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CRUISE the RHINE RIVER JULY 17-25, 2017 For more information and photos, visit www.hood.edu/rhine.

A L SO PL A N N ED FOR 2017 Normandy June 12-20

Apulia Oct. 28-Nov. 5

For more information and photos, visit hood.ahitravel.edu.

2018 Alumni Trips Dutch Waterways: April 4-12 | England: May 24-June 3 | Scotland: Aug. 6-14 | Switzerland: Sept. 12-20

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DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Q&A

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Laurie Ward

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Laurie Ward, executive director of marketing and communications, shares her plans for Hood’s marketing strategy, including how she’ll lead efforts to drive enrollment, increase alumni engagement and expand and enhance the College’s reputation.

EDITOR Tommy Riggs Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications ASSISTANT EDITOR Meg DePanise ’15 Marketing Manager and Website Assistant MAGAZINE DESIGN Kit Peteranecz Director of Creative Services Derek Knecht Graphic Designer

ABOVE AND BEYOND

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From life-saving research to incredible study abroad adventures, these Hood students, alumni and faculty are pursuing their passions and making their mark.

CLASS NEWS EDITOR Ashley Nick Wilson ’08, C’14 Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Special Events SPORTS EDITOR Geoff Goyne Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications

TATEM RENOVATION

EDITORS AND WRITERS Elizabeth Atwood Associate Professor of Journalism Linda Roth Senior Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations

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Thanks to the generosity of five donors, pre-law students are preparing to tackle the rigors of law school in a new moot courtroom, a centerpiece of the College’s new Department of Law and Criminal Justice.

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In an effort to protect endangered aquatic species and promote STEM education, faculty and students will partner with Frederick County Public Schools to monitor thermal pollution in local streams.

ON THE COVER The graduates march in to start the 2016 Commencement ceremony.

Departments 3 Message from the President

22 Bequests, Gifts and Donations

4 Laurie Ward Q&A

24 Class News and Notes

6 Newsmakers

43 Milestones

8 Above and Beyond

44 In Memoriam

14 Tatem Renovation

47 Blazers News

20 NOAA Grant

48 Student-Athlete Profiles

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Message from the President

Greetings!

MISSION STATEMENT Through an integration of the liberal arts and the professions, Hood College provides an education that empowers students to use their hearts, minds and hands to meet personal, professional and global challenges and to lead purposeful lives of responsibility, leadership, service and civic engagement.

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D I R E C T O R O F M A R K E T I N G A N D C O M M U N I C AT I O N S

Laurie Ward, has more than a decade of marketing experience in higher education. As the new executive director of marketing and communications at Hood, Ward will implement and sustain a comprehensive and integrated brand identity and marketing strategy for the College. Her main focus will be to drive enrollment, increase alumni engagement and expand and enhance the College’s reputation. She will report directly to the president and be the principal adviser on all communications-related matters. She also will be the ambassador and steward of all marketing and public relations strategies.

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What will be your main areas of focus as you lead the marketing and communications office?

I think the greatest priority for any college is recruitment of traditional and nontraditional undergraduate and graduate students. There are so many areas that go into recruitment—the website, social media, media relations, recruitment publications, advertising, a strong communication flow and authentic storytelling. I’m looking forward to leading the marketing and communications team as we begin immediately working with the recruitment and admission areas, as well as with faculty and students, on these specific tactics.

Each area of recruitment needs to be tailored to the specific audience to effectively communicate the value of a Hood education. Graduate and undergraduate recruitment will be specialized and will have a very different voice and tone. The marketing office will communicate the Hood College experience in a consistent way using a customized voice for each type of student.

As a secondary priority, our office will be focusing on supporting fundraising efforts. The cost of higher education can be prohibitive for some deserving students. An exceptional education is truly life changing. One of the most rewarding parts of leading a marketing team is helping to cultivate gifts to an institution that put higher education within students’ reach. Through effective storytelling and marketing and an increase in brand awareness, I believe my office will be able to help bring in additional scholarship funding and donor support.

How do you plan to increase brand awareness and enhance Hood’s reputation?

Hood has an impressive network of successful alumni who are creating

positive change in the world. If you look at our students, faculty and alumni, you will find people who have worked on renewable energy sources, manufactured lifesaving drugs, advocated for people with disabilities and served as prominent activists in the Women’s Movement.

Sharing more of these stories will inspire pride within the Hood community and make others want to be a part of it.

brand ambassador program.

I want to highlight these impressive people to show prospective students how much they can do with a Hood education. I also want to profile our current students and show the diversity of our student body.

I am excited about creating a greater awareness of all the strengths that Hood has to offer. There is so much to work with; I see this as a great opportunity to increase brand awareness beyond the Frederick region. Hood offers exceptional undergraduate and graduate academic programs and supports research in a diverse and inclusive community. I’m looking forward to being a part of the institution’s team as we continue to enhance the academic programs and student experience.

In order for any marketing effort to be successful, we need buy-in from the campus community. Transparency will be key. I intend to start my first month or so talking with as many people as possible to learn about the strengths and opportunities at Hood.

We will be identifying our brand’s points of value and communicating those key points through a variety of channels.

We will be using social media and a strong web presence, as well as earned and paid media campaigns to reach a wider audience and share Hood’s story nationally. My team will meet with students, faculty and alumni to identify story ideas and promote the Hood brand.

How have your previous experiences prepared you for this role?

I have 12 years of marketing and communications experience in higher education, first at Ithaca College and most recently at Delaware Valley University. At Ithaca, I was part of a team that developed and implemented the College’s rebranding efforts, which included a new logo, messaging, marketing campaign and website redesign.

At DelVal, I successfully led a rebranding campaign that coincided with the move from college to university; the overall effort included a new logo and seal, messaging, campus signage, an advertising campaign and an on-campus

At both institutions, I collaborated with internal and external audiences to create buy-in and develop a culture that supported the new brand and marketing.

What are you most looking forward to with this opportunity?

What drew you to Hood College?

Having lived in Baltimore in the early 2000s, I was already aware of Hood College from a peripheral standpoint.

When this opportunity came up in the fall, I was amazed at how much the College has grown in the last 15 years.

The spirit and values of the institution are in line with my own. When I visited campus, the warmth of the Hood community stood out to me. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly on campus. Hood has a rich history and a community that is focused on honesty, responsibility and integrity. I’m looking forward to coming on board and sharing the Hood story nationally through marketing.

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NEWSMAKERS Computer Science Receives Accreditation The Bachelor of Science program in computer science has received ABET accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to providing students with quality education.

ABET accreditation is a voluntary peer-review process that requires programs to undergo comprehensive, periodic evaluations. The evaluations focus on program curriculum, faculty, facilities and institutional support and are conducted by teams of professionals from industry, academia and government with expertise in the ABET disciplines of applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.

“The faculty in the department feel the accreditation reaffirmed our belief that we deliver high-quality programs,” said Xinlian Liu, Ph.D., co-chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. “The accreditation also serves to position our students well in the job market and for acceptance into graduate programs in computer science.”

A number of large employers will only pay for tuition reimbursement for employees attending

graduate schools if the school has ABET accreditation. These employers use the accreditation to gauge the quality and rigor of programs at a school. Only 287 four-year institutions, and only 12 in Maryland, have computer science ABET accreditation.

“For more than two decades, our undergraduate computer science program has produced outstanding technical professionals and leaders in the field of computing,” said John Boon, co-chair of the Department of Computer Science

Darby Named Bioinformatics Program Director Miranda Darby, Ph.D., has been hired as the program director for the Master of Science program in bioinformatics. She is a molecular biologist with computational expertise and has a decade of experience conducting research, teaching and directing educational programs.

She comes to Hood after working since September 2012 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Stanley Division of Developmental Neurovirology in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she developed and implemented bioinformatics tools to study the genome. She was also a Collaborative Teaching Fellow at Johns Hopkins during the 201516 academic year and taught a companion course for general chemistry at Stevenson University.

As program coordinator for the Johns Hopkins Stanley Summer Scholars Program, she designed a curriculum for a course to introduce undergraduate students to the scientific and sociological challenges of psychiatric disease research and treatment.

Darby earned her doctorate at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2012, studying the termination of RNA transcripts in yeast and gaining a deep understanding of genetics, genomics, and biochemical and molecular laboratory techniques. As a postdoctoral fellow, she Darby deepened her skill set with a focus on the computational and biostatistical aspects of bioinformatics while studying human genetics, genomics, and molecular biology in the context of psychiatric disease.

Bioinformatics is the interface between computer science and biology. It is the application of the principles of computer science to the collection, classification, storage and analysis of biological and biochemical data.

and Information Technology. “Accreditation is a substantial achievement for the department.

It assures students that our degree meets internationally recognized quality standards for computer science education.”

This is the College’s initial accreditation by ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.

Bioinformatics Program to Use LIMS from RURO Through a partnership with RURO, Inc., the bioinformatics program will have access to a laboratory information management system (LIMS).

RURO, Inc. is a company that develops stateof-the-art computer software. Its Limfinity® Enterprise Information Management System will be available for use by Hood faculty and students in the bioinformatics program.

The system provides an infrastructure for managing the multiple steps in analysis of large sample sets. Limfinity® will be used as a stand-alone LIMS solution for the bioinformatics program, making centralizing, securing and automating laboratory processes easier and controllable.

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FCPS and Hood Partner for Vanguard Teacher Program Through a partnership with the Frederick County Public School System, Hood is offering a leadership development program intended to grow teacher skills in the area of blended learning and to provide teachers with the opportunity to earn graduate credit.

priorities. Program participants who desire the graduate credits must be accepted to Hood College as nondegree students, and classes will take place in FCPS facilities.

The Vanguard Teacher Program aims to develop competency-based, teacher leadership in public schools across the county. Hood will provide nine credits of course work in three classes that complement the objectives and goals of the program.

The program focuses on four areas of teaching competencies: mindset, instructional technology, teaching practices, and professional learning and networking.

FCPS and Hood will collaborate regularly to design, assess and redesign these courses as determined by school system needs and

Vanguard Program students will be able to earn credits toward a related master’s degree in education at Hood while completing the program.

Eric Haines, career and technology coordinator at FCPS; Theresa Alban, superintendent at FCPS; Kevin Cuppett, executive director at FCPS; Roger Stenersen, director of the educational leadership program at Hood; April Boulton, dean of the Graduate School at Hood; and Debbie Ricker, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Hood.

Honors Conference The Maryland Collegiate Honors Conference will be held on campus March 3-4. Co-hosted with Frederick Community College, this event brings together approximately 100 students and faculty from two- and four-year Honors programs from around the state. It is an opportunity for Honors students to present the work they have done related to their Honors course work or research projects.

In addition to the student presentations, Bruce Thompson, Ph.D., director of the FCC Honors Program, is organizing a City as Text program, “Reinventing Frederick.” Students will visit Carroll Creek and learn about the 1976 flood that decimated Downtown Frederick. They will learn how local leaders reimagined the creek and reinvented the space into Carroll Creek Linear Park, a popular destination for cultural arts and

tourists that re-shaped the local economy and community.

D. Watkins, of the English department at the University of Baltimore, will deliver the keynote speech, “Be the Change,” about personal empowerment.

The winners of the 2017 Maryland Portz Awards will be announced, recognizing outstanding Honors students from two- and four-year institutions.

In addition to hosting the event, these 14 Hood Honors students will be making presentations at the conference: Eleanor Blaser, Brianna Fragata, Gemma Hunt, Alex Jarnot, Rachel Mankowitz, Katie Mann, Molly Masterson, Payton Mills, Justine Del Nunzio, Belina Onomake, John Pigott, Logan Samuels, Claire Scarborough and Ian Sellers.

Mathematics Instructional Leadership is Certified The Master of Science program in mathematics instructional leadership has been certified by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Upon successful completion of the program, individuals will be eligible for Maryland teaching endorsement as mathematics instructional leaders.

The program is designed for current teachers of mathematics at the elementary or middle school levels seeking to enhance their professional

qualifications through graduate study. The program’s mission is to create mathematics instructional leaders who demonstrate knowledge of mathematical content, teaching practices and learning environments, along with success in field experiences.

The programs for both pre-K-6 and grades 4-9 will now be included in Hood’s list of Maryland Approved Programs on the MSDE website.

Celebrating 125 Years The quasquicentennial (125th anniversary) celebration of Hood College’s founding will take place during the 2017-18 academic year. Hood traces its history to 1893 when the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States—now the United Church of Christ— established the Woman’s College of Frederick.

In 1897, a gift from Margaret Scholl Hood made it possible for the College to buy a 28-acre tract of land, which was the beginning of the current campus. In recognition of her generosity, the Board of Trustees voted in 1912 to change the name of the institution to Hood College.

For more news, events and happenings, visit blog.hood.edu or follow Hood College on Facebook.

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Celebr ating Achievement and Scholarship at Hood College

STUDENTS Global Studies Students Travel to Unique Study Abroad Locations

Villiage in Tanzania

Elephants in Tanzania

Through the study abroad office, students may study in dozens of countries across six continents. Traditional locations include England, France, Germany, Ireland and Spain. However, students also have the opportunity to study in non-Western parts of the world to build unique skill sets and deeply immerse themselves in different cultural experiences.

Hampi, India

Sadie Wolfe, at the Taj Mahal

“It was really important to me to live in a developing nation,” she said. “I was raised in a more economically developed nation, and I wanted to engage with a whole other side of the world that I don’t typically get to see. There is a whole world out there to be explored, and I want to try to learn about it as much as possible.”

Seeking a New Perspective in Tanzania

Through the Council on International Educational Exchange’s study abroad program, Smith explored Eastern Africa from a local’s point of view.

On a mission to learn about the world’s many cultures, global studies major Sophie Smith ’18 was eager to take a step outside her comfort zone and into Tanzania.

“We focused on community development in a capacity that allowed me to really learn from their techniques and methods and participate in attempting to grow better community relations,” she said.

Smith’s stay was broken into two parts—one spent at a university and one in a small village. She attended classes taught by Tanzanian professors on topics including poverty analysis, gender and development, and Kiswahili. Later, with a host family, she participated in rural life and collected research for her semesterlong project, which focused on perceptions of poverty in different cultures.

“We were able to learn how to basket weave from old ‘bibis’ (grandmothers) in our village, bead with the Maasai tribe, go on a safari, hike to waterfalls in the mountains and cook traditional Tanzanian food,” she said.

Although it was a challenge, Smith appreciated the unique opportunity to experience how women live in another part of the world.

“It was difficult for me to adjust to the more rigid gender roles and behaviors present within Tanzanian society,” she said. “How I dressed, what I did, the stereotypes I was asked to live up to, were all much more apparent and important in Tanzanian culture.”

Smith’s goal has always been to help people. She’s still discovering career paths that will best allow her to do that, and she hopes to open a nonprofit one day.

Learning and Exploring in India Sadie Wolfe ’17, a global studies major, was determined to experience an entirely different culture, so she chose India for her semester abroad.

“I know many people travel to Europe for their study abroad experiences, but I wanted to go somewhere more unusual,” Wolfe said. “I wanted the culture and environment to be completely different from my own.”

Wolfe arrived in Delhi a week before classes started to take a seven-day tour through the Study in India Program. She saw Humayun’s Tomb, the

Taj Mahal and Jaipur Fort where she rode an elephant. The rest of the semester was spent at the University of Hyderabad where she lived in an international dorm.

“I had the choice of taking classes with the other international students in my program or taking traditional classes with the natives at the university,” she said. “All my classes were with the university. I wanted to get a feel for what it was like to immerse myself in the Indian culture.”

Wolfe found the differing educational system to be the most difficult adjustment. In addition to a complicated registration process, she had to quickly decipher a new grading system based solely on exams.

In addition to her academics in India, she traveled with friends to different towns, which was an educational experience in itself. At Hampi, a town recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wolfe and her friends toured the temples and camped.

“I learned that you don’t wander around at night because of black panthers roaming loose in the park, and that you stay by the fire at night to keep the pythons away from you,” she said. “The local dogs had to wear collars with long nails to protect them from the leopards.”

Initially drawn toward studying history, Wolfe realized her focus was on the bigger picture, so she chose global studies.

“Just seeing the underlying problems, beauty and cultures of these places made me want to take on global studies as a major,” she said.

In the future, Wolfe hopes to work for an organization that allows her to travel and work with counterterrorism or human rights, and solve problems on an international level.

Thinking Globally The Shirley Conner Hardinge Center for Global and International Studies enhances the teaching, learning and research of global issues at Hood. The center, which was established in 2010 thanks to a gift from alumna Shirley Conner Hardinge ’44, works with multiple offices and departments on campus to prepare students to pursue internships, study abroad experiences, Departmental Honors papers, and curricular and co-curricular activities that prepare students for their careers.

The global studies major is interdisciplinary and draws upon both the humanities and social sciences for its relevant course work. Working in partnership with many academic units of the College, the core purpose of the major is fostering a greater understanding of the interrelationships between countries and cultures. The major was established in 2014 and currently has 16 students.

Additionally, Hood offers majors in Middle Eastern studies, Latin American studies, Spanish, French and German. For more information, visit www.hood.edu/globalstudies.

Traditional Study Abroad Experience this Year Fall 2016

Spring 2017

Samantha Bailey ’18: Florence, Italy

Amar Granulo ’19: Semester at Sea

Hannah Christen ’18: Seville, Spain

Jacqueline Hase ’18: London, England

Nicole Epstein ’18: Paris, France (year long)

Katherine Hawdon ’18: Dublin, Ireland

Erin Leyh ’17: London, England Claire Scarborough ’17: Seville, Spain Shannon Welch ’17: Croatia and Germany Taylor Yancey ’17: London, England

Julia Heffner ’18: Dublin, Ireland Britnee Reece ’18: Munich, Germany

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ALUMNI Alumni Work to Fight Cancer

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Biomedical Science Graduate Works on Anti-Cancer Therapies Bhairavi “Vivi” Tolani is working in a three-person group studying anti-cancer targeted therapies for lung cancer, the deadliest form of cancer.

The group is trying to find ways to shut down the rapid growth of the cancerous cells through drug combinations.

Tolani graduated from Hood in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. During the next three years, she worked at Invitrogen Life Technologies, Lonza Corp. and Digene (now Qiagen), all Frederick biotechnology companies.

During that time, she also took graduate classes at Hood, completing her master’s degree in biomedical science in 2007. She worked 10-hour days, took evening classes and worked on her thesis research project on breast cancer at the National Cancer Institute.

“I got to experience all aspects—biotech, academia and government research— simultaneously,” Tolani said.

Following her master’s degree, Tolani was accepted to the doctoral program in molecular biology at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. There she researched hematological malignancies (cancers that begin in the cells of blood-forming tissues) for six years. She then completed six months of postdoctoral training at the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park studying ovarian cancer, and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco studying lung cancer.

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After a year at UCSF, she was promoted to assistant adjunct professor in a lab studying lung cancer. She now works in the lab, mentoring students and technicians of all levels, and she researches lung cancer with her team.

“In particular, we study cellular growth signaling pathways, which, when overactive, prompt cells to grow, divide uncontrollably and become cancerous,” Tolani said. “In an effort to shut down these growth signals, we work on both biologics and small molecule chemical inhibitors as anticancer therapies.”

Tolani credits Hood’s excellent science faculty, high academic standards and small class sizes as being instrumental for her successes.

“With smaller lab sections, students had a chance for hands-on experience with scientific techniques that my peers in graduate school who went to larger universities never had,” she said.

Biology Graduate Helped Manufacture Cancer-Fighting Drug MJ Swicegood helped develop the cancer-fighting drug, Keytruda, which is credited with helping former President Jimmy Carter.

Swicegood graduated Hood in 2013 with a biology degree and a minor in business administration. After graduation, she worked at MedImmune in the buffer and media department before transitioning to the cell culture department in biologics manufacturing, where she stayed for two years and during which time she worked on Keytruda.

During the manufacturing of Keytruda, Swicegood was a trained cell culturist who worked the night shift, as the drug required 24/7 cell maintenance, running multiple batches at a time. Keytruda, also known as Pembrolizumab, helps remove from T cells the blinders that prevent them from locating and destroying the cancer cells. It allows the T cells to locate and attack the cancer cells.

“It was a huge undertaking and awesome team effort, and I am so proud to have been part of it,” she said. “We began working on large-scale manufacturing of Keytruda in 2014, and it was a huge part of our team’s effort for over a year.”

Swicegood worked with her team to culture and grow the cells that are immortal, meaning they will grow until they are the size of their containers.

Then another team purified the medicine through various stages of chromatography. The drug was introduced publically last year with President Jimmy Carter’s cancer therapy, and Swicegood’s team is thrilled to see what it will do for immunotherapy in the future.

In June, Merck, the company that manufactures Keytruda commercially, reported that clinical trials of the drug have shown a 56 percent positive rate, which is outstanding according to Swicegood. They are looking to use it for a variety of cancers.

Swicegood is currently a Hood MBA student, and she is working at Lonza as an evaluation manager in the biosciences program management department. She works with clients that purchase the biotechnology that Lonza manufactures.

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Successful Businessman Gives Back to Students Phil Renaud graduated in 1983 with a Master of Science in administration and management.

He has enjoyed a long and successful career in risk management, and he is now giving back by educating students and helping business students at Hood through his scholarship.

As executive director of the Risk Institute at The Ohio State University, Renaud works with students interested in risk careers. He also collaborates with businesses executives on matters related to risk. The Risk Institute is built on three pillars— research into risk topics, education and curriculum, and corporate outreach.

In 2016, Renaud established the Philip S. Renaud II, M.S.’83 Scholarship at Hood College for undergraduate students with financial need majoring in business administration or accounting,

and for graduate students with financial need in the Master of Business Administration program.

risk management, direct insurance, and safety and health. He managed risk programs at several companies including DHL, LBrands, Kmart and JLG Industries.

Renaud credits his Hood education with his business success.

His first job in risk management was with JLG. The company also financially supported his graduate studies at Hood, which is part of the reason he was compelled to establish a scholarship for Hood students.

“I would not be where I am today without the experience and education provided by Hood,” he said. “The professors, through their life experiences, provided the courage to take the bold steps forward.”

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For 25 years, Renaud managed several large, multi-location, international risk management functions, gaining expertise in the practice of

Renaud advises students to continue their education and think big.

“My career began as a field claims representative for a great international insurance carrier,” he said. “By continuing my education and exploring interesting aspects within the industry, it opened doors beyond what I could have ever imagined.”

Award-Winning Cartoonist Works for Disney Television Animation the Blue and Grey student newspaper, painting sets for theater productions, and drawing for her thesis gallery show.

At first she didn’t know what career would best combine her skills, but once she made the jump to animation, it was clear.

Scene from Magruder’s Comic, “M.F.K.”

As a storyboard revisionist at Disney Television Animation, Nilah Magruder is combining her passions for drawing and storytelling.

She graduated in 2005 with majors in both communication arts and studio art. At Hood, she spent time writing for the Gazette, interning at Frederick Magazine, contributing comic strips to

“It's all about communication,” Magruder said.

“In film, everything from color, to light, to sound, to body language sends subliminal messages to an audience. I first learned about communication theory and how to control a message at Hood.”

Storyboard revisionists support storyboard artists whose job is to illustrate a script beat by beat for the animators. In a fast-paced studio, the storyboard artist may not have time to make quick adjustments to the storyboard, so Magruder makes additions and changes to get the board ready for production.

She worked on a production of one 30-minute episode of “Tangled: The Series,” involving hundreds of storyboard panels over just a few weeks. Drawing with speed and clarity and working collaboratively are most important.

“Knowing how to take direction as well as lend your own voice to the creative process is vital,” she said.

Magruder is most proud of her comic, “M.F.K.,” a fantasy action-adventure story she’s been developing for more than a decade and released online in 2012 (www.mfkcomic.com). Since then, it has won the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity, and Insight Comics will publish it in print this fall.

“I work on it in my spare time,” she said. “It hasn't been easy, but getting to tell my own story has been an amazing experience.”

Chemist Takes the Lead in Cannabis Quality Control Audino first became involved in cannabis research in 2009 when she was contacted by a cannabis dispensary and asked to serve as their quality director. Without hesitation she turned down the offer, but through research, she later came to appreciate the plant’s chemistry. Although she never worked for that dispensary, she quickly became a resource for other professionals and patients.

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Susan Audino is enjoying a successful second career as a chemist working in lab quality assurance at the forefront of the medical cannabis field.

Audino earned two bachelor’s degrees from Hood— one in psychology in 1985 and the other in chemistry in 1999—and later earned graduate degrees in both fields. She is currently the owner of S.A. Audino & Associates, LLC, which provides consultation and training to chemical and biological businesses.

“My initial thought was legalizing cannabis would be detrimental to society in general and would fast-track more cases of substance abuse and dependence,” she said.

However, after coming to understand the medicinal values of the plant, her views have changed.

“It is exciting to have a natural plant material that seems to provide great benefit to populations with different diseases and disorders,” she said. “I

am particularly sensitive to the children who are benefiting.

“As a whole, the cannabis industry is like the wild west. Federal protections that we take for granted in all other medical institutions and food industries do not exist in the cannabis sect.”

Audino’s hope for the industry is two-fold. First, for the scientific community to establish standardized test methods that will ensure consistency and quality of measurements, and second, for regulatory bodies to require testing by qualitydriven laboratories.

“I advocate for consumer safety,” she said. “All consumers have a right to know what they are receiving and to know that what they are receiving is safe.”

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Students and Professor Participate in Civil Rights Pilgrimage Terry Anne Scott, Ph.D., assistant professor of history, took students on a civil rights pilgrimage across the U.S. South Feb. 24-March 5.

Officially called Project Pilgrimage, the trip occurs twice each year and was a new opportunity for Hood students.

Scott, who has taught courses on civil rights, the 1960s, and U.S. and African American history, felt it was important to get Hood involved this semester and going forward.

“The sheer courage required of civil rights activists to partake in such endeavors cannot be properly expressed in prose,” Scott said. “I want students to experience the past beyond what can be accomplished in a classroom.”

The pilgrimage encompassed an interracial, interfaith, intergenerational group, which included professors and students from other colleges as well as community members. They flew into Atlanta, and then by bus traveled to Nashville, Tennessee; Oxford and Philadelphia, Mississippi; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Selma and Montgomery, Alabama.

They stopped at museums, libraries and historic sites, including the Nashville Public Library civil rights room; Little Rock High School; the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of the Bloody Sunday conflict; the Southern Poverty Law Center; the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute; the site of three civil rights workers’ murders in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in 1964; the home of civil rights activist Medgar Evers; the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute, a human and civil rights interdisciplinary education center; and Kelly Ingram Park, where

civil rights demonstrators were attacked by police and firemen in 1963. They also met civil rights leaders who shared their experiences.

“So many owe their freedom to the courage and work of civil rights workers—Africans Americans, but also people from varied racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds who worked tirelessly to advance the ideals of American democracy,” Scott said. “Indeed, the broad accomplishments born from the era are the results of efforts put forth by many.”

The group also attended workshops before and throughout the pilgrimage trip. Continuous reflection, both individually and collectively through discussion, and journaling were important components of their experience at each of the iconic historic sites.

Pictures above Top: Edmund Pettus Bridge; the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute; statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Kelly Ingram Park Bottom: Home of civil rights activist Medgar Evers; Four Spirits sculpture, Kelly Ingram Park; Little Rock High School

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A Trip Abroad Gives Students Once-in-a-Lifetime Learning Experience Five students traveled to France in May 2016 for 10 days with Professor Corey Campion to visit historic sites related to World War I. Campion, Ph.D., assistant professor of history and global studies, said the trip was open to all students, but he designed it as the culminating activity for a seminar he taught in spring 2016 on The Great War. The course was offered in 2016 to coincide with the centennial of the war and the bloodiest year of fighting.

Sienna Bronson ’16, Meg Locey ’16, Caitlyn O’Neil ’16, Brendon Page ’19 and Elizabeth Shearin ’17 joined Campion for the trip. The group visited two battlefields near the Somme, where the war reached its bloodiest stage in 1916; the town of Compiegne, where the armistice was signed in 1918; and the Palace of Versailles, where the war came to an end in 1919. Being able to teach about French history in France was invaluable to Campion.

“I was able to expose them to sites and experiences with medieval and modern history, globalization, political science, and French language and culture,” he said. “In 10 days in France I was able to expose the students to so

Locey, Shearin, Campion, Bronson (behind Campion), O’Neil, Page

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme

much more than I could in a semester in the traditional classroom setting.”

The trip inspired Shearin to write a Departmental Honors paper on French history.

“As a history major interested in modern European history, getting to go to France during the First World War Centenary, with a professor I knew had lived and studied in France, just seemed like such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” she said. “During the seminar course last spring, I wrote my

capstone paper on the Treaty of Versailles. So, going to Versailles and standing in the Hall of Mirrors where they signed it, and going to the Armistice Museum in Compiegne and seeing the actual feather pens used to sign the treaty were amazing experiences for me. This was hands-down the best experience of my life.”

Campion hopes to lead another trip to France in the next couple years.

Egypt Out of Egypt Tammy Krygier, Ph.D., visiting professor of archaeology and art history, led an experiential learning trip to Europe during the winter break.

Her “Egypt Out of Egypt” trip lasted Jan. 4-14 and was open to all Hood College students. Fifteen people, including students, family members and alumni, visited several locations in England and France.

Krygier is an Egyptologist, and when it became difficult to travel with students to Egypt, she designed a travel program that would take students to a number of the best collections of Egyptian art outside of Egypt.

“I designed the trip with several elements in mind,” she said. “I am a strong advocate of study abroad, even short-term travel. Students experienced the food, language and cultural heritage of London, Paris and the surrounding regions. I enjoy watching students experience works of art and cultural heritage sites that they have previously only studied in books. It is an enlightening experience for them.”

The trip included visits to the British Museum, Stonehenge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, Bath, Westminster Abbey, St.

Bethany Montague, Corinne Stoian, Tammy Krygier, Genevieve Krygier, Brittany Akers.

Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London, the London Eye, the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Musee d'Orsay, Versailles and more.

“It was a great learning experience, and it opened my eyes to the world,” said Beth Montague ’18, an art and archaeology major and history minor who went on the trip. “I was able to learn a lot about the cities I had always read about, and I was able to see art pieces that I had stared at in books for years.”

Bethany Montague and Tammy Krygier in front of the Eifel Tower

Krygier created a museum studies course for this semester that is connected to the trip. Students have the opportunity to discuss the museums they visited in Europe and museums visited on class field trips.

The course culminates in the creation of a virtual exhibition that the students design and curate.

Krygier is working on a trip for 2018 that will be centered in Europe but with a different theme and itinerary.

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The $5.5 million Tatem Arts Center renovation is complete after three years of design and construction.

The project added contemporary classrooms, labs and offices to enhance the educational space for several academic departments.

A new Mac lab and smart classrooms equipped with computers and Apple TVs were constructed to aid photography and graphic design classes. Hodson Art Gallery was redesigned and hosts several exhibits each semester. There is a new archaeology lab that gives the program a dedicated place to examine and store artifacts. The Avalon (Blackbox) Theatre was revamped, including a larger performance space, ticket booth, makeup room, dressing area and shower, and the psychology and counseling programs benefit from new office space.

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The most unique addition, however, is the moot courtroom. In the past, when law classes at Hood tried to replicate the atmosphere of a courtroom, they assembled a few tables and chairs in whatever vacant conference room or auditorium they could find. But now, thanks to the generosity of five donors, students taking pre-law classes at Hood can practice arguing cases in a new moot courtroom.

The new room is a centerpiece of the College’s new Department of Law and Criminal Justice and is the latest tangible example of Hood’s focus on experiential learning. The room features a jury box, a judge’s bench and a lectern from which students can deliver their arguments.

Teresa Bean ’87, J.D., assistant professor of law and criminal justice, teaches all of her courses except seminars in the courtroom. These include introduction classes to law and criminal justice along with legal research and writing. She said the room has made a difference in the students’ quality of the work.

“They understand the solemnness of what they are about to do,” she said.

“They are professional. They are thinking on their feet.”

Janis Judson, Ph.D., professor of political science and chair of the Department of Law and Criminal Justice, agreed.

“Students feel more challenged in the courtroom,” she said. “It’s just the environment. They rise to the level of a more demanding intellect.”

Judson teaches constitutional law, gender and law, and civil liberties courses in the room.

The five donors were: Virginia Procino Hartmann ’72 and Thomas W. Hartmann; Mary Alice Peeling ’76; Ellen S. Sacks ’70 and Henry J. Widmaier; Christina Monroe Smith ’71 and Anthony J. Smith in memory of the Honorable Donald H. Monroe and Mary Kinsman Monroe ’47; and Marcia Heister Wilcox ’78 and Alfred H. Wilcox.

Hartmann gave to the project because both her husband and a son are attorneys and because of her love of Hood. Her son has even offered to speak to the law classes.

Peeling, a law librarian at Widener Delaware Law School, said practice in a moot courtroom is important for aspiring lawyers because it gives them a more realistic experience.

Sacks had never given the College a major donation, but she supported the moot courtroom for several reasons. As an art major, she had spent many hours in Tatem Arts Center and wanted to contribute to its renovation. Now a public defender at the Legal Aid Society, the largest and oldest public defender organization in the country, Sacks saw the moot courtroom as a way to acknowledge the role Hood made in preparing her for her profession.

Smith said even students who do not intend to go to law school and practice law can benefit from the room.

Photos on the left are of the improved Avalon (Blackbox) Theatre and classroom space, including a new Mac lab.

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“The moot court experience can give them a grounding in presenting their positions on any subject to any audience,” she said. “The preparation for a moot court experience would give them skills in research, organization of ideas, effective presentation and persuasion in a realistic environment.”

“Students feel more

Smith and her husband donated to the courtroom in memory of her mother, a member of the Class of ’47, and her father, who served as a judge for 30 years.

courtroom. It’s just

Wilcox, a retired attorney, believes the courtroom can provide insight into one dimension of what the practice of law offers to potential lawyers.

“A courtroom atmosphere provides a sense of the environment that many lawyers experience at some point in their careers,” she said.

“To me, a courtroom also reinforces the importance of the oath that lawyers take upon being licensed to practice. I am pleased to be part of the process that has created this opportunity for aspiring lawyers.”

Currently, 37 students are majoring in law and criminal justice. The program offers two tracks—the law track for students interested in going to law school and the criminal justice track for those interested in careers in court administration, law enforcement or corrections.

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challenged in the the environment.

They rise to the level of a more demanding intellect.”

—Janis Judson, Ph.D.

“We wanted to put Hood on the map in terms of one of the premier institutions for students who want to go into law,” Bean said.

Photos below show renovated rooms in Tatem: new art classrooms with more storage for supplies and finished projects, new computer labs for design classes, the Hodson Art Gallery and the moot courtroom.

When Bean teaches classes in the moot courtroom, she calls upon students to fulfill various roles, often on the spur of the moment. In one class, a student might present the argument for the state and at another time, argue for the defense. Students might sit in the jury box or the judge’s bench and weigh the merits of their classmates’ arguments.

“They never know which role they will play,” Bean said. “The courtroom inspires them to take their roles more seriously.”

Students wear suits to argue cases in the room, and just as in a real courtroom, food and drinks are not allowed. Although not every student in the law and criminal justice program will become a lawyer, Bean strongly believes the lessons the students learn of researching, reasoning, writing and arguing are skills that will serve them in a number of professions.

“Knowing law is helpful in any profession,” Bean said.

Still, many Hood students do aspire to practice law and find themselves well prepared to tackle the rigors of law school. One of the skills they learn is to brief cases; they have 30 case briefs under their belts by the time they get to law school. Another skill is the practice of appellant argument. With the courtroom, Judson hopes the college can participate in the American Collegiate Moot Court Competition.

Bean said she found herself a step up on her classmates when she went to law school.

“It was a godsend that I had already been introduced to both case briefing and appellant advocacy.”

Although the courtroom and department are new, the mission of preparing students for the world ahead is the same as it has been for more than 40 years.

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THEN&NOW

In 1964 construction on the Tatem Arts Center began with the laying of the cornerstone. In 2016 renovations were completed to expand and update educational spaces. The rededication and ribbon cutting ceremony were held on the front steps Oct. 7, 2016.

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ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT AWA R D E D T O L O C A L PA RT N E R S H I P

Hood Partners with FCPS for NOAA Grant Thanks to a new grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hood faculty and students will partner with Frederick County Public Schools to monitor and track thermal pollution in local streams.

The $214,000 grant for the three-year pilot program with FCPS will establish monitoring sites at high schools and teach students there to assess the temperature of water flowing from the school grounds. The grant was made by NOAA’s BayWatershed Education and Training program.

Drew Ferrier, Ph.D., director of Hood’s Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, said the program, called Project STEM: Schoolyard Thermal Evaluation and Mitigation, draws on the expertise of several Hood faculty members and students.

Ferrier said the goal of the project is to better understand how thermal pollution affects the health of streams. Developed areas, such as cities, towns and even schoolyards, trap heat, so the water that runs off of those sites can raise the temperature of streams, endangering aquatic species.

With the help of faculty, Hood computer science students are designing the electronics for the water temperature monitors, and they are building the software for the data collection. Hood coastal and watershed studies students are building “plumbing” devices to capture water in a way that the temperature can constantly be monitored.

High schools students in foundations of technology classes will assemble the electronics designed by Hood students for the water temperature monitors. High school students in environmental science classes will deploy the water-capture devices on school grounds and collect the data. They will monitor the temperature of water running off the roofs and parking lots at the schoolyards. When everything is set up,

Hood students and faculty will test the system to make sure it is working properly.

The College’s geographic information systems program will provide mapping data to help the high school students calculate the amount of water that will be running into the streams.

With Project STEM, high school students will learn about the science of these heat islands, and they will become partners in monitoring water quality and devising solutions to lessen the impact of thermal pollution.

The project is set to begin at Walkersville High School this spring, and other high schools are expected to be added in the coming years.

“We were very excited to partner with Hood because we get the expertise of Hood and the Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies,” said Colleen Beall, M.S.’06, secondary science curriculum specialist with FCPS. While the high school students monitor the temperature of water runoff at the schools, Hood students will monitor water temperature in a wooded area that should be free of thermal pollution to compare the differences. Susan Simonson, the outreach coordinator for the Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, is coordinating the effort.

“The activities students participate in during Project STEM can contribute to the understanding of and commitment to environmental conservation and stewardship, which is core to NOAA’s mission,” said Kevin Schabow, a natural resource specialist with NOAA and the B-WET Chesapeake manager.

“Project STEM helps today’s students become tomorrow’s watershed stewards, which means a healthier future for the Chesapeake’s ecology and economy.”

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The President’s Club recognizes donors who invest $2,000 or more in Hood College in one fiscal year. The club reflects leadership giving by meeting the current and long-range financial needs of the College.

For more information, call Brooke Winn, associate director of annual giving, at 301-696-3717 or visit www.hood.edu/giving.

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Delaplaine Foundation Grants Benefit Students and Community Hood College was recently awarded a $20,000 grant from the Delaplaine Foundation to develop a media center for communication arts students, which will offer video production facilities with a studio and control room. Part of a three-phase project, this initial contribution will offer students preparation for today’s world of web videos and podcasts.

Elizabeth Atwood, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism, began exploring the idea of a media lab during a Center for Teaching and Learning fellowship last year. She visited area colleges and recognized the need for a contemporary facility on the Hood campus.

“As we envision it, the media lab will give our students the chance to deliver newscasts from an anchor desk that mimics that of a real TV newsroom and conduct interviews on a set in front of the cameras,” she said.

“This experience, along with the courses we already offer in media writing, video production, photography and multimedia storytelling, will help better prepare our students for jobs in today’s media world.”

According to Donna Bertazonni, professor of journalism, the lab will be designed to help communication arts students hone their feature writing and interviewing skills.

“We haven’t had this kind of a facility before, and it’s one of the things prospective students are looking for,” she said. “We really need to bring the program up a level to attract the students we want and prepare them for communications positions in the 21st century.”

The Delaplaine Foundation has also supported Hood’s summer reading clinic for the past five years, granting $11,250 this year. The clinic is an internship site for graduate students in the Master of Science in reading specialization program, and it offers three- and six-week clinics for K-12 students.

The grants have funded software, iPads, textbooks and other materials for the students.

Local school administrators and reading specialists have noted that students who attend the clinic make significant gains in their reading ability. Clinicians find the clinic essential as part of their training to become reading specialists.

“Data has been analyzed, and the children who have attended the clinic have made significant progress in literacy skills thanks, in a large part, to the generosity of the Delaplaine Foundation,” said Ellen Koitz, associate professor of education and director of the clinic.

Marlene Grossnickle Young ’76, P’09, H’14, president of Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. and a member of the Board of Trustees at Hood College, annually visits the clinic and supports the work to improve literacy in Frederick County.

“The summer reading clinic is a unique program that benefits children and graduate students,” she said. “We are thrilled to be able to support Hood College and help provide students with hands-on learning opportunities.”

In addition to academic materials, the Delaplaine funding has allowed Hood to give back to community partners by offering scholarships to children who attend the Maryland School for the Deaf, the Boys and Girls Club of Frederick and English Language Learners who attend Waverly Elementary School.

BEQUESTS Barbara Davies Mulholland ’49

Louise Kling Tefft ’37

Through her estate, Barbara provided unrestricted support for Hood College. Starting her education at Hood, Barbara earned her bachelor’s degree at Pennsylvania State University. However, she remained active with Hood throughout the years, attending many alumni events and reunions.

Barbara volunteered with the Girl Scouts, the Garden Club, the Wives of Lehigh University, the Welsh Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was an avid traveler and talented pianist.

Louise left a bequest to provide general scholarship funds to Hood. After graduating from Hood in 1937 with a degree in home economics, she earned her master’s degree in home economics from Syracuse University. She then spent her career as a home economics teacher. Louise was an active volunteer, participating in AAUW, the hospital auxiliary, the board of the Chautauqua Blind Association, her Presbyterian church, a local soup kitchen and at a safe house for abused youth.

Visit www.hood.edu/giving to find out all the ways you can give.

President Chapdelaine and The Rev. Douglas P. Jones

Hood Receives Grant from Loats Foundation A Frederick foundation that provides scholarship funds for students with financial need recently granted Hood College $20,800.

The Rev. Douglas P. Jones, senior pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Loats Foundation representative, visited President Andrea Chapdelaine and presented Hood College with a gift in support of the Loats Foundation Scholarship.

For nearly 40 years, the Loats Foundation has supported Hood College students who qualify based on specific criteria including financial need and pursuit of careers in public service, with preference given to orphans or those from broken homes. Since the inception of the fund in 1979, the Loats Foundation has provided more than $600,000 in gifts and afforded hundreds of students much-needed support in pursuit of their education at Hood College.

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN THE B.O.L.D. SOCIETY? The benefits you will enjoy as a BOLD* Society member include: • Acknowledgement Acknowledgement on the BOLD Society website • at www.hood.edu/boldsociety www.hood.edu/boldsociety at • Inclusion Inclusion in the Honor Roll • • Invitation Invitation to an exclusive reception with President • Andrea Chapdelaine, Ph.D., Sept. 22, 2017 Andrea

Julane and Arthur Anderson

The Anderson Family Social Work Scholarship With the goal of supporting social work students, Arthur and Julane Anderson have established the Anderson Family Social Work Scholarship, endowed at $50,000. This scholarship will be awarded annually to Hood junior or senior students with financial need, in good academic standing and majoring in social work. It is the College’s first scholarship in the field of social work. The Andersons were inspired by the excellent academic experience their daughter, Phoebe Anderson ’07, had while majoring in social work at Hood. Arthur has had a successful career as a scientist, physician and research ethicist while serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and as a civilian at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick. Julane is active with the Frederick Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and is a member of the Women’s Giving Circle of Frederick County.

• Complimentary Complimentary Homecoming lunch Sept. 23, 2017 • and May Madness picnic April 29, 2017 and • Twenty Twenty percent discount on the purchase of a • Blazer Brick with membership by March 30, 2017 Blazer The BOLD BOLD society society recognizes those who have graduated in the past The 10 years years and and donate donate $120 or more annually to the Hood Fund. Your 10 gift helps helps fund fund student student scholarships, faculty research, internships and gift campus activities. activities. Members are celebrated for their commitment to campus Hood and and are are invited invited to an exclusive, annual reception in their honor.

Hood For more more information information about the BOLD Society, contact Casey Addis, For assistant director director of of annual giving, at 301-696-3713 or addis@hood.edu. assistant *Blazers of of the the Last Last Decade Decade *Blazers

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CLASSNEWS If your class isn’t represented by a class reporter, please send news directly to the Office of Alumni Relations: Hood College, Attention: Office of Alumni Relations, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD 21701 or via email at alumoffice@hood.edu. If you are interested in being a reporter for your class, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 301-696-3900.

1944 V. Jean Wheatley Hilchuk 407-767-6863 | jhilchuk@aol.com

I called everyone who had listed their phone number with Hood. Those who no longer had an active phone were Mal Barnett and Betty Jane Foehl Tomaselli. Therefore I was unable to reach them. Emma Vonderheide Rhoderick passed away April 20, 2016.

Barbara “Bobbie” Gill Jesser moved to a senior care residence in Connecticut. She has a one-bedroom apartment, still drives and all is well. \ She says best wishes for 2017!”

Margie Muth Alibasah was reported to have twin great-grandchildren. Chorley reported this info. Betty Lee Daubenspeck Carl still drives her own car. Her day is spent playing golf and bridge and at happy hour. Nancy Ogden Carson lost her husband this past year. She has a cat named Pumpkin, who occupies part of her time. Janet Coblentz Cover lives in a retirement center in Frederick.

Gert Flagg Dalzell has given up driving. She still lives in her own home, but she did fall and break her wrist this past year. Milly Geiple Hufnagel lives in her own home. Her son lives with her. Her daughter died last year as she was given the wrong medication. Mary Alice Knobloch Smith lives in her own home. She still drives and plays bridge. In the last year her immediate family had a reunion. There were 62 people in attendance. Phyllis Fine Soza and her husband lived in an assisted-living place. Her husband has a wheelchair, and she has a walker. Mary Lou Chorley Touart is also in a retirement home. She still works on their magazine. Two of her daughters are actresses. As for myself, I too live in a retirement center. I am in the independent living section. I play bridge for entertainment about six times a week. I go in the pool daily as that is the only place I can walk. I use a mobile scooter in the halls. In my apartment

I use a walker and ride it backwards. Peg Traver Emery and her daughter came to see me. She lives on the west coast of Florida. She lives in her own home. Her son lives with her.

Edna Iason Louis lives in her own home. She has someone to come in and help her. Jean Wheatley “Wheets” Hilchuk

1947 The Class of 1947 needs a new class reporter.

Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumoffice@hood.edu or call 301-696-3900 if you would like to become the reporter.

1948 Corky Edwards Shulman 808-254-2531 | oahucork@aol.com

Aloha, hoodlums…and Mele Kalikimaka from the islands, post-season! Having my son and family here for the holidays was special; Paul is now the CEO of Boulder (CO) Community Hospital with a room to be named after him! Daughter Kim and grandson Arion still in residence, blessedly! And son Kevin and family still hang out in snowy Vermont. Wish I could share Janet “Ging” Beck Agnew’s photo: except the lighter hair, she looks exactly as in ’48, I swear! A recent family reunion, time with three great-grandchildren, a new grandchild this past July and a 90th birthday has kept Ging moving…along with a regular exercise class locally. (Whew!) Bette Blome Winyall writes of lunching with Hood’s new president, Andrea Chapdelaine: “She is an absolutely charming, caring, talented woman who should lead Hood to a bright future.” Watching her four grandsons thriving is a special blessing: the eldest about to be married, a career army man, a med-school applicant, and Philly, a special needs child, is her hero: “He lives with courage and determination each day!” (Bravo, Bette.)

Elaine Henderson Cortelyou has been spending time with high school classmates all celebrating their 90th birthdays. She recently flew to visit her daughters in Raleigh and Atlanta. “Shifted to slow speed but hanging in there.”…(me, too). Nancy Naser Crawford lives in Salemtowne, Winston-Salem, a “wonderful retirement community” run by the Moravian Church. Nancy has severe spinal

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stenosis and moved to Salemtowne after a bad fall. A recent operation has brought some relief. “Under my circumstances, I couldn’t be in a better place…I’m happy here and send greetings to all the Hood Girls. I spent two very, very happy years at Hood.” Ginny Mansfield Alm writes, “All’s well, enjoying Florida’s run and life in the Villages. Wouldn’t it be nice to have another reunion? I get so nostalgic at this time of year!” (so do I). From Anne Chaney Mesmer: “We’re celebrating the holidays here with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren!” (sigh…no ‘greats’ yet for me). Jayne Gillis deConstant is watching over the carriage house and has a wonderful apartment in New Hampshire.

She is doing well after a sudden gallbladder attack. It has been removed is recovering.

She remembers Hood with great delight.

Jayne is looking forward to better days ahead.

She is able to observe a beautiful coastline in New Hampshire. Mariane Buckman Ewing passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Surviving her are daughter Anne and son Chad as well as three grandchildren.

The card to Muriel Woods Buckley, 36 Gate 7, Carolina Shores, NC 28467 came back “unable to forward;” “Buttons” was her nickname, I recollect. Any ideas, anyone?

All for now. Keep writing! Corky Edwards Shulman

1951 Eleanore Jackson Knott

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Melinda Miko Keck ’76 wrote in August to tell us that her mother Gabriella Racz Miko, P’76, P’77 had passed away, leaving three daughters—Melinda ’76, Leslie ’77 and Jennifer. I was also saddened to see Pat Knobloch Jones on our recently deceased list. Our sympathies to their families. Cathie Strachan Upp reported on her recent trip with a daughter to Washington and a side trip to Hood where the “campus was gorgeous” and everyone was “so kind and gracious.”

She enjoyed touring the campus on a golf cart seeing all the new buildings and memorial garden. Then they rode around old town Frederick before moving on to Brigantine, NJ. She then went to Houston to spend Christmas with her youngest daughter and family. Mary Lou Henry Deisroth, P’76

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keeps busy with “same old doctor appointments, bridge and friends and book club reads.” Mary Lou Hoffman Huff is still frequenting the gym and stock markets and liking retirement. Time for stove and computer replacements has brought accompanying challenges and frustrations. Sad to hear that diabetes has brought Donna Fogle Fisher reduced vision, but her good news is that she has a machine that magnifies onto a screen so she can read. Nice to see that she can still use the computer. Walt and I were very blessed to have no real damage from Hurricane Matthew here on Hilton Head Island in early October while so many of our neighbors and friends had major flooding, house damage, loss of trees and other property damage. Clean-up continues and will take many more months with piles of debris, some 10 feet high, yet to be trucked away.

We are now looking forward to a couple of trips to Florida this winter, welcoming friends and family here and celebrating our 60th anniversary. Remember the only news we have comes from you, so please write, call and/or email me anytime. Eleanore Knott.

1952 Mary-Lou Springhorn Leidheiser

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Several 52-ers have moved to assisted living: Nancy Campbell Barrett (in Reno), Ruth Matthews Alger (in Easton, MD) and Betsy Dowling Barclay (still Townson, MD). Betsy: “I needed more help as I am on oxygen 24/7 and use a rollator most of the time. I hope to get to reunion Saturday just for the day.” Dixie Baird Nace: “Busy on six committees, including resident council and continue making/selling my pressed flower note cards. Will enter the Philadelphia Flower Show in March. Connecticut son Rich with family and Texas son with family all connect with me three to four times a year. A friend and I enjoyed Hood trips in 2014, 2015 and 2016.” Betsy Cannen Martin fell and dislocated her shoulder but is recovering.

Natalie Colbert Bowers lost dear husband Martin to complications from Parkinson’s. It was sudden; the two of them had just bought pansies for their garden the week before.

Dee Dreller Sosin: “I am disposing of my collections to move into an active retirement community in March. Jody Weddle’s daughter and granddaughter will visit. Jody just lost Dick to COPD after 64 years of love, children, grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.”

Anne Gibson Bement: “I just found a copy of Touchstone 1952. Nice to see those lovely young faces. No foreign travel anymore, but occasional getaways to our Miami Beach place.” Ginny Green McDermott is retired, well and active. One son lives in Short Hills, NJ; the other son, an hour away. Her last two grandchildren are in college. Gene Mauk reports that wife Janet Hall Mauk

resides now in a permanent retirement home following her stroke three years ago.

Gene visits every day. Their four children, five grandchildren and two great-grands all live in southern California, so they can visit.

Sally Herman Lunt, M.A. from Simmons College, Ph.D. from Harvard University, and a law degree completed in her mid-60s, died in August. A feminist, psychotherapist, activist and best “posture picture” storyteller ever. Emma Jones Hann: “Went to Orlando with three of my four children and their spouses to accept a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award for Bill from the Armed Services Blood Program.” Joanne Kates Roos: “Daughter Donna is doing well after two major back surgeries to straighten her spine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Grandson Billy Cole has a job with Price Waterhouse in Washington, DC. Sister Hannah is mentoring with a veterinarian this semester. I hope to be at our 65th.” Jody Kellogg Weddle said Dick died on her birthday and that somehow it was fitting since both of them were starting anew, but in different worlds.

She feels blessed to have so many family near. Joan Kniffin Orozco: “I have two greatgrandchildren, six wonderful grandchildren and my two kids…am very lucky! Time just flies too fast.” Mary Murrie Hardy: “Had a busy summer visiting family. Loved every minute at all three places. Planning trip to Florida this winter—health permitting. Need a new knee, but not quite ready yet.” Betsy Newcomer Payette enjoyed visiting the Amish area of Pennsylvania recently and went to her granddaughter’s college graduation.

Ann Nygren Greenberg is still an advocate for snail mail and reading Trollope. Daughter Nancy lives nearby; son Arthur with her and Jerry. “He’s a big help.” Anne regrets not being able to travel to twin sister Dody Nygren Wisnom in Tucson. Dody, at home with husband Sam, is no longer active, but responds brightly to phone calls and relishes memories of Hood days. Franne Pickle Wetmore heads to her Florida condo for the winter. She’ll spend Christmas with her sister and family in New Smyrna, FL. She is hopeful she can drive with another, younger Hoodlum, Class of ’62, to reunion in 2017.

Carolyn Rusk is delighted that the Congolese family who lived two years in her former home and donated to an organization that sponsors refugees, is now on its own with its own home. A new refugee family will be placed there soon. Kay Spear Feldmann: “I am sharing the house with my younger son, and it’s really nice to have someone here. Still driving and getting around to do my thing.” Jane Taggart Whittaker, P’78 spent a delightful month in Boulder, CO, with daughter Margie. Daughter Susan joined them, and all three had lunch with my daughter, Kathleen Rude, visiting in Boulder.

Mary-Lou Springhorn Leidheiser, bundled up happily in Illinois, visited Betsy Oehrle ’54, in from Durban, South Africa, at her brother’s Pittsburgh home in mid-November.

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1953 Johanna Chait Essex

516-487-1883 | johalessex@gmail.com

Sincere condolences to Judy Rank Loposer on the passing of husband Ken this past June. Mary Jane Baldwin Scherer announced the birth of her third greatgrandchild, Emma Lou. Mary Jane had ankle surgery in March, and this led to her move into a retirement home; it is working well.

Thanksgiving was spent with daughter Leslie and family. Margy Brown Barati wrote they have given up their Florida home, sold the Pittsburgh home and are getting used to apartment living. They have good neighbors who are friendly and willing to share their own fascinating lives. Nancy Brown Kohlheyer and John were in Belgium this year as they commemorated March 22. One of her former students had been injured in the bombing and was told it will take a year before he can walk again. The metro stop bombed was across the street from the entrance to the European Commission. She and John had a chance to visit the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA. Traveling farther south to VA gave them a chance to have dinner with Buffie. I received a lovely note from Hooley Chidester Ball’s daughter, Laurie Bunch. Hooley has Alzheimer’s and now lives in an assisted living facility. Her health is good, and she does know her daughters and enjoys their visits, but her memory is poor. She enjoys reading the Hood Magazine and anything that is sent from Hood. Shirley Dana Few’s big news was the announcement of her oldest granddaughter’s engagement. She will be married Easter weekend 2017. Her other grandchildren are still in college or out on their own. This past Thanksgiving saw everyone come home, and they had a chance to play catch up.

Penny Fradd Vahsen, P’77 attended four weddings this past summer—Boston, San Antonio, St. Thomas and Portugal—she combined a two-week river cruise with the trip to Portugal, going on to Bruges and Basel. Jerry Griffith Macomber celebrated her 86th birthday in Seattle—with her three daughters—they saw “Man of La mancha,” spent time in St. James Cathedral enjoying the quiet time, and her daughters drove.

Jerry was the willing backseat passenger, enjoying the freedom from responsibilities, along with her oxygen cannula. Pat Lloyd Fordham and daughter Leslie, along with their five dogs and two cats, are just fine. She and Leslie keep active walking or biking the Colorado River trail. Leslie has a black belt in taekwondo and may be seen practicing on their back patio. They had Thanksgiving dinner with friends and two of the dogs.

Bim Mayer Werle had a good summer—18 months post-knee replacement she was able to garden, and even walk slowly, and in mid-summer she had her cataracts removed.

Jerry had his hip replaced in November—life

is good. The highlight of the summer was a family gathering for a grandson’s graduation and the birth of their first great-grandchild.

Barbara Morris Harrison wrote of the passing of husband Mike and son Michael.

Son Peter owns a restaurant in Circleville.

Barbara doesn’t drive anymore, but friends do stop in to visit. Judy Rank Loposer’s husband passed away this past June, but her family is close by and is a great deal of help.

Judy continues work at her church and in the community of Walla Walla. Bev Rosenberg Sager spent Thanksgiving with her children in San Diego, and then on to another visit to Paris with her daughter. She spent February in the Turks and Caicos. Sheila Seigal Asher is living in Florida permanently, as her husband is limited in his activities, and Florida offers more for him than Kiawah Island. Their two grandchildren are high school seniors, and are all waiting to know where they will go to college. Margaret Church Smith-Loeb visited Canada this past summer and enjoyed the Shaw Festival. She still takes courses at Fordham U and thinks of NYC as the City for Seniors. Katherine Sponsler Patten took her last cruise this past May, and went up the New England coast as far as Halifax. She and her little sister from Hood, Chucky Reed Hall, are in email touch—they have known each other since Chucky was 14 and Kathryn was 16. Brief note from Alice Ungethuem— she spent August and September in Cape Cod and is now back home. Now it is back to garden club meetings and arranging tours of historic gardens. I received a sad note from Bill Cody, a friend of Jane Van Fossan. Jane passed away peacefully in November, and a nice service for her was held. Hal and I are fine—we are both fully retired but manage to keep busy—our Tauck trip this year was to northern New Mexico—we visited Las Alamos, and this tied in with several of our ship reunion trips—Hal was delighted—saw pueblos, a wonderful old church called the “Lourdes of the United States” and visited with a sculptor whose works were beyond belief. It was a good chance to visit with my sisters as well. Take care and be well—Jo

1954 Jean Baker Leister Weikert 717-624-3960

A surprise phone call from Jean Bannerman in Belleville, Ontario, disclosed she has had shingles, which affected her vision. She reminisced about growing up in Canada and participated in a geologic survey following “Agnes.” She had both hips done surgically several years ago. After graduating from Hood, she lived in Canada and Virginia. She nearly married. She has endured GuillainBarré syndrome, resulting in her being in George Washington U. Hospital four and a half months; she had to learn to re-use every muscle in her body. She taught history, political science, ancient and English

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history at the U. of Colorado; was involved with social studies. She earned a master’s degree in sociology and history at Oxford.

She retired in 1988 and learned her mother became blind. She lives in her grandparents’ home consisting of two cottages constructed in a horseshoe formation.

Having the opportunity to scan the “Williamsonian,” a newsletter of Williamson College of the Trades in PA, I noticed an article of the passing of a classmate’s husband. My husband, Mark, attended Williamson from 1950 to 1953. As we are downsizing and clearing files, the spring 2001 edition showed an article concerning Anne Funk Maxwell’s husband, Howard Maxwell. Max passed away peacefully at home in March 2001 after a long illness.

Anne preceded Max in death in 1988. Max was a committed educator and had served as president of Williamson College from 1985 to 1987. A good friend of Williamson, they appreciated his loyalty and efforts as their president. A graduate of Gettysburg College in 1952, he served as a Navy officer during the Korean War. After receiving his MAT from Harvard U., he taught in Newtown, MA, Public Schools and became director of alumni relations of Gettysburg College (concurrent with our classmate Anne Funk’s serving as Hood’s alumni officer—that mutual opportunity enabled their meeting).

Max continued his career at the U. of Michigan; earned his doctorate from SUNY Albany; was dean of students at Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY; and was VP of the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities for the State of NY. Then he was Williamson’s president before serving as president of Girard College. Charlotte Rees Miura passed away unexpectedly Sept. 2, 2016, in Madison, WI. Married to Dr. Akira Miura, a professor of Japanese at the U. of Wisconsin. Their family consists of son Asa and daughter Hana. Asa and his wife have two children—Kin, 11, and Risa, 7.

Our deepest sympathy to the Miura family.

It was so kind of daughter Hana to call me to inform me of her mother’s passing.

Charlotte earned a bachelor’s degree from Hood as a history major and a master’s in education from Columbia U. Joan Wagner Tolbert endured years of experiencing multiple myeloma. Mark and I were able to attend her funeral Oct. 8, 2016, at Middle Springs Presbyterian Church, PA. We had the privilege of sharing sorrow with that family. Joan and her deceased husband’s granddaughter, Hannah ’19, attends Hood College as a sophomore and gratefully wears her grandmother’s Hood Ring. Rod was influential at Shippensburg U. where he taught and later was invited to help establish a graduate program in education after serving as school superintendent in a nearby school district. Rod preceded Joan in death by several years. Having endured bone cancer, Mark and I felt blessed in having Joan and Rod’s presence at our wedding Sept. 29, 2012. Betty Remsberg

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ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD 2017 PRESIDENT RaeAnn E. Butler ’89

ADMISSION SUPPORT CHAIR Elizabeth Thompson ’08

VICE PRESIDENT Elizabeth Thompson ’08

CAREER SERVICES CHAIR Julie Murray McCaffery ’79

MEMBERS Stacey M. Axler ’14 Rachel Bagni, ’99 Ph.D. Janice Ball Mahlandt ’83 Cheryl Banks ’06, MBA’14 Jennifer L. Barbieri ’98 Caity Battey ’15 Jennifer M. Boa ’04 Ryan Campbell ’14 Melinda Cohen Donegan ’93 Stacey Collins ’89 Keenan Courtland ’10 Trish Crowell ’04, M.S.’08 Laurie Drysdale ’80

Joy Dubost ’95, Ph.D. Elaheh F.S. Eghbal ’13 Marsha Evans ’85 Jennifer Fair Milas ’03 Ana Filipovic ’16 Rebecca Fishack ’03 Leah Giambarresi MacDonald ’03, C’05, M.S.’10 Maya P. Gonzalez ’16 Elizabeth “Biz” Gorman Gomer ’02, C’07, M.A.’08 Kristan E. Hawkins ’11 Michael Higgs ’14 Tim Hulyk ’15

DeColigny keeps in touch while continuing to care for husband Warren. Their daughters and granddaughters keep them inspired.

Granddaughter Erin Thomas graduated from Frostburg U. with a degree in psychology and is an honor student now studying for a master’s degree in sociology from Salisbury U. The second granddaughter of Warren and Betty’s triplets, Kelli Thomas, was married Sept. 17. Completing the triad, Cindy Armentrout and Christopher Ray married July 11, 2015. Warren and Betty are lighthouse fans and have toured extensively in the U.S. to continue their travel focus. Recent cruises include one from Baltimore Harbor to the Caribbean plus a bus trip to New England; Mystic Harbor, CT; Boston; and Southern Maine. Dr. Betsy D. Oehrle reported, “Audley Gardens had a wonderful month of November in the U.S. seeing old friends—first Mary-Lou Springhorn Leidheiser ’52 flew from Chicago to Pittsburgh. We had three special days together. Then I went to see dear Jane Taggart Whittaker ’52, P’78 in New Jersey on my way back to South Africa. We had a joyous time in Princeton, NJ, with Sally, her youngest, and drove down the street where I saw Albert Einstein in 1955. It was so good to be home, but for the results of the election I pray that all will be better than we expect, and if not, that we can make it better. Greetings to all with love and joy.

Betsy.” Your class correspondent is moving from 2220 Ritner Highway Carlisle, PA, to 13 Fulton Dr., Cross Keys Village, The Brethren Home Community, New Oxford, PA, 173509382. New telephone is 717-624-3960. Mark and I feel blessed to fully experience the rest of our lives in this peaceful retirement community.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CHAIRS Joy Miller Beveridge ’82 Jamie Shopland ’12

RING SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR Victoria Idoni ’06

Melissa Kelly ’00, M.A.’03 Jill Kramer Hermes ’87 Anna Maripuu ’86 Marjorie Mathers Kane ’96 Andrea Putz McCarrick ’08 Shane McCarrick ’08 Carla Means Clarke ’08 Kris Miner ’11, MBA’13 Melanie Muscar ’04, MBA’07 Sara Myers McCain ’12 Alfreda U. Nwosu ’14 Nick O’Brien ’11 Bianca Padilla ’14 Christopher Pollard ’07

Jacki Resop Amato ’95 Ashley Rose Bennett ’14 Nancy Rose Ingwalson ’88 Logan Samuels ’17 Trevor Shell ’13 Shannon Shifflett Aleshire ’93 Maria Smith ’12 Rhiannon Sneeringer ’15 Caitlin Stromowsky ’13 Lisa Wells ’09 Nate Wilson ’05 Phillip Yerby ’11 Chelsea Young ’14

1956 Muriel Chait Durbin, P’81

310-395-4389 | msmuz@aol.com

I’m sorry to begin this column on a sad note and report the passing of Judith Kreider LeRoy who passed away in October and Mary Lu Urban Walker who passed away in December. Our condolences to both families.

Barbara Bundens North writes, “I continue to enjoy my life here in Fargo.Earlier this month, I had surgery to insert a pacemaker.

Life is good. We are experiencing our usual subzero temperatures a month early this year instead of the 10 days in January, so who knows. Best wishes to all for 2017.” So nice to hear from Judy Berry Brooke: “Frank and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary this summer with a family get-together at our lake house. All grandchildren and children were the hosts. Great celebration. We have been living in Jacksonville, FL, for the past 16 years.

We are one mile from two children and their families. It was fun watching grandchildren grow up. Oldest grand, Emily, belongs to our oldest child, Berry, and graduated from NC State U. She also earned her master’s in accounting from there. Now has her CPA and is CFO and practice administrator for Orthopedic Specialists of North Carolina.

She lives in Raleigh, NC, and just became engaged. Son Tom has two sons. Ralston graduated from the U. of Virginia last May and is an investment banking analyst. He lives in Jacksonville Beach. Arch is in his second year at Southern Methodist U. He is there on a full, four-year academic scholarship.

Daughter Francy has two children. Will plans to graduate from the U. of Florida at the end of April. He has a double major in engineering

and finance. Brooke is a junior at Florida State U. majoring in merchandising and finance. We are proud grandparents. Hope all is well with you and yours.” Rebecca Eppers Byrd, P’84 writes, “In May, I had minor eye surgery to remove a Salzman nodule. I attended grandson’s (Matthew) graduation from the U. of Maryland. June was a busy month—I had fun at the 60th Hood reunion. Biggest event was 10-year renovation of my apartment. Major task was packing and storing breakables and furniture.

Clean and fresh looking because of new paint and carpet. Denise’s family has been here three times this year, including Thanksgiving.

Mackenzie loves “Grandma’s” pool, so much time is spent there. All the family (except Matt) was at Daphne’s for Thanksgiving Day. Carla’s family had not been up in over a year. So good to see all of them. Six grands range in age from 7 to 22 years (triplets are now 15).”

Carole Oswald Carter, P’80, P’85 reports: “Small-town living is very busy but not earth shaking. Kind of reminds me of the good community feeling we had when we were at Hood.” Ginny Turnbull Hecklinger, P’81, G’08 enjoyed attending Handel’s Messiah on campus in November. She likes taking advantage of the many opportunities Hood offers to the Frederick community. “Then I was taken to Manhattan for a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn’t be beat in Brooklyn. On Friday, the crowds of people gathered at the new Oculus outside the 9/11 museum to view the huge transportation underground space just built for the ease of crowds in the city. It was all white with artist renderings and very impressive. As I traveled with my 4-year-old granddaughter, I was not able to keep up. Being a country girl, more or less, I could not help but find her life awesomely

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different from mine. She has such confidence among the sidewalks and pathways of the big city moving quickly with great energy.”

Joellen Libbey Nelson writes that her sons are all doing well. “My life is rich with all the love of my family. These days I belong to the Coronado Woman’s Club, read a lot, help at the shelter and do crafts for yard sales at Christmas.” I really enjoyed hearing from everyone. Please email or write to me with your news. As for me, it has been a busy fall with my family taking part in two Susan Komen three-day walks—in Philadelphia and San Diego, crewing and/or walking 60 miles in the three days. I’m so proud of them raising funds for this cause. This was son Jon’s 15th walk. Best to everyone for a healthy 2017.

Muriel Chait Durbin

1957 Molly Smith Sperandio

727-393-7446 | mollymom76@gmail.com

Ann Spengler Larkin: “After replacement of both shoulders and one knee, I hope for a surgery-free year ahead. I have cut back on some activities, but remain active in church, AAUW, DAR and my quilt group. I also enjoy the Detroit symphony coffee concerts and am looking forward to my granddaughter’s graduation from medical school in May.” Barbara Thomas Yinger: “I hope to see as many of our class as possible at the reunion.

None of us knows for sure how many years we can keep doing this, so my thing is to take each chance for a visit that we can make now. Bob and I celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 19, 2016. Our children, Laura and Scott, gave us a dinner with extended family at an elegant restaurant in Frederick.”

Elsie Lyon Hinkhouse: “It’s been a sad time for me having lost my husband, Jim, Dec. 31.

He had been in the hospital with pancreatic cancer but was determined to come home Dec. 30, our 54th wedding anniversary. He passed on at home with family caring for him that day and night. I moved to Morning Star, a senior living facility, which is located close to my daughter, Amy, son-in-law Rich and two wonderful grandchildren. I have many activities including DAR, PEO, bridge clubs and activities at Morning Star. Boise, ID, located on a high desert, continues to surprise me with beautiful weather, rarely very cold temperatures and little snow. There are great ski resorts, Sun Valley and Bogus Basin, an hour or so away where I watch my grandkids and their parents ski on weekends.” Eugenia “Genie” Smith Durland: “In our 80s, Bill and I are still in pretty good shape and active. We spent our time participating in rallies and marches protesting the bogus election of Trump and meeting locally and nationally with peace and justice groups we’ve long been associated with to work on how to deal with what may happen next. We have (between us) eight children, 17 grandchildren and three great-grands. Our youngest son (the ours in the yours-mine-and-

ours) lives in Denver with his fiancee and two little boys; we see them often and are now considering moving to Denver from Colorado Springs to be closer to them and our daughter, Julia. She lives in Boulder with her three children—Carlton, a chef; Amber, who works three jobs trying to save enough money to go to Thailand for training in massage therapy and acupuncture; and Logan, a high school senior. Julia is a special education teacher at Boulder High. We also have a daughter, Fadwah Halaby, who is a certified nursemidwife with her own independent practice in south Florida; she lives in Delray Beach and practices in Boca. She has six grown kids and is the grandmother of our three great-grands who live here in Colorado, near us. I keep busy editing Bill’s writings. He has published two more books in the past three years and has written 10 plays, nine of which have been produced before appreciative audiences here in Colorado Springs and Denver.” Nancy Paul Stimson: “We went to my daughter’s home in Doylestown for Christmas. February will find me off to South Africa, and May will find me in Rome and the Greek Islands. July will welcome my first great-grandchild, and September will be the wedding on the Vineyard of my grandson. Have to stay healthy for all those events.” Sue Winter Smith: “We are still living in Issaquah in a retirement apartment. We just returned from two weeks in Kauai, HI with friends. We spent Thanksgiving with our son and his family in Issaquah. His children are our youngest grandchildren, CJ and Erica. We will see our oldest, Aislinn, when she is on her way home to Ellensburg from college at Western Washington U. She is student teaching this year and will graduate in June. Number two granddaughter Brynn is a sophomore at Evergreen College, intending to be a writer.

Her sister, number three granddaughter Ari, is in the Running Start program dual enrolled in Skagit Valley Community College as well as high school. She graduates high school on a Friday, and the next day Aislinn will graduate from Western. We will have all the family here to celebrate our 60th anniversary.” Molly Smith Sperandio: “I’m going to the reunion. Are you?

I’m giving a class gift. Are you? Let’s be proud and make our 1957 class gift to Hood a great one, in honor of our 60th reunion! Every little bit counts! Hope you had healthy and happy holiday celebrations.”

1958 Marilyn Garis Kellow

262-334-5782 | maggiehood1958@gmail.com

Cynthia Williams Bohaker relates the sad news that husband Dick had not been well much of this year and passed away in September. They were married 57 years but met in high school, so were together for a long time. Her three daughters have been great support. Sue lives in Sparta, NJ. Linda is teaching at a local college in Kyoto, Japan.

Diane lives in Phoenix where the family will be

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gathering for Christmas and New Year. Cynthia still works for a local accountant during tax season. Susanne Smith Evans’ two sons and families were with her for Christmas. She says all is calm and hopes it stays that way.

Sue Brown Melech and husband Bob moved across the street in Rochester, NY. They will be spending four months in St. Petersburg, FL, this year, staying at the Hollander Hotel, a small boutique hotel originally built in the 1930s with many of the original architectural and design features preserved. Kind of like living at “Cheers”—everyone knows your name and is very friendly. They take advantage of the local library for reading material, travel to Tampa for the Yankees spring training games, enjoy long walks, fitness classes and generally eat more than necessary. They would love to meet with other Hoodlums in Florida anytime January through April. Jeb Bennett Moran had a fabulous trip to London in August, courtesy of Don, to celebrate her 80th birthday. Son Mike took the family to St. Thomas for Christmas so they could celebrate for the second time. She gets together with Carol Horwath Klecka for lunch almost every month. Also sees Carol Huelsen Warrington sometimes, whenever she and husband Bob “winter” in Florida. Jeb feels so blessed to be healthy and pretty active, mostly with volunteer and church activities.

Lots of travel is still at the top of her “bucket list.” Sara Lea Callaway Redmon says the past several months have been a roller coaster ride. Carl was in a serious car accident. He suffered six broken ribs, a fractured shoulder blade and head injury. All is healing nicely but slowly. They are looking forward to spring and some nice trips in their motorhome. Diana Hagenbarth Russo is going to be a happy 80 year old, which started with spending Christmas in Paris with family. She and husband Fred have been married 45 years, and are both well and happy. Life is good for them, Florida in the winter and the North Carolina mountains in the summer. Marthanne Stephens Smith continues to keep busy with classes at the local community college, Curves four to five times a week and biking. She and husband Duff are “getting a vicarious thrill” out of following their 6’10” grandson, Warner, in his study for a year with Johns Hopkins in Nanjing, China! Little Chinese girls follow him around and everyone says:, “you are so tall!”

Penny Hunt Solum had an extraordinary 80th birthday celebration this summer with time in the south of France and in London with family, plus a fantastic birding adventure to a tented camp in the Darien forest of Panama. She saw many good birds and was very fortunate to see a very rare and elusive bird, the massive and handsome Harpy Eagle! It was a day’s trek to do so with both a long river ride in a dugout canoe plus a forest walk! Awesome!

Anne “Ricky” Merrick Vosti is fully involved with caregiving and nursing as Ken’s health declines. She highly recommends a book titled “Meditations for Caregivers” by Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer. Her 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild are all over the U.S. but continue to “pop in” whenever they

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are close by. Her family is very supportive.

Jo Olmstead Witherington was busy with a Women’s Ensemble Concert in November and a big Christmas concert in December plus other volunteer singing events. She has been busy learning to play Mahjong and has a couple of trips planned for 2017. During 2016, I experienced two surgeries, the first in June to repair a tendon that was about to rupture in my right wrist and another in November to remove a benign cyst in my throat. Had physical therapy through October for the wrist.

Really minor inconveniences as I reach my 80th on Dec. 20. Everything seems fine as the holidays approach. As I submit this news, the temperature is to plunge to -12 tonight! Hope you all had a merry Christmas. Have a healthy 2017…Maggie Garis Kellow.

1959 Anne Wilson Heuisler

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Jane Atmore Brown says that her retirement community in Vero was an excellent choice for her. She has lots to do to stay active and a great feeling of security. Catherine Brooke Buckingham and her daughter are taking a cruise to Cuba on a Greek line out of Montego Bay after Christmas. Her diocese has a companion relationship, which Catherine helped establish 25 years ago, with the Episcopal Church in Cuba. She looks forward to “so many loving, giving people to see once again.” Tarun Comegys Johns sailed her boat from City Island, NY, to Belfast, ME, last summer, with one crew person as an extra hand. She says that in the past two years she has sailed the east coast except for the last 100 miles to Canada (next summer!) and from the north of the Abacos to the south part of the Exumas. She planned to head south after the first of the year and back to sea, but just found out she first has to have a triple root canal.Nancy Fletcher Artlett was excited about spending her first Thanksgiving and Christmas with her family in 25 years. Fletch hoped to view retirement villages in the Charlottesville—Richmond area.

She planned to return to Sydney in January, hoping to visit Nancy and Fritz Huntsinger on the way. Gayle Hamilton Blakeslee and Natalie are just back from a fabulous trip to northern Italy, “traveling as much as possible as we turn the big 80.” They were lucky to miss the earthquakes. Edee Howard Hogan, P’86 just returned from a two-week People to People tour of Cuba where she met “many wonderful people on that beautiful island nation…It was good to return home (the day after Castro died) and appreciate our freedom and high standard of living. The ’55 cars beautifully restored were fun and a nod to many fun times in them in the past.” Marcia King Wilke enjoyed playing Christmas carol duets with a friend who plays piano and flute.

She also is busy with a handbell choir. Her

family visited Walla Walla for the annual Hot Air Balloon Stampede. Marcia moved to a new apartment in April—her address: 1500 Catherine St., D303, Walla Walla, WA 99362.

Kuulei Mobley Green still lives in Idaho and gets around well despite her impaired vision.

Linda Mohler Humes is planning a genealogy conference, which the Cumberland County Historical Society is holding next fall. Linda enjoys visiting the New Jersey shore with her family as well as occasional trips to Maine and Chautauqua. Judy Moreland Granger reports a year of wonderful family celebrations: in Columbus, OH, in July for her uncle’s 94th birthday, including a day with Carole Jones Rogers; then on to Grand Haven, MI, for a Granger family reunion. They celebrated Bob’s 80th in September at home, with both of their brothers, all four of their sons, and seven of their eight grandchildren. Gail Mulliken Painter moved in May to Brookdale Silver Lake, an Alzheimer’s care facility in Silver Lake, WA. Children Greg and Cheryl welcome communication from her friends. Joanne Peper Milnor endured a bout of sciatic nerve pain and had to postpone a planned river cruise on the Rhine and Mozelle.She is still involved with numerous arts organizations in the community. Jeannette Phelps writes that she is “eagerly awaiting a campaign-free year ending in 2017! I’m eager to toast my birth.”

Dale Russell Rains is enjoying a renewal of friendships with eight high school friends and took an oil-painting class offered by one of them, Carolyn Councell, at the community college. Joan Victor Boos and John finally arrived home from Africa in June after a trying trip with a stop in the emergency room of Reston Hospital in Reston, VA. John suffered a seizure in Dulles Airport on the trip home.

Fortunately, they had a wonderful nurse escort who finally got them both to Columbus, OH, after a 30-hour trip and two missed flights.

Joan hopes they will see us all at our 60th reunion. Anne Wilson Heuisler: “I am tutoring writing at Stevenson U and also am doing some freelance editing. I finish my two terms as clerk of the Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church session in January. I met Mary-Lou Trout Haddad at Buckley’s Tavern in Wilmington, DE, twice this year, once with Gayle Hamilton Blakeslee and once with Carole Jones Rogers. Gayle and I planned a third get-together in January.

1961 Marty Kaiser Canner

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Katharine Baum Wolpe

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Nancy Brown Braudrick is living in a condo while her home is being rebuilt.

She appreciates the help of her son and daughter-in-law throughout this situation.

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family. Marty Kaiser Canner had a right hip replacement in mid-October. (The left one was done in 2012.) She has recovered well

by God’s mercy. Judy Arenson Friedman lives in Boca Raton, FL, for eight months and in NYC and Lenox, MA, for four months. She enjoys time with her three granddaughters and her significant other, Mort Rudin. Anne Bierstein Grenfell moved into a condo in a 55-plus development. In early November she traveled to Mary Anne Fleetwood’s home in Rehoboth, DE, for a mini-reunion with Ann Friant Scheck, Sue Meeks Freeman and Fleet. They discussed aging, walked on the beach and ate in restaurants. Fleet would like to open her house to all classmates and those from other classes for periodic reunions. Those who are interested in being part of a reunion group should respond directly to Fleet. In June, Shirley Garrett Haley, P’85 moved back to Catonsville to a 50-plus condo nestled on the edge of Patapsco State Park. Life is less cluttered and full of quiet joy. Visitors are always welcome.

Jeanne Duncan Jehl ended her consulting relationship with the Campaign for GradeLevel Reading in November. She is finding time for more reading, music, travel (she has a trip to the Amazon planned for February) and volunteer work. She is excited about these new opportunities. Hilda Koontz continues to travel the country lecturing about the Civil War. In 2017, she will be presenting to several Midwest and Middle Atlantic groups and to two national conferences focusing on Civil War medicine. Anita Ranoldo Miner enjoyed visiting with classmates at the reunion in June and seeing the beautiful Hood campus.

She had the opportunity to visit with some Frederick friends whom she met on a Road Scholar trip to Cuba in March 2016. Later in the summer, Anita and husband Dick went to London to see plays and in November to Mexico to enjoy the sun. Janet Spaulding Nunn, P’06 and husband Jack took a cruise along the coast of Maine in September and were pleasantly surprised to see Sandy Murphy Schmidt and Bob on board.

Another treat was meeting President Andrea Chapdelaine when she visited San Diego in November. Ellen “Muff” Wright Peterson is recovering from a knee replacement. She and husband Mal enjoy their five grandchildren and often travel from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to Annapolis for movies and shopping. Mable Philipp Pochedly has moved from Torrance, CA, to 3737 Atlantic Ave, Apt. 702, Long Beach, CA 90807-6411.

Dorothy Willis Rainwater visited national parks in Utah last summer and joined a group for a five-day rafting trip on the Green and Yampa Rivers where she experienced “heavy duty rapids.” Dorothy is sorry to lose Hood and Massachusetts General Hospital friend and classmate Deborah Tillson Capra.

Debbie passed away July 8, 2016, in Ashfield, MA. We extend our condolences to Debbie’s family. Mary Drewal Regan’s family continues to give her great joy. This past year she flew

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to California to visit with son Skip and his wife, Marcy, and drove to Ashland, OR, with them to attend plays at the Ashland Shakespeare Festival. She traveled to Switzerland to visit a cousin and then met a friend to explore Munich and Berlin. Her next travel adventure will be a trip to Morocco in March. Sandy Murphy Schmidt and husband Bob loved an eight-day round trip American Cruise Lines river cruise from Portland, ME, to Long Island so much they have signed up for a cruise on the Mississippi River for September 2017. The drive from Maryland to Maine and back was delightful. Apartment living at Charlestown Retirement Community in Baltimore County suits them to a T. They lock and leave at the drop of a hat and have made good friends at Charlestown. Lyn Adams Sprinkle still enjoys living and the activities at Sunrise Senior Living in Richmond, VA. Her children live in Chesterfield, VA, and visit regularly; she looks forward to their holiday parties. Katharine Baum Wolpe attends music and dance concerts, off-Broadway plays, and an IsraelPalestine reading group with her friend, Philip.

She enjoys her adopted orange and white Maine coon cat, Pancho, and remains busy escorting frail seniors, singing in her church choir, helping out at the church food pantry and participating in the church’s studies on mass incarceration. She is currently recovering from the November election.

1962 Regina Schlank Pyle

617.267.0393 | reginapyle@me.com

Betty Appel Bailey: “In May Tom and I took a nine-day coach trip through the canyons starting in Phoenix, onto the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, rafting on the Colorado River, and ending at Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon. In September we attended Tom’s 55th Naval Academy class reunion.” Judy Hammond Blatchford: “We enjoy good health and volunteer jobs (especially working with senior citizens), continue to travel (this past year to Baja California and Scotland), spend summers in the Adirondacks, have one granddaughter who has graduated from college and four of the five are taller than their grandmother!” Gail Dawson Clarke: “To escape Florida’s summer heat, I joined 4,000 of my “closest friends” cruising up to Boston, Maine and Canadian coastal towns.

Afterward I reconnected with a friend from middle school in Bar Harbor, ME 61 years melted away. My children are doing well, and my problematic legs have been behaving themselves.” Sunny Griffin: “I have recently gotten my first grandchildren—twins who are now eight months old, Mabel and Oliver!

We travel to Thailand this winter to try to sell our house in Chiang Mai. I want to be closer to the grandchildren as we will keep our home in Telluride.” Doris Dalziel Kimball: “George and I still go to Anna Maria Island

in April when the gulf is warm enough for Yankees and grands have their break. We will travel to Martinique on our ninth Road Scholar adventure, and a trip to Sedona in February will allow us to hike through stunning hills.” Penny Misirian Mardoian: “I had a mini-reunion with Judy Blatchford and Nancy Heckscher and husbands at the end of October. My grandson, Michael, will be spending a semester in Barcelona through Trinity College. I will be in London for a week at the end of March. My life is busy and full.” Lynn MacDonough Morrow: “George will join me in January as I make my eighth mission trip to Nicaragua. It will probably be our last as “we age out” soon, and we can continue to support the educational program of providing school supplies to the local kids through financial contributions.”

Barbara Arthur Pretzsch: “We have just moved to a new house in the same town, more space, big back yard to hold our fifth wheel and fenced for the dogs. I have been too busy to do much but “pack up” and “unpack” and find stuff I could before we moved.” Regina Schlank Pyle: “The drama of selling my home in France unexpectedly continued throughout the year with the French real estate lawyers, aka “Notaires,” causing mischief and bureaucratic delays. I’m more than delighted to say that as of Dec. 29, a mere 16 months later, I no longer own property in France.” Barbara Kirby Stewart: “Paul and I enjoy life in Maine and seem to be into cross-country road trips. We had a great one last summer visiting two grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Ryan, graduating from high school in Missouri and California. 2017 will have two more graduates in Sonoma and San Diego.” Elizabeth Kovacs Washburn: “My daughter, Natasha, is in Spain and London visiting granddaughter Jacquelyn who is on junior year abroad with Boston University.

Ted and I had a “miracle” Christmas. Our dog, Josey, came back from death’s door Christmas Eve. We had a “doggie” Christmas with Josey and Natasha’s dog, Bene.” Jody Merritt Watson: “We enjoy the good features of condo living, and I started a book club this year—my first ever. We love living in Maine even with all the erratic weather patterns. Our kids and grands live in Portland, so it’s great to keep up with their concerts, sport, etc.”

Sara Zimmerman: “For decades, learning German has been my hobby. In November, I completed a two-month intensive course at the Goethe Institute where, to my delight, classmates were young internationals. As of December, I’m in Switzerland working on family history. I’m assisting my nephew, the family genealogist, translating documents.”

Judith Simonsen Ziobro, P’91: “I continue to do volunteer accounting and moneyhandling work at my church, sing in the vocal choir and ring in the handbell choir regularly.

Earlier this year I helped the church prepare several hundred “Days for Girls” kits for some primitive areas in Swaziland.”

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1963 Dottie Snyder Engle

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Dear classmates. Sorry for such brief news, but I have heard from very few of you. Joanne Cissel Doyle says that she and Jim paid their annual visit to their son’s family in Texas. She also informed me that Jo Ann Twilley Plichta, M.A.’86 has moved to West Chester, PA, and that Jo’s husband, Dave, died recently. While we are speaking of deaths, in case you haven’t heard, my dear Ronnie has also left us. He hadn’t been feeling well, but felt well enough to go to a football game at the University of Maryland on Oct. 15 with several friends. He enjoyed lunch and camaraderie but fell over as he passed through security and could not be revived. I am being philosophical because we had frequently talked about what a great life we had; he wanted to go first and quickly.

Oddly enough, I was not totally surprised. (He just didn’t want to do all this paperwork.) We had an amazing “Celebration of Life” for him with more than 500 people in attendance.This was going to be his last year of coaching, at least as a head coach. At least that’s what he said! The good news is that the deck has been repainted, and although the host will not be here for the next reunion, the deck is ready for you, so plan on being here!

1965 Emily Kilby

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So many words; so little space for our news.

To read all the news, you’ll have to go to the electronic column available at classnews. hood.edu (click on Class of 1965). There you’ll find the obituary of Regina Bonn Wade, who appeared in last issue’s list of the deceased, along with classmate Patricia Johnson Speier. Regina had attended the 50th reunion looking the picture of good health and vitality, but she died seven months later. The obituary for Pat, a retired teacher in Prince Georges County, reported only that she was born Feb. 17, 1943, and passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, and had resided in Oxon Hill, MD. Jamie Barr Gartelmann and Peter are thankful that the high taxes in Morris County, NJ, are at least benefiting the five grandchildren who live near the family home. The Gartelmanns celebrated their 50th anniversary in Charleston, SC, in November, and when returning from the North Carolina vacation home visited with Ann Fulton Warren, and Tom in Potomac. With the Warren’s daughter, Jessie, and family settled in Connecticut after several years in Hong Kong, the entire Warren family was home for the holidays. Diana Beers Lobdell and

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Ralph also celebrated their 50th anniversary in June 2016 and, in early December, were on a cruise ship heading for India, Sri Lanka, Burma and Singapore. Diana reported that Helen Harrison Arrington, who’d left Hood before graduation to marry a Naval Academy choir member, was widowed last April and now lives close to her three children and three grandchildren. Barbara Casey Ruffino, P’99 still works part time in government contract consulting out of the Washington area, mostly to have a little extra cash for travel to join husband Russ, an Episcopal priest ministering to parishes in Italy; daughter Jane in Stockholm; and son Mike in L.A. Barb keeps in touch with Chris Plankenhorn Tischer, P’86 and Barb Hyde Sands. Cathie Beyer Meredith had another cardiac event in early December and was preparing for bypass surgery just before Christmas. I will have an update on her situation in the online column. Kathie Cribbs Tromble had kneereplacement surgery in November. With that one a success, she was considering having the second knee done this year. In January 2016, Deborah Demmy Thomas and Gary celebrated their 50th anniversary. With Debby’s weekday care of their 5-year-old granddaughter and weekend work as nurse at the Grier School near their Altoona home, the Thomas’ haven’t yet taken a celebratory trip. Boston-suburban dweller Lynn Farnell managed to track down her freshman roommate, Joan Spurgeon, who’d left Hood after one year to attend Cornell University.

During Joan’s visit to Boston, the two had a long catching-up brunch. Joan had married and worked on Wall Street after graduating from Cornell, and is now widowed and living in Denver. Lexie Horn Bickell and husband are frequent travelers, being particularly fond of river cruising in Europe. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in June in NYC. At home in Columbus, OH, she enjoys interpreting at a living history museum and having most of her family nearby. “I’m very lazy since I stopped working,” claims HannahJane Hurlburt, who nevertheless mustered the energy to travel from her Greenwich, CT, home to visit Priscilla Obreza in Guelph, Ontario, last summer. Sandy Hickman Lee most recently earned herself passage on a cruise to Tahiti and nearby islands by teaching a knitting class to fellow passengers. Nancy McAdams Baggett’s son, David Baggett, a UMD graduate and successful tech innovator/ entrepreneur, gave the Commencement address for the December 2016 graduating class of his alma mater. Jane McKenney Ingrey and Paul continue alternating between homes in Florida and Lake George, NY, wishing the auto train went door to door.

Mary Lew Penn Sponski and John travel as much as possible while still able. At home in Locust Dale, VA, Mary Lew serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Virginia. Jo Ann Sether Bowes loves life in Loch Haven, PA, busy with her duties as president of the historical society. The

Bowes’ two sons and families accompanied them on a Bermuda cruise last summer. In Indianapolis, Lissa Shanahan is learning to quilt when she isn’t traveling, including last summer’s cruise from San Francisco to New York City via the Panama Canal. Gretchen Walter Pinkerton suggested doing a Google search for “brilliant classmate” Sally Kirk Fairfax —SAGE Publications. There you’ll read of Sally’s expertise in the field of public land management as Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor of Forest Policy, emerita, at the College of Natural Resources, at the U of California, Berkeley. Now retired, “Dr. Fairfax is an avid photographer, traveler and scuba diver. She currently is working on glass art, blowing, fusing and torch work.”

Back in Bradford Woods, PA, Gretchen and her husband have returned to “semi-normal” after a horrifying accident last Mother’s Day, when an oncoming driver crossed the centerline and hit them head-on. Though the Pinkertons did not suffer life-threatening injuries, there were “plenty of broken bones and severe bruising.” They were back to delivering Meals on Wheels by December along with other volunteer activities.

new location—on the 12th floor of a highrise next to the art museum in Philadelphia.”

Laurie Wheeler Brown is another friend who returned to campus for the reunion. Laurie wrote, “It was fun to see you in June.” We did laugh a lot. Laurie also mentions a family rafting trip in August down the Green River in Utah, “all 14 of us!” Carole Ann Kemp Lovett and I also got to visit a lot during reunion weekend, often in Coblentz dining hall. She stays in touch with her Hood big sister, Kay Starcher Klausewitz ’64, who had just recently sent her pictures of travels to Ireland. Carole Ann’s mother, Eleanor, turned

1966 Dianne Beebe Barske

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It’s mid-December, the holiday season, and early Christmas cards are providing some of the cheerful news for this column. But I feel drawn to share some very sad news first, news that came to me in early September through two of our classmates, Cheryl Carlson Peyton and Kandy Kiefaber Higinbotham. Esther “Estie” Paist died Sept. 6. She had heart surgery earlier in 2016 and seemed to be doing well. But on that Tuesday, she experienced severe back pain and was flown by helicopter to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital where she died.

Estie and I were roommates in grad school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, having driven across country together in her little yellow VW Bug. She had an active mind, a big smile, a calmness and warmth. She was planning an Alaska trip this coming summer.

I will miss her so much, but am grateful for a reunion we had in Scottsdale, AZ, two years ago. I am also grateful to “The Terrace House Girls” who decided to honor Estie by purchasing a Hood Blazer Brick in memory of her. News came from four classmates who attended our June Hood 50th reunion, friends I had a chance to visit with, making me wish for more time with each of them. Geneva Butz was one of the ministers, along with The Rev. Alice Coffman McDermott, who spoke at our Sunday service in the Hood Chapel.

She wrote that she recently downsized from a three-bedroom apartment to just two large rooms—a living/dining room and an office/ bedroom. Geneva adds, “But I do love this

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98 in November and danced at her birthday party with Carole Ann’s husband, Bill—“her favorite son-in-law.” Winter months will be spent at the Villages in Sumter County, FL. She adds, “I look forward to visiting nearby pals Ginny Wheeler Jones, M.A.’88 and Pat Kehoe Tylander.” Speaking of Ginny, on top of organizing our 50th Hood reunion, she has been busy moving to this new Florida location. The house in Germantown, MD, sold after 16.5 months on the market. She and husband Charlie had spent many months moving furnishings between Germantown and Hernando, FL, earning the title of “snow flakes,” according to her! They plan to spend August to December in Annapolis, MD, and January to July in Hernando, FL. Joan Theobald Wentling shared triumphant news.

“I was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2015, but I have apparently emerged the winner in that battle.” Such good news.

Joan states she is so grateful for the support of former sister-in-law Jeanne Perkins Hofferkamp ’67 and Barb Maly Fish ’64. “Our grandchildren continue to be a source of happiness for us. Their ages are 9, 10, 11 and 12, and all live within 10 minutes of us. We are so lucky!” Jane Dearstyne Veeder. “We have been very blessed this year.” She and husband Chuck drove across the continent and back in their travel trailer from midAugust to mid-October. “It was an amazing experience. We visited places in both the U.S. and Canada. We spent a delightful day with Hood classmate Bonnie Scull Hawkes and her husband, Geoff, in Vancouver, BC. It is such a beautiful city!” I stay busy volunteering, spending time in my little art studio and writing monthly features for an Alaska statewide publication, “Senior Voice.” I’ve been able to travel to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians (think “Deadliest Catch”), St. Paul in the Pribilof Islands of the Bering Sea, Sitka in Southeast Alaska, Fairbanks in the Interior—all to cover stories for this publication. Having a son who works for Alaska Airlines provides a parental benefit, free transportation, traveling standby.

We use this benefit often to fly to Portland,

OR, where both sons, their wives and all three grandchildren now live. So I, too, am feeling blessed—and the greatest blessings seem to be people—family and friendships. I’m grateful to all Hood friends who found a minute to share their news!

1968 Sharon Burns Walsh

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I had a special request from our class giving co-chairs, Sandra Gerwin Herndon and Charlotte Sizoo Whitenight to include the following in our class column: “Sandy and Charlotte want to thank classmates who contributed to the 2015-16 Giving Campaign.

Our 50th is fast approaching, and they have kept us informed of ‘nascent’ 50th fundraising plans in recent giving letters.

Now they’re reminding us of the need to get seriously started. Our classmates at the 45th liked the idea of an endowed scholarship.

Surprisingly, this requires less money than you’d think—$50,000 minimum at a 4 percent interest rate will result in an annual scholarship of $2,000. With Hood’s $48,000 annual tuition, room and board, many students are cobbling together small scholarships so even our modest scholarship will be helpful to a student and will exist as long as Hood exists. If we raise more than $50,000, we can increase the scholarship amount for a single student or perhaps award more than one scholarship. Giving year 2016-17 contributions go to general operating funds, not to the scholarship. Now we need to set up a steering committee of four to six members to address issues such as scholarship name, eligibility and selection criteria. Sandy and Charlotte live in the greater Washington area, but volunteers from anywhere in the country are welcome. Just email Charlotte at charwnt@ aol.com. We are a generous class both in terms of our financial support and our longterm, continuing friendships. Let’s all support our class by contributing to the Class Gift

and attending the Reunion.” Note from the Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving: It would be great to identify a few lead gifts from classmates for the establishment of the scholarship. Additionally, it is customary for the 50th reunion class to also give to the Hood Fund during their reunion year. This fund allows for support of scholarships for all Hood students in addition to the establishment of a scholarship. A minimum of $50,000 is needed to endow the scholarship as stated above. Contact Charlotte if you are interested in giving a lead gift, minimum of $5,000, to the endowed scholarship effort. Sandra also sent a personal update. She has been caring for and living with her 95-year-old mother in Bethesda, MD, for the past four years. Her son and his wife design jewelry and moved into Sandy’s home in Shady Side, MD, about a year ago. Her two daughters live in Maine and Georgia. Sandy is the proud grandmother of six and continues to work part time in a catholic high school as an assistant in their campus ministry office. Donna Nelson Hyde is retired and living in Aliso Viejo, CA. She loved teaching both music and 6th grade for 38 years in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. She has enjoyed conducting two children’s choirs at Irvine Presbyterian Church for 21 years but is planning on this being her last year so she has more time for traveling. She somehow manages to find time to sing in an adult choir, ring hand bells at her church and volunteer for charity work with her sorority. The last two years, she has participated in mission trips helping to refurbish a school in Swaziland and installing a playground with Kids Around the World in Jericho, Israel. She says, “I loved visiting these countries and really getting to know the people and gaining a better understanding of their cultures.” She makes several trips east each year, visiting her mom in PA and other family in VA. She keeps in touch with her roommate, Laurie Kammler Kaye, and has gotten together with Debby Mattas Willis. She adds, “I’m looking forward to our 50th! This time I won’t be in the middle of a

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children’s musical.” Lots of news from Gwen Ebersole Lehman, who lives about half an hour from me in Ocean Pines, MD. Gwen retired in June 2015 from Stephen Decatur High School where she became something of a legend for the drama productions she directed and often wrote. In her honor, former students and colleagues established the Friends of Gwen Lehman Foundation to raise money for scholarships for students interested in theater studies. Ron and I attended her retirement party, and it was apparent that Gwen was beloved by all who worked with her and were taught by her. Gwen reports that the foundation was able to award a scholarship this year to a young woman at Sarah Lawrence College. Her husband, Don, retired this year, and they bought a second home in Landowne, PA, so they can spend more time with their two grandsons. She has begun to paint and even exhibited a couple pieces in Ocean City, MD, is working on a young readers’ book, continues to write plays for the high school, and does volunteer work at the art league and for county counseling services. Remember that we need four to six steering committee volunteers for the Hood scholarship. Say “yes,” and you’ll be doing a wonderful service for your class and for future Hood students.

1969 Sayre Roney Steere

850-233-0238 | sayre1126@gmail.com

Carolyn Cantagalli Dumaresq (now retired) checked in from her 15-acre mountaintop home near Harrisburg, PA. She does lots of volunteer work, including doing evaluations for a no-kill shelter for Border Collies; fundraising for Susquehanna Service dogs; helping Rotary with foreign exchange students; chairing a grant-making committee for a woman’s fund; teaching agility at a local dog club; and showing her four Border Collies in agility. Christy Lundt Lambertus was head coordinator of her mother’s 100th birthday party, which took place in August, an event she said was like planning a wedding reception. Though she still works full time, she and her husband travel frequently— they especially like river cruises. After being residents of Anchorage, AK, for more than 40 years, Jill Stanley and husband Adam moved to Greenfield, IN—where they are “dancing to their hearts content” and basking in the longer, warmer summer. A mini-Hood reunion took place in Bar Harbor, ME, in August. Nancy Roe Hebdon (and Fred) and Martha Mulford Gray, M.S.’82 (and Guy) drove up from Cambridge, MD, while Nancy vom Eigen Rasmussen, Sandra Jung Vrem (and Rick) and Linda Walls Bradley ’70 traveled from the Northwest. This was their first reunion since the death of Linda Stockdale Warren—and still missed from their original group is Christine Herbst Cole. These girls have been getting together

since 1979! Meredith Owen Atkinson and husband George took a fascinating six-week trip from Maine to the Pacific following the Lewis and Clark Trail. Marty Silcox Hankins will be retiring from teaching in June, a career she began in 1969! She took some time off to raise two children but started back when her daughter was three. As part of her retirement plan, she is now a certified master gardener in Carroll County, MD, all the while helping husband Ken with their pottery business.

Pat Warren Carlson and husband Mike Ciccarelli celebrated their 32nd anniversary with a week in Punta Cana, joined by 20 good friends and fellow golfers. Pat returned to three final doctoral dissertation defenses and was “happy to participate in the joy of three successful defenses leading to three more new educational leaders.” Pat and Mike look forward to having all their children and grandchildren with them to ring in the New Year. Margaret Dunkle has been busy in retirement, chairing the Harriet E. Brown Commemoration Task Force, earning the William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award for her effort, and being appointed a trustee of the College of Southern Maryland.

Chris Diehl is completing the fall semester of teaching at the local community college, hoping “to help as many as possible achieve their dreams for future vocations.” Jill Windisch Peterson and Craig continue to enjoy retirement after 12 years. They stay busy with volunteer work, committees, bridge, mah jong and travel—including a recent threeweek trip to Australia and New Zealand. They attended the spring wedding of the son of Jill’s Hood little sister, Fran Heck Darrow ’71.

She also passed on the sad news that our classmate, Linda Nelson Martinez passed away about a year ago. On a happier note, Linda’s roommate Karol Bedyk Strang and Bill became grandparents in September.

Son Cameron (and Renny) presented them with James, and according to Karol she is now “captivated by a little soul.” Dave and I, Sayre Roney Steere put our new Tesla to the test in August and drove across country, via the southern route to California and on to Seattle, where we then took our whole family (two daughters, a son-in-law and three granddaughters) on a seven-day Alaskan cruise—a great opportunity for family bonding.

We returned to Panama City Beach by way of cowboy country—Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. What a magnificent land we live in! Church commitments, garden club projects, fitness (running, yoga and aerobics), and gardening in general keep me busy throughout the year.

1970 Karin Ninesling Infuso

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to Janet Bear Ander who welcomed a “beautiful” new granddaughter to her family in September. Janet also has a 15-monthold grandson. Jeanne Bryant Wyland sent a short email with “big news” that her son was accepted and is planning to attend Hood. Congratulations to her family, also.

Jody Davis Eakin has retired to the Villages in Florida where she enjoys many activities including golf and duplicate bridge. At a holiday party, she met four Hood alums and Penny Hain who worked in administration while we were at Hood. Jody’s sister, The Rev. Gail Davis Williford ’68 retired from a church in Houston, TX, and the congregation dedicated a large outdoor labyrinth in her honor. Ellen Farrand Carpenter offered bittersweet news.

She recently visited Lallah Pierpont Brilhart and has two grandchildren, a 4-year-old grandson and a granddaughter born just weeks ago. Ellen’s husband died suddenly in August, and she now must decide if she will remain in her longtime Maryland home or relocate to the waterfront house near St. Petersburg, FL, that she and her husband purchased for their retirement. Ellen’s son lives in Miami, a reason to relocate, but she will take some time to decide. We send our sympathies to Ellen. Elizabeth Houghton Fulmer sent news of travel to Cuba on the ninth cruise ship allowed to dock in Cuba.

Betsy will celebrate her 45th wedding anniversary in Australia and New Zealand.

She is a student again at U. of Central Florida and Rollins College. Betsy’s daughter and her partner of 14 years had a “joyous family wedding.” Marj Menchey Berkheimer married Phil Berkheimer in September. They visited friends in Texas and New York and took a behind-the scenes trip to the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl in January 2017, one of the destinations on her husband’s bucket list. Marj and I wondered if a member of the Class of 1970 could suggest a better term than “bucket list.” The Rev. Margaret Muncie is still happily living in Greenville, SC. Donna Newman still works “a little” in nutritional counseling and frequently visits various beaches. She went to her 50th high school reunion in Towson, MD, and was able to visit her sister who lives nearby. In recent months, Karin Ninesling Infuso and family attended a lovely Gramercy Park wedding in NYC, a trip to coastal South Carolina, and a vacation in the North Carolina Mountains.

She is enchanted by her darling 17-monthold grandson and sees Ada Karen Blair and her husband every chance she gets. Ellen Sacks, P’09 attended her 50th high school reunion and found it “wonderful and strange.”

She was saddened to learn that classmates had passed away. Mary “Sam” Ryan Reeves attended her 50th reunion on Long Island, NY, at the same time. Ellen welcomed Sam and her husband to her home in Brooklyn for “a great visit,” the first time in NY after many visits with Sam in Frederick, MD, and Bethany Beach, DE. Nancy Schneider Alder also attended her 50th high school reunion.

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grades, “are growing up so fast.” Nancy enjoys attending their various athletic events and wishes her classmates a healthy 2017.

Vickie Smith Diaz is in Florida until April. Her daughter plans to be married during Mother’s Day weekend at an outdoor ceremony in Virginia. Vickie loves her role as Mother of the Bride and enjoyed shopping for wedding gowns in NYC. Thank you to the classmates who sent information for this column. Please inform the College if your email address changes, so I can be in touch for the next column deadline. Have a healthy, happy 2017.

1971 Mary McMunigal Burland

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Debbie Walton Sheaffer wrote that, after many years of teaching remedial reading, she decided to return to the classroom. She was offered a kindergarten position and found her favorite grade! Debbie retired in 2012. She and husband Ray have been married for 45 years.

Son Scott lives outside of Ocean City, MD, and loves being at the beach. Son Chris and his daughters, Alexa, 16, and Caylee, 13, live with Debbie and Ray. Five years ago, Chris’s wife died of cancer, and he and the girls had a really rough time.Debbie and Ray were happy they wanted to move in with them and that she finally gets to help raise girls! They take turns driving the girls to dance, helping with homework and helping to parent. They camp with the family as often as they can. She said they wouldn’t trade it for the world and life is still fun! Diane Miller Jackson reports she is still “blissfully happy” in retirement. She and Drew moved from Pennsylvania to a home they built in Maine and are getting to know more people as they settle in. They marvel at their view of the mountains of Acadia National Park and the lobster boats passing by. She says they are still quite active and that Santa brought them snow shoes this Christmas. Daughter Jennie and her husband will spend Christmas with them. Alice Paul McGinnis wrote to say son Drew and his wife, Kris, had their third son last April, born at home. Also last spring, Alice and Richard traveled to Scandinavia visiting Norway, Sweden and Iceland. They spent a month in Maine last summer, and in the fall took a 7,000-mile road trip out west which included stops in Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and Glacier National Park. In October they attended the wedding of Steve Dukenski, son of the late Carolyn Perry Dukenski.

Serendipitously, the daughter of Nan Loader Calabretta was also there as she is married to one of Steve’s best friends. I, Mary McMunigal Burland, have had an exciting, busy year. In May, Bill and I took a Viking River cruise from Amsterdam to Basel with friends we had met on a previous river cruise followed by a week at the hotel our friends own in a ski resort in

the Austrian Alps. Our biggest event was the wedding of our son, Brendan, and his wife, Kristina, in Philadelphia at the end of August.

It was hot and humid as Philly tends to be in August, but everything was lovely. Once again, I must close with a request for email addresses so that Mindy and I can contact you. Without your news, there is no column!

1972 Cynthia Clifford

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Carol Schlosnagle Bradford is enjoying a busy retirement, volunteering for an organization that supports foreign diplomats who work in embassies in Washington, DC, including taking them on tours of local sites, arranging speakers and organizing events.

After 12 years living and working in Asia, she especially enjoys the interactions with international groups. Virginia “Gini” Procino Hartmann—bless her—drafted a report for me on our August mini-reunion. I flew to Burlington, NC, to visit my aunt and cousins, and then visited Kathy Stewart in Harrisburg, PA. Kathy had found a great venue, and she and I met up with Gini, Barbara Cox Bisset and Barrie Parsons Tilghman in a lovely seafood restaurant in Wilmington, DE (Jane Chaisson Blake almost made it). As is always the case when we Hood classmates get together, it was wonderful to pick up right where we last left off. We spent most of our time together laughing and all had a terrific time. Check out this video of Barrie and her sister Ellen demonstrating how to make Maryland Beaten Biscuits: www.youtube. com/watch?v=GcsrT6NfCAg. Later that day, Gini drove me to Watchung, NJ, where I was delighted to spend time with her and Tom in their beautiful new home, which I had last seen when it was under construction. Soon thereafter, Gini and Tom made a 120-mile pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. She writes, “I wish I could convey the simplicity and peace of walking all day toward a goal, eating simple meals, washing our clothes in a laundry sink, and sleeping in bunk beds in the various pilgrim hotels. Tom and I talk about The Way all the time and get a dreamy look in our eyes.” Kathy is a frequent visitor to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as she attempts to keep up with the burgeoning family of niece Claire, who recently gave birth to a baby girl. Ellie joins big sister Jane, who just turned 2. Kathy reports a newfound hobby of constant shopping for little girls’ fashions.

She enjoyed the nation’s largest recreational vehicle show in Hershey, PA, last fall; admiring Kathy and Larry Belikoff’s life on the road, she’s considering a smaller unit geared toward older, physically challenged travelers. She’s going old school for the holidays, preparing lemon marmalade and Springerle cookies for family and friends. Following the recent

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election, Kathy says she can now be reached at the Home for the Terminally Catatonic, where she can be found with a distant gaze and tears in her eyes (hehe). Janice Williams Martin writes that she and Al recently took the Market Fest AHI Tour of Germany and then to Paris, and fully enjoyed sailing on the Rhine and Moselle rivers. They are enjoying retirement, especially summer visits to their lake cottage in Connecticut and visits with their sons. Allison Zack (Jeffrey Hagerich) and Mike enjoyed a tour to Sicily; then took a two-week National Geographic Adventure Tour to China, which included hiking parts of the Great Wall; they were able to visit their daughters and their families—one in Singapore and the other in Camarillo, CA. Can we believe that it’s been 45 years? A reminder to save the date for our reunion: Friday-Sunday, June 9-11, 2017. Thanks to Linda Cumber Gifkins, our Facebook page announces that the Hampton Inn and Suites Ft. Detrick is offering a special rate of $119. Jane Esselen Blocker reports that Linda, Chrisse Butler Hassett, M.A.’75, and others from the Memorial crew are bringing their significant others…and I hope you’re all planning to do so as well. I’ll be celebrating the holidays with my sister, Debi, her husband, Dave, my nephew, Rowan, and his fiancee, Hallie. My best wishes to you all for great health and happiness in the New Year!

1974 Joyce Manbeck MacKellar, M.S.’00

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Patricia Kidd

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First of all, we all send our heartfelt thanks to Sally Johnson Leland for doing a great job as our class reporter. Pat Kidd will be covering news for the summer issue and I, Joyce Manbeck MacKellar, will be responsible for winter issue news. Keep us informed! Elizabeth Guertler Godfrey, M.A.’80 has written a memoir of her father’s rash adventures, her parents’ intense romance and how their secrets affected her life. It is entitled “The Pigeon And The Seagull, My Passionate, Imperfect Parents” and is available on Amazon. Patti Loser Godwin and husband Joe recently enjoyed a vacation in Greece. Since retiring and relocating, Patti can often be found enjoying the beauty of nature as she hikes and kayaks in Northern California and Oregon. Vicki Raeburn Benton writes that she and husband Leigh took a seven-day cruise along the Rhine from Basel, Switzerland to Amsterdam this past August.

They then spent three days in London before heading home. The UniWorld Castles Along the Rhine tour was fantastic! “The ship had only 100 passengers and to say we were spoiled beyond our wildest imaginings by the 40-plus crew would be an understatement!

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was superb and the tours of the castles and vineyards—wow! If anyone ever wants to do the Rhine...book on UniWorld. It has it all over the others! Leigh is up for reelection in November, so this was our last trip for a while.

He is already gearing up for the campaign. I continue to proctor medical exams at Touro College. I love it!” Vicki’s son, Chris, has left his COO position at Beachside and is now working/partnered with Top Tier Sports Medicine. They recently opened an office in Melbourne, so he is there when not on tour with the LPGA. His wife, Jess, and the kids are doing well, too. Jess does contract occupational therapy work from home and the kids, Cam, 12, and Jace, 10, enjoy baseball, soccer and golf. Vicki’s other son, PJ, is still a crime scene investigator/detective for the New Windsor Police Department. When he’s not working or on call, he coaches the travel ice hockey team for son Ryan, 9. PJ’s oldest, Marty, 11, is also an avid hockey player and on the Pee Wee travel team. Needless to say, there are times when PJ is going one place with Ryan while wife Lisa is heading to a different state with Marty! Lisa continues to run her jewelry business (Lisa Wicker Designs LLC) and loves every minute of it. Nancy Kemp Cline recently served as a docent for one of the homes on the Frederick Holiday House Tour. Her garden club decorated one of the homes for the tour. Always a great way to kick off the holidays! On a very personal note, I was very unexpectedly diagnosed with ovarian cancer in June 2014. After three surgeries, months of hospital stays and chemo, I have just finished treatment for my first reoccurrence. In September, I had the opportunity to attend Camp Mak-A-Dream in Montana. They offer, free of charge, retreats for various cancer patients, but two retreats are strictly for women with ovarian cancer. It was a fabulous experience, and I got to zip line, something that I have been wanting to do. Because of my health issues, I retired from Frederick County Public Schools as a reading intervention teacher at Middletown Elementary and from Frederick Community College as an adult ESOL teacher. Since then, I have opened an eBay business that has far exceeded my expectations. I am so appreciative of each day, the wonderful support of my husband, Butch Nieves, my daughter, Shannon, and son, Brock, as well as many friends. Beth Guertler Godfrey has always been one of my biggest supporters throughout this journey. I am blessed!

1975 Deborah Page Rath

530-891-4975 | dp95942@aol.com

Rhea Bel-Jon Calkins and Steven still love life in the mountains of Mexico. She is now one of the cat advocates at the local shelter and is enjoying finishing their home and urban garden. For Rhea, it was quite a Hood year.

In March, Margery Berringer-Schuran ’74

and Billie Ellen Weise ’74 came down to visit Steven and Rhea in San Miguel for a week of soaking in the town, talking, laughing and walking. In August, she was so thrilled when Cheryl Cuddeback and Pat Kidd ’74 joined them in New York for a great event celebrating her father’s life. Cheryl being the Queen of Queens knew just the place for them to meet, even if only for a short time. Biggest news from Ann Wiggins Ely is they have a new granddaughter—the mom, Jennifer, is their youngest daughter. Madelyn Parker Ely was born Nov. 2, 2016, 5 lbs., 15 oz. and 18.5 inches. Mom and child are doing very well.

They are smitten and very in love with their third granddaughter. Dory Barrows Smith retired from teaching high school—FACS child development. She will miss the amazing students that she got to work with, but not grading papers on nights and weekends. She plans to sub at the high school part time and travel with husband Steve on his monthly business trips. She hopes to have more time for reading books strictly for pleasure.

They are planning vacations to Cape Cod; Norwood, NY; and New Orleans. Anna Kluth VonLindenberg is alive and enjoying life in Fenwick, DE. They enjoyed doing some major sections of the Great Loop with their son and his family on their boat this year, where they experienced the rust belt first hand as they traveled from the C and D Canal to Cleveland, then rejoined to head south from Chicago to St. Petersburg. She’s leaning back and enjoying holiday festivities this month just like the rest of us. I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. I remain busy working for the same consulting firm marketing and designing retirement programs to be administered by our staff. Still struggling with nerve pain caused by my spinal cord injury; trying different treatments throughout the year in search of relief. I would be interested in any treatment options you may recommend.

Wishing you, your families and friends the best! Debbie Page Rath

1976 Nancy Ludwick Warrenfeltz

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Chip and Kathy Anderson Jewell celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Aug. 7, 2016, with a wonderful dinner and wine tasting at the Antrim Inn in Taneytown, MD. The next Friday, they took off on a 23day road trip to Yellowstone National Park; Bismarck, ND; Roosevelt National Park; and the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Historic Site in Montana. A highlight was a day spent on the Beartooth Highway with amazing views, scary switchbacks and a picnic by a lake. They enjoyed baseball in Minneapolis and Kansas City and took in presidential museums in Independence, MO, and Springfield, IL. Weaving their way back through Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, the journey put 5,670

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miles on their car. Anne Fairweather Harper’s life in Santa Ana, CA, continues to treat her family well. This past year, she was spoiled with great travel adventures. A week in NYC in February, a week in Austin, TX, in April, a week in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in June, a week at the beach in La Jolla, CA, in August, and two weeks cruising the Mediterranean with her mother and sister in October! Anne is thrilled to say that youngest daughter Emily is seven years out on her bone marrow transplant.

Despite some significant medical issues, she maintains a very positive attitude and is beginning to enjoy the life of a typical young woman in her mid-20s. Oldest daughter Courtney completed her master’s degree at UC Irvine and teaches high school English at Orange County School of the Arts. With her theater background, she fits right in with her students in the acting and performance conservatories. Jim and Anne celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary in July. Anne is looking forward to NYC for a week in February and hoping to catch “Hamilton” while there. The Rev. Carol A. Fleming, P’07, P’09 is alive and well and still living in Kingston, PA, as pastor of Church of Christ Uniting. They welcomed their third grandchild this summer, Brooks Nicholas Beavers—whose mother is Charis Loomer Beavers ’07, M.S.’13. Brooks joins her cousins, Raegan, 2, and Isabella, 2, whose father is Garrett Loomer ’09. Life is full and good! Diana Hilgartner Boyd says that the reunion last summer was the best!

She loved reconnecting with classmates.

Dave and Diana spent Thanksgiving in Colorado Springs with oldest son AJ. He’s working at Peterson AFB and loves Colorado. The Boyds’ daughter, Kirsten, is transitioning from church musician to public school music teacher in Virginia where Diana started her teaching career. Son Will is in Jackson, MS, finishing his MBA and deciding if he should return to the Navy as an active reserve officer or find work in the civilian world. The Boyds are happy in Champaign, IL. If any of you are passing through, they’d love to host you or give you a ride in Dave’s home-built Pietenpol Camper airplane! Maggie Lindsay Doyle says the reunion was wonderful. She had not been to one in at least 25 years. It was wonderful to see so many people and catch up. Life is so fast paced. It was wonderful to take a weekend and reflect and reconnect.

The campus looks amazing. Michele Smith Guyette writes that for now, life is good.

She’s in her 23rd year of teaching American Sign Language at La Follette High School in Madison, WI. She also teaches ASL at the U. of Wisconsin, Madison during the summers. On the side, she interprets, including a few musical performances at the Overture Center in Madison and religious interpreting. She and husband Paul have a daughter, Madeline, who is a junior at Scripps College in Clairmont, CA. Madeline took after her mother and wanted to go to a

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women’s college...and did so in California!

Paul and Michele visited her in Denmark over Christmas, where she is finishing up a semester abroad. Michele loves Wisconsin... in the spring, summer and fall. The Madison area has been a welcoming, interesting, positive experience-filled and lovely place to call home. Barbara WoolmingtonSmith writes that she and Craig closed their business in California, sold their home of 28 years in July and moved to Asheville, NC. Before settling down, they spent several months traveling the Western U.S. They spent three weeks on the Olympic Peninsula, WA, exploring the entire Olympic National Park, took a cruise in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park, went up to Banff and Jasper in Canada, then back into the U.S. to visit the Grand Tetons, Zion, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon. It was a wonderful way to top off 40 years of hard work as a self-employed couple. Barb would recommend anyone visiting the national parks to go during the offseason and purchase a national park passport book.

Stamp your book at the park’s visitor center for a permanent reminder of your visit.

The Smiths have a guest room available in Asheville. Larry and I renewed our passports and traveled to St. Lucia in October with our Naval Academy friends. It was such a fantastic trip at BodyHoliday resort! Thanks for the updates!

1977 Elizabeth Anderson Comer

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Ann Kowitski Barber wrote, “I volunteered for a few months for Hillary. It was exciting to be part of it and disappointed she didn’t break the glass ceiling. Hopefully, we’ll see a woman president in our country during our lifetime!

Meanwhile, I keep working and look forward to some time in Florida in February! My daughter, Elizabeth, was married Sept. 4 to Bryan DellaGrotte and had a lovely ceremony at our church followed by a reception at the Bedford Village Inn surrounded by family and friends. They live three miles away and have two cats named after Boston Bruin legends!

Bryan works for the DOC in Massachusetts, and Elizabeth is a lead physical therapist for Lawrence General Hospital.” Kas Kluth Rohm and husband Greg will be celebrating their 39th anniversary in two months. “We’ve just moved to our fourth fixer-upper after renovating a 1941 house in Towson, MD. Greg is still traveling regularly for work, and Kas has a short, eight-minute commute to work in the superintendent’s office for the public school system.” Kathy Weslock says she is thankful for Facebook…“Class of 1977 is active and always good to catch up on events, children, grandchildren, pets and life.

I will miss the political banter that went back and forth amongst these very smart Hood women, but I am sure we will have plenty

of fodder for the next four years. Speaking of which, while I am not back in NYC, I am in Westport, Connecticut, which is close enough to get me into the city every once in a while. Both of my children live there and while they never have time for mom, I can pop in for a coffee or make a pit stop on my way to Pennsylvania! I still have the farm in PA and a home in Silicon Valley. I work way too much for Frontier Communications to get to either, but at least I’m at the beach here, which is good fun!” Kathy also wrote, “I have a friend whose mother was in Class of 1950. I was looking at her yearbook last weekend, and struck by, while many things have changed, the tradition and history are still so relevant. What also struck me was that their wishes and hopes for the future were very similar to ours. Do you think the Class of 1950 could have ever envisioned a woman as president? Bet not. So, think how far we’ve come after all.” Martha Homnack Armenti and husband Bob returned to the Cape for the fall “shoulder season,” their favorite time of year there. “The air is fresh, the landscape beautiful and we enjoy our friends here and activities we can do with them.” They will return to Baltimore in December. Terri Pyle Reed writes, “Our daughter, Emily, graduated cum laude from Wilmington U. College of Technology with a B.S. in information systems management; she turned 25 that same week in May. This fall, she started a full-time position in her field working for Tera Technology Group, here in Deleware. Donald

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and I are proud of her achievements after a rather rocky start, and thrilled that she is still local. I have recently retired from teaching toddlers at the U. of Delaware, but continue to teach guests while providing garden tours at Winterthur Museum and Country Estate (a mansion in the Brandywine Valley). I’m still blessed to have my octogenarian parents living independently, about 11 miles away in Maryland, and together we worship in the historic Methodist chapel that my maternal great-grandmother attended in the late 1800s. Donald and I celebrated 33 years of marriage, and we enjoy trailer camping and car shows (with our 1940 Chevy) when not busy with our volunteer fire company. I enjoy the connection that I continue to have through Facebook with many Hood friends. I’m looking forward to 2017, our class reunion and Emily’s wedding in October!” Denise Swan Isacson sent an update …“We’re in Hilton Head, SC, these days. Hurricane Matthew pounded the island, taking down a gazillion trees. Lots of damage to homes, but our condo was lucky.

The recovery and rebuilding period will take time, but everyone is staying positive! Before the storm, my three best friends from junior year abroad in Strasbourg (1975-76) came to celebrate our 40th anniversary. We had fun making new memories to add to the old.

Just completed 38 years with Delta; husband Orjan is retired and goes between Hilton Head and Sweden; Liv, 24, is in Greensboro, NC, at the Fresh Market Shoppes headquarters.

Her older sister, Jonina, 37, and family are in Stockholm so we try to see them a couple times a year…especially since Iris, 21 months, is growing like a weed! Hope to see fellow classmates at our reunion in June 2017.” I’m (Elizabeth Anderson Comer) busy managing EAC/Archaeology, Inc. and researching the slave cemetery at Catoctin Furnace. The Reich Laboratory of Medical and Population Genetics at Harvard U. has just agreed to complete genome/nucleotide data for 10 to 12 of our individuals…very exciting! I’ll see you all June 9 and 10 at our reunion!

1979 Trina Clickner

727-366-1424 | trinaclickner@gmail.com

Right after the election, the Class of 1979 was asked for a word or two to sum things up for the year. Here’s how it went. Trina Clickner: “Hello out there, Hood classmates!

It’s Hood College Class of 1979 news time. Got news? I will sum up my recent mindset in one word—malaise. So, that’s my word. What’s yours?” Bess Muir: “My word is Maryland.

Moved back this past year. Love it here.”

Bethanne Warrack: “My word is milestones.

In October, Mark and I celebrated our 20th anniversary in Hawaii. We snorkeled from the beach and found ourselves surrounded by a pod of spinner dolphins. Amazing. In November, I celebrated my 35th anniversary at BMS. Never would have imagined working

in one place for so long.” Gini Allen Natter: “The word from my new home is joy. We have moved into a brand new home on the seventh fairway of a new golf course, five blocks from the ocean. We love our new digs in Atlantic Beach, FL!” Janet Wehking Mullen: “My one word is consternation. It’s how the election affected me. Please check out my company’s website—iwpr.org—get informed and donate to help us work on issues affecting women.”

Katt Sherman Hancher: “Anxiety. I’d like to go with an entire essay, but I guess that sums it up best, thanks!” Malia Harrison Anderson: “Exhausted! What’s new! My son’s wedding in Nashville was fabulous in August, and my baby girl just turned 18! My older son is in his 10th year of work! Just getting old and waiting to be a grandma!” Martha Pierce: “It’s setting a pretty low bar for us to come up with one word… but I’m up for the challenge: trepidation, angst, déjà vu…you pick. Thanks for keeping up with our class!” Mary Dale Jones Lancaster: “Your word is malaise? Well, that sounds dreary. Could be physical, mental, political (!), emotional—whatever it is, it’s only temporary. Nothing much to report here—I, like many, feel particularly squeezed right now between arranging care of my 85-year-old mother and the younger generation. On one level, I am grateful that I am still of some help and usefulness. However, I do find myself torn in several directions, with less time than I’d like for my own pursuits. So, my word of the moment is “stretched.” I am no doubt not alone in this—it seems pretty common for women of our ilk and age to be stretched pretty thin.

Of note, I am, at the ripe age of 60, taking up the piano. We’ll see. I can tell that my left hand really does not like to operate independently of my right—is there enough plasticity in my brain to make it all work? We’ll see what the year brings!” Ruth Sikora Seel, P’14: “Life is good!

I am still working as a high school family and consumer science teacher and plan on going for another six years. Of course we will see how that all goes! Our oldest daughter lives just north of Houston, TX, in the Woodlands and is a stay-at-home mom with three beautiful, fun children. We enjoy grandparenting, but wish they were closer! We have one child local, and our Hood grad lives in Portland, OR. I am fortunate to still have both my parents, who are living independently in their home! This summer we had a great weekend with Sally Schrecengost Convery ’80 and Cathy Suber Kohl ’80 in Virginia Beach. We met a woman on the beach whose mom was a Hood grad— it’s a small Hood world!”

1983 Mary Townley

804-307-3608 | hoodmlt@aol.com

It is my pleasure to share news from several Class of 1983 graduates. Ruth Ravitz Smith writes, “I relocated to Wilmington, NC, and am working for New Hanover County as the chief communications officer. It’s nice to have

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classmate Laura Schauer here too. We are planning to drive up and crash the class of ’82’s reunion next May. I was talking to the news director of our local NPR station this week, and she asked me about something I said when I brought one of my female colleagues to be interviewed on her show a few weeks ago. I said I wanted to show off one of our women (versus the man she originally invited). I think that comment startled her.

My “upbringing” at Hood taught me to help develop women leaders. It is what I am most passionate about and where I like to dedicate my energy to benefit the future.” Ruth also shared about our classmate, Nancy Hoffman Hennessey, who has now become an Episcopal priest. Nancy now serves as rector at Sherwood Episcopal Church in Cockeysville, MD. Congratulations, Nancy! Finally Ruth shared news of another classmate, Gretchen Smith Coviello. Gretchen launched her own business called Gretchen’s Homemade, and “ships homemade jam, cookies, etc. Her pepper jelly is amazing!” Suzanne Williams Johnson writes, “I met my old roommate Sharon Williams DePamphilis ’82 and her husband, Phil, and son Devin at Lehigh U. in the spring. My daughter, Elizabeth, showed Devin around campus. It was so much fun to catch up! I’ve been staying in contact with Angie Sievers ’82, Ruth Ravitz Smith, Gretchen Smith Coviello, Cindy Stearns Price, and Sarah Hoover Dietrich. We’re hoping to get together again soon!” Mary Linger Posey, M.A.’92 shares a lot of wonderful news. Says Mary, “I am in my fifth year of subbing in Frederick County Public Schools only for special education instructional assistants or pre-K assistants. I don’t sub every day and rarely all day but enough to exercise my talent in working with elementary-aged children. I have 17 schools to go, and then I will have subbed in all of our 40 elementarylevel public/charter schools in this county. Our daughter, Sayre, is a first-year ninth grade history teacher in Baltimore City. She is loving every minute of it and was very well prepared for the challenges as she volunteered in the city much of her four years at UMBC. Our daughter, Julianna, is a sophomore at UMBC majoring in mechanical engineering. She is working very hard as this is a tough academic major.

Our son, Garrett, is a junior at Middletown High School. He is doing fine and has many interests. He is still a year-round tennis player competing in the junior circuit with USTA and maintains a nice ranking in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and DC. My husband, Rich, still works for the FAA in DC and plans to continue there for a few more years.” Our family continues to do well. My nonprofit, the Next Move Program (www.thenextmoveprogram. com), is moving forward. We provide internship experiences and education to young adults with special needs who are transitioning out of high school. We have several Richmond businesses serving as host sites for our interns.

In addition, we just signed on with Wells Fargo.

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in to college life. Recently she was asked to do a TEDx Youth talk here in Richmond regarding her role in our marriage equality case. So proud! You can watch it on YouTube. Take care, everyone! Mary

1984 Susan Flanders Kleinschmidt, M.S.’92 609-771-0642 | susankle@comcast.net

Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans, P’18

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Greetings from cold New Jersey! Hope everyone is managing to stay warm! I heard from several people who would love to share their news with their Hood family. Claudia Nichols Nealley reports that her son is a senior at Carnegie-Mellon University this year.

He just finished his football season playing right tackle, and Claudia and her family enjoyed traveling to every game to see him play. Claudia even got the chance to see CMU play Chicago the weekend of the Cubs World Series parade and shared Chicago with 5 million happy Cubs fans. Claudia’s daughter is attending Frederick High and hopes to play lacrosse in college. Claudia is busy chairing the Frederick Cadets Care 4 Kids Charity event where they supply toiletries and gift cards to 100 needy students at the high school.

Joy Kelz Woolley reports in from Illinois that daughter Sarah just graduated from Navy Helicopter Pilot training in Pensacola, FL, and will be flying the SH-60R out of Hawaii. Joy and Jim are looking forward to visiting her in Hawaii. Paris DuChesne Niesterowicz reports from Maryland that she and husband Chris have purchased a horse farm in Finksburg, MD. The farmhouse was built in the 1800s, and part of it is a log cabin. Paris works as an emergency room nurse. Paris and Chris currently have two German shepherds, a horse and a foal on the way. Rachel Baker Beard reports that she has had some health issues this year and is hoping 2017 brings better health. She and her husband celebrated the marriage of their youngest son in May. Barbara Rothermel reports that she was just the second student from the U.S. to be awarded a Ph.D. in museum studies from the University of Leicester, UK. She is currently the director of the Daura Gallery and associate professor of museum studies at Lynchburg College in Virginia. She was also recently elected vice president of the University Museums and Collections Committee of the International Council of Museums (UMAC-ICOM). Peggy Smith Bacon reports in from Northwest Houston where she has lived for the past 12 years. They are nearly empty nesters! Her youngest daughter is a freshman at the U of North Texas. Peggy’s oldest daughter is a pediatric dietitian at Baylor Scott and White in Waco, TX. Middle daughter is set to graduate in spring 2017 from Sam Houston State U and will be employed as a child counselor or other work related to victim studies. Peggy and

husband Graham are looking to relocate to the downtown Houston area to shorten Graham’s daily commute. They are looking forward to celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary in March 2017. Peggy is a member of the Pearl Fincher MFA Guild and has been a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas for close to two decades. Mindy Brown reports in from Pittsburgh, PA, that she had the chance to get together with Amy Connor Asman, P’16 and her daughter, Erin. They attended a Pittsburgh Penguins game and spent the weekend sightseeing in Pittsburgh.

Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans, P’18 reports from California. She had the chance to attend a Hood gathering in Dana Point, CA. She enjoyed meeting President Andrea Chapdelaine as well as seeing Nancy Gillece ’81 and Martha Hearn Shimano ’86. Ellen also brought a prospective student to the Hood gathering. I had the chance this fall to catch up with dear Hood friends at a mini-reunion in Lewes, DE. Thanks to the hospitality of Laurie Draper Carter, we were able to stay at her beach-side house in Lewes. Even though the weather didn’t cooperate, we really enjoyed reminiscing and catching up on each other’s lives. Jenny Welles Green and I drove in from NJ. Lori Hobbs Stiles ’83 drove down from Virginia and Pam Platt, Jeanne Thomson Dinterman, Karen Curtis-Craney, M.A.’93 and Karen Reardon all drove down from Maryland.

Traveling the farthest were Lynn Davis and Diana Proia Romeo traveling from Florida and Wisconsin, respectively. We were also able to catch up with Bonnie Sell Crowther who, along with Laurie resides in Deleware.

Lots of good food, good laughs and wonderful memories were had. I highly recommend Lewes as a vacation destination. Can’t wait to go back when the weather cooperates! I just celebrated 25 years with the same company, Zeus Scientific, currently director of quality assurance, and am busy raising an eighth grader! Time sure does fly! Best wishes to everyone for a wonderful 2017! Please send news for the next column!

1985 Sue Povich DelConte

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Hello, Class of 1985! Marsha Evans met up with Deb Crawford-Reynolds at Hood for Homecoming weekend festivities, enjoying a meet-and-greet photo with President Chapdelaine and a walk down memory lane around campus. Marsha and Deb also met up with Krista Stone Steiding for dinner in Downtown Frederick that weekend. Always a fun time when Hood besties can get together!

Amie Jamison Sweren added: “Life here is good. The boys have graduated high school, and have just completed their first term at Drexel University. Even though they are at the same school, and their dorms are across the street from each other, they rarely see each other. It’s been quite liberating for them.

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Over the summer, the four of us did a driving tour in Europe, hitting Germany, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, France and Luxembourg. It’s been quite an adjustment to life being only Scott and me. I have forgotten how to shop and cook for two people—lots of leftovers! Anyway, the bottom line is that we are blessed, we are healthy and we are happy.” Kimberly Kieffer Brown reported…“Nothing! No graduations, no weddings, no retirement...in between major life events right now!” Sounds like the calm before the next wave! I envy you! Margie Murphy Weaver realized a 30-year dream this year and finally lives in historic Downtown Frederick, literally yards from Carroll Creek Linear Park and within a mile of the Hood campus. She sees Hood alumni all over town and is loving life (sounds like I need to split this column with you—seriously!). Margie is picturing Dr. Virginia Lewis spinning in her grave at the current state of politics in our nation and is ever grateful for her teaching…

Maggie Rose Montez, P’18, a.k.a Mrs. Rose’s daughter, graduated in ’85. She adds: “the craziest thing is my son, John Montez, born and raised in Palm Springs, CA, is now in the middle of his junior year at Hood. He would only look at east coast colleges, but Hood was his first choice. We would walk the campus when we visited his grandparents at our family home on Elm Street. Mom moved to assisted living in Florida and passed away in 2007. My children asked to visit Frederick a few years later, and John proclaimed that Hood was where he was going. And he did just that. Say hello to him at Chrisafulli’s Cheese Shop where he works. A pretty cool legacy!” Margaret Oliver sent in some news: “I do enjoy reading about Hood and lives of the Class of ’85. I went to nursing school in London a couple years after graduation. After working in intensive care nursing for 17 years, I am now working in nursing homes looking after people with dementia. I am living in Warrington Cheshire, England.” My (Sue) mother suffers from dementia and has been living with us for about 10 years now. Margaret, I applaud what you’re doing and know what challenges you face daily! I wonder how many of our class are not firmly planted in the middle of the family sandwich and are also dealing with the issues of aging parents…Andrea Malone Redden’s oldest son was married in October, and the photos show a beaming mother of the groom!

Congratulations! Wendy Alling sent a quick update although she felt there was nothing particularly newsworthy: “I’m still in North Carolina (and have been since graduation). A few twists on the career path but am currently a data analyst with Community Care of North Carolina. And officially an empty nester as of September.” I am a few years away from that empty nest and both dread and crave it! My final news comes from Becky May—she and partner Bobbi are now living in Sarasota, FL. Becky is the resident program director at an assisted living community and has already found a chorus to sing with. Becky is an ordained interfaith chaplain (since 2010) and

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is available for weddings, memorial services and other ceremonies. If you visit the Sarasota area, she’d love to connect! Let me know if you would like to contact Becky—I will send a message along! And finally a little from me: I became a grandma for the second time as our son and beautiful daughter-in-law added a son to their family. Add to the mix a college freshman and high school senior, and you have a busy family! Retirement looms ever closer and to help with the next phase of our lives, my husband has applied to Italy to have his dual nationality recognized. This will help us travel and hopefully split our time between locations once we are ready. As the pressures of parent care and work consume me, I would like to add a plea of help with the column! If you would be able to help split the responsibilities of writing, please let me know. It is wonderful to share news, but I think it is time to get a fresh perspective from another Class of ’85 alum! Please consider sharing the load!

1986 Alison Drum Althouse P’12

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Sue Auger Manory wrote, “I had a great time at the reunion last June—catching up with Lynne Davis Anderson and all my other classmates! We had a great time exploring campus and Downtown Frederick. The winery tour and class dinner were so much fun…wish you all could have joined us!” Jane Brophy Martinez says, “Our daughter, Hadden, returned from Burkina Faso, Africa, completing her two-year service in the Peace Corps. She secured a job with InsideNGO in Washington, DC. Now waiting to see where Nate heads for his college adventure. Life is good, and we are so very blessed!” Josie Espino Calix shared, “This year, 2016, has been one of many challenges and many blessings. I lost my husband of 31 years, I have a new granddaughter on the way, and I am now facing breast cancer. I have been blessed with wonderful family and friends who are lifting me up and taking care of me. And above all, I have a Heavenly Father who loves me, knows me by name and is very aware of all of my needs. I am truly thankful for my blessings and my trials. I know that families can be together forever; what comfort these sweet words bring.” Paige Flory wrote to say that she is divorced, lives in Lancaster County, PA, has one adult daughter in Chicago, one son studying chemistry in college in Philadelphia, and a recently adopted a 4-year-old boy that came into her home via foster care. Currently seeking to re-enter professional communications, sales and marketing career after being at home doing foster care. Never too late to put a good Hood education to work! Judi Glaser Shaw said, “My husband, Steve, and I moved to Redondo Beach, CA, in 2013 for his work.

We just celebrated our 27th anniversary this summer. Our oldest daughter, Dana, earned her master’s degree at USC film school last

year and was married in Maryland this summer.

Our youngest daughter, Megan, is studying for her master’s in Irish literature in Dublin right now. So we are big-time empty nesters! We love to travel and have spent our free time traveling around the west coast and going to Hawaii, which we hadn’t done before moving here. I am self-employed as a health care consultant, and have been since 2001, which involves completing and filing a lot of paperwork for nursing facilities. I love it because I can work anywhere and without any specific hours, so it is very convenient. That’s about it!” Chrysti Hogan, who coaches her school’s bowling team, is very proud of the fact that this fall, they beat a rival school for the first time in the 15-year history of the program. Once again the team went to the state tournament in January! Go Turkeys (the school mascot)!

Christie Nicodemus Bailey, P’16, P’18 says, “My oldest, Katie Bailey ’16, now a Hood alum, graduated in May and for a year she is living in Paris working as an English teacher assistant through the French TAIF program. I was lucky to be able to spend a couple days with her in Paris in September. My second daughter, Samantha Bailey ’18, a junior at Hood, has spent this semester in Florence, Italy. She has been having a great time and looking forward to seeing her friends back on campus in January.

I can’t wait to be down there myself when she gets her Hood ring!” As for me, my husband and I love living in Maryland and being so close to Annapolis. My older son, Drew Althouse ’12, just accepted an athletic trainer position with Madonna University in Michigan, so he’ll be moving north soon. My younger son, Evan, lives in Arlington and works for JD Power as an analyst. Both boys are happy and doing what they love…what more could a mom want for her kids? Note: I apologize for writing such a cut/paste article this time, but my mom died this morning (Dec. 15, 2016)… I’ll do my best to put more of an effort into the next article.

Thanks for your understanding.

1987 Marcie Kendall Gibboney

801-583-2434 | mkgibboney@gmail.com

Greetings to the Class of 1987! Apologies that it has been a while since our last column. Work and two teenagers are a bit of a challenge!

At this point I hope everyone has received information for our upcoming 30th reunion in June. I know everyone always says this, but it is ridiculous to think it has been 30 years.

Seriously? I only received a few updates, so I’m open to ideas for the best way to collect news.

In addition, if anyone else would like to take on the job as class reporter for the next 30 years, I’m open to that as well and please send me an email and let me know if you are interested.

Molly Reeder Chamberlain wrote that her family recently relocated from Washington, DC, to Newport, RI. Her husband, Doug, recently accepted a position as a professor at the Naval

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War College in Jamestown, RI. Her family, including her twin boys, age 9, are happy to be in New England and look forward to skiing this winter. Pamela Barres Fusco gave updates on her awesome kids: “My oldest son, Rob, 24, will be getting married next July in Newport, RI. He is quite a catch! He graduated from UCA San Diego with a chemical engineering degree three years ago. He is now pursuing a master’s in chemical engineering at UMass.

My daughter, Molly, 22, worked on the Marco Rubio campaign last year. She is now a project manager in Manchester, NH. She graduated from American University in DC in only three years! My youngest daughter, Emily, 21, is completing her senior year at UNH. She traveled to London last year and successfully completed a semester. She came home in May, returned in July and was enrolled in an English literature course at Cambridge. She plans on studying at Cambridge for her master’s degree.

My youngest child, Sam, is now in fifth grade and loves to help other kids in his class if they have problems, especially math problems.” On Nov. 3, Pamela had a total hip replacement. It was great to hear from Kathleen King Kinsey who provided her first update ever! She married her college sweetheart, had three daughters and moved all over the US and lived in Europe twice, played on a California lacrosse team, raced triathlons and bike raced in Sicily, Italy.

They settled in the Sacramento region after returning from Europe in 2011. Along the way she worked sales and business, left her career to raise three girls (3.5 years span for all of them) and stayed involved in community events in the places they lived. The marriage dissolved after almost 30 years, and the girls, now 15, 16 and 18, all live with her full time. Her oldest, Greta, is in the middle of a gap year between high school and college and is working with AmeriCorps City Year to mentor and tutor middle school students in a high-need school in Sacramento.

Her middle daughter, Hallie is a junior in high school. She attended US Swimming’s Olympic Team Trials meet in Omaha in June 2016 for four races and is looking at colleges and universities all over the country. Her youngest, Annika, is also a swimmer and recently started playing lacrosse. Kathleen turned her passion for sports into a nonprofit youth swim team called the Folsom Wahoos Swim Team and she still swims, cycles and exercises daily.

Please look her up if you find yourself out west kathleen.king.kinsey@gmail.com. Thanks to everyone for sending updates. If you have any news, please feel free to email me anytime at mkgibboney@gmail.com.

1994 Sanya Cleary Wolstenholme

215-338-8627 | lilmackvic@comcast.net

Hello, Class of 1994! Unfortunately, I do not have any new updates from Hood alums. I have heard about a lot of wonderful events happening in your lives, but unless you give me the okay, I cannot report it. Please reach out with a

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quick email. I would love to hear from you! As for my own family, a lot of memories were made when we traveled to Hawaii this past summer.

It was nice to be together as Mackenzie begins her senior year and Tori her freshman year in high school. I am so happy they will have this year together. Rich and I are also a bit nostalgic…Mackenzie began applying to colleges— she has been accepted to all that she applied, now comes decision time. Hard to believe that we were all in her boat 23 years ago. I can only hope she will make lifelong friends and memories as I did at Hood. I hope to hear from you soon! Enjoy the season and stay warm!

1995 Jacki Resop Amato jresop@yahoo.com

Hello, Hoodlums! I hope everyone had a healthy and safe 2016! Nothing can keep Jennifer Barbieri ’98 from getting married. Her original wedding date was Oct. 5, 2016, on the Carnival Victory, but Hurricane Matthew had other ideas. After Port Canaveral was shut down and everyone had to evacuate inland to Orlando, it finally came together Oct. 8, 2016.

She married Shawn Casey! Congratulations to the lucky couple! Finally, I got to see my Memorial girl, Jewel Smith ’96, after her return home from California. We had a great lunch and visit as always. Please feel free to email me throughout the year with updates!

1996 Jewel K. Smith

703-969-0050 | jewelsmith@hotmail.com

It is with great sadness that I report that two of our classmates passed since my last report.

Abigail Acland passed away Nov. 9, 2016.

Her memorial service was Dec.10 in Kennet Square, PA. The family requests that in lieu of flowers (Abby hated cut flowers, they always made her sad), donations be made to the Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force or Doctors Without Borders. In addition, Jennifer Przychodzen passed away Dec. 6. Funeral services were held in Washington Boro, PA, on Dec. 10, 2016. In paraphrasing Winnie the Pooh—how lucky we were to have had their friendship, we had something that makes saying goodbye so hard. Tracy Wiser continues to be “bivocational,” working full time and as the part-time pastor at Monocacy Church of the Brethren in Rocky Ridge, MD. Tracy and her family still live near Hood! Jennifer Wolfe Pupa is excited that she has turned her research passion into real-life work, and she has gotten involved with Young Living Essential Oils. Jen has been spending a fair amount of time over the past two years studying how essential oils have a positive effect on the body and can be used to help balance health and maintain wellness. On her list of things to do is take classes toward an aromatherapy certification,

but that is a project for when the kids are just a little bit older. We wish Jen the best of luck on her new endeavor! It has been a busy fall!

I recently had lunch with Jacki Resop Amato ’95 and her daughter and future Hood alumna, Julianna. I met some newer Hood alums at the Hood alumni reception at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, on Dec. 10. I started a new job in December as well. I am the new director of operations at the Generic Pharmaceutical Association. I am excited to start another adventure—life seems to be full of those lately!

1999 Anne Hambrick-Stowe Rankin 717-945-4585 annehambrickstowe@gmail.com

I want to start with a shout-out to Amy Countryman Stavely who was our class reporter since we graduated 17 (gasp!) years ago! Thank you! And, for now, I am happy to take this over; if you have updates, feel free to email or text them to me for future class notes! Speaking of Amy, in February, she returned to work as the financial secretary/office manager at Nichols-Bethel UMC in Odenton, MD. While it has been rewarding for her to be back at work outside the home, it has been a real adjustment. She is also serving as vice regent for the Anne Arundel Chapter, NSDAR in Crownsville, MD. She and her husband are actively working to preserve the c. 1753 historic farmhouse/tavern that they own. She says it has been an eye-opening experience learning about everything involved in historic preservation! Marissa Deener, M.S.’05 married Major Scott Brocious on June 4, 2016, at which point she became an instant mom to his three sons: Isaac, Noah and Luke. Marissa is beginning year 18 of teaching for Washington County Public Schools, MD. Jessica Palazzi lives with partner Tony and their two children in North Bethesda, MD. Son Henry turned 6 around thanksgiving, and daughter Molly turned 3 in the fall. Both are happy (but sometimes naughty!) kids that keep them on their toes!

Jessica is still employed by Booz Allen Hamilton where she is now an intelligence analyst. This will be Jessica’s 18th year with the firm. She and her family love to travel and most recently have been spending long summers in Taiwan and Japan where the children get the chance to spend time with their paternal grandparents, who live in Taipei. Heather Howell married Timothy Wescott on Aug. 13, 2016, in a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Parrott, VA. Angela Foshee ’00 was maid of honor. Heather and Tim currently reside in Seattle, WA, with beloved dog Stitch. Congratulations, Heather!

Congratulations are also in order to Kelly Poltrok-Germain who had her first son, Noah Ryan, on July 22, 2014, and recently had her second son, Owen Kelly, on Nov. 22, 2016.

She and husband Ryan live in Dumont, NJ, outside of NYC. Megan Reehee will be Owen’s godmother when he is christened in 2017. In spring 2015, Marissa Vigneault accepted a

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tenure-track position as assistant professor of art history at Utah State U. She is now living with husband Bill and daughter Harper in lovely Logan, UT, surrounded by amazing national parks and the best winter skiing! Sounds like she’s living in prime vacationland! Helen Libby enjoyed being back on campus this past summer, and has been busy publishing a book chapter in “Injury Models of the Central Nervous System.” She guided a blind triathlete at the World Championship, Australia, and the Japan International Triathlon Union races and at U.S. Olympic Paratriathlon Development Camp. She is also scheduled to guide a blind runner at a Houston marathon in January 2017. Whew! As for me—husband Chris and I were married in 2014, live in Lancaster County, PA, have 3 kids (Zachary Ruslan, 9, Rachel Sunshine, 7, and Andrew Malachi, 11 months), and stay busy with running the older two to sports practices and games, music and dance lessons, cuddling with the younger one, as well as with church activities and with my work as a parish administrator. If you didn’t receive an email from me for this magazine asking for your news, please email or text me so I can get your updated contact info; I look forward to receiving your latest updates to include in the next magazine!

2001 Heidel Goldenman

goldenmanh@hotmail.com

Holly Kirkpatrick

215-459-3460 | kirkpatrick@arcadia.edu

Hello, 2001ers! A last-minute shout-out brought less news this round, but congrats to two classmates on their professional and personal achievements. Charvann Bailey recently accepted a tenure-track position as assistant professor of biology at Grinnell College in Iowa starting August 2017, and Niki McElroy Grant and husband welcomed daughter Avery on April 23, 2016. Niki is looking forward to taking Avery on her first trip to Hood once she gets more sleep!

2003 Leah Giambarresi MacDonald, C’05, M.S.’10 240-409-7439 | lhg1@hood.edu

Greetings, ladies and gentlemen of 2003!

First off—a few new homes! Erica Smith writes that she purchased a single-family home in Beltsville, MD, recently. Erin Dooley has moved to a new home as well, at 12 Elm Ave., Rockledge, PA 19046. And, a few pieces of exciting professional news! First, JJ Bell-Godfrey, MBA’10 writes that she was recently promoted to assistant controller for Mattress Warehouse. She’s also planning on sitting for her CPA certification in the spring, at which time she’ll become the sole controller there. Also, Rebecca Morse, C’04, M.A.’05

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writes that she has a new role as the director of research training, institutional review board chair, and associate professor at the Institutes for the Psychological Sciences. She has two thanatology publications coming out in the near future: Morse, R.S., Hoch, T.A., Freeman, T.R. (2016). Grief and Developmental Disabilities.

In Harris, D. L., and Bordere, T. Promoting social justice in loss and grief. Amityville, NY: Routledge. and McCord, J., Morse, R. (in press). Seasons of Love: Measuring a Child’s Life after Suicide. In Cox, G. and Stevenson, R. (Eds) Children, Adolescents and Death: Questions and Answer. Baywood Press. Keep the exciting news coming, everyone! You can email me, update your information through the Hood Alumni site, or find us on Facebook!

2006 Sharia Barksdale

301-449-5891 | rdy2xplore@yahoo.com

MJ Swicegood ’13 married Geoff Huntoon ’17 on Sept. 30, 2016, in Clarksburg, MD, at Seneca Lodge with friends and family. Geoff works as a development intern at Mosaic Power in Downtown Frederick, and MJ just accepted a position as evaluation manager at Lonza in Walkersville, MD.

2008 Megan Phillips Rosier

megankrosier@gmail.com | mkp11@hood.edu

Sarah Haney Koons

240-520-6523 | sjh6@hood.edu

Sierra Bair Rhodes and husband Michael Rhodes ’06, MBA’09 had their second child, Ryker Wayne Rhodes, in July. On July 25 Amanda Rutten Aung and Min Zaw Aung were married at Strong Mansion at Sugarloaf Mountain. Steve Delaney made a career change, switching from teaching 11th grade English to becoming a middle school guidance counselor in Burlington Township Schools in New York. Addi Lucas Davis, M.S.’16 and husband Christopher Davis welcomed their first child, Theodore, born July 1, 2016. Steven Delaney reported, “In June 2016, after eight years of teaching 11th grade English at Woodbury High School (NJ), I was hired by Burlington Township Middle School as a sixth grade school counselor. I serve more than 300 students and love having a daily impact on their lives. (The 40-minute commute as opposed to my former 7-to10-minute commute is a bit of a bummer, though!) Additionally, I was an instructor this summer for Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth; I taught a writing course, Heroes and Villains, to fifth and sixth graders at their Bristol, RI, site. I also had a busy wedding season including the weddings of Samantha Bear Lang ’09, Katheen Irwin Jurek ’11, and Ashley Cooper Thumma.”

2011 Megan Dancause

717-682-5267 | mdancause@comcast.net

The five years since the Class of 2011 graduated Hood College have flown by, but we haven’t wasted any time in accomplishing many things! Kayla Murphy Caw and husband Mat welcomed a baby girl, Elizabeth Murphy Caw, on Nov. 2! Katelyn Horn accepted a biologist III positon with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at the Okaloacoochee Slough WMA. Kathleen Grombacher-Irwin married Daniel Jurek in a private ceremony near their home in Seattle on July 30. The couple plans to settle in the Pacific Northwest after living in four cities across the country over the past three years. Morgan Lyons Kelley is currently teaching art to students with profound, multiple disabilities within the Baltimore City school system. She is expected to graduate in the spring from Johns Hopkins School of Education with a Master of Science in Special Education with an emphasis on severe disabilities. Morgan is also the mother to two little boys, and she and her husband recently celebrated their one-year anniversary!

Alexander McDuffie is teaching fifth grade science at Mater Academy of Nevada. In his spare time, he is coaching fifth and sixth grade flag football, where his team made it to the championships this month. He is also an adviser for the student council where he oversaw a trip to Washington, DC, to speak with senators about funding. Over the summer, Alexander has plans to travel to Ndola, Zambia, where he will volunteer with Northrise U in their Impact Ndola program.

Dana Martindell Perry and husband Gregory celebrated their first wedding anniversary in August. Dana also started a new job as an MDS coordinator at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation in Shrewsbury. Emily Cucchi Raines moved back to Frederick with her husband this past spring. Emily also started a new position as marketing manager for Cetrom; a local cloud solutions provider.

Kelsey Blackwell Roberts, MBA’13 and her husband welcomed a son, John James “JJ” Roberts, on March 17. Kelsey was recently promoted to marketing and business development manager at A2LA where she has worked since 2012. In her spare time, Kelsey is volunteering on several committees with Celebrate Frederick! Meghan Tomlin celebrated five years at United Healthcare and recently bought a house with boyfriend Andrew Bush.

Hood the fall after our graduation…Dallas Tolbard graduated from pharmacy school this past May and is now a practicing pharmacist in Richmond, VA; Teany Meehan started a new job as a human resources generalist with ARK Systems, Inc. in Columbia, MD; and Geoff Huntoon is now a software developer at Mosaic Power in Frederick. Kellie Duncan is living in Queens, NY, and is the family relations associate for Oasis Day Camps; Blair Starnes has relocated to the Boston area and is a lab supervisor at the Boston Veterans Affairs Research Institute; and Ian Ivory is living in Germany and working on his master’s in cognitive science. Kimi Brunot Humphreys is working as a career adviser in the St. Mary’s College of Maryland career development center; MJ Swicegood is an evaluation manager at Lonza in Walkersville, MD; and Kathy Lee is a slot tech II at Maryland Live Casino. Katie Techtmann Lamont is a learning support teacher at Paradise Elementary School; Casey Dunn is working for Washington County Public Schools; and Kate Adams Anthony is in her fourth year as an elementary school teacher and will be completing her master’s degree in May. Ashley Birdsell Lewis has returned to Hood as an adjunct instructor in the business department; and Nicola Sussman is in her second year of grad school in the reading specialist program at Hood and is a proud aunt to her first nephew. Elaheh Eghbal is the marketing manager at Zerion; Nick Temple has been sworn into the Maryland bar and is clerking for Judge Pamela J. White; and Gina Bonomo celebrated her first anniversary working with the Howard County government and recently bought a home in Baltimore.

There are many engagements and marriages to celebrate, too! Blair Starnes is engaged to Matthew Dykeman and is looking forward to a 2017 wedding; Ashley Birdsell Lewis and Billy Lewis finally tied the knot in October; and MJ Swicegood and Geoff Huntoon ’17 were married in September. Alektra Daniels White married Winston White in August; Kimi Brunot Humphreys married Brian Humphreys in May; and Karen Crum is engaged to Tyler Nicklas and is looking forward to her October 2017 wedding. Katie Techtmann Lamont married Justin Lamont in June; Casey Dunn was married in October 2015 and is expecting her first child in March 2017; and Meg Turcios is expecting her second child in April.

Continue to rock on, Class of 2013. Cheers!

2014 Bianca Padilla

301-437-8772 | bianca.e.padilla@gmail.com

2013 Elaheh F. S. Eghbal

443-847-9526 | hoodcollege2013@gmail.com

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Hello, Class of 2014! Looks like we have continued to stay busy after graduation. Let’s see what everyone has been up to! Katelyn Jenkins Hansrote got married April 23 to Andrew Hansrote, and they are expecting a baby girl in February. Paige DeVore got engaged July 4, Melissa Caples married

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Greg Miller on Oct. 8, and Zach Lynch and Kelsey Knippenberg got married Sept.

24, 2016. Jackie Frenning got married in December 2015. Kali Ball is engaged.

Kate Kopasek got engaged to John Black in Annapolis on Aug.13, 2016, and they are getting married September 2017 in Baltimore.

Madeline Birmingham got engaged in October to Bronson Washburn and plans to get married summer 2017. They bought a house in Frederick this past June and are living there with their English Bulldog, Lucy. David Langan got engaged to Natalie Hernandez ’15. Jennifer Bentz got engaged in March, and she and her fiance are looking forward to welcoming their first child in March.

Tiffany Zechman Flook bought a house and is expecting her second child in May. Erin Droneburg married Javier Zavala ’16 on August 27, 2016. Katelyn Jenkins Hansrote graduated with her master’s degree in social work in May from Shippensburg University.

She is currently working as an older adult protective service worker at the Perry County Area Agency on Aging in Pennsylvania. Kali Ball is an intervention teacher at Salem Avenue Elementary Hagerstown, and Jackie Frenning started her M.S. in academic advising from Kansas State U. Kate Kopasek started working on her Master of Nonprofit Management degree at Notre Dame of Maryland U in August. She is currently working at Key Point as the case manager for Catonsville’s Community Outreach Program.

Steven Powell is completing his Ed.S. degree. He is a school psychologist intern at Halifax County Public Schools in Halifax, VA. Kylee Loss is currently working with Building Evaluation Services and Technology as an environmental analyst, Jolissa Gue teaches kindergarten for FCPS, and I, Bianca Padilla am a fifth grade teacher in Montgomery County and will graduate with a master’s in teaching with National Board Certified Teacher Leadership in August 2017. Justin Bowens works as a program cost and schedule analyst for Northrop Grumman in San Diego, CA. Anela Alic is living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is working for Emirates airline as part of the business class cabin crew. Emily Kraatz is a first grade teacher and STEM education leader at Twin Ridge Elementary School in FCPS. She is persuing a master’s in educational leadership from Hood College. Tiffany Zechman Flook is teaching kindergarten in Frederick County. Molly Fabricatore will graduate from Salem State University with her M.Ed. in higher education student affairs this May. She is working as an area coordinator at Hood College for Shriner, Coblentz and the Marx Center. Katrina Villa recently graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing from Seton Hall University and now resides in New York. She recently began work as a registered nurse in the neurosurgical critical care unit at the Mount Sinai Hospital.

Until next time, Class of 2014! Wishing you all a wonderful 2017!

2015 Sarah Tapscott

301-807-7821 | st12@hood.edu

Travis Gilbert is the manager at the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society and Latimer House Museum in Wilmington, NC. Julianne Berg is about to complete her second year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Charleston, SC. Her second year, she served as the VISTA Leader for a group of 23 VISTAs all across Charleston.

She hopes to move back to Maryland after she completes her year and get a job somewhere in DC’s nonprofit sector. Khyle Ball joined the army and is currently in San Antonio for nursing school. Lindsey Willhide received her master’s at the UMD School of Social Work and is currently a licensed social worker at the Washington County Department of Social Services. Chelsea Rudy during the past few months has loved working with FCPS as a special education teacher. She also bought a new car! Nicole Kuehl continues to work for the federal government, and has begun a master’s degree program in applied economics at Johns Hopkins U She will marry Russell Gingrich in Coffman Chapel in January 2017.

Kristen Geatz was recently promoted to program coordinator with the international visitors leadership program at the Institute of International Education, where she works with the Department of State to bring international visitors to the U.S. to meet with Americans who share similar careers. Nicole Burda is a kindergarten teacher and loving it. Sarah Austin is now living and working in Connecticut and currently employed as a paralegal at a small law firm. She’s going to school to get her graduate degree in library science from the U of Washington. She’s getting married in June 2017. Michael Smith has been working his butt off while somehow managing to find time to play Magic: The Gathering with his friends.

He works at Zenimax Inc. as a QA contractor and performs certification testing for the latest and greatest games. He’s begun to develop a voice acting career. Kara O’Leary has been enjoying her time employed with a political consulting firm on Capitol Hill and working directly with more than 30 democratic members of the House of Representatives but still keeps a Sunday morning shift at the 7th Street Starbucks in Frederick. She’s looking forward to her upcoming trip back to France this summer and planning her next European adventure!

Natalie Guerra is now Natalie Maltais. She married her Canadian sweetheart and is now living with him in Woodbridge, VA. For the past year and a half, she has been working at Keyway Lock Service as a bookkeeper and accountant assistant. This winter, she will start applying for graduate schools so that she can start her computer science degree.

Margarita Swissler is currently living in Colmar, France. She is working as an English language teaching assistant at two local high schools.

She hopes to remain in France next year as a teaching assistant, but in another region, so she can continue to explore and learn more

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about another part of France. James Sola began working for Pace Analytical Services last year. He is contracted to Elanco, where he supports the development of proteins designed to improve the nutritional value of animal foods.

Maggie Thomas is pursuing a master’s in business at Hood College. She’s been keeping busy with her photography and graphic design business, Maggie’s Creative. Over the summer of 2016, Natalie Hernandez began working at a2z, Inc. as a digital project coordinator, and became engaged to David Langan ’14.

Ben Atha has begun a master’s program in biological sciences at Towson U. When he is not in class, he spends his time conducting research between two molecular biology labs and working as a teaching assistant.

He is recently engaged to Aristie Abbott ’14. After earning her M.A. in developmental psychology, Caitlin Presley has continued her graduate studies for a Psy.S. degree in school psychology at Gallaudet University.

Caitlin recently completed her practicum in Prince George’s County Public School’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program and is currently in search of an internship placement. I, Sarah Tapscott, have been busy working, opening a new company, singing with the Choral Arts Society of Frederick, and instructing color guard at Frederick High School.

2016 Justin Fox

301-325-9583 | jmf12@hood.edu

Hello, Class of 2016! We all have experienced a lot of exciting changes since graduation.

Scott Poole is an art teacher with FCPS and will be starting graduate school at Hood.

Sara Eckard is a team leader for AmeriCorps NCCC southern region. Rob Millar is a recent homeowner and is attending graduate school at UMD. Shelley Hynson is a teacher at the Goddard School in Columbia, MD. Tracy Forcino moved to Monterey, CA, and is completing a veterinary technician certification. Cody Haas is a software engineer with American Electronic Warfare Associates. Kirsten Roy is the accounts payable coordinator at Hood and is pursuing her MBA at Hood. Jane Blankenship is pursuing her MSN and working at Frederick Memorial Hospital and Kaiser Permanente as an RN. Sienna Bronson is working as a mathematics instructor at Mathnasium. She is preparing to apply to graduate programs.

Katie Misuraca is an on-air news reporter with WHAG-TV in Hagerstown. Olivia Lacher has moved to Williamsburg, VA, and gives tours at Jamestown-Yorktown. Allen Paxton is attending the U. of Iowa College of Law. Lew Dean is a securities analyst at Wells Fargo in Gaithersburg, MD. Caitlyn O’Neil is teaching English in South Korea through the TaLK program. Erin Murray is working with AmeriCorp NCCC southwest region. Yan Karavai is attending graduate school at Hood and is a mortgage backed

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securities analyst at Wells Fargo Corporate Trust. Hannah Thompson is a production assistant with National Geographic Channels in Washington, DC. Noel Jones is pursuing a master’s in industrial psychology at the U. of Baltimore. He is also a graduate fellow at the university’s Schaefer Center for Public Policy.

Laura Lokey is in charge of the marketing and communications department at the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.

Audra Pieranunzi is working at the Army Audit Agency at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Lydia Emory is teaching English in Spain through the Fulbright program.

Destani Jameson is a program specialist at American U. School of Public Affairs. She is also attending American U. for a master’s in public administration. Richard Hershey graduated the Basic Officer Leader Course and is getting deployed to the Middle East.

Amber Bonnette is working at the department of corrections and will start training academy soon. Joseph Denicola finished his first semester in the biosystems Ph.D. program at the U. of Nebraska, Lincoln. Justin Riley is a kindergarten special education teacher at Deep Run Elementary School in Howard County, MD. Katelyn Sims is an elementary special education teacher for Carroll County Public Schools. Lyly Tial has been working full

time since January and got married in October.

Kimberly Deshazor is a night charge nurse on the medical surgical floor at Frederick Memorial Hospital and works with nursing students at Hood. She is also pursuing her master’s in leadership/education from American Public U. Mary Horabik has interned at James Madison’s Montpelier, volunteered at Jefferson Patterson Park, Alexandria Museum of Archaeology and visited Crow Canyon Archaeology Center. She is currently interning with the National Park Service.

Ashlee Metzger is attending graduate school at Shenandoah U for the physician assistant program. Nichole Beck is a legal assistant for a law firm in Frederick and Montgomery counties. Elizabeth Vasquez is a teacher and will be starting a master’s program in special education in the fall. Jonathan Bullard-Sisken is an emergency department technician at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

Tatyanna Hunter is working at Nordstrom.

She plans to move to Los Angeles, CA, next year to pursue a fashion correspondent career.

Elizabeth Palena works with teenagers in a public library and is substitute teaching in her hometown. Justin Fox is a program coordinator for summer and special programs at Georgetown U. Ian Jenkins was on the campaign trail with Hillary for America as an

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advance associate. Natalie Peake moved to San Diego, CA. She gave birth to daughter Lorraine on Nov. 27. Connor Asman is a direct mail loyalty marketing associate at Healthy Directions. Brooke Wallace is a kindergarten teacher for AACPS. Samantha Slick is pursuing her master’s in clinical counseling at Hood. Ana Filipovic is a digital marketer at TalentCMO, serves on the Interfaith Housing Alliance board, and was recently married.

Ammarah Spall is a research associate at the Navy Medical Research Center. She will be starting medical school next fall and continuing her dream of becoming a physician. Owen Rosier is a software developer in Columbia, MD. Caitlin Clark is a technical recruiter at ALTEK. She also adopted a dog. Kathryn Jones is an associate lab technician at U.S. Pharmacopeia. Aubrey Fetters is starting graduate school at California U. of PA to earn an M.Ed. in special education, autism track and has a graduate assistant position. Elliot Tombs is leaving in April to serve in the Peace Corps in the Republic of Georgia. Zach Payne is an administrative assistant at PlanVest Financial and is studying for the Series 7 Exam.

Krista Schline is a mental health coordinator for psychiatric rehabilitation and plans on applying to graduate schools. She also purchased a new car.

Milestones Births

Jackie Frenning ’14, December 2015

Natalie Peake ’16, a daughter, Lorraine, Nov. 27, 2016

Katelyn Jenkins Hansrote ’14 and Andrew Hansrote, April 23, 2016

Kayla Murphy Caw ’11 and husband Mat, a daughter, Elizabeth Murphy Caw, Nov. 2, 2016

Zach Lynch ’14 and Kelsey Knippenberg ’14, Sept. 24, 2016

Kelsey Blackwell Roberts ’11, MBA’13 and husband, a son, John James “JJ” Roberts, March 17, 2016

Kimi Brunot Humphreys ’13 and Brian Humphreys, May 2016

Addi Lucas Davis ’08, M.S.’16 and husband Christopher Davis, a son, Theodore, July 1, 2016 Sierra Bair Rhodes ’08 and husband Michael Rhodes ’06, MBA’09, a son, Ryker Wayne Rhodes, July 2016 Niki McElroy Grant ’01 and husband, a daughter, Avery, April 23, 2016 Kelly Poltrok-Germain ’99, a son, Owen Kelly, Nov. 22, 2016

Casey Dunn ’13, October 2015

Katie Techtmann Lamont ’13 and Justin Lamont, June 2016 Ashley Birdsell Lewis ’13 and Billy Lewis ’13, October 2016 MJ Swicegood ’13 and Geoff Huntoon ’17, September 2016 Alektra Daniels White ’13 and Winston White, August 2016 Kathleen Grombacher-Irwin ’11 and Daniel Jurek, Seattle, July 30, 2016

Marriages

Amanda Rutten Aung ’08 and Min Zaw Aung, Strong Mansion at Sugarloaf Mountain, July 25, 2016

Melissa Caples ’14 and Greg Miller, Oct. 8, 2016

Amelia Cotter ’07 and Jonathan Montgomery Pollock, May 8, 2016

Erin Droneburg ’14 and Javier Zavala ’16, Aug. 27, 2016

Vanessa S. Eccard-Koons ’06, M.S.’11 and Evan Koons, Jamaica, June 20, 2016

Jennifer Barbieri ’98 and Shawn Casey, Oct. 8, 2016

Dallas Tolbard ’13, practicing pharmacist, Richmond, VA

Marissa Deener ’99, M.S.’05 and Major Scott Brocious, June 4, 2016

Katelyn Horn ’11, biologist III, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at the Okaloacoochee Slough WMA

Heather Howell ’99 and Timothy Wescott, Aug. 13, 2016, Parrott, VA Anne Hambrick-Stowe Rankin ’99 and Chris, 2014

Dana Martindell Perry ’11, MDS coordinator, Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation

Marj Menchey Berkheimer ’70 and Phil Berkheimer, September 2016

Emily Cucchi Raines ’11, marketing manager, Cetrom

New Jobs

Kelsey Blackwell Roberts ’11, MBA’13, marketing and business development manager, A2LA

Kristen Geatz ’15, program coordinator, International Visitors Leadership Program at the Institute of International Education Natalie Hernandez ’15, digital project coordinator, a2z, Inc. Jake Wynn ’15, program coordinator, National Museum of Civil War Medicine Katrina Villa ’14, registered nurse, neurosurgical critical care unit, Mount Sinai Hospital Teany Meehan ’13, human resources generalist, ARK Systems, Inc., Columbia, MD

Lenore Brown-Phillips ’08, account executive, Phelps Media Group Steve Delaney ’08, middle school guidance counselor, Burlington Township Schools, New York Erin Mazer, M.S.’08, assistant principal, Seneca Valley Intermediate High School Ashley Maready ’06, curator of collections and exhibitions, Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, NY Sarah Cline ’04, board member, United Way of Frederick County

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JJ Bell-Godfrey ’03, MBA’10, assistant controller, Mattress Warehouse

Marissa Vigneault ’99, assistant professor of art history, Utah State University

Rebecca Morse ’03, C’04, M.A.’05, director of research training, Institutional Review Board Chair, and associate professor, the Institutes for the Psychological Sciences

Frank Ferrara, MBA’98, associate professor of business administration and international business, NOVAManassas

Charvann Bailey ’01, assistant professor of biology, Grinnell College, Iowa, August 2017

The Honorable Julia A. MartzFisher ’92, associate judge, Frederick County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit Letitia Lee Manuel ’91, eastern regional sales manager, NKK Switches

Jewel K. Smith ’96, director of operations, Generic Pharmaceutical Association

Subhathra Pathmanathan Saravanapavan ’87, fixed income sales representative, Mizuho

N. Cindy McGiffin, MBA’93, supervisor, LSWG CPA audit department

Philip S. Renaud II, M.S.’83, named to Board of Trustees, Johnson & Wales University

Additional Degrees Lindsey Willhide ’15, Master of Social Work, University of Maryland School of Social Work Katelyn Jenkins Hansrote ’14, Master of Social Work, Shippensburg University, May 2016 Katrina Villa ’14, Master of Science in Nursing, Seton Hall University Dallas Tolbard ’13, pharmacy school, May 2016

In Memoriam Noel Lester, a longtime Hood College faculty member and a legend in the Frederick music scene and beyond, passed away from brain cancer Nov. 17 at the age of 65 at home surrounded by his family.

He started at Hood in 1974 and served as professor and chair of the Department of Music until he retired from full-time teaching in 2012, when he became professor emeritus. Until April 2016, he continued at Hood as an adjunct instructor and the concert manager. He was a talented and accomplished musician and teacher. He led numerous European music-based tours for Hood students, traveling to Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, England and Scotland. Noel was also a prolific recording artist with a number of CDs and recordings to his credit. For 42 years, he graced the Hood community with his talent, passion and artistry, and his positive impact will be forever remembered.

Noel founded the Hood College Summer Chamber Music Festival in 1985 to bring classical music to Frederick in the summers and to showcase Hood’s faculty artists. The event has taken place every year, and 128 concerts have been performed in the series. He also founded and directed the Maryland Concert Opera Co., which was based at Grace United Church of Christ in Frederick, where he was organist and choir director for many years. The Opera Co. ran for nine seasons and donated more than $12,000 to local charities.

James “Jim” Russell Boston, a religion professor who was beloved on campus by colleagues and students, died Oct. 18 at the age of 81.

He taught religion courses at Hood from 1965 to 1999, at which time he was named professor emeritus. He served as chairperson for the Department of Religion and Philosophy for 12 years, and he brought an international focus to the department. He developed several new courses, many of which focused on religion and culture in Asian countries.

Jim was wise and discerning, and he was a good colleague and mentor to new faculty. He was the first chair of the Faculty Senate and served with dignity and grace.

He was a strong advocate for the liberal arts mission of the college, and he was active in numerous campus committees, include the Committee on International Student Admission, the Academic Advising Committee and the Curriculum Committee. He helped develop the college’s core curriculum throughout the 1990s.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a Master of Divinity and a Ph.D. at the Union Theological Seminary in New York.

Donations in his memory can be made to Kline Hospice House of Mt. Airy, Kline Hospice House Fund, Hospice of Frederick County, 516 Trail Avenue, PO Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702.

Esther Brittain Schlosser ’34 January 2017

Mary Page Allen ’40 February 2013

Hazel Osborne Kipp ’42 August 2015

Phyllis Carts Searle ’44 September 2016

Helen Shaffer Sheaffer ’35, P’61 January 2017

C. Elizabeth L. Bolander ’40 January 2017

Nancy Watts Parsons ’42 December 2016

Violet M. White ’44 September 2016

Louise Doolittle Thomas ’36 November 2012

Dorothy Kulp Edwards ’41 December 2016

Ruth Trimble Chappelle ’43 December 2013

Patricia Wood Alger ’45 May 2016

Louise Kling Tefft ’37 December 2016

Marion Kleffman Sheely ’41 October 2013

Constance V. Delphey ’43 December 2016

Ruth Landis Berry ’45 September 2016

Dorothy Webb Halpin ’38 October 2015

Helen Robertson Bushnell ’42 August 2015

Emma V. Rhoderick ’44 April 2016

Edith Moore Fleischer ’45 September 2014

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In Memoriam Continued Mildred Mills, M.A.’86, July 2016

R. Jane Laessle ’45 December 2016

Dorothy Smith Lebo ’53 October 2016

Priscilla Hixson Zuck ’45 October 2016

Charlotte Rees Miura ’54 September 2016

Jeanne York Grigsby ’47 June 2013

Joan Wagner Tolbert ’54 September 2016

Ruth Wilson O’Brien ’47 May 2016

Judith Kreider LeRoy ’56 October 2016

Marian McMillan Ralph ’47 November 2016

The Reverend Mary Lu Urban Walker ’56, December 2016

Mary Allen Sullivan ’47 September 2015

Joy Armstrong Walters ’57 November 2016

Margaret L. Thompson ’47 January 2015

Eleanor C. Robbins ’58 July 2016

Jean Terrell Crane ’48 April 2015

Elizabeth Walsh Suto ’58 November 2016

Mariane Buckman Ewing ’48 October 2016

Dr. Starr Culver Weihe ’59 December 2016

Elsa Eggers Hauswald ’48 January 2017

Ellen Perry Croll ’60 January 2017

Maryanne Muehlhof Morton ’48 February 2015

Judith H. Dietz-Britton ’60 December 2016

Jean Oliver Reymer ’48 September 2016

Anne Plews Moncrief ’64 June 2014

Dr. Barbara D. Huntley ’49 September 2016

Esther H. Paist ’66 September 2016

Jean Williams Warren ’49 January 2017

Donna A. Arcus ’67 November 2016

Nancy Higbee Baldwin ’50 March 2016

Sarah Gallagher Becker ’68 September 2016

Charlene H. Derickson ’50 September 2015

Ellen Bayley Sherman ’68 April 2015

Hope Washburn Meek ’50 June 2014

Linda Nelson Martinez ’69 November 2015

Richard G. Bohaker, spouse of Cynthia Williams Bohaker ’58 September 2016

Janet Musselman Miller ’50 October 2016

Ann Geery Molyneaux ’69 November 2016

Alice Crosby Atanasoff, friend April 2013

Betty Merryman Blanset ’51 November 2016

Barbara Blankley Guttery ’72 October 2016

Gretchen Kratz Coward ’51 January 2017

Mary Storch Cliser, M.A.’73, M.A.’80, September 2016

Dr. William D. Beckner, spouse of Suzanne Krepp Beckner ’72, May 2015

Joan Daniels Grimley ’51 December 2016

Judith M. Howe ’76 December 2016

D. Jane Klemer ’51 October 2016

June E. Glisan, M.A.’78 September 2016

Gabriella Racz Miko ’51 August 2016

Sara Pearson Brown ’79 November 2016

Ernestine Schultz Smith ’51 May 2016

Marcia Baker Roberson ’79 December 2016

Dr. Sally Herman Lunt ’52 August 2016

David E. Plichta ’80 December 2016

Dorothy Smith Clark ’53 June 2015

Greta Zimmer Friedman ’81 September 2016

Jane Van Fossan ’53 November 2016

Shirley M. Hufstedler ’81, honorary alumna, March 2016

Janeen Stewart Garber, M.A.’90 June 2013 Donald S. Wojtaszek ’91 August 2016 Heather L. Grimshaw ’93 August 2015 Abigail E. Acland ’96 November 2016 Jennifer A. Przychodzen ’96 December 2016 Marshall T. Watson ’96 October 2016 Susan J. Mount, M.S.’00 July 2016 Karen Sue Walls ’02, July 2016 Jonathan W. Paugh ’06 October 2016 Ta V. Dang ’11 September 2016

Faculty, Friends and Hood Alumni Associates Robert L. Ahrens Jr., spouse of Charlotte Beshore Ahrens ’53 February 2015 Dr. Oswaldo Arana, spouse of Alice Avanozian Arana ’54, November 2015 L. Dean Arrington, spouse of Helen Harrison Arrington ’65, April 2016

Dr. James R. Boston, faculty October 2016 Martin L. Bowers Jr., spouse of Natalie Colbert Bowers ’52 October 2016 Donald R. Britton, spouse of Judith Herkes Dietz-Britton ’60* January 2016 O.D. Calhoun, spouse of Mary Thompson Calhoun ’81, November 2016 Jose C. Calix, spouse of Juana Espino Calix ’86, April 2016 Dr. Peter G. Canonico, faculty October 2016

Mattie H. Cornpropst, friend July 2014 Dr. Richard D. Costlow, spouse of Cecilia Z. Costlow ’83* November 2016 Calvin E. Craver, administrative staff, November 2016 Betty J. Craver, friend December 2016 Harriet Crawford, parent of Caroline Crawford Ayres ’71, May 2016 Dr. Lawrence DeBellis, spouse of Melita Curry DeBellis ’40*, November 2013 William B. Doherty, spouse of Carolyn Coleman Doherty ’55 October 2016 Ethel A. Downey, faculty September 2016 Gwenn Bream Drum, parent of Alison Drum Althouse ’86, P’12 and Jessica Cortland Drum Lindsay ’92, December 2016 Sally A. Dull, friend, October 2016 Ghon Eckley, spouse of Kimberly Eckley M.A.’05, C’04, June 2016 Paul S. Eicholtz, spouse of Ann Fortenbaugh Eicholtz ’57, April 2016 Ron E. Engle, spouse of Dorothy Snyder Engle ’63, October 2016 Hugo Enriquez, spouse of M. Penelope Bragdon Enriquez ’62 November 2015 William D. Erbring, spouse of Elizabeth W. Erbring ’53 August 2016 Floyd Fellows, spouse of Lynne Grimaldi Fellows ’62, July 2015 Norman L. Ficken, Jr., friend May 2014 Raymond Fullerton, spouse of Sally Bogar Hedstrom ’54, M.S.’81 May 2015 Walter E. Grace, spouse of Evelyn Marie Fischer ’51*, August 2013 Charles C. Grant, friend, May 2013 Virginia C. Hawkins, parent of Leslie A. Hawkins ’73, December 2015 Georgia Rinear Haydon, friend July 2015 James F. Hinkhouse, spouse of Elsie Lyon Hinkhouse ’57 December 2015

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Hugh Jacob, spouse of Ruth McKean Jacob ’51, March 2016 Gordon H. Keller Jr., spouse of Margaret Brown Keller ’47* December 2013 J. Sydney King, spouse of Ann Eberhart King ’49 and grandparent of Jillian Kotmair Bright ’05, November 2016 William H. Kline, spouse of Florence Dallas Kline ’56* March 2007 William A. Lamont, spouse of Janet Wheelock Lamont ’50*, January 2014 Sallie Kate Landauer, friend March 2012

Thomas Lazarski, spouse of Doris Joan Lazarski ’03, October 2013 Gerald E. Leicht, spouse of Joyce Fearnley Leicht ’53*, November 2016 Dr. Noel K. Lester, faculty and parent of Marie Lester Loy ’06 and David E. Lester ’10, November 2016 A. Kenneth Loposer, spouse of Julia Rank Loposer ’53, June 2016 William B. Lowe, spouse of Dorothy Lauer Lowe ’42, June 2014 Dr. Michael McCreery, faculty September 2016 Betty McShea, friend, February 2015 Richard E. Miller, parent of Renee E. Miller ’76 and spouse of Dixie J. Miller ’72, M.A.’77*, November 2015 Walter H. Morham, spouse of Joan Garton Morham ’51, October 2016

Robert F. Nicodemus Jr., spouse of Jane Hollister Nicodemus ’58; parent of Christie Nicodemus Bailey ’86; grandparent of Kathryn J. Bailey ’16 and Samantha E. Bailey ’18, December 2016 Mary F. O’Brien, friend, August 2012 Eugene P. Patten, spouse of Katherine Sponsler Patten ’53 July 2015 William Pepper Jr., spouse of Elva Remsberg Pepper ’51, April 2016 The Reverend Frederick Pyne, friend, March 2016 Marion E. Rucker, friend June 2015 Peter Sherman, spouse of Starr Culver Weihe ’59*, May 2016 L. James Snyder Jr., friend July 2015

John H. Staley Jr., friend January 2015 Ronald T. Tate, parent of Cameron T. Tate ’16, November 2012 Deanne Thompson Price, parent of Virginia “Ginny” Price Bracken ’67, August 2016 Richard R. Thevenet, spouse of Nancy Newman Thevenet ’78 November 2015 Richard F. Weddle, spouse of Joan Kellogg Weddle ’52, November 2016 Norman W. Wilke, spouse of Marcia King Wilke ’59, February 2016 Douglas Young, administrative staff, August 2016 Dr. Eugene Zebovitz, friend June 2015 *deceased

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Dr. Arthur D. Hunger Jr., spouse of Josephine Thompson Hunger ’40*, September 2016

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BLAZERSNEWS Drew Demich Ends Storied Career with Numerous Awards Senior soccer player Drew Demich, from Jefferson, Md., finished his career with a strong senior season. He repeated as a College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) Academic All-American for his work on the soccer pitch and in the classroom. Additionally, he was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Third Team, NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team, All-Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth First Team, and Academic All-MAC.

The Office of Alumni Relations and the Department of Athletics are proud to announce the 2017 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, who will represent the eighth class of honorees to earn this prestigious distinction. Congratulations to this year’s class.

Ronald J. Volpe, Ph.D., H’15, president emeritus

A forward, he led the MAC Commonwealth this season in points with 31 and tied for the league lead with 13 goals scored. In his career, Demich set Hood records for goals (49), points (109), games played (74) and games started (72).

A mathematics major, Demich is a Dean’s List student, a member of Chi Alpha Sigma and serves as a math tutor on campus.

Athletics Hall of Fame Class Announced

Brent E. Ayer, P’14, P’15, head coach, cross country and track and field Jamie E. Bussey ’08, volleyball, softball Demich

Christopher R. DiGangi ’12, track and field Amanda J. Fischer ’04, women’s basketball, field hockey

Andy Baker Shatters Blazer Golf Record

Olaoluwa O. Komolafe ’11, track and field

Junior Andy Baker set the Hood College record round in men’s golf this fall when he shot a 71 at the Elizabethtown Invitational at Hershey Country Club East. Baker, a Poolesville native, shaved three strokes off the old mark that he held with Michael Bushman.

Amy Kaufman MacLeod ’08, MBA’11, women’s swimming

Baker closed out the fall by shooting another 71 at the Franklin and Marshall Invitational at Bent Creek Country Club on Oct. 17. He now owns four of the five best single rounds in school history.

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All-MAC Commonwealth Team Eight Blazers were named to All-Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth teams for their performances in the fall: Rachel Knoebel in women’s soccer; Clay Smith, Drew Demich, Juliano Pillari, Christiano Pillari and Danny Castillo in men’s soccer; and Elena Zinaich and Kari Betson in volleyball.

Knoebel, a sophomore goalie, started all but one game in 2016. She led the Commonwealth division with 8.56 saves per game, and she made a careerhigh 20 saves against No. 8 Messiah.

Smith was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth Second Team for men’s soccer, and he was the Commonwealth division’s rookie of the year, setting the Blazer record for goals in a season with 13, and he had four multi-goal games. Senior Demich earned his second first-team accolade, posting 31 points on 13 goals and five assists to lead the Commonwealth.

Senior Juliano Pillari earned a spot on the division’s

first team as well with six goals and five assists for 17 points. He ended his career with a school record 20 assists. Senior Christiano Pillari and freshman Danny Castillo earned All-MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mentions. Pillari led the Blazers with eight assists, and goalie Castillo set school records for goals-against average with .89 and save percentage with .814. He also recorded five shutouts. The quintet helped the Blazers to an 11-5-2 record, setting the school record for win percentage at .667. Hood advanced to the MAC Commonwealth Tournament for the first time in school history and set school season records with 41 assists and a goals-against average of 0.92.

Zinaich, a sophomore, earned a spot on the Second Team, and Betson, garnered honorable mention status for volleyball. Zinaich led the team in kills (348) and blocks (19 solo, 46 assisted) this season, and Betson led from the service line with 41 aces.

MAC Fall Sportsmanship Teams Six Hood College student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Fall Middle Atlantic Conference Sportsmanship Teams. The MAC Sportsmanship Teams recognize student-athletes who exemplify great character and demonstrate the act of sportsmanship on and off the field. They represent their team, institution and conference with high integrity and exhibit respect for themselves, teammates, coaches and opponents.

Hood’s 2016 fall honorees are: senior Gabriela Enriquez, volleyball; senior Brittney George, women’s soccer; sophomore Kate Sigman, field hockey; senior Karina Stetsyuk, women’s cross country; senior Colin Viti, men’s soccer; and sophomore Reese Whitesell, men’s cross country.

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ATHLETEPROFILES “I enjoy the investigating and creativity needed to produce content for it,” said Rogers. “It is extremely satisfying to see threads of information tie together with further interviews and personal research.”

Rogers interned in journalism at the Catholic Review in Baltimore. After his internship, he was contracted to write more for the publication, including a feature on the Pilgrimage of the Sea Services at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg.

“Though it was challenging, I learned a lot by researching the event and shrine and conducting interviews for a larger publication without any direct support,” he said.

Cameron Rogers ’17

He plans to become a published author and to pursue a career in either public relations or journalism.

When Cameron Rogers was looking at colleges, he wanted a balance

between academics and athletics. He chose Hood so he could focus on journalism and swimming.

“Hood offered the best of both worlds to me,” he said. “It had a focus on liberal arts that would work well with my career aspirations, and it had a strong swimming program.”

During his freshman year, Rogers set the school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle and won the 500 freestyle in the same meet. He went on to win both events 23 consecutive times in dual, tri- or quad-meets. As a junior, he won the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships in the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16:15.08, setting a Hood record and meeting the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships. After the season, he was named a Scholar All-America Honorable Mention by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.

A communication arts major with minors in history and management, Rogers is a member of the Honors program at Hood and both the Alpha Lambda Delta and Chi Alpha Sigma honor societies. He serves as the news editor for the Blue and Grey, the college’s student newspaper, where he edits articles, writes stories and aids in the layout and design of each issue.

Shay Braithwaite ’17 During Shay Braithwaite’s career as a collegiate student-athlete, she has become more focused and balanced academically and athletically.

She scored just six goals in her freshman lacrosse season, but her refocused approach led to better time management skills that helped her excel on and off the field. She posted 20-plus goals in her sophomore and junior seasons, and she has earned Dean’s List recognition.

“I definitely credit my improvement to a change in work ethic that I achieved from balancing academics and sports,” she said. “I was able to create a schedule that allowed me to gain and further excel in athletics and academics.”

As a sophomore, she set what was then a school record with 12 freeposition goals on her way to a career-high 26 goals scored. She set a school record with four free-position goals in one game.

After another 20-goal season as a junior, she enters her senior season as the school record holder in free-position scores with 20 and is among the Blazers’ all-time leaders in draw controls with 63.

Off the field, Braithwaite is heavily involved in the campus community.

She serves as a Blazer Ambassador in the Office of Admission, sharing her experience as a student-athlete and giving tours to prospective students.

She is the treasurer of the Blazer Investment Association, where students and advisers from the business department use the Virginia Munson Hammell ’67 Trading Room to manage investment portfolios. She placed third in the College’s stock trading challenge.

“I found my niche, what I’m good at, what I love,” she said.

In addition to her running exploits, Stetsyuk is an exemplary student. She is majoring in mathematics with a double minor in computer science and physics, and she has posted a 4.0 GPA in four consecutive semesters.

She is a member of the Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society, the Chi Alpha Sigma athletic honor society, the Association of Math for Women, Sisters Aspiring to Success and Hood’s Environmental Action Team.

Stetsyuk also works as a part-time software developer, working on computer-aided drug discovery and molecular design. After graduation, she plans to join the running community in the western U.S. and pursue a career in environmental analysis or environmental engineering.

Braithwaite also served as an orientation assistant with first-year students. She helps first-year students transition from high school to college, sharing insights into the college’s traditions, support services and the Frederick community.

“I had a great transition (into college) with the help and support of my orientation assistant, and I was inspired to possibly be that person for other first-year students,” she said.

Christiano ’17 and Juliano ’17 Pillari Twin brothers Christiano and Juliano Pillari are first-generation U.S. citizens. They were born in the U.S. to their Italian parents, but the family moved to Italy when the brothers were 2 and moved back to the States when they were 14 in search of a better economic situation.

Although they had not planned to attend college together, they visited Hood in fall 2013 for a recruiting event, and both decided to attend. They credit each other for their quick acclimation to college sports and college life, in general.

Karina Stetsyuk ’17 Karina Stetsyuk was recruited to Hood to be a thrower in track and field.

She decided to play field hockey as well, and that program’s offseason workout led her to become a different type of athlete.

“There was a lot of running,” she said. “I had never taken a workout packet seriously, but I was going into college and needed to be prepared.”

The summer before her freshman year, she shed approximately 40 pounds and cut more than four minutes off her mile time. It paid immediate dividends during field hockey season in the fall, but she no longer possessed the mass to excel in the throws for track and field. She converted to a heptathlete, which combines running, jumping and throwing.

“The summer after my sophomore year, I really got into running,” she said. “I started participating in half marathons and triathlons. I started thinking about running cross country at Hood because I was developing a passion for running.”

She made the jump from field hockey to cross country as a junior and has been the Blazers’ No. 2 distance runner since making the move. By the end of her senior season, she held five of Hood’s 50 best times and became the seventh fastest woman in team history.

“Athletically, it was easier to feel comfortable playing at the next level while having someone else you had played the game with,” Juliano said.

“Academically, having each other helped a lot while adjusting to more intense studies. And socially, it was a pretty cool experience to attend college with your identical twin. It sparked conversation with many people on campus who have become my closest friends.”

The twins helped the Blazers improve the next three seasons, and the team qualified for the conference tournament this year as it went 11-5-2 and set a school record for winning percentage (.667). Both brothers played prominent roles and were named to the All-MAC Commonwealth squad. Juliano set the school record for career assists with 20, and Christiano tied for the conference lead with eight assists in a season, the third-highest single-season total in school history.

The brothers split apart for the first time when Christiano studied abroad in Spain during the spring semester his junior year.

“My time in Seville, Spain was phenomenal,” Christiano said. “I was able to travel to other cities such as Barcelona, Amsterdam and Munich. I also crossed watching FC Barcelona play off of my bucket list. But out of all the cities, Seville will always be like another home to me.”

Juliano, meanwhile, was a member of the Campus Activities Board and interned with FC Frederick in marketing and coaching roles.

“It’s been a dream come true,” Juliano said. “Words cannot describe my happiness and contentment toward my experience at Hood College.”

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Now, at the 50th anniversary of our graduation from Hood College, I marvel at the bounteous return on that investment as evident in the accomplishments and contributions to society made by my classmates and other Hood alums. With my planned gift, I am pleased to help Hood support its investment in current and future students.”

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