthestudents whohavestudiedhere.

IamlookingforwardtoahugecommemorationnextyearaswereachLongwood’s milestone175thanniversary.EventsarebeingplannednowthatwillgivetheLongwoodfamilymanyopportunitiestoembraceandcelebrateourpast,presentandfuture. Lookingtowardmyfinalmonthsasinterimpresident,IappreciatethesupportIhavereceivedandtheconfidenceplacedinme.Ihavebeenhonored toserveandhavelearned a lot.Iwillcontinuetofocusonenablingourstudents’success,enhancingtheresiliency ofouruniversityandensuringasmoothtransitiontothenextpresident.

IammoreconvincedthaneverthatLongwoodisuniquelypositionedtoservethe studentsofVirginiaandbeyondandtopreparetheminthebestwaypossibleforfuture success.GoLancers!

MargeConnelly InterimPresident

ON POINT

TheBrainsoftheFamily

Longwoodresearchhelpingtosolveriddleofwhy momsaresmarterthannon-moms

Raisingchildrencangiveawoman “mommybrain,”butthatdoesn’thave tobeabadthing.ResearchatLongwoodisshowingwhatmostmothersprobablyalreadyknow:Momsaresmarterthannon-moms.

Longwoodstudentsaretryingtofigureout whythatis.Mothershavebeenshowntoplan better,solveproblemsmoreeffectivelyandbettercopewithstressandanxiety.

Dr.AdamFranssen,assistantprofessorofbiology,andhisstudentsarelookingforneurologicalevidenceofapieceofthatoverall theory.Theyareprobingratbrainsforevidenceofprospectivememory—theabilityto planordoataskinthefuture.Behavioral studieshaveshownthatmotherratsaremuch betteratusingthisformoffuturethinking thanbothnon-momsandmalerats.Thequestionis:Whatgoesoninthebraintogivefemalestheadvantage?

Todothis,Franssenandhisstudentstake

samplesofbraintissuesothintheycanbarelybe seenandstainthemsoneuronsthatwereused recentlycanbecounted.Thisdataiscompared tonormalneurologicalactivity,andcomparisonsaremadetofindwhatareasofthebrain mothersusedtoplanforthefuture.Oncethe areasarelocated,theyhavefoundthesmoking gun.Orinthiscase,thesmokingneuron.

Theworkisincollaborationwithfaculty andstudentsattheUniversityofRichmond, whohaveperformedbehavioralexperiments thatdemonstratemotherratsuseprospective memory,whichpreviouslywasthoughttobe anabilityfoundonlyinhumans.Inexperimentsinwhichratshadanimmediatesupply offoodbutnonelater,motherswouldstore foodtoensurethattheywouldbeabletonurse theirhelplesspupsinthefuture.

Motherratsinthestudiesexhibitedenhancedskillsandmoreriskybehaviorthan bothnon-momsandmalerats—chancing

dangertogatherfoodandfilluponwater whentheyknewnonewouldbeavailablelater. Franssensaidthisisevidencetheyunderstand andplanforfuturesituations.

“Thisisanotherbrickinthewallofthelarger theorythatmothersgainanadvantage,”said Franssen.“Ithasalreadybeenshownthatthey planbetter,moreeffectivelycopewithstressand havebetterproblem-solvingskills.AtLongwood,wearelookingatwhathappensinthe brainwhentheyaredoingthatplanning.”

Whathappensinsidethebraintomakethese changeshappenisthegreatunknown.Itcould be,Franssensaid,thathormonesrewirethe brain.Itcouldbethatcertainswitchesget turnedon,unlockingtraitsandbehaviors. Oritcouldbethatbeingaroundpups— smellingthemandhearingthem—activates adormantpartofthebrain.

IfFranssenandstudentscanfindtheevidencethatsupportstheconclusionsofthe study,it“willbeusedtostrengthenthelarger argumentthatmotherhoodconveysconcrete neurologicaladvantages,”saidDr.Craig Kinsley,aprofessorattheUniversityofRichmondwholedthebehavioralexperimentsin thestudy. —MatthewMcWilliams

Contrarytothestereotype,mothershavesomebrainyadvantagesoverdads.Longwoodresearchishelpingshowthatmomsplanbetter, solveproblemsmoreeffectivelyandbettercopewithstress.

Themostprestigiousaccreditingagency for schoolsofbusinessaroundtheworld hasreaffirmeditsstampofapprovalfor Longwood’sCollegeofBusinessand Economics.

TaskMaster

Businessschool accreditationreaffirmed byprestigiousagency “

ThecollegehasmaintaineditsbusinessaccreditationbyAACSBInternational,theAssociationtoAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsof Business.Onlyabout650business schoolsin45countriesandterritoriesmaintainaccreditationfromAACSB,which wasfoundedin1916 andisthelongest-servingglobalaccreditationbodyforbusiness schoolsthatofferundergraduate,master’s anddoctoraldegreesin businessandaccounting.

“Ittakesagreatdealof commitmentanddeterminationto earnandmaintainAACSBaccreditation,”said RobertD.Reid,AACSBInternational’sexecutivevicepresidentandchiefaccreditationofficer.“Businessschoolsmustnotonlymeet specificstandardsofexcellence,buttheir deans,facultyandprofessionalstaffmust makeacommitmenttoongoingcontinuous improvementtoensurethattheinstitution willcontinuetodeliverthehighestqualityof educationtostudents.”

Longwood’sCollegeofBusinessandEconomics(CBE)offersBSBAandonlineMBA degreeprograms,andhousesacybersecurity center,alogisticscenter,theSNVCInstitute forLeadershipandInnovation,andthe McGaughyInternshipandProfessional DevelopmentCenter.

“Ourfacultyismadeupofgreatteachers andthinkers,andtheyfacilitateourstudents’ development acrossthebusinessspectrum,” saidDr.PaulBarrett,CBEdean.“Ourability tomaintainthedistinguishedhonorofbeing AACSB-accreditedsignalsthatLongwoodis agreatbusinessschoolabouttogetbetter.”

—KentBooty

Researchaimedatrestoringfunction fortraumaticbraininjuryvictims

ALongwoodprofessor’sresearchcouldhold thekeytobettertreatmentforvictimsoftraumaticbraininjuries.

Dr.AnnCralidis,assistantprofessorof communicationsciencesanddisorders,says herstudyofverbalfluencyintraumaticbrain injury(TBI)victimslikesoldiersandfootball playersprovidescluesabouthowdamaged brainsperformexecutivefunctions—necessarycognitiveprocessespeopleusetogoabout theirdailyactivities.Theseprocessesinclude planning,payingattention,problem-solving andtheabilitytoswitchbetweentasks.

Brainsthataredamagedhaveamuch hardertimeorganizingthoughtsandaccomplishingtasksthatmostpeoplefindroutine, likegoingtothebankorshoppingforgroceries.Additionally,treatmentcanbefrustratingbecausetherearen’tmanyavailable options,saidCralidis.

“Whenpeoplegointoagrocerystore, theyoftenhavealist,”shesaid.“Evenif theydon’t,theyhavesomeconceptofwhere thingsareinthestoreandhowit’slaidout sotheydon’ttaketwohourswanderingup anddowneachaislelookingfor10items. Thistypeoforganizationandplanningis alsousedinverbalfluency.”

Verbalfluencyistheabilityofaperson toproducewordsandsounds.Cralidishas foundthatTBIvictimsscoresignificantly loweronverbalfluencyteststhantheir uninjuredpeers,andthisdropoffhasbeen

linkedwithTBIvictims’abilitytoperform routinedailytasks.Cralidisthinkstreating verbalfluencywillhelpTBIvictimsdevelop strategiesthatwillimprovetheirdaily lives.

Testingverbalfluencyisassimpleasasking apersontorattleoffwordsinacategory,like animals”orwordsbeginningwithacertain letter.Fromtheseanswers,Cralidisisableto teaseoutdifferencesthatcouldleadtobetter treatmentforTBIvictims.

“Whenpeoplebegintomakealistof words,theygroupthemaccordingtothings likesoundorcategory.It’showthebrainorganizesitsthoughts,”shesaid.“Likewise, whenpeoplegointothekitchentomakea meal,theyorganizetheiractionsbasedon wheretheingredientsarelocated,estimated cookingtimesandhowlongitwilltaketo preparethefoodforcooking.TBIvictims haveahardtimedoingallofthesethings.”

Cralidiswantstogatherdataonstrategies uninjuredpeopleusetorecallwordsandthen formulatetreatmentsthatwillteachthose strategiestoTBIvictims.

CralidisandDr.ShannonSalley,assistant professorofcommunicationsciencesand disorders,plantointerviewhundredsof non-braininjuredpeopletocodifyverbalfluencystrategies.Thatwork,coupledwiththe dataCralidishasalreadygathered,willprovidethebasisformoreeffectivetreatment ofTBIvictims. —MatthewMcWilliams

FromtheSublimetotheSerious

Blogsevolvingfrompersonalmusingsintochallengingacademicprojects

InsomeLongwoodclasses,blogs—onceprimarilyanoutletforpersonalmusings—are gettingsomeseriousacademiccred.

Inadditionto—orinsomecasesinstead of—writingatraditionalresearchpaper,studentsincommunicationstudieswriteblogs analyzingSuperBowlads.Sociologystudents havecreatedblogsasresourcesformilitary familiesandpeoplewhohaveexperienceddomesticviolence.Studentsandfacultyinthe LongwoodatYellowstoneNationalParkprojectblogdailyabouttheirexperiences.

“Blogginghelpsstudentslearntothinkina differentway,whichishowthey’llhaveto thinkintherealworld,”saidDr.LeeBidwell, professorofsociologyandoneofseveral Longwoodfacultymembersandlibrarians whohavepresentedatconferencesonhow bloggingcanenhancelearning.

StudentsinBidwell’sStressandCrisisin Familiescoursecreatedablog,“Stressand CrisisinMilitaryFamilies”(http://blogs.longwood.edu/socl306f12),whichisaresourcefor militaryfamilies.StudentsinherDomestic ViolenceclassandWritingintheSocialSciences,anonlinegraduatecourse,alsocreatedblogs.

“Thestudentsarenotjustlearningcontent foraclassbutlearningskillsthatcanmake themmarketabletoanemployer,”Bidwell saidwhilestudentsworkedontheirmilitary familiesbloginthelibraryonemorning. They’restilldoingresearch,andoncethey’ve donetheresearch,theyhavetotranslateitto thegeneralpublic.Thisiswhatcollegesdo—

provideknowledgeandresourcesforthe community.”

Dr.PamelaTracy,associateprofessorof communicationstudies,hasusedblogsin someofhercoursessincespring2010,when sheredesignedherMediaCriticismclasstoincludeblogging.Shealsohasincorporatedit intoherCommunicationTheoryandInterpersonalCommunicationclasses.

calledLongwoodBlogs(http://blogs.longwood.edu),operationalsinceMarch2011, whichisadministeredandsupportedby GreenwoodLibrary.Theplatform—acollaborationamongthelibrary,InformationTechnologyServices(ITS)andtheOfficeofPublic

Studentsneedtoknowhowtocommunicatewith thepublic.Developingtheskillstowriteforavariety ofaudiencesiscritical.Throughblogging,they canapplytheorytoanalyzemediaimagesinorder toinformthepublic.’ —Dr.PamelaTracy

Relations—had2,227sitesand2,657usersas oflateFebruary2013.

“We’rededicatedtodevelopingcitizenleaders,andstudentsneedtoknowhowtocommunicatewiththepublic,”saidTracy.

“Developingtheskillstowriteforavariety ofaudiencesiscritical.Throughblogging, theycanapplytheorytoanalyzemediaimages inordertoinformthepublic.Theblogging technologyallowsthemtoengageincritical thinkinginmorecreativeways—throughthe useofimagesandhyperlinks.Thistypeof writingservesadifferentpurposefromwriting amoretraditionalpaperforaprofessor.”

Course-relatedandotherbloggingatLongwoodisdonethroughapublishingplatform

“We’reteachingstudentshowtohavea scholarlyconversationoutsideofa10-page researchpaper,”saidLizKocevar-Weidinger, headofinstructionandinterimlibrarianfor eresourcesservices.

Technicalsupportfortheplatformis providedbyNathanLandisofITS,and TatianaPashkova-Balkenholofthelibrary coordinatesinstructionalsupport.Faculty memberspraisethelibrarystaff’seffortsin supportingblogging.“Ourlibraryisphenomenalandforward-thinking.Thestaff teachespeoplenotonlyhowtousethe platformbutthetheoryonblogging,” saidTracy. —KentBooty

StudentsinDr.LeeBidwell’sStressandCrisisinFamiliescoursecreatedablogthatisaresourceformilitaryfamilies.

Dr.DavidBuckalewsaysthenumberofpotentiallyharmfulsalmonellabacteria foundinwaterwayssurprisedhim.

InvisibleDanger

Researchersfindharmful Salmonella inwaterways

ResearchersatLongwoodhaveidentifiedapotentialpublichealthconcernintheformofhighlevelsof Salmonella bacteriainthestreamsandrivers thatrunthroughtheheartofVirginia.

“Itwasasurpriseatfirst,”saidDr.David Buckalew,associateprofessorofbiology,who conductedtheresearchwithstudentTimothy

thatoriginatedwithacompanyheadquarteredinnearbyLynchburg.Sincethen, lettuce,cantaloupe,groundbeefandeven dogfoodhavebeenpulledoffgrocerystore shelves.

Salmonella inareastreamsisn’tasimmediateariskas Salmonella infood,butitposesa risktoanumberofsegmentsofthepopula-

Ihopethiswillopenpeople’seyestothefact thattherearepotentialpathogensinour naturalenvironment.’ —Dr.DavidBuckalew ‘

Smith’13ofSouthBoston.“Ididn’texpect theretobesomanyofthem.”

Incidenceof Salmonella outbreaksinthe UnitedStateshaveincreasedoverthelast threeyears,includingoneinpeanutbutter

tion,saidBuckalew.Farmers,fishermen, outdoorenthusiastsandpeoplewholive closetostreamscouldbeexposedtoharmful amountsofthebacteria.Particularlyatrisk ofinfection,hesaid,areyoungchildrenand

olderadults,iftheyweretodrinkenough ofthewater.

Everystrainof Salmonella ispotentially harmful,butsomearemoresothanothers. BuckalewandSmithisolatedmorethan 30differenttypesof Salmonella outofthe waterandtestedeachofthemforpathogenic markers,whichiswhereSmithcamein. Withanexpertiseinmoleculartyping,he wasabletoextractDNAfromeachofthe Salmonella strainsandusePCR—acommonlyusedpracticetoamplifyportionsof DNAfortestingandidentificationanalysis—toidentifydifferentstrainsofthe pathogen.

Theresultsshowedabout80percentofthe presumptive Salmonella isolateswereconfirmedas Salmonella —potentiallyharmful bacteriathatcausediarrhea,abdominal crampsandfever,andpotentiallydeadlyto thosewithreducedimmunity.“Thisgivesus thebiochemicalandgeneticdatatosaythat wehave Salmonella inourstreamsthatcould causepeopleharm,”saidBuckalew.“Ihope thiswillalertpeopletothefactthatwehave apotentialpublichealthprobleminthe wateraroundus,and,fromrecentreports, it’scommonthroughouttheU.S.”

Buckalewhadtodevelophisownfiltration proceduretobothisolateandestimatethe numberofthesebacteria.“Whenyouare lookingforbacteriaotherthan E. coli in water,it’sdifficultbecausetherearesomany othermicroorganismspresent,”hesaid.“It’s veryhardtofilteronly Salmonella outofthe water.Sowehadtobasicallycreateourown protocoltoisolateandenumerate Salmonella fromrawwatersamples.”

Raisingawarenessisn’ttheonlyresultto comeoutofthisresearch.Buckalewpredicts wearegoingtobeginseeingagreatervariety ofbacteriathatthriveinwarmerclimatesin thecomingyearsinmorenorthernlatitudes, specifically Campylobacter and Listeria.

“Thesearenotharmlessbacteria,”said Buckalew. “Campylobacter isaneotropicalorganismthatproducessymptomsmuchlike Salmonella;Listeria hasbeenlinkedtoinstancesofmeningitis.”Doingsomething abouttheproblemisuptotheus,hesaid. Inmanyareas,peopleshouldbeawarethat storiesofdiseaseoutbreaksinthepaper— Salmonella outbreaks, Listeria inlettuce— canbeclosertothemthantheythink.”

—MatthewMcWilliams

AndreaDailey

ExplosiveFindings

Chemist’sresearchaidsAirForce inbuildingbetterbombs

ALongwoodchemisthasbeenhelping theAirForcebuildbetterbombs.

Dr.KeithRiderparticipatedinaresearchprojectthatispartoftheAir ForceResearchLaboratory’sefforttofind lighter,moreenergy-denseenergeticmaterials,includingpropellants,pyrotechnicsandexplosives.Rider’sproject involvedmakingnanometer-sizedmetallicparticlesasadditivestoincreasethe energydensityofanexplosive.

TNTinthe19thcentury.Manymetals canreleaselargeamountsofheatasthey oxidize,whichmakesthemanattractive, energy-denseadditiveforconventional explosives,buttwocriticaltechnological problemsmustbeovercomebefore metallicadditivescanbewidelyused, saidRider.

Riderspentthe2011-12academicyear onsabbaticalworkingattheHighExplosivesResearchandDevelopmentfacility (HERD)atEglinAirForceBasein Florida.TheHERD,whosemottois “MoleculestoMunitions,”ispartofthe AirForceResearchLaboratoryMunitions DirectorateandistheonlyAirForcefacilitythatdevelopsexplosives.

“Youalwayswantmorebangforyour buck,”saidRider,whoseresearch,under theauspicesoftheNationalAcademyof Sciences,wasconductedthroughtheResearchAssociateshipProgramoftheNationalResearchCouncil(NRC).He receivedagrantfromtheNRCaftera proposalhesubmittedwasreviewedand approvedbyapanelofexperts.

Comparedwithnuclearexplosives, conventionalexplosiveshavearelatively lowenergydensity,andtherehavebeen fewimprovementssincetheinventionof

“First,metalparticlesusuallyoxidize spontaneouslybyreactionwithair,and, ifasignificantfractionofeachparticleis oxidized,theamountof energythatisreleasedduringtheexplosionisreduced.Second,metal oxidationreactionsaresignificantlyslowerthanthe decompositionreactions thatdriveconventionalexplosives.Formetalsto reactquicklyenoughtobe useful,theparticlesmust beextremelysmallsothat theoxidationreactioncan takeplacesimultaneously formostofthematerialin theparticles.Researchers attheAirForceResearch LaboratoryMunitionsDirectoratearedevelopingamethodfor producingnanometer-sizedmetalparticlesthatmaybeabletoaddressboth problems.”

Rider’sworkinvolvedseveralexperimentsdailyinamachinecalledthe SuperfluidHeliumDropletAssembler, whichaidsadvancedmunitionsresearch bysynthesizingenergeticmaterialnanoclusters.Thisisthefirstmachineof itskindusedbytheDepartmentof Defense,oneofonlyahandfulofsuch machinesintheworld(theothersare usedbyuniversities)andtheonlyone designedforproducingmetalparticles inlargequantities.

Riderhaspublishedseveralarticles onhisresearch,whichwassupportedby theAirForceOfficeofScientificResearch.Hehopestocontinuehis magnesium/Fomblinresearchusing Longwoodstudents. —Kent Booty

“SmallTalk”

Realrolemodelsarenotsingers,actorsorpoliticiansbutNobellaureates,authors,engineers, scientists,teachersandotherswhomakeacontributiontosociety.”

SamanthaMarquez 17-year-oldinventor, attheSixthAnnualSTEMSummitinJanuary

IfDr.MartinLutherKingJr.werealivetoday, hewouldsay‘Ifoughtforfreedombutnot forthefreedomtokilleachotherwith recklessabandon.’”

HermanBoone formercoachofthe T.C.WilliamsHighSchoolfootballteamportrayed in thefilm RemembertheTitans, attheMLKDay SymposiuminJanuary

Advertisersaregoingtospendathousand bucksthisyearoneachoneofyoutryingto convinceyouthatyouarewhatyoudrink, drive,dressanddroolover.You’llhaveto figureoutifyou’remorethanthat,andif there’sacertainpriceyou’renotwillingto paybecauseoftherippleeffectofthese purchasesaroundtheworld.”

DavidRadcliff directoroftheNewCommunity Project,attheSimkinsLectureinOctober2012

BecausemostofStonewallJackson’sparty wasn’ttouchedandtheywerealmostoutof themaximumrangeofsmoothbores,itwas almostasifthethreebulletsthatmortally woundedJacksonhadvectoredespecially towardhim....Nothingcouldhavedone moreharmtotheArmyofNorthernVirginia orthenascentcountryforwhichitwasthe primaryunderpinning.”

RobertKrickSr. CivilWarhistorian, atthe14thAnnualCivilWarSeminarinFebruary

Competition,whetherinsportsorbusiness, is aneverydaything.Don’tletanybodyfool youthatcompetitioneverstopsinbusiness. Wecompeteeverydayatmyagency,usually againstthegiants.”

RobynDeyo presidentandCEOofBarberMartin Agency,atanExecutive-in-ResidencelectureinFebruary

Crash Course

Recreation250:LeisureEducation

Instructor

Dr.SusanLynch,associateprofessor oftherapeuticrecreation

WhatStudentsLearn

Weallhavefreetime,buthowdowespendit?

Gettingtotheheartofthisquestionandwhy theanswerisimportantareatthecoreofthis requiredcoursefortherapeuticrecreationstudents.Balancingleisureactivitieswithdailylife requirementsplaysa biggerroleinourhappinessthansomepeoplemayrealize.From hikingtocompleting crosswordpuzzles,the moresatisfiedpeople arewiththeirleisure activities,thehigherqualityoflifetheyhave.

“Wehelppeopleassessthechoicesthey aremakingintheirleisureorfreetime,”said Lynch.“Thenweguideindividualsinimprovingtheirqualityoflifebyteachingthemabout awareness,attitudes,valuesandresourcesin leisureinorderforthemtodevelopamore meaningfulleisurelifestyle.”

IntheField

Leisureeducationstudentsworklocallywith after-schoolprogramsattheYMCAandFuqua Schooltoteachchildrenhowtospendtheir freetimewisely.“Weteachthemthatthere’s moretodothanplayingvideogamesor watchingtelevision,”saidLynch.“Forinstance,we’llteachthemnewleisureskillsthat requirethemtobemoreactiveand/orcreativesuchasmakingakiteandlearningtofly it,foldingorigami,playingdominosorplantingagarden.It’samorepositivewayto spendtheirleisureorfreetime.”

SuggestedReading

TherapeuticRecreationJournal

AmericanJournalofRecreationTherapy

ThePriceofPressure

Studylinksworkplacestresstobottom-linelosses

Bosseseverywheremightwanttothinktwice beforetheypileanotherprojectonanoverworkedemployee’sdesk,accordingtotheresults ofaresearchstudyco-authoredbyaLongwood managementprofessor.

Justlikecompetitionandundercapitalization, workplacestressisapowerfulforceaffectingthe successofanorganization,saysDr.George Banks,assistantprofessorofmanagementat Longwood,whocollaboratedonastudythat examinedthelinkbetween“emotionalexhaustion”intheworkplaceand“counterproductive workbehaviors,”orCWBs.

Theconnectionisreal—andthepricetagis steep.Researcherscitedinthestudyestimate thatinoneyear,CWBscostorganizations$120 billionduetotheft,$4.2billionasaresultof workplaceviolenceandmorethan$900billion inlostincomeduetofraudulentactivities.

“Ifemployeesfeeloverworked,theymight lashout,soit’sinanorganization’sbestinterest topromotewell-being,”saidBanks,whosespecialtyishumanresourcesandorganizational behavior.“Ourpaperofferspracticalrecommendationssuchasflextimeandstress-managementinterventionprogramstohelpcompanies mitigateemployeestressand,ultimately,prevent harmfulworkbehaviors.”

Some113employeesatninebranchesofa largebankingcompanyinSouthKoreaparticipatedinthestudy,detailedinanarticle,“(How) AreEmotionallyExhaustedEmployeesHarmful?,”thatappearedinthe InternationalJournal ofStressManagement.

“Whatwasuniqueaboutourstudyisthatwe hademployeesratetheiremotionalexhaustion andorganizationalcommitment—thenwe askedsupervisorshowoftentheiremployeesengagedinCWBs,”saidBanks.“Whatwefound wasthatasemotionalexhaustionincreased, commitmentseemedtodecrease,whichmay haveledtoanincreaseinCWBs.”

TheresearcherswereinterestedinthecorrelationbetweenstresslevelsandCWBs,notthe frequencyofcounterproductivebehavior. Wefoundthatstressmayhavebeencausing CWBs—thereisacorrelation,”saidBanks.

ExamplesofCWBsidentifiedincludebeing rudetoorgossipingaboutcoworkersorthe boss,workingslowlyorputtinglittleeffortinto work,cominginlatetowork,takinglonger breaksthanareacceptableandavoidingsafety rules.

Bankssuspectsthatsupervisorsinhisstudy likelyunderreportedhowfrequentlyCWBsoccurred.“Maybetheycouldn’tseeit,orthey’re puttingapositivespinonthesituation,orthey couldgetintroubleforreportingit,”hesaid. Thus,theoccurrenceofCWBsmayhavebeen morefrequent.

ThestudywasinitiatedbyIn-SueOh,aformerprofessorofBanks’andaprominentresearcherwhoisnowanassociateprofessor ofhumanresourcemanagementatTemple. Theotherco-authorsareKangHyunShinof AjouUniversityinSouthKoreaandChris Whelpley,aPh.D.studentatVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity. —KentBooty

AddressingSpam

Studyexamineshowspammersgetemailaddresses

Ifyouwanttocutdownonthespamyoureceive,obfuscateyouremailaddress.That’sthe recommendationofaLongwoodcomputer scienceprofessorwhohasstudiedhowspammersgetyouraddress.

Dr.RobertMarmorsteinhassince2008 conductedaresearchprojectwithseveralundergraduatestudentsthatlooksintohow emailaddressesarecollectedbythosewho sendunsolicitedcommercialemails.While mostresearchhasfocusedonfilteringand otherserver-sidetechniques,thiseffortisunusualinthatittargetswhatiscalled“address harvesting”behavior.Alsounusualisthatthe studyhaslookedattheroleofobfuscating emailaddressesinwaysthatreducetheprobabilitytheywillbeharvestedandtargetedtoreceivespam.

“We’retryingtostopspamatthesourceby makingitharderforspammerstoharvestthe addressinthefirstplace,”saidMarmorstein, assistantprofessorofcomputerscience.“The overridingquestioninthisprojectis‘Howdo spammersgetyouremailaddress?’”

Anestimated88percentofallemailtraffic worldwide—94billionmessagesdaily—is spam,mostofwhichisillegal,saidanarticlein thesummer2012issueofthe JournalofEconomicPerspectives. SpamcostsU.S.societyan estimated$20billionannually,thearticlesaid.

“Spamisarealproblem,”saidMarmorstein.“Spamslowsanetworkdown—it’s likecloggingthedrainofapipe.We’dliketo havebetterspamfilters,butit’slikeaconstant armsracebetweenspammersandspamfilters. Ifwecanunderstandbetterthedifferences

betweenspammessagesandlegitimateemail, wecanimprovethefilters.It’stricky,and spammersgetmorecleverallthetime.”

Marmorsteintracksspammessagessentto fiveemailaddresses—alegitimateaddressand fourobfuscatedaddresses—thathavebeendistributedingroupsoffivetopublicwebsites. Studentresearchers,eachworkingforasemester,examinevariousaspectsofhowtheyare gathered.

Twooftheobfuscatedtechniqueshavenot beenwell-studied,Marmorteinsaid.Oneapproachinsertscharactersintoalegitimateaddress;theotherwritestheaddressbackward. Onequestionwewantedtoansweris‘Does ithelptoobfuscateyouraddress?’Theanswer is‘Itdoes,’”saidMarmorstein.“Theobfuscationhasworkedamazinglywell—muchbetter thanweexpected.”

Some793ofthe925spammessagessofar havebeenharvestedfromthelegitimateaddresses,whichdoesn’tsurpriseMarmorstein. Thespammersaregoingforthelow-hanging fruit,”hesaid.“Theotherwayismore work—theyhavetofirstfigureoutifit’san obfuscatedaddress,thentheyhavetode-obfuscatetheaddress.”

Theresearchhasconfirmedthat,asexpected,emailaddressesareharvestedlessfrequentlyfromlesspopularsitesthanthosethat arewell-trafficked.Marmorsteinhopesthe projecteventuallywillshedlightonotheraspectsofharvestingbehavior,includinghow longittakesforspamtoshowuponawebsite andclassifyingthedifferentcategoriesofspam messages. —KentBooty

Longwoodisofferinganewone-year MasterofScienceinEducationdegree withaconcentrationinelementary education.

Thedegreejoinsotherone-yearmaster’sprogramsalreadyofferedbytheuniversity.Thecourseworkcanbetakenby undergraduatesasa4-plus-1programor byanexistingteacherseekingtoearna higherdegree.Thefirstgroupofstudents togothroughtheprogram—amixofveteranteachersandrecentLongwoodgraduates—arebasedinPrinceEdward C ountyPublicSch ools.

Longwooddevelopedaninnovative approachtotheone-yearschedulethat willmakeiteasierforteacherstoworkin thefieldwhilecompletingthedegree. Thecourseswillbetaughtusingahybrid method:Studentswilltakeoneclassat atime—oneeachinthreefive-weekblocks overasemester—insteadoftakingthe coursessimultaneously.Intensive,compactclassesallowmaster’scandidatesto enrollinafullcourseload—necessaryto securefina ncialaid—whilemaintaining afullteach ingload.Professorswillteach classesthroughamixofface-to-face classroomtimeandonlineinstruction.

Inadditiontothreeclassesduringeach semester,studentsareenrolledinfour coursesoverthesix-weeksummerbreak andoneduringthewinterbreak.Thefour summerclassesarealsodeliveredin blocks.

Longwooddevelopedthehybridapproachtomakeitpossibleforcurrent teacherstoearnadegree.“Insteadof teache rshavingtojuggleafullteach ing loadandthreeclasses,wehavebroken itupintointensiveblocksthatareeasier tomanage,”saidDr.NancyPowers,programcoordinatorfortheone-yeardegree. Thisallowsustohaveamixoffresh graduatesandveteranteachersinour program,whichwillenhancelearning andinstruction.”

Theprogramisavailabletogroups ofstudentswhoformregionalcohorts basedinaparticularcountyorschool division. —MatthewMcWilliams

Dr.RobertMarmorsteinsaysobfuscationcanbeagoodthing whenitcomestoemailaddresses.

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COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN

Challengerevsup competitivespirit of’90sgraduates

InconjunctionwiththeirupcomingApril reunion,all1990sgraduatesareencouraged togettheirgameonandbringtheircompetitivespiritstotheDecadeof’90sChallenge.

TheOfficeofAnnualGivingisasking alumniineachclasstomakeagifttothe LongwoodFund.Theclasswiththehighest participationratewillberecognizedatthe April19-20reunion.Mostimportantly,your classwillreceivebraggingrightsasthe Decadeofthe’90sChallengewinner!

Theamountofyourgiftisnotimportant. Representingyourclass—andhavinganimpactonthelivesofcurrentandfutureLongwoodstudents—iswhatcounts.Giftsofany amountwillincreaseyourclassgivingparticipationrate.

Makeagifttothe’90sChallengebyApril9, 2013,onlineatwww.longwood.edu/makeagift orcontacttheOfficeofAnnualGivingfora donationcard.

Formoreinformationaboutthe’90sChallenge,contacttheOfficeofAnnualGivingat annualgiving@longwood.eduor800-281-4677, extension 3.

YoucanalsojointheDecadeofthe’90s ChallengeontheOfficeofAnnualGiving Facebookpage.

TheNatural

Retiredprofessorfinds

successinsecond‘career’ asafundraiser

WayneTinnellwasraisedbyasinglemother whoworkedinanelementary-schoolcafeteria formanyyears.“Shesacrificedeverythingto makesureIgotaneducation,”saidTinnell, whotaughtbiologyatLongwoodfor30years beforeretiringin1999.

Inwhathasbecomealmostasecondcareer, TinnellisworkinghardtoensurethatLongwoodstudents,especiallythoseinbiology, haveachancetoattendcollege.

TinnellhasaccompaniedH.Franklin Grant,associatevicepresidentforuniversity advancement,onaboutadozenfundraising trips,mostrecentlyaweeklongtripinAugust

whichIcouldnotstudyandstillgeta C! Iwasalacklusterstudentinhighschool;Idid morefishingthanstudying.Icamefroma familyofblue-collarworkerswhoalwaystold

2012tovisitthreealumniinKalispell,Mont. OtherfundraisingtripshavebeentoNorth CarolinaandthroughoutVirginia.

“Idon’tmindaskingpeopleformoney. It’ssomethingIbelievein,”saidTinnell,who primarilymeetswithhisformerstudentson thetrips.

Newscholarships established Idon’tmindaskingpeopleformoney.

Severalnewscholarshipshaverecentlybeen establishedaspartofthecomprehensive campaigntohelpdeservingstudentsafford the costofaLongwoodeducation.Anyone whoisinterestedinestablishingascholarship shouldcontactUniversityAdvancementat 800-281-4677,extension3.

ElmonT.andPamelaBurnsideGrayMemorialScholarship

MildredDavisHouse’37Scholarship

LacyW.andAudreyC.PowellHonorsScholarship

Dr.William“Bill”D.StuartScholarship

Dr.MarthaE.CookScholarship

LindaPritchardSmith’67andRichardF.SmithMusicScholarship ‘ ‘ “

Tinnell’snameissynonymouswithscholarships.Hecreatedascholarshiphonoringhis wife,whotaughtEnglishatLongwoodfor30 years,andhislatemother,andthreescholarships—twoofwhichbearhisname—have beencreatedbyformerstudents.Tinnelleven talkedhisdentistintocreatingabiology scholarship.

“Dr.Tinnell’sfirstremarkuponhearing aboutapotentialdonorisalmostalways, Doyouthinktheywouldliketoestablish ascholarshipinbiology?’”saidGrant.“Heis theepitomeofascholarandagentleman. Hiskeenwitandcharmingsmilemakehim anaturalfundraiser.”

Tinnellwasanaturalinhisfirstcareer— biology—aswell.

“Inhighschool,itwastheonlyclassin

metogetaneducationsoIwouldn’thaveto worklikeadogallmylife.”

TheoffertotraveltoMontanagaveTinnell achancetospendsomequalitytimewithwhat isstillhisfavoriteleisureactivity—fishing— aftertakingcareofbusinesswithpotentialdonors.

“BringinginsomeonelikeWayneonavisit makesitmuchmorepersonal—it’snotjust somedevelopmentguyinasuit,”saidGrant. Heisanexampleofsomeonewhonotonly financiallysupportsLongwoodinasignificant waybutiswillingtogiveofhistimetovisit peopleandmakerequests.”

Interestingly,thethreealumniTinnelland GrantvisitedinMontanadidn’tknoweach otherbeforemovingtherefromtheEastbut endedupattendingthesamechurch,where theymet.

“Oneofthejoysofservingonthe[LongwoodUniversity]FoundationBoardisthat yougettomeetsomewonderfulalumniwho haveadeep,continuingloveforLongwood andthefriendstheymethere,”saidTinnell, whohasservedontheboardsince2005.

—KentBooty

WayneTinnell(left)andFranklinGranttraveledtoMontana toraisemoneyforLongwood.

CommitmenttoGenerosity

AlumnacontributestoLongwood’sfuture with‘timeandtreasure’

SusanEddySoza’62isknownfor hersmile.

It’sanoutwardsignofthegenerositythathasbecomehertrademark—generosity thatwasengenderedinherasachildandthen grewassheandherlatehusband,Will,built asuccessfulcompanyinnorthernVirginia.

“MyhusbandandIhavealwaysfeltthat youhavetogiveinordertoreceive,”saidthe Longwoodalumna.“Webothcamefromfamilieswhoalwaysputanemphasisongiving backtopeopleandthecommunity,anditwas anaturalpartofourlifestyle.”

AftershegraduatedfromLongwood,Soza,

anativeofWinchester,beganteachingelementaryschoolwhileWillworkedasaCPA. Inthosedays,wegaveourtimebecausethat waswhatwehad,”shesaidwithachuckle. Butyouneverknowwherelifewilltakeyou. Wedidn’timaginethatwewouldbesofortunatetobeabletogiveasmuchaswehave.”

ThecompanyWillSozastartedin1969 eventuallygrew intooneofthelargestHispanic-ownedgovernmentcontractorsinVirginia.ThecompanywassoldtoPerotSystems Corp.in2003.

Sozahasgiven$500,000totheNormanH. andElsieStosselUpchurchUniversityCenter,

thetoppriorityamongbuildingprojectsin Longwood’scurrentcomprehensivecampaign. ShehasalsofundedtheWilliamandSusan SozaScholarshipFund,whichgoestostudents committedtoteachingelementaryschool. AndshehascontributedtotheLongwood Fund,anunrestrictedfundthatsupportsthe university’sgreatestneeds.

“Susanistheepitomeofacitizenleader,” saidBryanRowland,vicepresidentforuniversityadvancement.“Sheiscompassionate,optimisticandfullyinvestedinthestudentsand facultyofheralmamater.”

Heraltruismdoesn’tstopatgivingmoneyto Longwood.SozahasjoinedFranklinGrant,associatevicepresidentforuniversityadvancement,ontheroadtoencourageotheralumni tosupporttheuniversity.Shewasinstrumental insecuringthelargest-evercommitmenttothe universityandothermajordonations.

“Susanisaperfectexampleofhownotonly canyoubesupportiveofLongwoodbygiving ofyourtreasurebutalsobygivingofyour time,”saidGrant.“It’sverysatisfyingtowork withanalumnawhocaressodeeplyaboutthe futureoftheuniversityandwantstohelpshape itforgenerationstocome.”

ForSoza,however,thebenefitsgobeyond helpingheralmamater.“Ilovetogettogether withfellowalumniandtalkaboutLongwood,” shesaid.“There’sakindredspiritthatconnects allofus.Wecansitandtalkandlaughabout ourtimeoncampus.”

Thecampushaschangeddramaticallyinthe 50 yearssinceSozagraduated.“WhenIwasa freshman,”sheremembers,“Iwastuckedaway inalittlecornerofRuffner,andthegroupof uswhoweretheretogetherbondedandbecameinseparable.Ifeltliketheluckiestperson oncampuswhentheyopenedWheelerHall myjunioryearandIwasabletolivethere. Itwasbrand-newandtheheightofluxury fora19-year-old.”

AsLongwoodhasgrown,Sozahastakenan activeroleinshapingitsfuture.Atwo-term memberoftheBoardofVisitors,Sozawasoriginallyappointedin2004byGov.MarkWarner andre-appointedbyGov.TimKaine.“Ithink thisuniversityismovingforwardinaverypositiveway,”shesaid.“IloveLongwoodandam pleasedtobeapartofitsfuturegrowth.”

“Longwooddoesn’thavemanyalumniwith thesamekindofloyaltyandcommitmentto theschoolasshedoes,”saidDr.HelenWarriner-Burke’56,amemberoftheBoardofVisitorsduringSoza’sterm.“Sheisafineperson ofsolidintegritywithagenuinesmilethatyou can’tmiss.” —MatthewMcWilliams

SusanSoza:‘MyhusbandandIhavealwaysfeltthatyouhavetogiveinordertoreceive.’

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BYPATRICKFOLLIARD

Morethan170peoplewereonstagefortheheart-liftingclosingnumberoftheLIVEARTconcertatRichmondCenterStage.

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OnenightwhileIwaswriting, Ibegantoenvisionakindofmusicconcert withchildrendancingwithpaintontheirfeet. SomeofthechildrenIsawinthevision werekidswhohadspecialneeds.

ERINTHOMAS-FOLEY’97, LIVEARTCREATOR

ErinThomas-Foley’97issincerewhen shespeaksaboutmakingtheworlda betterplace,especiallyforchildren.

“Sometimesitmaysoundalittleclichéd,” saidtheaward-winningRichmondactressand educator,“but,ifIcanusemypassionandmy trainingtocreatenewprogramsthatbring communitiestogetherandinspirepeopletobe theirbest,thenI’vemadeacontribution.”

Caseinpoint:Earlyinherteachingcareer

Thomas-Foleynoticedthatstudentswithspecialneedsweresometimesexcludedfromtheatreclassesbecauseeitherthereweren’tenough teacherspresentorthereweren’tenoughteacherswiththerightskillstoassistthem.Itmade hersad.Butafterbecomingeducationdirector ofSPARC(SchoolofthePerformingArtsin theRichmondCommunity),shefoundherself inapositiontoreallychangethings.

Andshewastednotimetakingadvantageof thatposition.Toensureatrulyinclusiveenvi-

ronment,Thomas-FoleycreatedLIVEART, aneducationalprogramforstudentswithand withoutspecialneeds.TheSPARC-sponsored performingartsprojectoffersclassesinsinging, signlanguage,paintingwithhandsandfeet, spokenpoetry,musicalinstrumentationand acting.Theprogramculminatesinamajor publicconcertfeaturingthestudentsandwellknownprofessionalmusicians.ThenextconcertisscheduledforDec.22,2013.Nowinits secondyear,thealreadywidelycelebratedprogramissuccessfullybringingtogetherartsorganizations,educatorsandartistsinitsmission togiveartsopportunitiestochildrenofvaried abilities.

LIVEARTstartedasasortofvision(the old-fashionedkind,notthecorporatevariety). Duringhersecondpregnancy,Thomas-Foley sufferedfromheartburnandcouldn’tsleep. Herartisticmentorsadvisedthatratherthan tossandturnthroughoutthosesleeplessnights,

MartinMontgomery’97

Clockwisefromtopleft:Apaintingcreatedby performersduringamusicalnumberwithJasonMraz isunfurledandhungasabackdroponstage.Longwood alumniinstrumentalinthecreationofLIVEART— MartinMontgomery’97(left),ErinThomas-Foley’97, HilarySmith’02andCourtneyEdwards’10—are picturedinfrontoftheiconicabstractpaintingcreated onstagealongwiththeirdog,Griffin,afavoritefixture atmanyLIVEARTrehearsals.MembersofLIVEART playinthebandandalsodanceduringaperformance atRichmondCenterStage.

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Beingaroundthesefearless,joyfulkidshasmademereconsiderwhere

sheharnesstimeandenergybylisteningto musicandjournalinginstead.

“OnenightwhileIwaswriting,Ibeganto envisionakindofmusicconcertwithchildren dancingwithpaintontheirfeet,”shesaid. SomeofthechildrenIsawinthevisionwere kidswhohadspecialneeds.Inthepastthere hadbeentimeswhenstudentswithspecial needscouldn’tparticipatebecausethereweren’t enoughteachersorteachersavailablewithparticulartraining.My visionwasaboutcomingupwith hugelife-affirmingperformance opportunitieswhilecreatinganew typeofliveartforanaudience thatwouldn’tordinarilyseethis eclecticgroupofkidsperforming together.”

Soonafterthatshesummoned thecouragetorevealherdreamto colleaguesandotherartistswith whomsheworksclosely,and,to herdelight,peoplefromthroughouttheRichmondcommunitycameforward withsupport,ultimatelyallowingallparticipantstoattendtuition-free.“Buttherearea fewrequirements,”shesaid.“Studentsneedto haveaninterestintheperformingartsanda willingnesstotry.Andtheyalsohadto bekindandsupportivetofriendsandfellow classmates.”

cludingJasonMraz,SusanGreenbaum,Steve Bassett,RobinThompson,JesseHarper,Josh Small,theUpperEastsideBigBandledby SampsonTrinhandtheRichmondBoysChoir. Also,therewasa50-studentsignlanguage choir,andRichmondBallet’sMindsInMotion studentscameinanddancedwiththeLIVE ARTstudents.Fortheheart-liftingclosing number,morethan170peoplewereonstage.

Isawstudentsparticipate andloveeverymomentofit. Everyonewasgiventhesame chanceandthesameexpectations.

HILARYSMITH’02, FORMERLIVEARTINSTRUCTOR

AsLIVEART’sdirector,Thomas-Foleyguaranteesfullparticipationforchildrenwithspe-

cialneedsincludingautism,blindness,cerebral palsyandtraumaticbraininjuryinclasses alongsidetypicallydevelopingstudents.As LIVEARTdirector,shebothinstructsand stagestheconcertinwhichnamemusicians sharethestagewiththestudentswhosing, dance,signandmakeartonstage.Theliveperformanceiscrucial,shesaid,because“it’sbyfar thebestwaytomakeanaudiencereallyfeel something,tochangetheirhearts.”

LIVEARTofficiallykickedoffinJanuary 2012with75studentsattendingweekend classes.Aftersixmonths,theprogramendedin Junewithaone-night-onlybehemoth,awe-inspiringconcert(titledLIVEART)attheCarpenterTheatreinRichmondinfrontofan audienceofmorethan1,200.

Performingwiththestudentswasalineupof someofRichmond’sbestmusicaltalent,in-

“Itwasalifechangingnight— morethanIcouldhaveevercreatedinmylittlehead,”said Thomas-Foley.“Ittookavillage tomakeithappen:students, artists,fundraisers,committee membersandinstructors.”Allin all,shesaid,itwasanunforgettableexperience—andfortunatelyonethatcanbeshared. TheconcertwasfilmedbyMartinMontgomery’97aspartof hissoon-to-bereleaseddocumentarytentativelytitled“The LIVEARTStory.”

Anactor-turned-filmmaker,Montgomery wasinitiallycontactedbycollegepalThomasFoleytofilmashortthatmighthelpgenerate interestinherbuddingproject.

“Iwasintriguedfromthestart,”saidMontgomery.“BillGaffandI—Bill,whorunsa companycalledhumanstory,hasbeenmypartneronthissincedayone—madeapromotionaltrailer.Prettyquicklyintofilming

ViolinistTaylorBallandSamsonTrinh,director,TheUpperEastSideBigBand

AcclaimedrecordingartistJasonMrazleadsamusicalperformance

Iwanttogoasafilmmaker.

Irealizedthatweweredocumentingsomething special.LIVEARTneededtobesharedwith theRichmondcommunity,witheducatorsand witheveryonereally.It’saveryuniversalstory. Iwantedtofilmmore,tocontinuealongon thejourneywiththeinstructorsandstudents.”

AfterMontgomeryconvincedThomas-Foley thatheneededtodocumentallofLIVEART, theybeganraisingmoney,andhecontinued filming.Intheend,hewassittingon300hours offootagecarefullydocumentingwhathappenedintheclassroomaswellasinterviews withthestudentsandtheirinstructors,and,of course,thefinalconcert.

“Duringthefirstmonthoffilming,weconcentratedmostlyonthekidswithdisabilities. Soonwerealizedsinglingthemoutdefeatedthe purposeofLIVEART.Atthatpointthestory becameaboutacommunityjoiningforcesto createanall-inclusivetheatricalexperience. That’swhenthedocumentaryreallybeganto cometogether,”hesaid.

ForMontgomery,thesonofretiredLongwoodmusicprofessorDr.BruceMontgomery, involvementwithLIVEARThasprovedlifealtering.“Beingaroundthesefearless,joyfulkids hasmademereconsiderwhereIwanttogoasa filmmaker.Fromhereout,mycreativemodel willbetofindstoriesthatI’mpassionateabout, storiesthatcantransformacommunityand helptospearheadpositivechange.”

LIVEARTisprimarilypoweredbygraduates ofLongwood’stheatreprogram.Thomas-Foley

considersCourtneyEdwards’10herrightarm. AsLIVEARTSprogrammanagerandaninstructor,Edwardsisbusydoingeverything fromcoordinatingcommunicationamongstaff, parentsandstudentstoassistingstudentsin class.Shesaid,“OneofthegreatestthingsaccomplishedinLIVEARTactuallyhasnothing todowithwhatwasbeingtaughtinclass. It’sthelessonsbeingtaughtandlearnedby everyonetheretoexperienceit— notjustthe studentsbuttheparentsandteachersaswell. Lessonslikekindness,understanding,patience, focus,respect,freedom,love,friendship,teamworkandencouragement.”

DuringLIVEART’sfirstyear,Longwood alumHilarySmith’02,nowateacheratthe FaisonSchoolforAutisminRichmond,was oneoftwospecialeducationteachersinevery class,servingasamodelfortheotherteachers. Inadditiontothemissionandenthusiasm, Smithwasimpressedbytheprogram’sparity. “Isawstudentscomeinanddecideitwasn’t forthem,”shesaid.“AndIsawstudentsparticipateandloveeverymomentofit.Everyone wasgiventhesamechanceandthesame expectations.”

AccordingtoCharlieMingroni’00who joinedtheprogramasaninstructorearlythis year,LIVEARTservesasawaytobothreconnecttotheaterandinteractwithchildren.Just monthsaftergraduatingfromLongwoodwith aBFAintheatreperformance,Mingroniwas diagnosedwithEwing’ssarcoma,amalignant

bonetumorthataffectsmostlychildrenand adolescents.At23,hewastreatedwitharigorous10-monthpediatricprotocolthatrequired inpatienttreatment.

“Duringthosemonths,Ispentalotoftime withkidswithcancer,”hesaid.“Beingaround themgavealottome.AndIwaslikebig brotheronthefloor.”LIVEARTletshimbea buddytothekids.“Icanrelatetothem.Communicate.Icanlistentowhatkidshavetosay. Icanspeaktotheminawaythatthey’lllisten to.WorkingwithspecialneedskidsisachallengethatIwashappytoembrace.”

LIVEART’sLongwoodalumscredittheatre artsprofessorsNancyHaga(retired)andPam Arkinwithpreparingthemtodothingswith theirlives.

Speakingforthegroup,Thomas-Foley,who wasnamedYWCA2013WomanoftheYear forherworkwithLIVEART,said,“Byherexample,ProfessorHagataughtmetocreateopportunitiesanddoeverythingtoseethem throughandtoneverbeafraidofhardwork. ThroughProfessorArkin,Ilearnedthatyou caneitherlivelifeorstandonthesidelines. Youcanmakeadifferencebyworkinghard andbeingbraveandalwaystellingthetruth.

“IloveLongwood,”Thomas-Foleyadded. There’ssomethingaboutthepeopleyoumeet inyourlifeandhowtheyplayimportantroles downtheroadthatyoudon’tanticipate.Ithink there’salotofpowerinthat.YoucanseeithappeningwithLIVEART.”

—MARTINMONTGOMERY’97, DOCUMENTARYFILMMAKER

whereanabstractpaintingiscreatedbyLIVEARTmembers.

MembersofLIVEARTperformatRichmondCenterStage. ’ “

MANYHAPPYRETURN$

Afteradecadeofsounddecisions, studentinvestorsnearlydoubletheirinitial$250,000 andconsistentlyoutperformtheS&P500

BYRICHARDFOSTER

AmongthestudentsmakingwiseinvestmentsthisyearareseniorsRobertBlackburn(left),ScottLaabs,AaronTaylor, CaitlinHagarty,ChrisNettemeyer,DanielHughes,ShaneHendersonandKyleProfilet.

WHENLONGWOODSENIOR

ScottLaabsjoinedtheuniversity’sstudentinvestmentfundclubasasophomore,heknew alittleaboutstocksbuthewasn’tsurewhathe wantedtodoforaliving.

Twoyearslater,hehasmanageda$460,000 investmentfund.He’sgonetoNewYorkCity, wherehetouredtheflooroftheStockExchangeandmetWallStreettradersand CNBCtelevisionanalysts.Hehaspresented financialdatatoLongwood’sBoardofVisitors,andhe’srecentlypresentedtheresultsof hisseniorhonorsresearchpaperataninvestmentconferenceinLasVegas.

“Itreallyopenedmyeyestoawholenew marketofopportunities,”saidLaabs’13, abusinessfinancemajorfromGlenAllen. MygoalrightnowistomakeituptoNew YorkCityafterIgraduateandhopefullystart outininvestmentbanking.Myfive-yeargoal istobecomeahedgefundanalystandgetmy CFAdesignation.Iwanttoanalyzepublic equities.”

Foundedin2002,theLancerStudentInvestmentFund(LSIF)beganwithaninitialallocationof$250,000fromtheLongwood UniversityFoundation.Todaythestudentinvestmentfundisvaluedatabout$460,000 andhasconsistentlyoutperformedtheStandardandPoor’s500stockindex.TheLSIFhas alsofrequentlyoutperformedtheprofessional moneymanagerswhomanagetherestofthe LongwoodUniversityFoundation’s$45 millionportfolio.

“Themainobjectiveofthefundistobeat theS&Pwithalowerbeta.Whatthatmeans is thatwe’regoingtotakelessriskthanthe S&Pdoesandhaveagreaterreturn.Every yearsince2002,we’vedonethat,”Laabssaid. Themanagerswe’vehadhavebeengreat,

andourportfoliospeaksforitself.”

WhenLongwood’sCollegeofBusiness andEconomicsreceivedreaffirmationofits accreditationthisyearfromtheAssociation toAdvanceCollegiateSchoolsofBusiness (AACSB),thestudentinvestmentclubwas citedasabestpracticethatshouldbereplicatedbyotheruniversities.

“Notonlyarethesestudentslearningto makeinvestmentdecisions,buttheyarealso developingtheirteamwork,criticalthinking, analyticalandleadershipskills.Thisknowledgeandexperiencepaysdividendsasthey seekemploymentandbegintheircareers,”said MelindaFowlkes,assistantdeanfortheCollegeofBusinessandEconomics.Andinvestmentclubstudentstendtobe“thekindthat leaveherewithajobinhand,”Fowlkessaid. They’rego-getters.”

Theclubandthefundwerestartedwiththe helpofProfessorofFinanceFrankBacon,who istheclub’sfacultyadviser.Anystudentcan jointheclub,thoughmosttendtobebusiness majors.(Bacontriestoencouragestudents whocompletehisinvestmentsandportfolio analysisclasstojoin.)Studentsreceiveno

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collegecreditorindividualcompensationfor theirclubparticipation,buttheLongwood Foundationhaspaidforthevolunteerfund managerstoattendannualnationalstudent investmentconferencesinNewYorkand Ohio.

Inatypicalyear,theLSIFclubhasabout 35membersandisoverseenbyoneortwo investmentfundmanagers.About10sector fundmanagersresearchindustriessuchastechnology,healthcareandenergy,andwritereports recommendingspecificinvestments.“Overthe years,”Baconsaid,“I’veseenstudentsbecomemoreandmoredisciplinedandprofessionalinthese reports.They’rebeginningtolook morelikewhatyouwouldactuallyseeintherealworld.”

Theentireclubmeetsweekly anddecideswhethertobuy,sellor holdstocks.Thosedecisionsare thenpresentedtotheLSIFclub’s brokerandnonfacultyadviser, BradWatson,seniorvicepresident ofinvestmentsandbranchmanageroftheFarmvilleofficeofDavenport&Co.,LLC.Aformer adjunctfinanceprofessor,Watson doesnotmakeanystockrecommendations;hejustensuresthat studentsarefollowingtheinvestmentfundguidelinesandhave conductedadequateresearch.

Oneofthemajorreasonsthestudentstend tooutperformtheprofessionalinvestment fundmanagersisthelimitationsplacedonthe studentinvestmentfund.Thestudentsmust investinlarger,domesticcompanieswithless marketvolatility.Someoftheirtopperformers haveincludedApple,PhilipMorrisUSAand AlbemarleCo.

“They’renotgoingtobebuyingfly-bynightcompanies.They’renotgoingtobebuyingrealsmallcompaniesthatdon’thavea proventrackrecord,”Watsonsaid.“And

“It’saneye-openingexperience,evenifyou don’tcomeinwithstock-marketknowledge,” shesaid.

“ItkindoftakesyououtsideofLongwood alittlebit.Asacollegestudent,youdon’tgo homeandwatchthenewseverydayorlook upWallStreeteveryday.Soonaweeklybasis, itkeptyouintouchwithwhat’sgoingonin theeconomyandwhat’sgoingonwithWall Street.Itledtodiscussionsyoudon’tthink aboutmuchasacollegestudent.”

AnotherformerLSIFmanageragrees. Ithinktheschoolallowingstudentstomanagerealmoney— andaprettyconsiderablesumof moneyforstudents—wasa great,tangibleexperience,”said EvanWeinstein’04,nowavice presidentwithNewYork-based privateequityfirmCICapital Partners.“Itservedasastepping stonetogetmeultimatelywhere Iamtoday.”

Wedon’thaveafacultymember whocomestoourmeetingsandtellsus whattodo.Asmembersofthefund, wemustactivelymanagetheover60stocks thatareinourportfolio,aswellas performtheresearchandduediligence onnewinvestments.

—KYLEPROFILET’13, MANAGER,LONGWOODSTUDENTINVESTMENTFUND

Thestudentspresentadetailed reportoftheirresultstwiceayeartotheLongwoodUniversityFoundationBoard.InDecember2012,theyalsopresentedtheirresultsto Longwood’sBoardofVisitorsforthefirsttime.

Baconandthestudentsareparticularly proudofthelevelofautonomystudentshave in makinginvestmentdecisions.

“Wedon’thaveafacultymemberwho comestoourmeetingsandtellsuswhattodo,” saidKyleProfilet’13ofVirginiaBeach,afinanceandaccountingmajorwhoco-manages thestudentinvestmentfundwithLaabs.“As membersofthefund,wemustactivelymanagetheover60stocksthatareinourportfolio,aswellasperformtheresearchanddue diligenceonnewinvestments.Wethentake theseinvestmentideastoMr.Watson,whoultimatelyhasthefinalsayinwhetherornotwe shouldactonthem.”

Forhispart,Watsonthinksthestudentinvestors“havedoneavery,verygoodjob.They havenevergonebelowtheirinitialinvestment amount.They’vealwaysbeenpositiveover whatthey’vebeenhanded.”

they’reprettyslowtoreactwhenthemarket changes,andsometimesthat’sagoodthing. The[LSIF]managercanhavealonger-term perspectiveanddoesn’thavetoworryabout theday-to-daymarketreaction.”

HazelDuncan,chieffinancialofficerfor theLongwoodUniversityFoundation,said, Weareveryhappywiththe[LSIF’s]results,” notingthatsomeofthefoundation’sboard membershavebeen“overwhelmed”bythestudents’success.Oneformerfoundationboard membertoldDuncanrecentlythatwhilethe boardwasinitiallyskepticalofgivingstudents $250,000toinvest,membersarenow“very gladwewentthroughwithit.”

Thatkindoffaithcanbestressful,saidformerLSIFmanagerStephanieRoddenberry’12, whonowworksasacommunityandregional bankexaminerfortheFederalReserveBankof Richmond.Thestudentinvestmentfundmanagerstaketheirresponsibilitytotheirclients veryseriously,shesaid.Andwhiletheymaynot getpaid,thestudentsreceiveunparalleledrealworldinvestmentexperience.

WeinsteinandChadRoberson’08,anotherLongwood alumwhoalsomanagedthe fund,metwithLaabsand Profiletthisyearwhenthe twocurrentmanagersvisited WallStreet.Roberson,an AssociatewithNewYork-based realestateinvestmentbanking firmTheCarltonGroup,impresseduponthestudentsthe importanceofaggressivelynetworkingas wellaspromotingtheirexperienceinmanagingthefundwhentalkingtopotential employers.Mostinvestmentfirmsandlarge bankstargetIvyLeagueschoolswhenlookingfornewemployeesandaren’tawareof Longwood,hesaid,soactivelymanaging arelativelydiscretionarypoolofmoneycan makeadifference.

“Leveragingthatexperienceinjobinterviewsstraightoutofschoolhelpedmeget myfootinthedoor.Itwasabigdeal,” Robersonsaid.

ProfilethasalreadyacceptedajobinWashington,D.C.,asanauditassociatewithpublic accountingfirmMcGladrey.Laabsisconfidenthe’llbeworkingonWallStreetafterboth heandProfiletgraduatethisspring.Andhe thinkshisexperienceintheLongwoodStudentInvestmentClubwillplayamajorrole ingettinghimthere.

“Employersareastonishedyouhadanopportunitytomanage$460,000realdollarsas a student,”hesaid.“It’sagreatopportunity.”

FormerLongwoodStudentInvestmentFundmanagersChadRoberson’08,anassociatewithTheCarltonGroup,andEvanWeinstein’04,vicepresidentwithCICapitalPartners

Ithinktheschoolallowingstudentstomanage realmoney—andaprettyconsiderablesumofmoney forstudents—wasagreat,tangibleexperience.

Itservedasasteppingstoneto getmeultimatelywhereIamtoday.

—EVANWEINSTEIN’04, VICEPRESIDENT,CICAPITALPARTNERS ’ ’

MichaelParas

InGoodCompany AlumniAssociationhonors3outstandingindividuals

byGaryRobertson

TheLongwoodAlumniAssociationAwards,establishedin2010, recognizealumniandothersfortheiroutstandingachievements andservice.Thisyear’sawardswerepresentedataMarch1 dinneroncampus.

BECKYBAILEY’74

Google“BeckyBailey”andmore thanadozenpagesoflinksappear witheverythingfromherYouTube videostoaward-winningparentingbooks.

Whatmaynotbeapparentistheconnection betweenhersuccessandLongwoodUniversity. Dr.BeckyBailey’74arrivedatLongwood eagertomakelastingfriendsandlearnforthe sakeoflearning.

“Longwoodwasmyfirsthome,trulymyfirst home,”saidBailey,aninternationallyrecognizedexpertinchildhoodeducationanddevelopment.TheuniversitywasBailey’sfirsthome becauseherfamilymovedconstantlyasresult ofherfather’spositionintheSecretService.

“ThereweresomanyritualsatLongwoodto keepyouconnectedtoclassmates.Wewere likeMusketeers—oneforallandallforone!” saidBailey,whoearnedherbachelor’sdegree inhealth,physicaleducationandrecreation.

Thoseconnectionsalsohelpedshapethe philosophythatbecameafoundationforher career—andthe14booksshehaswritten— inhelpingchildrenandfamiliescreatepositive environmentsthroughstrong,problem-solving personalconnections.

BaileyreceivedtheWilliamHenryRuffner Award,whichrecognizesthosewhohave achievedsuccessandnationaldistinctionin

theirpersonalandprofessionallife.

Bailey’slifepathwasmadecertainwhen, midwaythroughearningaPh.D.inearly childhoodeducationanddevelopmentalpsychology,shewalkedintoanearlychildhood centerandthought,“Ifweteachourchildren likethat,we’regoingtobeintrouble!”

BaileyfoundedLovingGuidance,Inc.,to helpequipchildrenwiththeskillsanddisciplinetheyneedtothriveinschoolandinlife. Safety,connectionandproblemsolvingareat theheartoftheapproachusedinherprogram, called“ConsciousDiscipline.”

“Theworldisasaferplacewhenpeoplefeel connected,”shesaid.

ThepassionBaileybringstoherbusiness wasalsoevidentduringhertimeatLongwood. Asacollegestudentinthe’70s,Baileyfeltthe spiritofrebellionthatwasintheair,and joinedthosewhoparticipatedinsocialcauses andworkedtocorrectperceivedinjustices. That’showsheendedupspendinganightin theFarmvillejail.

“TheBaptistchurchwouldn’tallowblack peopleinthechurch,soIsetupamarchto protestthepolicy.Morestatepoliceshowed upthanactualdemonstrators,”Baileysaid withalaugh.Itdidn’toccurtoherthatshe neededapermitforthemarch,andauthorities arrestedher.

Sincethen,Baileyhasturnedherenergyto-

BeckyBailey’74

wardactivisminherprofession.Forexample, Baileyandhercompanyhelpedbuildand equipapreschoolinSriLankaafterthedevastatingtsunamithereandrecentlysenther FeelingBuddies”programandanoffertovolunteertotheschoolsysteminNewtown, Conn.,where27people,including20children,werekilledatanelementaryschoolin December.

Baileysayssimply,“Ibelieveweareallin thistogether.”

MARYLARKINTHORNTON’88

MaryLarkinThornton’88,grew up inNewYorkState,butshewantedto gotocollegeintheSouth.

Thatdecision,alongwithaconversation withherhigh-schoolguidancecounselor,put heronapathtoLongwood.Aftervisitingthe campuswithherfather,thedealwassealed.

Insomanyways,attendingLongwoodprofoundlyshapedthecourseofherlife,including agame-changingpart-timejobinthecampus dininghall.

“Ihadneverworkedinfoodservice,but IrealizedIlikedit,”saidThornton,addingthat sheespeciallyenjoyedtheinteractionwitha widerangeofpeople.

ShebecameastudentmanagerforLongwoodDiningServices,andaftergraduation

WilliamHenryRuffnerAward

beganworkingforARAMARK,theinternationalcompanythathasalargefoodservices division.

TodayavicepresidentforARAMARK, Thorntonistherecipientofthisyear’sThomas JeffersonProfessionalAchievementAward.

AlthoughThornton’smajorwaspoliticalscienceandsheoriginallyhadthoughtabout goingtolawschool,shesaidtheliberalartseducationshereceivedatLongwoodprovidedher withthetoolssheneededtoadapttonewsituationsandthriveinthebusinessworld.

“I’mabelieverinaliberalartsfoundation, andIbelieveyouhavetolovewhatyoudo. That’showyoufindsuccess,”shesaid.

Accompanyingheronthatroadtosuccessis herhusband,whomshemetatLongwood. Dr.JamesD.Thornton’85,issuperintendent ofschoolsinMecklenburgCounty.Thornton saidsheandherhusband,whohavetwochildren,areactivesupportersoftheuniversity andarecommittedtoitsmission.Theyalso havemanyfriendsthroughoutthearea,having livedinFarmvillefor17years.

Asshehasmovedhigherintotheexecutive ranksatARAMARK,Thorntonsaidshemisses theopportunitytoworkcloselywithyoung managersandtoprovidethemwithlifecounsel,drawingfromherownexperiencesand fromtheexperiencesofthoseshehasmet alongtheway.

Shesays herparentstoldherandhersisters andbrotherthattheycoulddoanything, andshehastriedtoinstillthatphilosophy inothers.

Althoughmanymightthinkthataworking inthefoodserviceprofessionisonlyabout food,Thorntonsaysitisalsoaboutmanaging peopleandreachingachievableoutcomesfor clientsandcustomers.

Inhighereducation,ThorntonsaysARAMARKemployeesareoncall24/7duringthe academicyear,andhavetobepreparedto worklonghoursandweekends.

Whenshewasinapositionwhoseresponsibilitiesincludedcreatingworkschedules, Thorntonsaysoneofherobjectiveswastotry tospreadtheburdenoflonghoursandweekenddutyacrosstheranks.

Itwasnotonlyaboutbeingincharge,she says,italsowasaboutbeingfair.

returnedthefavor,becomingarolemodelfor upcominggenerations,bothasaneducatorand aspresidentofRuritanNationalduring2012.

Forhermanyprofessionalandhumanitarian activitiesthathaveenrichedthelivesofothers andimprovedhercommunity,Lewterreceived theJabezLamarMonroeCurryHumanitarian AlumniAward.

Lewterwasaclassroomteacherfor14years beforejoiningChesapeakePublicSchoolsasa readingspecialist,supervisorofreadingandlanguageartsandlaterapersonneladministrator.

Onseveraloccasions,shehasreturnedto Longwoodtotalkwithaspiringteachers,and shealwaysurgesthemtobecomeinvolvedin thelivesoftheirstudents,whetherit’sinschool oroutinthecommunity.

“Youmisssomuchwhenyoudon’tgetinvolvedwithyourcommunity,”shesays.“When youmakeyourcommunitystronger,youmake Americastronger.”

HerleadershipofRuritanNationalspeaksdirectlytothatpoint.Theorganization,which wasfoundedin1928andnowhas30,000 members,describesitselfas“America’sleading communityserviceorganization.”Madeupof morethan1,000communityclubs,Ruritanfocusesonimprovingthosecommunities.Nearly allclubsworklocallywithFFA,4-Handother organizationsservingyouth;almostathirdof RuritanclubssponsoraBoyorGirlScoutunit.

LewterobviouslytooktoheartLongwood’s emphasisoncreatingcitizenleaders,whichremainsstrongtoday.Butshehasseenalotof otherthingschangeatheralmamatersinceher undergraduatedays,especiallyintheareasof deportmentandfashion.

“Girlshadtoweartrenchcoatsovertheir gymclothes.Atalltimes,youhadtobealady,” Lewtersaid.“Weweresogladwhenitsnowed andtheannouncementcameinthedining roomthatwecouldwearlongpants.”

Inthosedays,shewouldridethetrainback totheuniversityfromhomenearSuffolkand carryhersuitcaseupthehill,hurryingtomake amorningclass.

TheprofessorsPhyllisGardner Lewter’67remembersmostatLongwoodweretheoneswhomotivated andinspiredher,theoneswhogaveherthe willtobealeaderinherownlifeandthetools andtechniquestoleadandteachothers.

Theywerestrongrolemodels,”Lewtersays.

Intheyearssincehergraduation,Lewterhas

Recently,Lewterhadoccasiontoreturnto theoldtrainstation.Butthistimeshearrived aspresidentofRuritanNational,beingonly thesecondwomantoholdthehighofficeand thefirstfromVirginia.

BothherfatherandgrandfatherwereRuritans,andwhenshewasofferedtheopportunity tojoinherhusband’sclubin1996,shejumped atthechanceandthensteadilyclimbedupthe ranksoftheorganization,focusingonasimple message:Tomakesocietyabetterplace,you havetogiveofyourself.

PHYLLISGARDNERLEWTER’67

MaryLarkinThornton’88

PhyllisGardnerLewter’67

ThomasJeffersonProfessionalAchievementAwardJabezLamarMonroeCurryHumanitarianAward

Thanksforthe

Historyofstoriedresidencehalls fondlyrecalledbyresidentsasCunninghams slatedtobereplaced

BYMARTINSTEGER

Memories

–HelenWarriner-Burke’56 ‘

Itwassuchadifferentstyleoflifethen. Youdidthingstoentertainyourself,Iguess.‘

Duringtheir80-yearreignattheheart ofLongwoodUniversity’scampus, theCunninghamresidencehallshave seenhelicopterraids,sledracesthat mightpassforanXGameseventand, mostimportantly,thousandsoffriendships.

In2014-15,theCunninghamsareslatedtobe removedtomakewayforanewbuilding,the NormanH.andElsieStosselUpchurchUniversityCenter,whichwillserveasLongwood’s newstudentunion.ThoughtheCunninghamsareyieldingtothefuture,theysetthe stagefordecadesofmemoriesthatwillliveon withseveralgenerationsofalums.

The’40s:IceCreamandWorldWarII

DuringWorldWarII,ElsieStosselUpchurch 43,whoserecordgiftof$4millionwillhelp makethenewstudentcenterpossible,livedin MainCunningham(therearethreebuildings—North,South,andMain).Atthattime, talkofthewardominatedMain,which openedin1939.“Westayedgluedtoourradioswheneverwewereinourdormrooms, listeningtoanynewswecouldget,”Upchurch said.Severalofherfellowstudentsgraduated andwentontojointheWAC(Women’s ArmyCorps)andtheWAVES(WomenAcceptedforVolunteerEmergencyService).

Whentheyweren’tlisteningforwarnews, pchurchandherfriendsfocusedona topicnotquiteasserious:icecream.

Atthenearbydininghall,each tablehadahostesswhosedutiesincludeddolingout chunksfromlargeblocks oficecream.“Everybody [watched]withgreatinteresttoseethatshedidn’t giveonepersonabigger piecethansomeoneelse. Wealllovedicecream,and weallwantedtobesurewegot ourshare,”Upchurchsaidslyly. PageCookMcGaughy’46alsolived thereinthe1940s.Hervoicecracklingwith warm sarcasm,shesaid,“Youhadtobea mightyjuniorandpreferablyaseniortobe admittedtoCunninghamHall,soasayoung girlIthoughtIhadreachedthetopofresi-

dencelivingwhenIwasastudentthere.”

Whileshereportsnoicecreamfeuds,McGaughyandherfriendsalsolistenedforupdatesonthewar.“Welistenedtoalotof storiesaboutthewarontheradio.Whenthe warendedandwhenPresidentRooseveltdied, therewasgoodandsadnews.”Forconsistentlyhappierentertainment,theyreliedon gamesofbridge.

The’50s:SimplePleasures

HelenWarriner-Burke’56rememberslifein theCunninghamsassimpleand self-contained.Sheandher suitematesspentalotof timearoundthedormbecause“itwassuchadifferentstyleoflifethen. Youdidthingstoentertainyourself,Iguess.” (Oneanecdoteshows howdifferentherworld wasfromthepresent: WhensheleftLongwoodand wentontostudyabroad,aprofessorlentheracamerabecauseshedidn’t haveone.“Nowwehaveacamerainevery pocket,”shesaid.)

Buteventhen,theworldwasshifting,and Longwoodwasgrowingalongwithit.During the1958-59schoolyear,SouthCunningham openedandbeganservingseniors.Coming fromthemucholderNorthCunningham (whichhadbeenstandingsince1928),Nancy Andrews’59saidthatuponmovinginto SouthCunninghamshefeltasifshehad“arrivedintheHilton.”

The’60s:Housemothers andOtherMentors

Duringthe1960s,morestudentsthanever cametoenjoytheCunninghams.Duringher timeasastudent,NancyBrittonShelton’68

’

foundawarm,comfortingenvironmentinthe Cunninghams.Insteadofthecurrentresident advisors,theCunninghamswereunderthe watchofhousemothers.Sheltondescribed themas“olderretiredwomenwhowereresponsibleforthegirlsinthedormitory.”Brittonformedaparticularlywarmrelationship withMrs.Goodman,thehousemotherin SouthCunninghamandviewedheras“somebodyyoucouldalwayscounton.Likea grandmother,thatwasherrole.”

Mentoringdidn’tstopwithhousemothers, saidShelton.“Youhadalotofopportunities becauseyoumetdifferentpeoplefromdifferentclassyears.Theycouldmentoryou,and thenyoucouldmentorsomeoneelse.”Materialitemswerepasseddownalongwithlessons,astheCunninghamdormroomswere decoratedwithposters,stuffedanimalsand otheritemspassedonbygraduatingseniors.

AlastingmemoryforNancyPilandCreekmore’67washavingherearspiercedbyfellow residentBrendaGibson’67usingiceasthe onlyanestheticandasafetypinasthesurgical instrument.“Ididn’tevengetaninfection, andmyearsarestillon!”saidCreekmore.

The’70sand’80s:TheGreatWall andHelicopterSurveillance

Eventuallyunderclassmenbeganlivinginthe Cunninghams,aswasthecasewithJanice PooleIacopinelli’74,wholivedinSouthCunninghamasafreshmanfrom1971-72.

Iacopinelliremembersherfirstdayvividly thankstothelongrowofvisitingyoungmen perchedonthebrickwallsurroundingthe residencehall.“Thewholebrickwall,lining allthewayaroundtheCunninghamsjust about,wasjustlinedupwithguysfrom Hampden-Sydney[thenearbymen’scollege] justkindofscouting,”shesaid.Menon weekendmaneuversfromCampPickettalso frequentedthewall.

ThelayoutoftheCunninghamsmadeit easyforIacopinelliandherfriendstocommunicate.Theirwindowsstayedopenthreeseasonsayear,which,inadditiontobeingthe onlysourceof“airconditioning,”actedasa newswire:“Ifsomebodygotengaged,which wasalwaysabigdealthen—itwasanall-girls’ school—somebodywouldholleroutthewindow,”Iacopinellisaid.

Windowsweren’ttheonlyfeatureofthe

Cunninghamsresidentsenjoyed.Theroofsof theCunninghamsservedasagatheringplace forstudentstochat,sunbatheandrelax.StartingasearlyasFebruary,thetopofSouthCunninghambecameasuitableloungebecausethe extendedwallsblockedwindswhiletheblack surfacereflectedsunlight.Privacy,however, wassometimesinshortsupply.

“TheCampPickettguyswhowerelearning tohoverhelicopterswouldcometoLongwoodandpracticehoveringoverthedorms,” saidIacopinelli.“Theyweredoingtheirbest tolearntheirtradethere.”Theaspiring pilotswouldhavebeendisappointedtolearnthat,except onspecialoccasions,men werenotallowedinthe rooms.Ontherare occasionswhenmale visitorswereallowed,roomdoors hadtoremainopen andeveryonewasrequiredtokeepone footonthefloor,a strictlyenforcedrule.

Malevisitorsdidn’tletthe prohibitionagainstgoingupstairs stoptheireffortstomeetLongwood women,however,saidBonnieConner-Grey 82,whoworkedasadeskaideinMainCunninghamfrom1977-78.Playingtheodds,the guyswouldarrivefromHampden-Sydneyand blindlypagefora“SusieorNancyonthesecondfloor”whiletryingtokeepastraightface, shesaid.

Whentheywerefeelingmoreadventurous andthefrontstepswerecoveredinsnow, Conner-Grayandherfriendswouldborrow silvercafeteriaplatterstoslidedownthe NorthCunninghamentrancetowardthe roadway.Today,shefondlydescribesitas reckless,stupid,but,oh,whataride!” ’ “

Conner-Greyenduredthiseveryweekend duringherfreshmanyearandbecamearesident advisoronthesecondfloorofMainCunninghamasasophomore.Inthatrole,shehadthe opportunitytogettoknowmanyoftheresidents,whoshesaidformedbondsjustasstrong asthoseamongresidentsdecadesearlier.

“Ifeltlikethegirlsonthefloorwerefamily. Welookedoutforoneanother,”saidConnerGrey,thoughthatdidn’talwaysmeanputting safetyfirst.

‘

TheCampPickettguyswhowerelearning tohoverhelicopterswouldcometoLongwood andpracticehoveringoverthedorms.‘

–JanicePooleIacopinelli’74

–PhillipBurns’08 ‘

Iwasthebestmaninhiswedding, andonedayhe’llbethebestmaninmine. Andtothink,itmaynothavehappened withoutthe’Hams.”

The’90s:NewWorldViews

LikeConner-Grey,RogerHanna’92andhis now-wife,TammyEstesHanna’92,worked asresidentadvisorsintheCunninghams. RogerHannarevealedthat“CunninghamRAs wouldgangupandoccasionallydunkeach otherinthefountain.”(Ostensiblytopreserve theircredibilitywiththeirresidents,thisusuallyoccurredbeforethearrivalofthe restofthestudentsoncampus.)

HemetTammywhile checkingherinforRA training.Theycarefully managedaprofessional andpersonalrelationship,graduatedtogetherandhavebeen togethereversince, Rogersaid.

Morerecently, WhitneyLightRutz ’98livedinMain Cunningham’sInternationalStudyHall(ISH) from1995-98withher twinsister,CarringtonLight ’98.Rutzstillfeelsgreatpridein theirCunninghamassignment:“Wesecured,inmyopinion,thebestroominallof Cunninghams—ourroomwashuge!”

The2000s:FriendsforLife

TheCunninghamshavecontinuedtoserveas thebackdropforbuildingfriendshipsandcreatingmemorieswellintothe2000s.

WesleyEdwards’05recallsusingthewall surroundingtheCunninghamsasagathering placeforhiscircleoffriends.“Someofusare stillintouchtoday,”hesaid.Atthetime,9/11 was“prettybigoneveryone’sminds”andwas thefocusofmanyconversationstakingplace alongthewall.

PhillipBurns’08livedinSouthCunninghamfrom2005-06.Whilethere,hedevelopedalifetimefriendshipwithhisroommate andfellowhistorymajorKeithTaylor’08. Theywere slightlyhesitanttoroomtogether atfirst—BurnsisanearlyriserwhileTaylor isproductivelateatnight—butwalkingto theirnearbyclassesandthedininghall helpedthemgettoknoweachother.

Thoughdininghallshavebeenthefoundationformyriadcollegefriendships,their bonddevelopedfarbeyondthat.“Iwasthe bestmaninhiswedding,andonedayhe’ll bethebestmaninmine,”Burnssaid.“And tothink,itmaynothavehappenedwithout the’Hams.”

Making WayforNewMemories

WhilestayingintheISH,Rutzandhersistermettwointernationalstudents,Svetlana Durkovic’96andArmeidThompson’96, whosefamiliesoriginallyhailedfromSarajevo andBelize,respectively.Gettingtoknowthose studentshadaperspective-shiftingimpacton Rutzandherfriends.“[We]wereallsonaive anddorky;SvetlanaandArmeidopenedour eyestogrown-upandworldlythings.We’reall

Countlessotherexperiencescouldn’thavehappenedwithouttheCunninghams,either.But despiteherfondrecollections,Rutzthinksthe legacyoftheCunninghamswillbehonored bythenewstudentcenterit’sgivingwayto. Imadesomegreatmemoriesandfriendships inthatbuilding,butlifeiseverchanging. AllowingthecurrentLongwoodstudentsto createtheirownmemoriesinanewsettingis justasimportant.” “

CUNNINGHAMSOPENHOUSE PLANNEDFORMAY18

Allalumni—especiallythosewholived intheCunninghamsresidencehalls—are invitedtocampusonSaturday,May18, toreminisceandpaytheirrespectstothe trioofbuildingsthathavebeencenter stageforsomanyLongwoodstudents’ experiences.

Eventsplannedincludeself-guidedtours ofNorth,MainandSouthCunningham inthemorningandafternoon,andapicnic lunchonLancasterMall.Therealsowillbe avideoboothtorecordformerCunninghams residents’memories.Allalumniwhoattend theopenhousewillreceiveasetofnotecards featuringawatercolorofthebuildings.

“Wewantedtogivealumniachanceto comebackandrelivethewonderfulmemoriestheyhaveoftheirdaysasresidentsofthe Cunninghams,”saidNancyShelton,associatevicepresidentforalumnirelations.

Whilealumniwillbesayinggoodbyeto theCunninghams,theyalsowillbecelebratingtheplanstobuildabadlyneededstateof-the-artUniversityCenterinthatlocation andtheopeninginfall2013ofanewstudentresidentialcomplexatLancerPark.

Longwood’snewUniversityCenterwillreplacetheLankfordStudentCenter,which wasbuiltin1967whenLongwoodhadjust over1,700students.Sincethen,Longwood’s

studentbodyhasnearlytripledandstudents havedevelopedmuchdifferentexpectations forservicesandcapabilitiesprovidedbya universitycenter.

Longwood’smasterplanidentifiedthe Cunninghams’centrallocationasthesite thatwouldbestservetheneedsofstudents. Theneedsandexpectationsofstudentsalso drovethedecisiontoreplacetheCunninghamswiththeresidencesatLancerPark, whichprovidetheamenitiesprospectivestudentsexpectincampushousing.

CurrentplansarefortheCunninghamsto beremovedsometimeduringthe2014-15 schoolyear.

EveryonewhoattendstheopenhousewilllreceiveasetofnotecardsfeaturingthiswatercolorbyChristopherRegister. The Cunninghamsfrom BealePlazaatLongwoodUniversity, detail,2012,watercolorandgouache,10.875x17inches.CollectionoftheLongwoodCenterfortheVisualArts, LongwoodUniversityHistoryCollection,2012.10.GiftoftheClassof2012.PhotographbyAlexGrabiec’07.

booksbyalumni,faculty,staffandfriends

HowtoNotTellaWarStory

byDr.MichaelLund,ProfessorEmeritusofEnglishatLongwood

Thiscollectionof15shortstoriesbyLund— anArmycorrespondentinVietnamfrom 1970-71— isaboutveteranswhowenttowar“butleftwithoutawarstorytotell,”saysthe publisher.ManyofthestoriesdealwiththeimpactofmilitaryserviceinVietnamonaveteran’s postwarlife.Lund“tellsmovingstoriesofordinarysoldiersandtheirfamilies,givingusasense ofthelastingimpactthatwarhasonthehumanspirit.Hewriteswithinsightandcompassion,” saidonereader.Anotherreadersaidhe“givesanewperspectiveonthewar-storygenre.”Lund, whoretiredin2008afterteachingatLongwoodfor34years,alsohaspublishedninefiction booksinhisRoute66series. PublishedbyBeachHouseBooks,softcover,300pages.

RealEstateFinance 3rdEdition

byDr.BennieWaller’90,ProfessorofFinanceandRealEstateandChairofthe DepartmentofAccounting,Economics,Finance andRealEstateatLongwood Wallerwasinvitedtobeaco-authorofthiscollegetextbook,which,saysthepublisher,“examines thegearsthatdriveresidentialandcommercialrealestatefinancialmarkets.Itbuildsonstrong financeprinciplestoexplainthehistoryofrealestatefinancialinstitutions,howtheyfunction,the legislationthatimpactsthemandnewtopicsthathavebecomevitallyimportantsincethesubprimemortgagecrisis.”Wallerhopesthebook,co-writtenwithPhillipKolbeandGaylonGreer, willbecome“thego-totextbookforrealestatefinance.”Waller’sresearchonrealestatebrokerage andappraisalhasbeenpublishedintoprealestatejournals. PublishedbyDearbornPublishing, softcover,423pages.

TheRescueofthe“Lady’sSlipper” and EveryLife’sWorthSaving

byGailTimberlake’72,Longwoodalumna

Thesechildren’sbooksarethefirsttwoinaseries(athirdbookisintheworks)basedon Timberlake’sinvolvementofmorethan25yearsintheJamesRiverBatteauFestival.Thebooks werewrittentopromotethefestival,forwhichTimberlake,inadditiontobeingacrewmember oftheall-femaleboat,doesstorytellingandpresentations.“Thesearetruestoriesofadventures ontheJamesRiver.Theytellthestoriesthatchildrenlove,”saidTimberlake,whoretiredin2011 afterateachingcareerthatincluded28yearsatPowhatanHighSchool. PublishedbyAuthorHouse, softcover,52and32pages.

LearningtoMakeGoodChoiceswithB_Bear

byDr.StephenKeith,AssistantProfessorofEducationatLongwood ThisisthefourthandlatestintheB_BearChildren’sLiteracySeries,developedbyKeithto supplementhisworkwithpreschoolstudentsinCharlotteCounty.Thebooksareusedby teachersattheEarlyChildhoodCenterandPhenixElementaryinconjunctionwithapersonifiedstuffedbearthatlearnsandplays,justlikeotherstudents,intheclassroom.Keithintroducedthebear(thenameofeachbeginswithaB)infall2008tohelpthestudentsdevelopappropriatebehaviorandbetterliteracyskills.Thebook’sco-authorsincludeseveralLongwood alumniwhoteachinthetwoschoolswhereit’sused:JenniferArbogast’93,CarolynBaker’80, JoanneCatron’85,JillFranklin’86,RhondaJones’78,ShelbyMcCarty’06andDonna Tucker’02. PublishedbyFarmvillePublishing,softcover,36pages.

LONGWOOD CALENDAR

MARCH

29 Men’sTennis: vs.CoastalCarolina.1p.m., LancerCourts.Information:www.longwood lancers.comor434-395-2097.

30 Women’sLacrosse: William&Mary. 1p.m.,AthleticsComplex.Information: www.longwoodlancers.comor434-395-2097.

APRIL

2 Concert: UnitedStatesArmyFieldBand ConcertBandandSoldiersChorus.7:30p.m., JarmanHallAuditorium.Free,butticketsrequired. Information:434-395-2504.

4 ChamberMusicSeriesConcert: Julie Fowlis,Celticsinger.7:30p.m,MolnarRecitalHall, WygalHall.Free.Information:434-395-2504.

7 JuniorClarinetRecital: MatthewLittle. 4:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

8 Softball: vs.Liberty.6:30p.m.,LancerField. Information:www.longwoodlancers.comor 434-395-2097.

10 GeneralEducationFilmSeries: “Bully.” 7p.m.,LongwoodCenterfortheVisualArts,lower level.Information:434-395-2193

10 Women’sTennis: vs.ASACollege. 1:30p.m.,LancerCourts.Information: www.longwoodlancers.comor434-395-2097.

11–13 LongwoodTheatre: HowILearned toDrive, adramabyPaulaVogel.7p.m.,Centerfor CommunicationStudiesandTheatre.Tickets:$6 students,$8seniors,$12generalpublic.Seating islimited;advancepurchaseofticketsrecommended. Information:434-395-2761.

12 Lecture: ElizabethVercoe,guestcomposer. 7:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

12 –13 Men’sGolf: hostingManorIntercollegiate.8:30a.m.,TheManorResort.Information: www.longwoodlancers.comor434-395-2097.

13 SeniorVoiceRecital: MollyBouffard. 7:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

13–May11 ArtExhibit: LongwoodArt DepartmentSeniorExhibition. Openingreception: April13,5-7p.m.LongwoodCenterfortheVisual Arts.Information:434-395-2206.

14 LongwoodTheatre: HowILearnedto Drive, adramabyPaulaVogel.3p.m.,Centerfor CommunicationStudiesandTheatre.Tickets:$6 students,$8seniors,$12generalpublic.Seatingis limited;advancepurchaseofticketsrecommended. Information:434-395-2761.

14 JuniorVoiceRecital: KathleenLilly. 4p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

5–6 AlumniEvent: MilestoneReunion. Classesof’38,’43,’48,’53,’58and’63.Information: 434-395-2044orlongwoodlink.com.

6 JuniorVoiceRecital: DarnellRoysterand VeraCrouse.7:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,Wygal Hall.Free.Information:434-395-2504.

12 –13 SpringWeekend: Studentorganizationboothsandlivemusic.Free.Information: 434-395-2110.

16 Concert: WindSymphonyandJazzEnsembleConcert.7:30p.m.,JarmanHallAuditorium. Free.Information:434-395-2504. MEN’SGOLFMANOR

17 Lecture: KevinBooth,“ShouldMarijuana BeLegalized?PromotingEducationandNotIncarceration.”8p.m.,BlackwellAuditorium.Free.Information:434-395-2103.

18 –20 LongwoodTheatre: HowILearned toDrive, adramabyPaulaVogel.7p.m.,Centerfor CommunicationStudiesandTheatre.Tickets: $6students,$8seniors,$12generalpublic.Seating islimited;advancepurchaseofticketsrecommended. Information:434-395-2761.

19 SeniorVoiceRecital: JaredDawdy. 7:30 p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

19–20 AlumniEvent: Decadeofthe’90s Reunion.Information:longwoodlink.comor 434-395-2044.

20 SeniorSaxophoneandTrombone Recital: JohnathanCowardandGregoryRobey. 7:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

20 Lecture: ElizabethVercoe,guestcomposer. 7:30p.m.MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

20 Baseball: vs.Gardner-Webb.“BuddyBoldingDay.”4p.m.,BoldingStadium.Information: www.longwoodlancers.comor434-395-2097.

21 LongwoodTheatre: HowILearnedto Drive, adramabyPaulaVogel.3p.m.,Centerfor CommunicationStudiesandTheatre.Tickets:$6students,$8seniors,$12generalpublic.Seatingislimited;advanceticketpurchaserecommended. Information:434-395-2761.

8 –11 ForeverLancerDays: Forgraduatingseniorsandtheirfamilies.Information:434-395-2044.

10 GraduateCommencement: Collegeof GraduateandProfessionalStudies.7p.m.,Jarman HallAuditorium.InterimPresidentMargeConnellyis thekeynotespeaker.Familiesinvitedwithnolimiton guests.Hoodingispartoftheceremony.Areception forgraduatesandfamilieswillbeheldfrom5:30-6:30 p.m.inBlackwellHall.Information:434-395-2003 orlongwood.edu/commencement.

21 PianoExtravaganza: Alumniandfaculty. 4p.m.,JarmanHallAuditorium.Free.Information: 434-395-2504.

23 SpringConcert: UniversityMen’sand Women’sChoirspresent“WalkinginBeauty.” 7:30p.m.,JarmanHallAuditorium.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

25 Concert: CamerataSingerspresent“Gloria.” 7:30p.m.,FarmvilleUnitedMethodistChurch.Free. Information:434-395-2504.

27 Softball: vs.Presbyterian.“SeniorDay.” 11a.m.,LancerField.Information:www.longwood lancers.comor434-395-2097.

MAY

5 Baseball: vs.Radford,“SeniorDay.”1p.m., BoldingStadium.Information:www.longwood lancers.comor434-395-2097.

11 UndergraduateCommencement: 9:30a.m.,WheelerMall.Information:434-395-2003 orlongwood.edu/commencement.

18 AlumniEvent: “FarewelltotheCunninghams.”10:30a.m.-2:30p.m.Adetailedschedule andregistrationinformationwillbepostedon longwoodlink.com.Information:434-395-2044 orlongwoodlink.com.

25–Sept.21 ArtExhibition: It’sAlways RockandRoll:TheWorkofPhotojournalistJanet Macoska. Openingreception:May24,5-7p.m. LongwoodCenterfortheVisualArts.Information: 434-395-2206.

Alleventsaresubjecttocancellationandchange. Pleasevisitwww.longwood.eduforupdatedinformation. Personswithdisabilitieswhowishtoarrangeaccommodationsormaterialinanalternativeformatmaycall 434-395-2391(voice)or711(TT).

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LANCER UPDATE

AmericanDreaminItaly

FormerLancersteamupontop-levelItalianteam

TiaNardella’10alwaysdreamedofplaying professionalsoccer.

Themidfielderhadendedhercollege careeratLongwoodin2009andreturnedtohernativeMassachusetts toworkasapersonaltrainer aftergraduatingwithadegreeinkinesiology.

Shewasbouncing aroundco-ed andwomen’s leaguesinthe Northeastwhenshedecidedtotrytomakeherdream areality.

SheapproachedSteveBrdarski,former Lancers’associateheadwomen’ssoccercoach,

whohadcontactswithaprofessionalwomen’s leagueinItaly.“Forher,itwastime,”said Brdarski.“Shesaiditwouldbetheonlytime inherlifetoreachforherdream.”

Ashorttimeandalongflightacrossthe oceanlater,NardellawassuitingupforUPC Tavagnacco,playinginthetopItalianleague. Itwasveryhardtoleaveandtakeariskona dreambecauseIwasluckyenoughtohavea greatjobrightoutofcollege,”saidNardella. Butitwasworthit.”

HavingafellowLongwoodgraduateonthe teamalsohelpedmakeitfeelliketherightdecision,shesaid.

KacieOliver’12,abusinessadministration majorwhowasastandoutmidfielderatLongwood,hadalsotakenadvantageofBrdarski’s

Lancerpavedway foralumniinItaly

MelissaCary’07,abiologymajor,was thefirstLancertoplaysoccerprofessionallyinItaly.Caryplayedprofessionally inseveraloutdoorleagues,saidSteve Brdarski,formerassociateheadwomen’s soccercoach.Shenowplaysfutsal,aform ofindoorsoccer,inFlorence,Italy.

TiaNardellacreditsCarywithinspiring hertoheadoverseas.“OnceIheardabout herplayinginItaly,itwasathoughtthat neverleftmyhead,”shesaid.

contactsinItalytolandtryoutswithtwo teams.ShemadethejourneywithNardella andthetwoLancerslandedonthesameteam, UPCTavagnacco.

“MyfamilyisfromMessina,Sicily,and Iwasintriguedbytheideaofexploringand playingthesportIloveinItaly,”saidOliver. WithsomenetworkinghelpfromCoach Steveandhisfriend,MassimoMigliorini, Iwasabletomakethedreamofplayingsoccer professionallycometrue.”

NardellaandOliverquicklyworkedtheir wayintothestartinglineup,andbothscored goalsintheirfirststartforUPCTavagnacco.

Offthefield,thetwoLongwoodgradsare abletoexperienceawayoflifethat’snotso differentfromtheircollegeexperience. Theyspendtimegoingtothegym,studying Italian,cookingandhangingoutwithfriends.

“WeliveinTavagnacco,aprovinceofthe cityofUdine,”saidNardella.“Thetownis verysmallandsurroundedbymountainsand vineyards.”Udineisinthenortheastcornerof Italy,veryclosetotheSlovenianborder.

Theteamnormallyplaysonceaweek,on Saturdays,andthegamesdrawafewhundred fans.But,nomatterthesizeofthecrowd, playingprofessionalsoccerisadreamcome trueforthetwoLancers. DavidDriver

TiaNardella’10(left)andKacieOliver’12bothscoredgoalsintheirfirststartinItaly.

CourtingSuccess

SwissstandoutturnsheadsinBigSouth

MichaelKessensbeganplayingsocceratabout age5,whichisprettytypicalforyoungboys growingupinSwitzerland.Itwasadifferent sport—basketball—thatbroughthimtothe UnitedStates.

The6-foot-9freshmanforward,whoaveraged13pointsand8.6reboundsinhisfirst 30gameswiththeLancers,onlybeganplayingthesportin2007.Hissizeandathletic abilitywereaperfectfitforthegame,and hisskillsbegantoimprovedramatically. Justfiveyearsafterhepickedupabasketball,hehasdrawnpraisefromcoaches aroundthecountry.

Kessenshad justfivepointsandninereboundsagainstDartmouthonDec.1butleft animpressiononveteranheadcoachPaul Cormier.

“Heisveryskilled,”Cormiersaid.“Hehas agoodfeelaroundthebasket,andhehas provenhecangooutsidealittlebit.Hehasa nicegame.Hehassomerealgoodskillsand

somerealtalent.Ifhehasapassiontogetbetter,watchout.”

“Heisagoodplayerandtalented,obviously,withhighcharacter,”saidMikeGillian, the10th-yearLongwoodheadcoach.“Hedid whateverwasaskedofhim.Hesaidphysically heneededtogetbetter.”

Kessens,thesonofaGermanmotherand Somalifather,saidwatchingNBAstarDirk Nowitzkiplaymotivatedhimtogetbetter.

“Youjustgethyped,andIfellinlovewith thesport.WhenIheardaGermanplayer wasgoodintheNBA,Icouldn’tbelieveit,” hesaid.

Theskyisthelimitforthe205-pound freshman,aslongasheputsinthework,said Gillian.“Hegained10poundsfromAugust untilDecember.Itishardtoputthatonduringtheseason.MarchtoSeptemberisahuge periodoftime[toimprove].Ifhegetsto225 or230withtheskillshehas,youhavesomethingspecialthere.”—DavidDriver

Men’sandwomen’s basketballteamstipoff intotheBigSouth

Men’sBasketball

Longwoodmen’sbasketballenteredthefinal gameoftheseasonwitharecordof7-23 overall,4-11intheBigSouth,asoflateFebruary.JuniorTristanCareyandfreshmanstandoutMichaelKessensledtheLancersall season:Careyaveraging15.7pointswith 743-pointfieldgoals,andKessensaveraging 13pointsand8.6reboundswithninedoubledoubles.Longwoodgaineditsfirstwinofthe seasoninexcitingfashioninLasVegason Nov.23,defeatingFloridaA&M,86-83inovertime.TheLancersearnedtheirfirst-everconferencewinonFeb.9atperennialleague powerWinthrop,62-56,whilenevertrailingin the secondhalf.Theclosestwinoftheseason cameonFeb.19,asLongwooddefeatedinstaterivalLibertyina102-101thriller.TheprogramlookedtomakesomenoiseattheBig SouthBasketballChampionshipsonMarch 5-10inMyrtleBeach,S.C.

Women’sBasketball

TheLongwoodwomen’sbasketballteam owneda10-17record,includinga7-9markin BigSouthgames,asofFeb.27.The10wins markedtheprogram’smostvictoriessince 2007-08.Seniors

ChelseaCowardand

Crystal Smitheachsurpassed1,000career points,becomingthe firstintheprogram’sDivisionIeratodoso.

Smith,whoscored morethan30pointsin twogamesin2012-13, garneredBig South/ChoiceHotels

PlayeroftheWeekaccolades,whilefreshman DaeishaBrownwas twicenamedtheBig South/CronsBrand FreshmanoftheWeek.

Theplayerswillheadto MyrtleBeach,S.C.,on March5-10toparticipateintheprogram’s firstBigSouthBasketballChampionships.

FreshmanbasketballstandoutMichaelKessens’16hasthepotentialtobeaspecialplayer fortheLancers,sayscoachMikeGillian.

CrystalSmith’13 topped1,000points inherLancercareer.

Softballplayernamed All-Americascholar-athlete

LongwoodjuniorsoftballteammemberAmy Putnamwasnameda2011-12DivisionIAllAmericaScholar-AthletebytheNationalFastpitchCoachesAssociation(NFCA)onDec.6.

All-AmericaScholar-Athleterecipientsmust haveachieveda3.5grade-pointaverageor higherduringthe2011-12academicyear. Thousandsofathletesrepresentingmorethan 600institutionsacrossallthreeNCAAmembershipcategorieswerehonoredwiththe award.

Putnam,whoismajoringinkinesiology with aconcentrationinexercisescience,has a3.77cumulativeGPAandappearedin 12gameslastseasonfortheLancers,taking fiveatbatsandscoringtworuns.

Lancerjuniornamed VSGAco-golferoftheyear

Longwoodjuniorwomen’sgolferAmanda

Steinhagenwasnamedthe2012VirginiaState GolfAssociation (VSGA)Women’s Co-Golferofthe Year.

Steinhagenwas the2012Virginia Women’sStroke PlayChampion (69-68-70–207,new record),becoming thefirstplayerto own theWomen’s AmateurandWomen’sStrokePlaytitlesinthe samerotationsince1991.Steinhagenalsoadvancedtotheroundof16atthe2012VSGA Women’sAmateurastwo-timedefending champion,whileplacingfifthatthe2012TennesseeWomen’sOpen(70-71-76–217)andseventhatthe2012EasternAmateur (71-74-80–225).

Athird-yearteammember,Steinhagenhas acareeraverageof75.53through66rounds torankfirstall-time.ThisisthefourthconsecutiveyearthatSteinhagenhasgarneredseason-ending honorsfromtheVSGA.Withthis honor,shehasrepeatedasWomen’sGolferof theYearandwastheVSGA’sJuniorGirlofthe Yearin2009and2010.

Despiteallodds,Mooneyfinishedthe2012MarineCorpsMarathoninthehandcycledivision.

ChapterTwo

Crosscountryrunnerparalyzedin2009 findsplacebackonteam

TragedytookawayClintMooney’sabilityto run,butitdidn’ttakeawayhisspirit.

TheLongwoodcrosscountryteammanager wasparalyzedinacaraccidentin2009,just weeksintohisfreshmanyear.ApromisingrunnerfromlocalPrinceEdwardCountyHigh School,Mooney’14,abusinessmajor,wason tracktobeavaluablepartoftheLancerteam.

“HewasthefirstrunnerfromPEHSinmore than15yearstoqualifyfortheVirginiaState Finals,”saidLongwoodheadcoachCatherine Hanson.“Heranfortwoweekswithourteam, andtheteamphotographhashiminit.Theaccidenthadahugeimpactontheteamandme. Itwasdevastating.”

Paralyzedfromthechestdown,hereturned toLongwoodafteraboutayearofrehabilitationandagainfoundaplaceonthecrosscountryteam—thistimeastheteammanager.

Hisnewrolekeepshimbusy,butitalso keepshimactive.Usingahandcycle,Mooney stilltrainswithhisformerteammateswhile helpingthemsucceed.

“Itrytogoouteveryday,butprobablymake threeoffivepracticesaweek,”hesaid.“Igoon runswiththemen’steamsonroadsthatareaccessible.”Throughthesetrainingsessions, Mooneyhaskeptupfriendshipsthathemade beforetheaccident,especiallywithseniorrunnerSeanFlynn,whoalsojoinedtheLancer cross-countrysquadin2009.

ForHanson,Mooney’sreturntotheteamis asourceofinspiration.“Heshowsupforevery practice.Hegoeswhereweare,whetherit’s20 milesawayorfive,”shesaid.“Herideswiththe boys—it’swonderfultosee.Forme,personally, justtohavehimapartoftheprogramagainis great.”—DavidDriver

ClintMooney,whowasparalyzedfromthechestdowninacaraccidenthisfreshmanyear, isaninspirationforLongwoodmen’scrosscountrycoachCatherineHansonandtherestoftheteam.

AmandaSteinhagen’14

Newbrowsertheme,appslaunched

LongwoodUniversityAthleticsispleasedto offeritsfansanewcustomizedinteractive browserthemefreeofcharge.Thiscustomfeature,designedanddevelopedbyBrandThunder,issuretohelpwiththepromotionofthe Lancers.It’sdesignedtoengagethosewhovisit theLancers’site,increasingreturnsitevisitsand socialmediapageviewsbygivingfansapersistentengagementtoolthatstaysup-to-datewith

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AlsobesuretocheckoutthenewLongwood Android/iPhone-iPad-iPodTouchmobileapps, whichfeaturethelatestnewsandresultsforall Longwoodsports,plusschedules,rostersand photogalleries.Downloadthemfreeviathe FanZonetabatwww.longwoodlancers.com orsearchtheiPhoneappstore.

Lancershavebesttrainer amonguniversitiesinVirginia

JennaPage,Longwoodassistantathleticsdirectorforsportsmedicine andheadathletictrainer,wasnamed theVirginiaAthleticTrainers’Association (VATA)2012Collegiate/UniversityAthletic TraineroftheYear.Thehonorwasannounced Jan.12,2013,duringtheVATAAnnualSymposiumattheHiltonRichmond.

“Iamhonoredtoreceivethisawardand luckytohavetheteamthatsurroundsmeat LongwoodAthletics,”saidPage,acknowledging“thesupportoftheadministration,quality ofcarefromourteamphysicianswithCJW SportsMedicineandOrthoVAforourstu-

dent-athletes,thegreatrelationshipwiththe athletictrainingeducationprogram,the strongteamofathletictrainersinthedepartment,theathletictrainingstudentsandstudent-athletes.”

Page,inhersixthyearatLongwood,was promotedtohernewpositioninJuly2012 afterservingastheheadathletictrainersince March25,2009.Sheoverseesathletictraining alongwithstrengthandconditioningwhile specificallyhandlingthesportsofwomen’s soccerandsoftball.Shepreviouslyservedas theassociateathletictrainersinceJuly2008.

—GregProuty

TheLancerClubraisedmorethan$50,000in supportofLongwoodstudent-athletesatthe firstLongwoodAthleticsBenefitCelebration heldinOctober2012attheOmniRichmond hotel.

Theevent,whichattractedmorethan300 people,exceededallexpectations,saidorganizerScottBacon,assistantathleticsdirector fordevelopment.Comingontheheelsof Longwood’sentranceintotheBigSouthConference,theeventincludedaliveandsilent auction,musicanddancing.

“Therewasalotofgoodwillandcheer,” said LongwoodDirectorofAthleticsTroy Austin.“Peoplewereexcitedabouttheevent andhadagoodtime—andarealreadylooking forwardtothenextevent.”

Top-sellersattheauctionwereaweekata beachcondoandaLongwoodscooter.SeveralitemsfeaturedLongwoodathleticslegends:agolfpackagewithformercoachDr. BarbaraSmith,andbaseballssignedbymajor leaguerMichaelTuckerandpromisingYankees prospectMarkMontgomery.

“This wasapositiveeventforusintermsof marketing,publicrelationsandre-engaging withalumni.Itshowshoweveryoneinthe Longwoodfamilyisquicktosupportathletics andtheuniversity,”Baconsaid. LancerClubbenefitevent

ALongwoodscooterwasoneofthe top-sellingitemsattheauction.

AndreaDailey

FallSportsHighlights

Longwoodathletesscorebigandset newschoolrecords

Men’sCrossCountry

SeniorSeanFlynnputhismarkonthe2012 men’scrosscountryseason,settingaschool recordwitha33:33timeina10Krace.Asa team,theLancersposted11top-20finishesin sixmeets.Fiverunnersbrokethe27-minute markinthe8Kdistance,andtworansub-34 minutesina10K.LongwoodendedtheseasonbyplacingninthattheBigSouthChampionshipand31stattheNCAASoutheast Regional.

Women’sCrossCountry

SeniorAlishaRoyalpacedtheLancerwomen’s crosscountryteamin2012,settinganew school6KrecordandearningEasternCollege AthleticConferenceAll-Easthonorsforthe secondconsecutiveyear.Royalalsobrokethe 19-minutemarkina5Kthreedifferenttimes in theteam’ssixraces.Asateam,theLancers postedseventop-20finishesinthe2012season.Tocaptheseason,Longwoodplaced11th attheBigSouthChampionshipand36that theNCAASouthRegional.

Women’sSoccer

2012wasayearofsuccessfortheLancer women’ssoccerteam.Enjoyingtheirfinest seasonsince2002,Longwoodfinishedwitha finalrecordof13-6-2,including8-2-1inthe BigSouthConference,tyingforsecondplace duringtheregularseason.FiveLancerswere selectedtothe2012BigSouthWomen’sSoccerAll-ConferenceTeams,includingsenior NatalieMasseyandjuniorKelseyPardue,who wereeachselectedtotheAll-ConferenceFirst Team.SeniorLindseyOttaviowaschosenfor theAll-ConferenceSecondTeam,whileOlivia ColellaandMeghanMageewereeachnamed totheleague’sAll-FreshmanTeam.Massey andOttaviowereeachnamedtotheAll-TournamentTeam,andParduegarneredNational SoccerCoachesAssociationofAmerica (NSCAA)2012All-SoutheastRegionThird Teamhonors.

Men’sSoccer

TheLongwoodmen’ssoccerteamclosedthe 2012seasonwitha3-12-3overallrecordand a2-7-1markinBigSouthgames.TheLancers defeatedleagueopponentsUNCAshevilleand VMIinback-to-backgamesbeforepickingup theirfinalvictoryoftheyearagainstGeorge Washington.SeniorDevinPierce,whopaced thesquadwithsevenpoints,wasrecognizedas theBigSouthAttackingPlayeroftheWeek andwasnamedtotheleague’sAll-Academic Team.

FieldHockey

TheLongwoodfieldhockeyteamfinishedthe 2012seasonwithan8-13overallrecord,6-2 inNorthernPacificFieldHockeyConference (NorPac)action,tofinishsecondplaceinthe EastDivision.TheLancerscombinedforsix weeklyNorPacawardsin2012.JuniorStacey deGrandhommewasnamedtheNorPacEast DivisionPlayeroftheYear,inadditionto beingselectedtotheAll-NorPacEastDivision Team,All-NorPacTournamentTeamandAllSouthRegionFirstTeam.

Men’sGolf

JuniorDylanJensenledtheLongwoodmen’s golfteamduringitssixfalltournaments,averagingacareer-best74.93,loweringhiscareer averageto75.79(ninthall-time)goinginto thespringchampionshipseason.TheLancers earnedtwotop-10finisheslastfallandaveraged302.27.Longwoodwillhosttheannual ManorIntercollegiateatthelocalManorResortApril12-13andwillparticipateinits first-everBigSouthMen’sGolfChampionship onApril 21-23inNinety-Six,S.C.

Women’sGolf

JuniorAmandaSteinhagenledtheLongwood women’sgolfteamduringitssixfalltournaments,averagingacareer-best75.38,lowering herschool-recordcareeraverageto75.53 goingintothespringchampionshipseason.

(top)AlishaRoyal’13setaLongwoodrecordfor6K timeandearnedECACAll-Easthonorsforasecond straightyear.(middle)TheLongwoodmen’ssoccer teampickeduptwovictoriesagainstBigSouth opponentsinitsinauguralyear.(bottom)Thewomen’s soccerteamfinishedwitharecordof13-6-2.

TheLancersearnedtwotop-fivefinishes amongfourtop-10effortslastfallandaveraged308.75.Longwoodwillparticipateinits first-everBigSouthWomen’sGolfChampionshiponApril14-16inNinety-Six,S.C. —GregProuty

SavingtheBestforLast

ForeverLancerDaystobeintroduced tograduatingseniors

InatakeoffonNewLancerDays— anextendedorientationprogramfor newstudentscalled“thefirstfour daysofthebestfouryearsofyourlife”—the OfficeofAlumniRelationswillexperiment withanewconceptforgraduatingseniorsin May.JoiningthetraditionofSeniorWeek, ForeverLancerDays—“thelastfourdaysof thebestfouryearsofyourlife”—isanopportunityforstudentsandtheirfamiliestocelebratetheendofstudents’finalcollegeyear.

Tokickoffthefestivities,thealumnioffice willteamupwiththeseniorclassofficersin hosting“TheLastSeniorSeries”onWednesday,May8.Beginningat6p.m.,graduating seniorsarewelcometoenjoyappetizersand drinksonthedeckofMacado’srestaurant.

Thursday,May9,willfeature abanquet forseniorstowelcomethemasthenewest membersoftheAlumniAssociation.Atthis dinner,theOfficeofAlumniRelationswill introduceanewLongwoodtradition— ane-booklet.

OntheeveningofFriday,May10,there willbeanafter-dinnerreceptionandprogram forgraduatingseniorsandtheirfamiliesto joinothersinconversationandcelebration.

ForeverLancerDayswillconcludewithUndergraduateCommencementonSaturday, May11,at9:30a.m.onWheelerMall.

Theinteractivee-booklet,stillinitsbeginningstages,willprovidehelpfultipsandinsideinformationonreal-worldtopicslikehow tofindappropriatehousing,howtodressfor successandthevalueofbenefitswhenevaluatingasalaryoffer.Thee-bookletwillbeupdatedregularly,andnetworkingopportunities willbeavailableforalumni,bothnewandold. Alumnicanadvertisetheirbusinessesinthe e-bookletbysubmittingtheirbusinesscards andinformationfora$25feebyApril8. Theycanalsocontributetotheadviceportion titled,“IWishI’dKnown...”bywritingabout whattheythoughtwerethehardestpartsof lifeafterLongwoodandbeginningacareer, andwhattheywouldhavedonedifferently.

TheOfficeofAlumniRelationsencourages Longwoodalumnitoparticipateinthenew program.Paymentforadvertisingbusiness cardscanbemailedto120LancasterHall, 201HighStreet,Farmville,VA23909,and allsubmissionsforthewebsite’s“IWishI’d Known...”segmentcanbeemailedtoalumni @longwood.edu. —ClaireWilliams’13

ZetaTauAlphachapter tobereinstalled

TheZetaTauAlphasororitychapter—founded atLongwoodin1898andcloseddownfour yearsago—iscomingback.

TheAlphaChapterwillbeofficiallyreinstalledApril5-7.Aspartofthe colonizationprocess,nationalZTAofficersand leadershipconsultants havespenttimeon campusduringthis springsemester,includingattendingseveralrecruitmentactivitiesfromFeb. 10-14.Thefuturechapterexpectsto haveabout60members,themaximumfor Longwoodsororitychaptersthataremember softheCollegePanhellenicCouncil.

“Thisisahugepieceofourhistorycoming backtocampus,”saidKatePlanow,associate directorforfraternityandsororitylife.

InajointactionbyZTAinternationalheadquartersandLongwood,thechapterwas closeddowninMay2009duetoallegations concerninghazingandunderagedrinking. ZTAisoneoffournationalsororities—the “FarmvilleFour”—foundedatLongwood between1897and1901.Theother sare Alpha SigmaAlpha,KappaDeltaandSigma SigmaSigma.

Volunteersneeded toplanreunionfor classesof’68and’73

Areunionforthe40thand45threunion classes—theClassesof1968and1973— istentativelysetforOctober2013.Volunteers areneededtohelpplanthisspecialreunion. Anyonewillingtohelpshouldcontactthe OfficeofAlumniRelations(alumni@ longwood.eduor434-395-2044).About80 alumnifromtheClassesof1967and’72 returnedtocampusinOctober2012forthe firstsuchreunion.

ThenewForeverLancerDayswelcoming2013graduatesintotheLongwoodAlumniAssociation willconcludewiththisyear’scommencementexercises.

FullofEnergy

PhysicsgradkeepsnuclearpowersafeinVirginia

InVirginia,about40percentofelectricity isgeneratedfromnuclearpower.Oneof thepeoplewhomakessureit’ssafeisTodd Flowers’97.

Person of Interest

‘

Nuclearpowerisagreatbusiness tobein.It’ssafe,reliableandclean.’

—ToddFlowers’97

“Nuclearpowerisagreatbusinesstobein. It’ssafe,reliableandclean,”saidFlowers, anuclearengineeringsupervisorforDominionResources.

Flowersmanagesthenuclearsafetyanalysis group,theunitinwhichhestartedhisDominioncareerinOctober1998,twomonths afterearningamaster’sdegreeinnuclearengineeringfromtheUniversityofVirginia.Flowers’unitsupportstheoperationofthe so-called“nuclearfleet”—fournuclearreactors inVirginia(twoeachatSurryandNorth Anna),twoinConnecticutandoneinWisconsin.Eachreactorisshutdownonastaggeredscheduleevery18monthsforabout 30days,duringwhichaboutone-thirdofthe

corefuelassemblies—aseriesofmetalrods containingceramicpelletsofuranium—isremovedandreplacedwithnewassemblies. Flowers,whosupervisesabout10people, alsohasworked inthefuelproject engineering groupandinnuclearfuelprocurement,wherehe becameaproject manager.HisofficeisatDominion’sInnsbrook TechnicalCenter inRichmond.

AHamptonnative,FlowersearnedaB.S. inphysicsatLongwood,wherehisadviser wasDr.CharlesRoss,thenaphysicsprofessorandnowdeanoftheCook-ColeCollege ofArtsandSciences.“Dr.Rossmadethe classesfun.HeusedaBartSimpsondollto demonstratethefundamentallawsof physics,”saidFlowers.

RosscalledFlowers“possiblythebeststudentIevertaughthere.Oneofthefaculty membersinnuclearengineeringatU.Va.told methatToddwasthebeststudenttheyhad everhadintheirdepartment.Thiswasmostly gratifyingsinceIwasabletohelphimalong hispathbutalsoabithumblingsinceitwas

thesamedepartmentfromwhichIhadgraduated!” Inadditiontohismaster’sfromU.Va.,Flowers earnedanMBAatVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityin2006byattendingnightclasses.In2008 hewasoneofonlytwoemployeesDominionsent totheWorldNuclearUniversitySummerInstitute, anintensivesix-weeknuclearleadershipdevelopmentprogram.HechairedtheVirginiasection oftheAmericanNuclearSocietyin2003-04.

Inhissparetime,Flowersservesontheboardof project:HOMES,whichperformshomerepairs andimprovementsforlow-incomeseniorsanddisabledresidentsinCentralVirginia,andontheJuniorBoardoftheHistoricRichmondFoundation, whichhesaidhas“savedsomeamazinghistorical buildingsinRichmond.”Heisamemberofthe HRF’sQuoitClub,anorganizationforpeoplewho enjoyexperiencinghistoryandarchitecturewitha socialtwist.Heformerlyservedforsixyearsonthe MasseyAllianceboard,agroupofyoungprofessionalswhoraisemoneyfortheMasseyCancer Center.

FlowersliveswithhistwoyellowLabsina 1939houseinoneofRichmond’sfirstsubdivisions, GroveAvenueCrest,justwestoftheMuseumDistrict.HeenjoysreturningtoLongwood,andin 2009hereturnedtocampustospeaktoDelta SigmaPi,astudentbusinessorganization.“Itfelt likeaturningpoint.ThatwasthefirsttimeIremembereveryonereferringtomeasMr.Flowers,” hesaidwithalaugh. —KentBooty

ToddFlowers’worksupportsDominion’snuclearreactors,includingthesetwoattheSurrynuclearpowerstation.

1940s

ThePetersburgLibraryFoundationreceivedaspecialgiftto honorthreesisterswhowereLongwoodalumnaeandlongtimePetersburgteachers.ThePetersburg Library’scafewillbenamedLyons Cafeinmemoryof MauryLeigh Lyons’32,JuliaLyons’38 and AnnLyons’43.

1950s

CecilYeatts’52 and PhyllisD. Yeatts’51 celebratedtheir62nd anniversaryonFeb.18,2012.

VirginiaCowles’56 isamemberoftheRichmondMetropolitan AreaLeagueofWomenVoters. EachWednesdaymorningwhile theGeneralAssemblyisinsession, theLWVofVirginiasponsors theWomen’sRoundTable, wherestatelegislatorsdropin todiscussthebillstheyare sponsoring.

Dr.PatriciaPowellWoodbury ’57 waselectedchairoftheVirginiaMunicipalLeague’sUrban Section.

1960s

Jane“Kitt”RogersWilliams’69 wasappointeddirectorofhuman resourcesatVolunteersofAmerica, SouthernCalifornia.

1970s

AnnGreenBaise’74 ofFalls ChurchwasappointedtoafouryeartermontheCollegeof William&Mary’sBoardofVisitorsbeginningJuly1,2012.Sheis servingontheadministrationcommitteeandasvicechairmanofthe RichardBlandCollegecommittee. BaiseistreasurerofBaiseFarms, a corn andsoybeanoperationinIllinoisandVermont.Sheservedon Longwood’sBoardofVisitorsfrom 1996-2004.In2000and2002,she wasnamedtheColumbiaHospital forWomenVolunteeroftheYear.

JacquelineWilsonCheatham Schropp’74 marriedLawrence SchropponOct.20,2012.

JanetWendelken’74 isadevelopmentofficerwiththeRockinghamMemorialHospital Foundation.

1980s

KenMarcus’82 wasnameda FellowoftheAmericanAssociation fortheAdvancementofScience. Aprofessorofanalyticalchemistryat Clemson,MarcusearnedhisPh.D. inanalyticalchemistryfromthe UniversityofVirginia.Hereceived the2001SouthCarolinaGovernor’s AwardforExcellenceinScienceResearch,and,in2010,hewasnamed aFellowoftheRoyalSocietyof Chemistry.Hehasbeenpublished inmultiplejournalsandisamemberoftheeditorialadvisoryboard forfourinternationaljournals.

CindyCorell’84 iscommunity conversationseditorforthe The NewsLeader inStaunton.Arecent blogpostinthepaperdetaileda tripsheandseveralotherLongwoodstudentsmadetoNewYork CityinApril1982,keepingin mindadviceCorellhadreceived fromthen-musicprofessorBruce Montgomery:“Don’tridethesubwayafterdark.Don’tgooutalone. Befriendabum.”Itturnedoutthe advicetobefriendabumwasthe mostimportant,asitwasa“bum” whohelpedCorellandanotherstudentfindtheirwaybacktotheir hotelwhenabustheyhadplanned totakeneverturnedup.

RachelJohnson’85 receivedthe followingawardsin2012:Region8 TeacheroftheYear,VFWState TeacheroftheYear(K-5),Longwood’sProfessionalWhoMade aDifference,TeachersofPromise MentorandPresenter.

TerryJervisRoyall’86 wassworn inasthefirstwomantoserveas NottowayCounty’scommonwealth’sattorneyonNov.21,2012.

JennyJohnsonWoodward’87 wasnamedassistantprincipalof

GrahamMiddleSchoolinBluefieldbytheTazewellCounty SchoolBoard.

Dr.TamaraL.Brown’89 was namedadeanatPrairieView A&MUniversity.

RickyOtey’89 wasnamedsenior vicepresident,customerexperience executive,atFirstNiagaraFinancial Group.HeformerlywaswithCapital OneBank.

1990s

RobinBurroughsDavis’90, M.S.’94, receivedtheEdMichniewiczVolunteerAwardfromthe RapeandDomesticViolenceCrisis CenterofMerrimackCounty, N.H.,inApril2012.

GeorgeW.“Bill”Barnes’92 waselectedtotheElizabethRandolphLewisYMCAboardofdirectorsandthePowhatanChamberof Commerceboardofdirectors.He istheowneroftheBarnesInsuranceGroup.

KimDeRonda’92 wasmarried onJuly7,2012.

PhilippeErnewein’94 created ateachertrainingvideofeaturing fouramazinghigh-schoolstudents withlearningdisabilities.Toview thevideo,gotowww.remember it.org/Pages/default.aspx.Thevideo alsoisavailablefreeinDVDformattoschools,studentadvocacy groupsandnonprofiteducational organizations.

NancyMarieBorieBetler’95, M.S.’97, receivedadoctoratein educationalleadershipfrom WingateUniversity.

BrandonNuckols’97 played MichaelNovakintheFarmville WaterworksPlayersproductionof GodofCarnage.

ElizabethWilliamsDooley’99 andJasonDooleyaretheparentsof MasonCorvinDooley,bornFeb. 9,2012.

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4alumnireunions

setforApril2013

Aprilisbulgingwithopportunitiesforalumni tocomebacktocampusandreconnectwith Longwood.

Reunionsplannedinclude:

April5-6: MilestoneReunionfortheClassesof 1938,’43,’48,’53,’58and’63

April6: SigmaPhiEpsilonReunion

April12-13: WMLUReunion(thefirstforalums whoworkedatthecampusradiostation)

April19-20: Decadeofthe’90sReunion

“TheDecadeofthe’90sReunionwill featurealotoffunactivities,somegeared toalumniandsomegearedtofamilies. We’re tryingtocatertoeverybody,”said LindoGharib’95,amemberoftheplanning committee.

ActivitiesincludeaFridayeveningreceptionintherenovatedBlackwellBallroom, which’90sgradswillrememberasthedining room,andabarbecuepicnicandpartySaturdayatLancerParkFieldfeaturingTheLone Rangersband.

“We’relookingforwardtoreconnecting witholdfriendsandkickingbackandhaving fun,”saidGharib.

Anotherorganizer,Dr.BillFiege’95,called this “anexcitingtimetocomebacktocampus.Thosewhohavenotbeenbackwillnot recognizethecampustheyleft.Weshouldbe veryproudtocallitouralmamater.”

TheMilestoneReunionhasplentyoffunin storeforparticipants,aswell.

“I’mexcitedtobeabletoseeoldfriends afterbeingawayfromeachotherfor50years, andI’manxioustoseehowwe’vechangedin 50years,”saidNikiFallis’63,oneofthealums planningtheevent.FallisretiredfromLongwoodin2002aftera28-yearcareerduring whichshewasdirectorofthecareercenter andassistantdirectorofadmissions.

“Althoughmanyofushavebeenbackon campussincethen,Ipromisethateveryone willbeamazedatthewonderfulchangesthat haveoccurred.”

Formoreinformationonanyofthese events,pleasevisitlongwoodlink.com.

ReachingtheTop

Fromloggingtorunningaluxuryresort

intheBlueRidgeMountains

Mostofuswouldconfesstohaving indulgedinawork-timedaydreamthatinvolvedgolfingon aworld-classcourseorhuntinginapristine mountainreserveorpamperingourselvesat luxuryspa.

Person of Interest

Mountainsthatcan—withoutahintofhyperbole—bedescribedasbreathtaking. Withelevationsofupto3,000feet,Primland overlooksWinston-Salem,N.C.,aboutan houraway.

Helmshasworkedtheresincehiscollege days,hisclimbto vicepresidentparallelingPrimland’s growthfroma loggingcompany toaneco-friendly retreatforoutdoor enthusiastswith significantdisposableincome.

Ithinkthekeyandwhatsetsusapart isthat,whilewearevastinsize, weoperateasaboutiqueproperty withanemphasisonpersonalservice.’ —SteveHelms’84

ForSteveHelms’84,thosefantasiesarethe everydayrealityofhisjob.Well,atleastmanagingthosefantasies.

HelmsisvicepresidentofPrimland,a 12,000-acreluxuryresortintheBlueRidge

BothPrimlands’andHelms’ storieshaveanunusualfirstfew chapters.

In1977,French-SwissbillionaireDidier PrimatstartedapinechipsandloggingcompanyonhispropertyinMeadowsofDan,Va., whichhappenedtobeHelms’hometown. Ataboutthesametime,Helmshadtaken

abreakafterhighschooltoworkinconstructionandlogging.“Lookingatthepeoplein management,Irealizedthat,ifIwantedtoget wheretheywere,I’dhavetogoandgetacollegeeducation,”hesaid.Helmsbeganwork onabusinessdegreeatLongwoodand,in 1980,wenttoworkforPrimat,pullingtrees outofthewoodsinthesummerandonwinterandweekendbreaksfromhisstudies.

Intheearly1980s,Primatpatentedamachinethatproducedfirewoodlogs.AftergraduatingfromLongwoodin1984,Helmswent ontheroadsellingthepre-packagedlogsto campgroundsandstoresaroundthecountry.

Then,in1990,Primatdecidedtogetoutof thefirewoodbusinessandtransformedthe companyintoahuntingreserveforpheasant andquail.Helmswasputinchargeofspecial projects.SoonPrimlandaddedhorsebackriding,flyfishing,aspaandmountainhomesto itsofferings.

“Therewasalwaysanopportunitytogrow, anditwasalwayschallenging,”saidHelms, whowasnamedvicepresidentin1998.

Tocomplementtheresort’ssuccessfulwinterhuntingbusiness,agolfcourseontopof themountainopenedin2006.Consistently rankedoneoftheregion’sbest,thecourseitselfisenvironmentallyfriendly,withbio-filters strategicallyplacedtoprotectthenaturaltrout streamsandriversthatsurroundit.Nearby wetlandsareconsideredenvironmentallysensitiveareasandremainuntouched.

“Thecompanyhasalwaysbeenenvironmentallyconscious.Theydotherightthing,” saidHelms.“Ithinkthekeyandwhatsetsus apartisthat,whilewearevastinsize,weoperateasaboutiquepropertywithanemphasis onpersonalservice.”

Asvicepresident,Helmsmanagesmore than180employeesandinteractswithpeople fromallovertheworld.HecreditshisexperienceatLongwoodwithexposinghimtopeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsandteaching himtobeasuccessfulcommunicator.

“Ilovedmeetingpeoplefromdifferentareas andlearninghowtheylived,”Helmssaidof histimeatLongwood.Healsovaluesthe businesstraininghereceived,particularlyin economics.

Overtheyears,Helmshasneverconsidered workinganywhereelse.Whenaskedwhy,his answerissimple:“It’shome.”

—JeanneRussell

SteveHelmsisvicepresidentofPrimland,a12,000-acreluxuryresortintheBlueRidgeMountains.

Class Notes

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TerryJachimiak’99, Westminsterassistantprofessoroftheatre atLynchburgCollege,presented “TheShowOpensWhen?”atthe college’sFairesFacultyForum Oct.17,2012.JachimiakandJosh Scott,asophomorecommunicationstudiesandtheatremajor,developedamemorablesetdesignfor thecharactersof TheDrowsyChaperone. Reachingacrossmultipledisciplines,thepairutilizedtechniques suchascriticalthinkingandabstractresearchtocreateaworldfor theactorsandactressestolivein.

MelissaMirandaJones’99 and BryanJones’00 aretheparents ofEllysonMirandaJones,born Oct.15,2012.

2000s

BryanJones’00 and Melissa MirandaJones’99 aretheparentsofEllysonMirandaJones, bornOct.15,2012.

MeredithTaylorLittle’03 isthe motherofFrancesPrescottLittle, bornDec.16,2011.

Dr.R.ChadPatton’03 was nameddeanofinstructionat SouthsideVirginiaCommunity College.

RhiannonThomas’04 and Dave Thomas’05 aretheparentsof MasonWyattThomas,bornin August2011.

AllisonRayYandle’04 andWes YandlearetheparentsofHarper KentYandle,bornMay17,2012.

LeanneKiblerMcSween’05 and GregMcSween’03 arethe parentsofDeclanSeanMcSween, bornFeb.24,2012.

KimberlyAmbroseFrengel’06 andherhusbandaretheparentsof PhoebeAubeyFrengel,bornApril 18,2012.

MatthewB.Prickett’06 received oneoftwo2012-13DavidK.SengstackGraduateFellowships

awardedbytheDepartmentof ChildhoodStudiesatRutgersCamden.

Kim(Bowman)Bradbury’07 a businessmeteorologistatPlanalytics,Inc.,spokeattheLongwood DepartmentofMathematicsand ComputerScienceColloquiumseriesonSept.25,2012.Hertopic was“WeatherandRetailing.”

KathleenRoberts’09, theschool librarianatRiversEdgeElementary School,isoneof56librariansfrom acrossthecountryselectedbythe AmericanLibraryAssociation (ALA)asanEmergingLeader.In addition,theAmericanAssociation ofSchoolLibrarians(AASL)selectedRobertsasanEmerging Leadertheywillsponsor.“Kathleen istheultimateprofessional, alibrarianextraordinaire,with boundlessenergy,enthusiasmand creativity,”saidAnnMartin,the educationalspecialistforlibrary servicesatRiversEdge.

AnnaPrice’09 marriedDavid RossonAug.11,2012.

2010s

AnitaLynn’10 playedVeronica NovakintheFarmvilleWaterworks Playersproductionof GodofCarnage.

AshleeMcConnellSnider’10 createdthewinningdesignforthe T-shirtthatwillbehandedoutto runnersparticipatinginthe2013 Ukrop’sMonumentAvenue10K raceinRichmondonApril13. Thewinningdesignfeaturesan illustrationofarunner,cheerleader andbandmemberliningthehistoricbuildingsofMonumentAvenue.Sniderreceiveda$1,000 prizeforthedesign.

DanielT.Slack’10 wasmarried onSept.14,2012.

TiffanyS.Arrington’10 iscorporateofficemanagerandsecuritycoordinatoratVeteransEnterprise TechnologySolutions,Inc.(VETS, Inc.)inClarksville.ShebecameengagedJune6,2012,andtheweddingisplannedforSept.21,2013, inNorthCarolina.

SierraRobertsonHurt’10 and QuintonHurtaretheparentsof GeordanQuinnHurt,7pounds 14ounces,bornMarch23,2012. SierraandQuinton,whowere high-schoolsweethearts,weremarriedonAug.11,2012.

AndrewPuckette’09 and LaurenMontgomery’10 weremarriedJuly21,2012.Andrewis employedatTruthTechnologies, whileLaurenisaspecialeducation teacherinFairfaxCountyPublic Schools.

BreanneElizabethBryant’11 marriedTylerMorganAllenon May19,2012.BreanneisafifthgradelanguageartsteacheratFluvannaCountyPublicSchools.

NicoleB.Parker’11 marriedAnthonyZukowskiIIonNov.10, 2012.

AllisonTrigger’11 isafirst-year assistantcheerleadingcoachat RappahannockHighSchoolin Warsaw.Triggerwasacheerleader atLongwoodandatEssexHigh SchoolinTappahannock.

JillianChesson’12 graduated summacumlaudefromLongwood’s CormierHonorsCollege.Sheisnow amathandscienceteacheratVirginiaBeachMiddleSchool.

ShaneJohnson’12, aRichmondKickersdefender,signeda multiyearcontractthatbeginswith the2013season.

NatalieThomas’12 joinedUDig asasalesassistant.UDigisanIT staffingfirmwithofficesinRichmond,HamptonRoads,Raleigh andWashington,D.C.

AllisonWitt’12 joinedtheCentralVirginiaTrainingCenterin MadisonHeightsasapsychology assistant.

InMemoriam

ElizabethLacyJones’29 diedAug.22,2012.

SarahTanner-Anderson

Ameliateacher winsnationalaward

SarahTanner-Anderson’02,M.A.’07isnot onetorestonherlaurels.Ahigh-schoolEnglishteacherinhernativeAmelia,sheisknown amongherstudentsforherboundlessenergy andunmatchedenthusiasm.

Thosetraitshaveledtosuccessintheclassroom,forwhichTanner-Andersonreceiveda 2012HighSchoolTeacherofExcellenceAward fromtheNationalCouncilofTeachersofEnglish,anorganizationwithmorethan50,000 members.Shewasoneof12teachersnationwideselectedforthehonor.“Itwasavery humblingexperiencetobeonstagewiththe topteachersinmyfield,”shesaid.

Tanner-Anderson,whoearnedabachelor’s degreeinEnglishfromLongwoodandamaster’sinEnglisheducationandwriting,credits herteachingstylewithsettingherapart.“Itry toteachthewholestudent,”shesaid.“Iwant togivethemexperiencesandknowledgethey aregoingtouse beyondtheconfinesofthe four wallsofaclassroom.”

Todothis,Tanner-Andersondrawsheavily onproject-basedlearning,amethodthatencouragesbroaderlearningbyteachingstudentstheskillsandconceptsnecessaryto workthroughalong-termproject.Lastyear, herhigh-schoolseniorstudentscompleteda 10-dayprojectinwhichtheyexploredanddevelopedpersuasivewritingskillswithinthe contextofstudyingthecivilrightsmovement.

Herinsistenceonteachingbroad-basedlessonshasnothurtherstudents’testscores.Last year,100percentofthestudentsinherreading classespassedtheStandardsofLearning(SOL) test,aremarkablefeatforanyteacher.

Tanner-Anderson,whoisworkingonher Ed.D.fromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity, planseventuallytoteachatthecollegelevel. —MatthewMcWilliams ContinuedonPage47

AndreaDailey

Person of Interest

Forthe20thyear,countrymusicsuperstar RoyClarkperformedabenefitconcertDec.15, 2012,atLongwood.Theconcertraisesmoney forscholarshipsintheDepartmentofMusic.

Twelvealumniwhowererecipientsofthe RoyClarkMusicScholarshipperformedduringtheconcert.All23recipientsofthescholarship,whichClarkestablishedin1995in memoryofhisparents,receivedaspecial invitationinrecognitionofthisbeingthe20th anni versaryconcert.Thealumniperformed twosongsthatwerepartoftheChristmas CDtheCamerataSingersreleasedwith Clarkin1998.

CapitalIdea

EmilyHolt’10(left),LukeEmory’10and EmilyVanDaniker’11wereamongthemore than80alumniwhoattendedthesocialatBar LouieinWashington,D.C.,beforetheLongwood-GeorgetownbasketballgameonDec. 10,2012.Othersjoinedtheirfellowalumnito watchthegameattheVerizonCenter.

Turtlesandotters andpenguins, ohmy!

JobatNorthCarolina Aquariumgivesalumna up-closeandpersonal experienceswith aquaticwildlife

SuzanneCraig’10mightbemost athomeholdingtinyseaturtlesthat fitinthepalmofherhand.Orit couldbewhensheishelpingtrainNorth Americanriverotters.Betterstill,itcouldbe whensheisfeedingpenguins,enjoyingtheir distinctpersonalities.

“I’mpassionateaboutallanimals,”she said,“butI’veworkedcloselywithseaturtles, sotheyarethemostspecialtomeatthe moment.”

Craig,whowasabiologymajoratLongwood,iscurrentlyahusbandrytechnicianat theNorthCarolinaAquariumatPineKnoll Shores.Shelandedthejobafterworkingatthe aquariumforherinternshipwhileanundergraduate.Asahusbandrytechnician,Craigis responsibleforpreparingfoodfortheaquarium’sanimalsaccordingtostrictdietaryneeds, cleaningtanks,performingwaterquality analysis,conductingtrainingsessions,andcollectingavarietyofspeciesfromthewildfor galleryexhibits.Sheandtwoothertechnicians rotatebetweenexhibits,sotheybecomefamiliar withalloftheanimalsatthefacility.

TheaquariumisorganizedaroundthedifferentregionsofNorthCarolina,fromthe cold-watermountainstreamstothesalty AtlanticOcean.Currently,Craigisstationed withtheNorthAmericanriverottersandsea turtles.“Wegenerallydon’tliketotouchthe otterssincetheyarestillwildanimals,”Craig said,“sowehavetodoalltrainingbyinteractingwiththemthroughacage,muchlikeyou wouldfindinakennelorveterinarian’soffice. It’sachallenge,butveryrewardingwhenthe workpaysoff.”Theottersaretrainedforveterinaryprocedures,makingotterphysicals mucheasierforthevetandtheanimal.

Withtheseaturtles,theworkisneverdone. Theaquariumworkstorehabilitateseaturtles

thatareeithersickorinjuredtopreparethem forreleasebackintothewild.“Wegetcoldstunnedseaturtlesbroughtin,whichareturtlesofallagesthathavegottentrappedina pocketofcoldwaterandessentiallydeveloped acaseofpneumonia,”saidCraig.“Wetreat them,givingthemantibioticsorwhateverelse theyneed,andgetthemreadytobereleased backintotheocean.”

Craighasseentheturtleshatch,anevent shecallsamazing.“Whentheturtlesstart hatchingandcomingoutofthenest,it’slike antspouringoutofananthill,”shesaid. Therearesomanyofthem,andtheyalljust shootstraightdowntothewater.Ifeellucky thatI’vebeenabletowitnessit.”

Fortheonesthatdon’tmakeittothesea thatfirstnightorarebroughttotheaquarium becausetheyareill,theoceanstillcalls.Every fewmonths,Craigandotheraquariumworkersgoout—oftenwiththeCoastGuard— toplacetherehabilitatedturtlesintothewarm GulfStreamwatersapproximately55nautical milesoffshore.

Occasionally,theaquariumwillhostatravelingexhibitfeaturinganexoticanimal.Four penguinsendedtheirstayatthefacilityinlate September2012.“Theyeachhadadistinct personality,whichyoudon’tnormallythink aboutwithpenguins,”saidCraig.“Iwasin chargeoffeedingthemwhileaneducator wouldtalkaboutpenguinbehaviorandconservationtocrowdsofstudentsandvisitors whocametowatch.I’llneverforgetseeing themsmileasIcalledoutthepenguins’names andtheycamewaddlingoverforafishy snack.” —MatthewMcWilliams

RoyClarkperforms 20thbenefitconcert

RoyClark

SuzanneCraigpreparestoputayoungseaturtle shehelpedrehabilitateintothewarmGulfStream waters.

AndreaDailey “

Class Notes

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CeliaJonesWilliams’33 diedFeb.3,2013.

CatherineCrewsParker’35 diedDec.19,2012.

SarahIreneHarper’36 diedFeb.6,2013.

MaryHarveyBaldwin’38 diedNov.6,2012.

ElizabethRobertsMcCann’38 diedFeb.2,2013.

EllenGrayAnderson’39 diedJan.9,2013.

MarthaBeverleyHathaway’39 diedNov.28,2012.

ElizabethGreigAdams’40 diedDec.28,2012.

ShirleyAndrewsBaxter’40 diedDec.31,2012.

EstelleBrodaGriffin’40 diedFeb.6,2013.

AnneBillupsJones’40 diedNov.28,2012.

AnnetteProsiseMoore’40 diedFeb.9,2013.

MarthaJaneWilson’40 diedDec.31,2012.

KatherineE.Jarratt’41 diedOct.12,2012.

MattieEppsJolly’41 diedFeb.1,2013.

NellHallWilbourne’41 diedOct.19,2012.

RobertaLattureWoolfenden’41 diedOct.4,2012.

EvelynCannonHall’42 diedNov.7,2012.

GraceScalesEvans’44 diedOct.28,2012.

MaryBinghamHinshelwood’44 diedJan.8,2013.

MarieKellySemple’44 diedSep.5,2012.

MildredShiflettToomer’46 diedJan.22,2013.

RebaConnerLacks’47 diedOct.13,2012.

DorrisBallanceHopkins’48 diedNov.24,2012.

ElizabethJeffreysHubard’48 diedAug.23,2012.

VirginiaLoveTisdale’48 diedDec.13,2012.

MaryNealeGarrett’49 diedJan.29,2013.

JaneTaylorIngram’49 diedDec.24,2012.

JacquelineBurkholderMahaffey’49 diedJan.14,2013.

EvelynPattersonVenable’49 diedFeb.7,2013.

NancyMeeteerAlden’50 diedDec.8,2012.

CatherineBondurantIvy’50 diedAug.19,2012.

BillieBarberWinston‘51 died Aug.30,2012.

JoyceClingempeelAllman’52 diedDec.29,2012.

FrancesWilliamsWilson’52 diedJan.14,2013.

PhyllisEntsmingerHenley’53 diedOct.29,2012.

ShirleyWilbourneGarland’56 diedNov.2,2012.

JamesHaroldAnderson’57 diedAug.30,2012.

WilliamE.McKissick’57 diedAug.31,2012.

MaryEarleCarmine’62 diedNov.10,2012.

MinnieVirginiaGrubbs’63 diedDec.1,2012.

CarolAnnJohnson’63 diedJan.13,2013.

AnnThompsonDouthat’64 diedDec.18,2012.

LindaTurnerMorgan’65 diedOct.8,2012.

SallyAnnTomblin’68 diedJan.16,2013.

ElizabethOvertonDean’71 diedJan.25,2013.

BarbaraDuckJohnson’72 diedSep.15,2012.

NancyAnnGonzales’74 diedJan.22,2013.

KarenOvermanTruman’77 diedJan.23,2013.

AvisKolandaAddleman’80 diedNov.17,2012.

JeannineBeddowArmstrong’80 diedNov.12,2012.

WilliamRussellNixonJr.’81 diedDec.3,2012.

JaneElizabethMaze’84 diedAug.15,2012.

MargaretJonesKimbrough’87 diedJan.2,2013.

SusanPaoliniPolonski’88 diedJan.27,2013.

MarkAndrewRice’89 diedDec.25,2012.

WandaStagnerTyree’89 diedNov.18,2012.

GregoryToddCopes’99 diedAug.17,2012.

ChristopherToddShumaker’99 diedJan.11,2013.

JosephGeorgeBrianSimanski ’00 diedJan.31,2013.

DylanHarperRagan’10 diedJan.11,2013.

Keepthose classnotescoming

WeappreciateeveryonewhosentussubmissionsfortheClassNotessectioninthisandthe lastissueofLongwoodmagazine.Pleasekeepthemcoming.Ifthereisanythingnewinyour life,personallyorprofessionally,emailthedetailstoalumni@longwood.edu.Don’tforgetto giveusyourfullname,theyearyougraduatedandthedegreeyoureceived.Pleasealsosend usacontactphonenumberoremailaddressincasewehavequestions.

WhereintheWorld IstheLongwoodScarf? InHawaii

MaryKayRichesonWenk’66showsoffher LongwoodscarfinMauiwhileonvacation in theHawaiianislandswithherhusband, Walter.

July9isdeadline for2014nominations forAlumniAwards

TheLongwoodAlumniAwardsprogram recognizesalumnifortheiroutstanding achievementandservicetoothers.Nominationsforawardstobepresentedinspring 2014areduebyJuly9,2013.Tonominateone ormorealumni,visitlongwood.edu/alumni/ awards.htmandclickon“NominationForm.” Formoreinformation,call800-281-4677 (extension3)or434-395-2044.

ANewWaytoSteal

Forcybercriminals,rippingoffacompany’s most valuableassetsisrelativelyrisk-free byRandallBoyle

Stealingmillionsofdollars’worthof physicalhardwareequipmentfroma largeU.S.corporationwouldbedifficultforavarietyofreasons.Theweightofthe hardwarewouldmakeitdifficulttotransport. Movingthestolenequipmentpastcustoms andoutoftheU.S.wouldberisky.The chancesofbeingcaughtandphysicallyincarceratedwouldbefairlyhigh.However,none ofthesefactorsisrelevantifthecriminalis stealingintellectualproperty electronically.

Intellectualpropertycanbestolenbyindividualswho electronically enterandexitthe

mayprohibittheextraditionoftheircitizens toothercountries.Incaseswherethetheftwas state-sponsored,thechanceofextraditionmay bezero.

Thus,stealingintellectualpropertyorcommittinganynumberofcybercrimesbecomes anattractiveproposition.Therisksarenear zero,therewardsareextraordinarilyhigh,and thelogisticsofmovingthestolengoodsare muchsimpler.

Infact,arecentreportbytheDefenseSecurityService(DSS)callsthethreattointellectualpropertytheft“growing,persistent, pervasive,andinsidious.”The reportthennotesthatinFY 2011therewere485operationsorinvestigationsaimed atidentifyingandthwarting illicitcollectionattempts.The threatisreal.Itmayalsobe moreseriousthanwethink.

U.S.atwill.Theymaybecareercriminals lookingtoturnaquickprofit,government agentslookingtostealatechnologicalinnovationthatwillleadtoamilitaryadvantage,or theymaysimplybeemployeesfromacompetingfirmengagingincorporateespionage.The informationtheystealisessentiallyweightless, andcanbemovedaroundtheglobewithease andwithoutanyoversight.

Theriskofgettingcaughtduringtheextractionofcriticaldataisalsoverylow,possiblyevennearzero.Thedramaticreductionin riskisduetothereducedprobabilitythatthey willfaceanykindofpunishment.Infact,severalcountries,includingRussiaandChina,

Competitive advantage

Isindustrialespionageabig deal?Sowhatif“they”steal afewtradesecrets?

Industrialespionagemattersbecausetheintellectual propertybeingstoleniswhat providesU.S.companieswithacompetitive advantageovertheirinternationalrivals. ThiscompetitiveadvantageallowsU.S.corporationstobemoreprofitableandpaytheir workershighersalaries.Whenthatadvantage is lost,soarethehighersalaries.Essentially, industrialespionagemeanslowersalariesfor U.S.workers.

Thethief’slogicisreasonable.Whyinvest largeamountsoftimeandmoneyintoR&D whenthesameadvantagecanbegainedfor lesseffort?Putmorebluntly,whybuysomethingwhenyoucanstealitfor1/100thof thecost?

U.S.corporations,theonespayingU.S.

workers,mustinvestlargesumsoftimeand moneyintoR&D.Hopefullytheeffortresults in aninnovationordefensibletechnology. Thenthehardpartbegins.Youhavetokeep theinnovationfrombeingstolenbycareer criminals,amultitudeofstate-sponsoredgovernmentagentsoremployeesfromacompetingfirm.

WhatcanIdo?

First,beguarded,evensuspicious,butnot paranoid.Ifyouareinchargeofmanagingthe deepfryeratalocalburgerstand,it’sunlikely thatforeignagentswillbereverseengineering yourcheeseburgerforitsculinarymojo.Butif youworkfortheU.S.government,adefense contractor,aFortune500company,atech startup,abiotechfirmorapharmaceutical company,youshouldrealizeyouareaprimary target.Infact,ifyoudoanythinginnovative, youareatarget.

Hirepeopleyoutrust.It’seasier(and cheaper)totrainanhonestneophytethanitis tomonitoradishonestexpert.You’llsleepbetter,too.Identifyyourcompetitiveadvantage. Ifyourcompetitiveadvantagecanbestolen, youmusttakeprecautionstoprotectit. Don’tbeafraidtoreportsuspiciousbehavior.

Second,youneedtolearnatechnicalskill andinnovate.Createacompetitiveadvantage. U.S.firmsbenefitfromaneducatedand skilledworkforce.Infact,anargumentcanbe madethattechnologyismostlyirrelevant fromastrategicpointofviewifallfirmshave accesstothesametechnology.Forexample,if alltechstartupscanbuythesameserversfrom Dell,wheredoesthecompetitiveadvantage comefrom?Itcomesfromthepeoplewhoput theserverstowork.Itcomesfromyou.

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