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FIRST-YEAR SEMINARS AND EXPERIENCES

RESEARCH DIVERSITY AND GLOBAL LEARNING

SERVICE LEARNING AND COMMUNITYBASED LEARNING INTERNSHIPS

COLLABORATIVE ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS

HIGHIMPACT PRACTICES

REUNION 2020 June 5-7

The Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement is happy to invite you back to campus for Reunion 2020! Whether you’re celebrating your 5th or 50th, or any year in between, we hope you’ll join us for a weekend of laughter, love and maybe even a little learning! We’re planning a weekend full of traditions, both old and new, and can’t wait to celebrate YOU!

Registration Information Registration materials will be mailed in early April 2020. If your mailing address has changed within the past year, please contact alumoffice@hood.edu to ensure you receive your reunion packet in a timely manner. Please register for reunion events by Friday, May 22, 2020. If you need to cancel your reunion registration, please contact us by Friday, May 29, 2020, in order to receive a full refund.

Questions? If you have questions, please contact Britton Muir, assistant director of alumni and constituent engagement, at muir@hood.edu or call 301-696-3900.

We can’t wait to welcome you Home to Hood!

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SPRING 2020 VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Laurie Ward EDITOR

In this Issue 12

Meg DePanise ’15, MBA’20 ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN

Renee Rohwer Derek Knecht COPY EDITOR

Tommy Riggs CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Mary Atwell Archivist, Collection Development Services Manager

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Geoff Goyne

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Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications/SID

Wallis Shamieh ’15 Cynthia “Cinny” Sternberg Schein ’56 Caitlyn-Jean Ward ’18

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Nancy Gillece ’81

Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Jaime Cacciola ’04 Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs

Kellye Greenwald ’86 Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement

Teresa May, Ph.D. Leadership and Planned Gifts Officer

Britton Muir Class News Editor Assistant Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement

Malinda Small ’81

Executive Director of Individual Giving

Emily Wise VanderWoude Director of Leadership Giving

Brooke Winn, MBA’18 Director of Annual Giving

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Alison Althouse ’86 Magda Broche Kurt Holter ’18 Derek Knecht Damian Maddox ’21 Tommy Riggs Doug Via ADDRESS CHANGES Please report all address changes to the Hood College Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement at 301-696-3900; 800-707-5280, option 1; or alumoffice@hood.edu.

Table of Contents 02 Social Snapshot

20 Standouts

03 Message from the President

22 Blazer News

04 News Makers

26 Feature: High-Impact Practices

08 Giving Back

38 HoodProud: Homecoming and

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12 Frederick Focus

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

14 Learning Curve

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Message from the President Dear Hood Friends, In this issue of Hood Magazine, we feature one of the key elements of both Moving Together Beyond Boundaries (the College’s strategic plan) and Forging the Future (the College’s comprehensive campaign)—expanding the quantity, quality and diversity of applied learning opportunities (in academic jargon, HIPs or high-impact practices). These experiences have a profound impact on our students, deepening their understanding of their course of study, of the world and most importantly, of themselves. Further, as seen from those featured in this issue, alumni often report these experiences as among the most—if not the most—important learning experiences of their college careers. That perspective is strong affirmation that we are fulfilling our mission to prepare students for lives of responsibility, service and civic engagement. For me, the value of HIPs to student learning was evident as a faculty member. As a psychology professor, it quickly became obvious that the courses I primarily taught—statistics and research methods—were met by many students with anxiety and low enthusiasm. That spurred me to find a way to enhance student engagement, learning and analytical self-efficacy, in other words, to create a high-impact experience. Rather than relying on the stock and trade of these courses, I hypothesized that students would find the course material more interesting and relevant if it was based on actual data they collected with “real” impact.

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To do so, I worked with local community partners that needed data to achieve certain organizational goals. As one example, my students conducted a study for the city police department in which they measured citizens’ attitudes toward police officers’ responses to domestic violence calls. Other classes, along with a nonprofit partner, canvassed an economically challenged neighborhood predominantly populated by new immigrants to identify deficiencies in a community resource plan. Embedding community-based research into these courses demonstrably improved students’ engagement, persistence and learning, not just of key concepts but well beyond the course material. Students interacted with individuals of different backgrounds, faced the complex and intractable issues associated with mental health, poverty, and educational disparities, and the ethical challenges that arise when engaged in applied research. These students became more competent researchers, improved their communication and interpersonal skills, developed a commitment to social justice and deepened their intercultural understanding—all essential learning outcomes of a liberal arts education. HIPs are resource-intensive, demanding significant effort by faculty and requiring institutional funds, administrative support and infrastructure. For students, barriers such as finances, time, transportation, or lack of self-confidence to step out of one’s comfort zone prevent them from taking part in these critical learning opportunities. National data demonstrates that the majority of students who study abroad use familial financial support.1 Further, several studies have shown that underserved students are the least likely to engage in such practices, yet are also those who gain the most in terms of student learning outcomes.2 It is for these reasons that we have made increasing the resources available to students and faculty for HIPs an important part of our fundraising efforts. It is with great pride that I share that many Hood friends have given generously, providing scholarships for study abroad, housing for students completing internships in high cost-of-living areas, funding for our Summer Research Institute or the Volpe Scholars Program, support for our faculty to lead this important work, and more. To all of you, I extend my deepest gratitude on behalf of our students. Your investment will impact their lives forever and in turn, the communities where they choose to live and work. Sincerely,

1. George D. Kuh (2008). High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter. 2. “Evaluation and Impact Studies.” IIE, www.iie.org/Research-and-Insights/Evaluation-and-Impact-Studies. SPRING 2020

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NEWS MAKERS NEWS, NAMES AND NOTABLES

Three Trustees Join Hood College Board Hood College welcomed three new Trustees during its October board meeting. Phillip Richard Pittman, Lance Withers Slaughter and Charlotte Sizoo Whitenight ’68 all were elected to four-year terms. Pittman, M.D., is chief of the Department of Clinical Research, director of the Military Vaccine Clinical Research Center, and senior medical scientist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick. Pittman’s writing and scientific research reside in more than 50 publications including manuscripts and books. He retired from the Marines as a colonel in 2010. During his service, he was awarded more than a dozen medals and ribbons for his service.

Slaughter is a first vice president and investment officer in the Wells Fargo Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement Services Group Pittman in Washington, D.C. He provides wealth management advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, small business owners, not-for-profit organizations, municipal agencies, and pension- and profit-sharing plans. The concentration of his business is independent professional asset management. Slaughter previously served on Hood’s Board of Trustees from 1992 to 2004, when he was chair of the Investment Committee that was responsible for overseeing the College’s endowment.

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Whitenight

Whitenight graduated from Hood in 1968. She joined the Board of Associates in 2018, the same year she received the Excellence in Service to Hood College Award. She has been an active alumna as a class agent, reunion class chair, Pergola Society member and volunteer docent at the Hood History Museum. After retiring as a manager at the Social Security Administration, she has focused on her part-time antique business, exhibiting at antique shows primarily in the Washington, D.C. area.

Hiram Larew Visits Campus for Residency and Lecture Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Hiram Larew, Ph.D., gave a public lecture and visited classes during a weeklong residency on campus in September organized and sponsored by Hood’s Center for Global Studies. He discussed global engagement, including strategies, challenges and funding opportunities; food security at home and abroad; career opportunities in international development for students and faculty; and poetry. From 1998 to 2015, Larew was director of the Center for International Programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of

Food and Agriculture, where he guided international food security programs. While there, he authored or co-authored numerous government-related strategies, briefings, position papers and impact assessments—all focused on global food security, youth development, higher education’s global engagement, and institutional and human capacity. The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program, sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges, brings prominent artists, diplomats, journalists, business leaders and other nonacademic professionals to campuses across the U.S. for substantive dialogue with students and faculty members.

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CCWS to Help National Park Service Fight Algae Growth in DC The Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies has been awarded a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service to research methods of mitigating cyanobacteria blooms in the constructed lake at Constitution Gardens, a large catchment in Washington, D.C. Potentially toxic bacteria grew in high concentrations in the lake in summer 2018, and the lake has experienced other toxin-producing blooms in the past 4

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that have killed fish and produced noxious odors. The CCWS staff will help decide which treatment(s) is best for this lake and will monitor water quality, and algae and bacteria growth at multiple locations in the lake. Drew Ferrier, CCWS director, said “We look forward to working with the National Park Service to find ways of controlling harmful and unsightly algal blooms in this beautiful garden.”

President Chapdelaine Appointed to National Boards President Andrea E. Chapdelaine, Ph.D., recently joined several leadership opportunities in the education and Maryland communities. In January, she began a two-year term as a member of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Board of Directors; in February, she began a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).

for workforce development, for a four-year term. The GWDB is a business-led board of 53 members who work to address modern challenges and needs of Maryland’s workforce. Members include the governor, cabinet secretaries, college presidents, the Maryland State superintendent of schools, elected officials, business people, labor, and representatives of nonprofit organizations.

“I’m proud to represent Hood and work with my fellow board members to support and strengthen private higher education,” she said.

lic understanding of private higher education’s contributions to society. NAICU is a national organization focused on representing private, nonprofit higher education on public policy issues in Washington, D.C.

CIC is an association of nonprofit independent colleges and universities that supports leadership, advances institutional excellence and enhances pub-

President Chapdelaine was also appointed to the Maryland Governor’s Workforce Development Board (GWDB), the governor’s chief policymaking body

In addition, President Chapdelaine became a Class of 2019 graduate of Leadership Maryland, a program that identifies leaders in the state and provides a yearlong program that presents and discusses the current issues, challenges and opportunities facing the state and its diverse regions.

NeighborHOOD Partners Program Offers Tuition Benefits The NeighborHOOD Partners Program, which launched fall 2019, provides tuition benefits to the employees of those organizations in the program.

a Hood education to the people living and working in Frederick County,” said President Andrea E. Chapdelaine.

graduate students receive a $500 tuition benefit per semester for up to two semesters during the academic year.

Current NeighborHOOD partners include Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick County, the City of Frederick, Frederick Health and the Frederick National Laboratory.

Hood will provide tuition benefits to partner organizations’ employees, their spouses and dependent children who are degree seeking and enrolled either full time at the undergraduate level or part time at the graduate level. Full-time undergraduates receive a $15,000 annual tuition benefit; and part-time

The NeighborHOOD Partners Program is designed to thank community partners, increase access to a Hood education to help build a more knowledgeable and prepared workforce, and contribute to the intellectual capital of the community.

“As an anchor institution and in fulfillment of our mission, we are committed to increasing access to

HOOD IN THE NEWS | ALUMNI EXPERTS CITED IN THE NEWS

The Dangers of Concussions

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Alumna Brittni Souder ’14, who played soccer at Hood, was forced to stop playing because of issues caused by concussions. From Fox News segment “Former soccer star brings awareness to the dangers of concussions,” aired Aug. 30, 2019:

jobs, I had headaches everyday. My eyes wouldn’t open half the time. I was dizzy, nauseous, I lost 30 pounds. I just really couldn’t function.

Fox News Host: “A one-time collegiate soccer player who ended her career early because of concussions is now trying to help young players avoid the same fate. Brittni Sounder suffered at least six concussions during her high school and college career that left her with vision problems and memory loss. Now, she’s making it her mission to share her story and bring awareness to girls suffering from traumatic brain injuries.”

Luckily, it’s not from the time kids are eight or six anymore (that they are heading the ball). Now they’re having to wait until they’re 11, but that’s still too young especially when we have developing brains and underdeveloped neck muscles; it’s just not an okay time to start heading the ball.

Brittni Souder: “I had to take a medical leave from college, so it took me an extra year to graduate. Then the years after college, really I just couldn’t live a normal daily life anymore. I had to quit my

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“ We need to set a culture change.”

-Brittni Souder ’14

We really need to be aware. I think that’s the number one thing. Athletes that are getting hurt on the national stage and coming back out to play the same game…that’s not okay, especially not for our kids, and they need to know that. We need to set a culture change.”

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Mental Illness from the Stone Age to the 20th Century Professor Ingrid Farreras, Ph.D., researched the history of mental illness and presented a broad view of how mental illness is defined and how it has evolved. From Brewminate.com story “A History of Mental Illness since the Ancient World,” published Dec. 23, 2019: “References to mental illness can be found throughout history. The evolution of mental illness, however, has not been linear or progressive but rather cyclical. Whether a behavior is considered normal or abnormal depends on the context surrounding the behavior and thus changes as a function of a particular time and culture. In the past, uncommon behavior or behavior that deviated from the sociocultural norms and expectations of a specific culture and period, has been used as a way to silence or control certain individuals or groups. As a result, a less cultural relativist view of abnormal behavior has focused instead on whether behavior poses a threat to oneself or others or causes so much pain and suffering that it interferes with one’s work responsibilities or with one’s relationships with family and friends. …

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“Throughout history there have been three general theories of the etiology of mental illness: supernatural, somatogenic, and psychogenic. Supernatural theories attribute mental illness to possession by

“Throughout history there have been three general theories of the etiology of mental illness...” evil or demonic spirits, displeasure of gods, eclipses, planetary gravitation, curses, and sin. Somatogenic theories identify disturbances in physical functioning resulting from either illness, genetic inheritance, or brain damage or imbalance. Psychogenic theories focus on traumatic or stressful experiences, maladaptive learned associations and cognitions, or distorted perceptions. Etiological theories of mental illness determine the care and treatment mentally ill individuals receive.”

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Fixing the Under-Representation of Women in Political Office Professor Carin Robinson, Ph.D., discussed the Training Ms. President program, which encourages women to run for political office.

From The Academic Minute segment “Encouraging Women to Run For Political Office,” published by WAMC on Dec. 23, 2019:

“In response to the under-representation of women in political office, liberal arts colleges in Maryland are joining together to sponsor the Training Ms. President program—a two-day seminar for undergraduate female students about what it takes to run for political office. Program participants include exceptional college women and all-female panels from the Maryland media and political class. Selected students learn how to run for office, work with political parties, raise funds and speak to the media. Training Ms. President has been held annually since 2015. “Exit surveys found Training Ms. President led young women to express interest in politics more generally, including encouraging others to vote, working for candidates and donating money to campaigns.

Moreover, the program led to an eight percent increase in participants who felt very qualified to run for student government, from 38 percent to 46 percent. This increase is significant because research shows running for student government makes one more likely to run for political office later in life. While serving in student government, young women gain confidence and the skills necessary to run for higher office. “Finally, many participants reported feeling inspired by their exposure to female elected officials. Studies find that seeing women elected to office and providing young women with role models in public life has a positive impact on the political interest of women and girls. Record numbers of women have run for political office in recent elections, and the impact of female role models and programs like Training Ms. President will no doubt continue to be explored.”

For more on the Training Ms. President Program go to: hood.edu/Robinson-Academic-Minute 6

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WHERE IS IT? The new hall is located behind Memorial Hall and adjacent to Coffman Chapel.

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A NEW RESIDENCE HALL FOR 200 HOOD STUDENTS TO CALL HOME

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GIVING BACK GRANTS, GIFTS AND DONATIONS

Hodson Trust Grants Hood $3.1 Million A Hodson Trust grant of approximately $3.1 million will support student scholarships and the renovation of the Beneficial-Hodson Library and Technology Center. Approximately $1.6 million will go toward the endowed Hodson Trust Academic Excellence Scholar-

ship Fund. Established in 1978 by The Hodson Trust, scholarships from this fund are honor scholarships offered by Hood to incoming full-time, first-year students of outstanding academic ability who have shown leadership in school and community activities. Each year, a limited number of students who have excelled in their secondary school programs are selected to receive the scholarship.

The additional $1.5 million, for The Beneficial-Hodson Library and Information Technology Center renovations, will be matched with another $1.5 million next year. Scheduled to open in fall 2020, the library renovations will transform the building into a dynamic learning space that will meet the research, studying, collaboration and academic support needs of Hood’s students for decades to come.

Klisch and Simonsen Establish Scholarship Hood College is proud to announce a gift from retired faculty members Karen Klisch, Ph.D., and Anne Simonsen, Ph.D., to establish an endowed LGBTQ+ scholarship. The $100,000 gift is the first of its kind to Hood for increased inclusion. This scholarship shall be awarded annually, based upon financial needs, to a student who identifies as a female, first-generation college student and is either a person of color/non-Caucasian or a person with a sexual orientation other than heterosexual. Klisch and Simonsen are both first-generation college graduates and, during their professional careers, taught many classes where 95 percent of the students were people of color. And, Klisch explained, “Anne and I are married. That has turned some heads along the way and still does. As a female, lesbian, feminist, I am intimately familiar with prejudice, discrimination and oppression. “Anne and I were reflecting on our lives and how fortunate we have been, which has sparked our desire to give back and make a difference,” she continued. “Our time at Hood was very special to both of us, so we decided we could attempt a legacy with this scholarship.” Klisch arrived at Hood in the mid-1960s as an instructor in the Department of Physical Education. She advanced in campus leadership and had tremendous impact on Hood students for more than 40 years. She eventually became professor and chair of the department. She retired in 1999 as professor

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emerita and then moved on to a 20-year career as a professor in the Graduate School of Management and Technology for the University of Maryland University College. Simonsen was an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation for eight years at Hood. In 1987, she began a 24-year career at Gallaudet University, and went on to retire as a full professor and the director of the recreation and leisure studies major. Hood has an active Office of Diversity and Inclusion which builds a supportive community and provides resources for underrepresented students, including the LGBTQ+ community and the Diversity Coalition (Black Student Union, Queer Student Union, Feminist Student Union, and Latinx Student Union). In addition, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion supports, advises and advocates for veteran students, students with disabilities, and religious minorities such as the Muslim Student Association and Jewish Student Union. Thirty percent of Hood’s undergraduate population is made up of first-generation students; 38 percent of that group identify as non-Caucasian. “We hope this scholarship will give some young person the courage to put it out there and become a woman of strength and character,” Klisch said. “We never thought we would be in a position to do such a scholarship and our dream is that others will follow. We are excited about the lives that will be changed for the better.”

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“The Queer Student Union is incredibly excited to see Hood College enter into this partnership with Drs. Klisch and Simonsen,” said Maria Bernal ’20, president of the Queer Student Union. “We are thankful to be able to encourage the support of our membership through this gift, and we know that this will benefit many LGBTQ+ students in the future.” Klisch earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and her master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. Simonsen earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, master’s degrees from George Washington University, the University of Baltimore and Gallaudet, in addition to a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

Delaplaine Foundation Grants Reading Clinic $16,000 Delaplaine Foundation, Inc., has awarded the Summer Reading Clinic $16,000 for tuition scholarships, learning materials and operations.

Approximately 10 clinicians, 20-25 elementary students and 20 secondary school students are expected to participate during the summer 2020.

The Summer Reading Clinic at Hood College is the internship site for students enrolled in the Master of Science in Reading Specialization program, and it has been an integral part of the degree program for more than 30 years. Master’s degree students serve as clinicians for children in elementary and secondary schools to gain experience teaching literacy skills to students of all ages.

“Delaplaine Foundation, Inc., has been pleased to support Hood’s Summer Reading Clinic for nearly a decade,” said Foundation President Marlene Grossnickle Young ’76, P’09, H’14. “We’ve witnessed first-hand the powerful difference that the Summer Reading Clinic makes in the reading level proficiencies and self-confidence of the students who attend. Post-clinic statistics have confirmed that students have advanced anywhere from a half grade level to more than a full grade level as a result of this clinic. We are proud to partner with Hood College in this powerful program.”

“We are so appreciative to Delaplaine Foundation, Inc., for supporting the Reading Clinic,” said Clinic Director Ellen Koitz, Ed.D. “The grant makes it possible for many children, who might not otherwise be able to attend the clinic, to spend the summer improving their literacy skills and confidence as readers and writers.”

Delaplaine Foundation, Inc., is a private family foundation based in Frederick, Maryland, dedicated to the enrichment of communities and families

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within Maryland, nearby states and the District of Columbia by supporting programs to strengthen the arts and sciences, historical preservation, educational advancement, spiritual enlightenment and well-being. This foundation has been supporting Hood’s Summer Reading Clinic since 2012 having given more than $100,000. The clinic has supported more than 90 graduate students and approximately 200 children since its inception.

CCWS Receives Grants from Three Organizations The Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies (CCWS) has received grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Helen J. Serini Foundation and the Capital Group to help advance two initiatives.

Creek is a USDA National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) watershed, and as such has been monitored since 2013 with a focus on conservation investments and cleaner water quality. In consultation with staff from the USDA’s National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), the CCWS will test water for nutrients, sediments and bacteria, then analyze the potential impacts of current conservation practices and report findings to the NRCS. “We are happy to be working on this monitoring project with the NRCS,” said Drew Ferrier, director of the CCWS. “Such opportunities allow Hood to provide a service to the Frederick County community and involve our students and staff in a vital local environmental project.”

“Such opportunities allow Hood to provide a service to the Frederick County community and involve our students and staff in a vital local environmental project.” -Drew Ferrier, director of CCWS The USDA has granted the CCWS nearly $79,000 to monitor water quality in the Catoctin Creek Watershed, in southwestern Frederick County. Catoctin

The CCWS has also been awarded grants toward the Frederick Food Security Network (FFSN) from the Helen J. Serini Foundation and the Capital Group. The Helen J. Serini Foundation supports innovative interventions that remove or address the root causes of systemic barriers to health, safety, shelter and opportunity. The foundation awarded the FFSN $10,000 for ongoing support and greenhouse operations, which will extend the growing season for more months of the year. The foundation also awarded former FFSN manager Connie Ray a professional development grant of $1,665 to attend the 2019 Community Food Systems Conference in Savannah,

Georgia. The conference was focused on addressing causes of food insecurity, social justice in the food system, and urban and rural sustainable agriculture as a means of community empowerment. The Capital Group, one of the world’s largest investment management organizations, awarded $5,000 to the FFSN to aid operations. Christopher Guidry, a 2018 alumnus of Hood College who serves on Hood’s Board of Associates and works for the Capital Group in Los Angeles, recommended this grant to the D.C. Local Contributions Committee. “The reason I chose the FFSN is that this looks at the core issues and causes of food insecurity and uses logical, yet thoughtful approaches to combat the issue,” said Guidry. “The Capital Group is an organization that not only greatly values charitable giving, but one that invests in companies who solve problems; it was a natural fit.” During the 2019 growing season, the FFSN distributed more than 2,900 pounds of produce to the community, reaching approximately 840 participants.

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MSDE Grant of $45,000 to Fund Co-Taught Education Study A nearly $45,000 grant from the Maryland State Department of Education is funding an exploration of specially designed instruction in classrooms that are co-taught by general education and special education teachers. Tricia Strickland, Ph.D., and Kristy Calo, Ph.D., both associate professors of education at Hood, are using the grant to better prepare Hood’s teacher candidates to provide specially designed instruction to students with disabilities. A training manual and seminar will be developed based on data from 25 Frederick County Public Schools regarding the skills and knowledge needed to include specially designed instruction in cotaught classrooms at the elementary and middle school levels.

“This grant gives us the opportunity to ensure that our teacher candidates have the tools and skills they need to successfully meet the needs of all children in their future classrooms,” said Calo. According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. Embedding specially designed instruction in cotaught classrooms provides students with disabilities access to and support for achieving in the general education curriculum.

Hood College’s Roots Run Deep

Thanks to the generosity of donors over the decades, many have helped cultivate, grow and strengthen the value of a Hood education. With your $2,000 gift to the Hood Fund, you can honor a roommate, friend, professor, spouse or yourself with a personalized plaque next to a campus tree. Contact Brooke Winn, MBA’18, director of annual giving, at 301-696-3717 or winn@hood.edu.

JOIN THE BOLD SOCIETY TODAY!

Join the BOLD (Blazers Of the Last Decade) Society with your gift to Hood. Give $10 a month or $120 annually to be a part of something BOLD! Your gift to the Hood Fund provides support for student scholarships, faculty research and internships, and campus activities. BENEFITS TO MEMBERS: 

Acknowledgment on hood.edu/boldsociety

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Inclusion in the honor roll

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Annual reception with President Chapdelaine

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Complementary admission to exclusive events

Want to learn more? Contact Kayla Knott ’17, assistant director of annual giving, at knott@hood.edu.

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MCCE Renews Computational Thinking Partnership Grant The Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE) has granted Hood nearly $50,000 to fund a second round of the Computational Thinking Partnership, which prepares educators to apply foundational principles of computer science and computational thinking into K-8 STEM curriculum and teaching. Last fall, this collaborative partnership between Hood, Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick Community College and Maryland Codes (a Code.org regional partnership) involved 23 diverse educators, including 12 Hood preservice students, one Hood faculty member, five FCC preservice students, and five FCPS classroom teachers. The second round seeks to expand participation to 30 educators. Beginning with a hands-on introduction to the core and cross-cutting computer science concepts such as computing systems, networks and the internet, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, and privacy and security, participants will engage as students and then look at the same activities as teachers. Participants will envision how activities apply to K-8 classrooms, and they will work in pairs or groups to design a problem-based project for students.

“ I made a gift that will support a challenging and quality learning environment that benefits future generations.” The Reverend Nancy Hoffman Hennessey ’83 Rector, Sherwood Episcopal Church, Cockeysville, MD Former Director of Career Services and Service Learning and Assistant Director of Alumni Programs

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FREDERICK FOCUS Hood College’s first building was located at 12 E. Church St. in Downtown Frederick. From the Martha E. Church Center for Civic Engagement in the County’s Root building to a booth at events like In the Street, Frederick Pride and First Saturdays, the College’s presence in town remains. This winter, Hood joined the fleet of “Sailing through the Winter Solstice,” an installation and fundraising opportunity presented by Color On The Creek. In its fourth year, the Winter Solstice exhibition featured 16 boat displays decorated with lights. Hood’s participation came about quickly in the late summer with the purchase of a used 16-foot sailboat. “Hood is proud to be a member of the vibrant Frederick community and to partner with events in Downtown Frederick, especially when they are fun and unique, like Color on the Creek,” said Laurie Ward, vice president for marketing and communications.

mail services coordinator; and David Tetreault, President Chapdelaine’s husband, were the four-person crew who worked on the boat. In early fall, they painted the boat with Hood blue and grey, sewed the logo on a sail, and built a cabin outfitted with lights. Meredith Taylor ’20, a marketing intern, hand-painted the Hood shield on the bow of the boat. The final touches were four ornaments for the sides of the boat, each wearing a dink, one in each class color. On a chilly November morning, the SS Hood was lifted from the sidewalk into Carroll Creek, where she “sailed” through the first week in February. Upon first seeing the Hood boat, Trustee Marlene Grossnickle Young ’76, P’09, H’14 said, “Three cheers for Hood College—the Blue and Grey, Forging the Future bright—a ‘Blaze’ as an educational beacon of light and might!”

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Faculty Q&A Xinlian Liu, Ph.D., Fulbright Grantee Professor Liu explains what drew him to Hood College and his research in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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in the department geared toward high-impact learning practices. I was very impressed and wanted to be part of this community.

My background was in distributed computing and scientific visualization, topics associated with extremely large-scale material simulations. After obtaining a Ph.D. in computer science from Louisiana State University, I went to work at the Department of Energyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Argonne National Lab to produce a service-oriented remote visualization framework. We worked on Teragrid, which was a scientific precursor of what we know today as the cloud. Meanwhile, I had always wanted to find a job that could balance my intellectual curiosity and passion for teaching. Hood College attracted me because of the right size of the class and student-to-faculty ratio. During my onsite interview, Dr. Betty Mayfield (professor emerita of mathematics) showed me around the beautiful campus and demonstrated a range of student research projects

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I was encouraged by Dr. Scott Pincikowski (professor of German), a former Fulbright grantee and Fulbright coordinator at Hood. He shared his application package with me so I could put together a strong case. Many thanks to him. Prior to the Fulbright, I worked on grant proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Fulbright is quite different from all of them because, in addition to scientific merits, it also has cultural components. As part of the Fulbright, we worked with U.S. diplomatic agencies to construct bridges between the people of the U.S. and of our host

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country of Portugal. We presented ourselves as citizen ambassadors for the American value. Having an opportunity to participate in these kinds of meaningful and impactful tasks is very inspirational.

EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR FULBRIGHT RESEARCH IS AND HOW THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS ENHANCED YOUR RESEARCH ABILITY. With the fast-paced progress we see in computer science, conducting research at a small college is always a challenging task. I have found the best way to keep my technical skills current is to collaborate with researchers at major research institutions. The Fulbright award allows me to seek and identify collaborators in other countries. My Fulbright work is an expansion from my work with Dr. Silvia Crivelli

FREDERICK LEARNING FOCUS CURVE at the DOE’s Berkeley National Lab on veterans’ mental health. We were tasked to analyze the entire medical records of 23 million veterans to perform research in prostate cancer, cardiovascular disease and suicide prevention. My collaboration with my host institutes in Portugal focused in two areas: 1) To enable processing of medical data while preserving patients’ privacy; 2) To study innovative input/output architectures for supercomputers to meet input/ output demands of data-intensive tasks that are quite different from traditional computer-intensive tasks.

HOW WILL YOUR RESEARCH BE APPLIED TO THE REAL WORLD? My DOE collaborators work closely with medical doctors and policymakers. Findings from our research are incorporated

Findings from our research are incorporated into Veterans Affairs operations promptly in order to save as many lives as possible. into Veterans Affairs operations promptly in order to save as many lives as possible. My collaborators at the University of Minho manage the first supercomputing center in Portugal. Our study in computing theories will be implemented and deployed on their production systems to benefit many researchers.

TALK ABOUT GETTING HOOD STUDENTS INVOLVED IN YOUR RESEARCH. Faculty-led internships are a pragmatic approach to get Hood students, especially undergraduate students, involved in cutting-edge research at the best research insti-

tutes. In the past couple of years, a number of Hood students conducted internships at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab through my projects on knowledge discovery. Furthermore, our successes in training students conducting scientific research helped us convince the Shodor Institute to approve a site for the XSEDE EMPOWER undergraduate internship at Hood College, a prestigious internship in computational science, which I supervise. A number of Hood students received funded training from this. The Fulbright has opened more opportunities for student research. I led two independent studies and mentored four students on different internships while on Fulbright in fall 2019. I have been writing proposals and making connections to secure opportunities for our students in spring 2020 and summer 2020. The Fulbright will help us to carry out more activities for our students in the future.

A Bit of Advice WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN EVERYDAY LIFE? The short answer is: AI is coming. However, the definition of AI in the context

of computer science may be different from its perception in popular culture. Most recent success stories we read in the news about AI are about a particular machine learning model called Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) that is capable of identifying features and detecting patterns without explicit programming. This new approach has proved to be highly effective and has a wide range of applications from voice recognition to self-driving vehicles. This is only the beginning, and we will start to appreciate the power of AI even more in the next few years. Having said that, the AI as we know it today has little to do with a machine that thinks like a human, which is described as ‘general intelligence’ by some scholars. We don’t have a definitive path to get there, but many researchers are working toward it as it is the ultimate goal of AI research. SPRING 2020

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Joyce Michaud: The Legacy of a Lifetime

The internationally known ceramicist and potter retires from teaching at Hood after 25 years By Jenna Gianni ’10, M.A.’15, MFA’18 Joyce Michaud has been an integral part of the ceramics community locally, nationally and internationally throughout her career as an artist and educator. As the founder and longtime director of the Hood College Graduate School’s ceramics program (Certificate, M.A., MFA), she has continued to work with, train and send out students equipped for the world of art whether they are pursuing a teaching career or the difficult, but oh-so rewarding, life of a full-time artist and maker. I met Joyce Michaud in 2008 as an undergraduate English major at Hood College, taking a beginning ceramics class as an elective. The ceramics studio was an oasis of experimentation, creativity and community. Joyce mostly taught the graduate courses at this time, in addition to courses with the studio arts seniors, and was often around the studios offering feedback about projects and pieces and problem solving the nuanced difficulties that arise with an art as comprehensive and complicated as ceramics. After expressing my growing interest in the subject, she encouraged me to continue to take ceramics classes whenever they would fit into my schedule. When I graduated in 2010, I continued to take community courses in ceramics while working in the editing field for a few years. Slowly, my hobby of ceramics began to capture more of my attention and time, and I reached out to Joyce inquiring about the Hood College ceramics program, which includes a certificate, a Master of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts. Joyce was a powerful force of knowledge, experience and encouragement. We discussed it twice, and in 2014 I began my journey in the graduate ceramics program. The program was comprehensive and

included classes in both working with and making clay, explorations in technical issues, as well as business skills for artists.

“I can truly say that Joyce Michaud has been an integral part of my ability to pursue my passion as a career. As an instructor and director, her program taught me vital skills in a multitude of ceramic and artistic disciplines.” A team of core instructors including Ann Hobart and Phil Berneburg worked with Joyce and the graduate students to teach a diverse and full curriculum. In addition to these instructors, there was an ever-flowing stream of visiting artists and makers, a part of the program Joyce has always been committed to, bringing in artists from the U.S. and beyond. Learning from such a diverse mixture of artists continues to be a formative experience for art and ceramics students at Hood. In addition to a fantastic core curriculum, Joyce has pioneered improvements to Hood’s ceramics facilities. On top of two newly renovated studio and

On March 27, Michaud will be presented the Excellence in Teaching Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. working spaces in the Tatem Arts Center, and a ceramics studio in the Hodson Annex building, Hood has a state-of-the-art kiln pavilion, which includes two gas kilns, two soda-firing kilns, a wood kiln and a raku kiln, as well as a pit firing area. Between the electric kilns in our indoor studio and the kilns in the outdoor pavilion, Hood’s graduate and undergraduate students can explore almost every kind of firing technique! This is an incredible asset to the artist attempting to discover their style or the future instructor who now has the skills and know-how to run any kiln and understand the ceramic processes at a much deeper and meaningful level, having firsthand knowledge and experience. After graduating with my MFA in Ceramic Arts from Hood in 2018, I now work as a visiting instructor of ceramics at Hood and am the studio manager and a partner at Washington Street Studios, a gallery in Harpers Ferry operated by my former professor, Phil Berneburg, and Dennis Stark. I can truly say that Joyce Michaud has been an integral part of my ability to pursue my passion as a career. As an instructor and director, her program taught me vital skills in a multitude of ceramic and artistic disciplines. As a mentor and friend, she has always believed in me and encourages me to keep challenging myself. Joyce’s influence and the program she has built will live on at Hood College after her retirement and will serve the program well as it continues to develop, fostering the creative spirit in our small community of Frederick and beyond.

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JENNA GIANNI ’10, M.A.’15, MFA’18, IS A VISITING INSTRUCTOR OF CERAMIC ARTS AT HOOD COLLEGE.

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Dean Boulton Selected to National Committee April Boulton, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School, has been selected to serve on the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Masters Committee, whose functions include guiding policy, deciding conference sessions and setting strategies for master’s programs at a national level. “CGS is the flagship organization of graduate education in America, and it is an honor to serve on a committee with my colleagues from major research institutions down to smaller programs with fewer than 500 graduate students,” she said. “As Hood’s representative, I will advocate for the unique needs of graduate schools in the 21st century through the lens of a private, not-for-profit college.”

For more than 50 years, CGS has been the premier international association for graduate education. CGS is the only national organization in the U.S. that is dedicated solely to the advancement of graduate education and research. The organization advocates for policy, conducts innovative research, develops best practices, and acts on a broad range of issues affecting graduate education today. Dean Boulton officially begins her two-year term on this national committee at the CGS summer meeting this July.

Project Management Certificate Program Launches The Graduate School has launched a certificate in project management to help professionals become more accomplished, qualified and effective managers in their fields. This certificate places a strong emphasis on helping professionals develop the people skills and real-world practices required to successfully manage projects on time, on budget and within scope.

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The certificate program has two tracks: life sciences and information technology. All students in the program will complete two MBA courses that cover leadership, organizational structure and project management techniques. From there, the life sciences track will include classes in science ethics and leading research, and the information technology track will include classes in managing information systems and technical project teams. Students who complete the program will achieve the educational prerequisite requirement for the Project Management Professional PMP® certification exam. For more information on the project management certificate program, visit hood.edu/pmp.

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Hood Participates in First International Education Week International Education Week (Nov. 18-22) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is an effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences. Paige Eager, Ph.D., professor of political science, gave the keynote address during the parade of flags at the weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kickoff event:

The goal of International Education Week aligns so perfectly with our Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liberal arts-centered education and our commitment to preparing our undergraduate and graduate students for purposeful and engaged lives in their local, state, national and global communities.

and our country as just one of 193 member states that comprise the United Nations. These same flags fly at the headquarters of the United Nations in NYC or when the Olympics has its opening and closing ceremonies. Flags can be venerated or desecrated, held up bravely in the face of political protests and opposition or quietly standing sentry at the most solemn of ceremonies. Let the tapestry of the symbolism and vibrant colors of our parade of flags to celebrate International Education Week be a reminder to us all of our glorious and diverse backgrounds and identities, yet also of our global collective humanity.

Watching the parade of flags enter our campus today, carried by our Hood community members, is a reminder of the vibrancy and diversity of our campus, Frederick County, the State of Maryland

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Student Spotlight: Karl Kidd, M.S.’10 Karl Kidd has a bachelor’s degree in biology and has worked for Frederick County Public Schools since 2009. He earned a master’s in curriculum and instruction in 2010 from Hood and in 2013 was named Frederick County Teacher of the Year for his contributions at Urbana at Sugarloaf Elementary School where he currently teaches fifth grade Advanced Academics. He recently received the Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award from the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, which earned him a classroom stipend and a trip to the National Ag Classroom Conference. He’s currently working on his master’s in environmental biology at Hood.

Can you share some examples of your creative and hands-on teaching style? In the classroom, I take a hands-on approach to education. We raise several organisms through programs with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Trout Unlimited. The students

participate in fish dissections and other labs to learn the inner workings of an ecosystem. Many of our topics revolve around ecology and environmental issues to bring learning to life. Incorporating reading and the arts into STEM has made for a STREAM classroom. This year, with the help of Maryland Department of Natural Resources training, we are targeting stream restoration for a local waterway to study human impact on the environment. Field trips and other outdoor experiences are an integral part of my classroom. Getting students to interact and collaborate as much as possible helps build those important social skills for later in life.

How you are leveraging your Hood graduate education? My curriculum and instruction graduate degree has really helped with being able to plan and implement

curriculum-based activities and assessments, not only in my classroom, but also for the county and state. It has helped me look at the many facets of education through a more diverse lens, and has given me a strong teaching foundation. My master’s in environmental biology will hopefully help me transition to secondary education in the near future. It is also developing my love of the outdoors and the Chesapeake Bay. One day, I would love to do more with our Maryland environmental literacy standards and possibly teach at the post-secondary level.

What do you enjoy most about your time at Hood College? I enjoy the faculty the most. They teach me so much about myself as an educator. There were a lot of choices in Maryland in the field of environmental science, but Hood College remained my first choice.

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2019 Hall of Fame Inductees On Sept. 28, 2019, Hood College Athletics welcomed a new class of inductees into the Hall of Fame, which celebrates the past, present and future of Hood College Athletics and honors those who have made significant contributions to the Blazers’ athletic tradition.

TOM DICKMAN Tom Dickman, former athletic director and coach, guided the men’s basketball team to 175 wins in 12 seasons, with 10 seasons resulting in records of .500 or better. In 2006-07, he led the team to the Capital Athletic Conference regular season championship and Hood’s first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament with a 21-8 record. That year, he was also honored as the CAC Coach of the Year, D3Hoops.com’s Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year and the Bob Flynn Memorial Pride of Maryland Coach of the Year.

Tom also coached the golf programs from 2005 through 2013 and served as an associate athletic director before being named athletic director in summer 2013. Under his leadership, the varsity offerings of the department grew to 22 sports with the addition of baseball and women’s golf, and the number of student-athletes grew to more than 300. Since retiring from Hood, Tom and his wife have enjoyed spending time with their children and grandchildren, and broadcasting basketball games.

NICOLAS ALDANA ’14 Nick Aldana was named the MAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete as a senior sprinter and hurdler and was the male recipient of Hood’s White Blazer Award, given in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishments, significant contributions to the community and excellence in intercollegiate athletics. He was a four-time all-conference performer in track and field, and won 19 events at various invitationals in his

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career as an individual or member of a relay team. In the classroom, he was named CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC. Since graduating from Hood, Nick remains involved in track and field as much as he can, and he stills runs regularly. He also plays tennis and helped coach his sister and cousin in hurdling for high school.

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JANE HALFEN CAPUTO ’88 Jane Halfen Caputo was a member of the field hockey, lacrosse and swim teams. She was goalie and co-captain of the field hockey team and helped the team advance to the Chesapeake Women’s Athletic Conference championship game. Jane’s induction into the Hall of Fame is based on her skills as a player and on her reputation as a positive team leader. Her teammates described her as “positive,” “collaborative” and “a role model.”

After graduating from Hood, Jane coached varsity field hockey from 1989 to 1995 at her alma mater, Cinnaminson High School in New Jersey, as well as coaching many youth field hockey teams in Haddon Township, New Jersey, where she and her family live. For the past two years, Jane has enjoyed being the head of the booster club for the Gettysburg College Bullets to support her daughter, Jillian, and her fellow field hockey players.

SARA WASTLER LAMBERT ’09 Sara Wastler Lambert played softball and basketball all four years at Hood. She was named all-region in softball in 2006 and helped lead the team to back-to-back Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference Championships and appearances in the NCAA Regional tournament. She holds Hood’s all-time record for hits, runs scored, stolen bases and doubles. On the basketball court, she helped Hood win the 2006 AWCC Championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament. She holds the Blazers’ career record for three-point percentage and free-throw percentage.

Wastler is among the all-time leaders in three-pointers made and assists at Hood. Since graduating from Hood, Sara earned her Master of Science in Education from Walden University, and is in her eighth year of teaching. She is currently a physical education teacher at Rockland Woods Elementary School in Hagerstown, and she has coached softball at Middletown High School and basketball at Catoctin High School. Sara and husband Brian welcomed baby Myles in February 2019.

JULIETA UGAZ THEANDER ’95 Julieta Ugaz Theander was Hood’s first nationally ranked women’s tennis player and routinely ranked in the top 20 players in the East Region. She was an Atlantic Women’s Colleges Conference Champion at first singles. Julieta captured fourth place in the Division III Eastern Regional Championship in 1994, and she won the Women’s Collegiate Invitational’s number one singles championship that year, while teaming up with Denise Jones for a runner-up finish at first doubles. To quote former athletic director Noreen Wright, Julieta was “every coach’s dream.”

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Since graduating from Hood, Julieta has worked in economics and finance including positions at the USDA and the MSCI World Index in New York. In 2001, she earned her master’s in finance from Texas A & M University. Julieta, husband Daniel, and their two children enjoy family sporting trips, including skiing, golf and family tennis matches.

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Chris Gibeau Takes Over Men’s Swimming Chris Gibeau, who has coached swimmers to qualify for four consecutive Olympic Trials, has been named the head swim coach and director of aquatics. “We are extremely excited to add Chris Gibeau to our coaching staff,” said Susan Kolb, Ph.D., director of athletics. “Chris has experience and success at the highest levels of the sport on the national and international stage. We cannot wait to see what the future has in store for our swim programs under his leadership. His ties to Frederick with the Monocacy Aquatic Club earlier in his career should maintain and enhance our relationships in the local aquatics community.” In his 18 years at Division I UMBC as an assistant, he helped lead the Retrievers to 20 conference championships and 60 individual conference champions between the America East Conference and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. A member of the 2017-18 U.S. National Team coaching staff, Gibeau has coached swimmers who have reached the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Trials. He also coached swimmers to FINA World Championship qualifiers in 2010 and 2014.

CHRIS GIBEAU Head Coach | Director of Aquatics

“I am humbled and honored to be named director of aquatics and women’s and men’s head swim Coach,” Gibeau said. “I would like to thank Hood President Andrea Chapdelaine and Director of Athletics Susan Kolb for entrusting me with this amazing opportunity. I look forward to beginning

this new chapter in my career in early March, and am excited to get to work with all the current and future Blazer swimming student-athletes along with the extremely dedicated and passionate Hood swimming and aquatic staff.”

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Morgan Anderson ’22

Basketball player Morgan Anderson ranks sixth in the nation in blocks per game, averaging 3.3 per contest. The sophomore was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks. Anderson broke the program record for blocks in a season with her 67th on Feb. 8 with four games left in the regular season.

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Golfer Tanner Leonard transferred to Hood from York College this year, and in his debut for the Hood golf team, he shot an even-par 71 to tie the school record. He holds the program record with two first-place finishes on the fall season, and he was named MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week.

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Clay Smith ’20

Soccer player Clay Smith was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-MidAtlantic Region Second Team, becoming the second Blazer in program history to earn the honor. Over the 2019 season, Smith was also named the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year and to the All-MAC Commonwealth First Team. He finished his senior season with 12 goals and 26 points.

Homecoming Weekend 2019 Features Alumni Teams

Hood’s swimming, volleyball, softball, field hockey, baseball and men’s lacrosse teams competed against alumni at Homecoming Weekend. Pictured is the men’s lacrosse alumni team. Top: Professor Teresa Bean, Ph.D. (coach of the alumni team), James McNeill ’18, Dan Rocker ’11, Mike Lancaster ’12, Jimmy Larrimore ’12, Drew Althouse ’12, James Weger ’15, Jack Zuckerberg ’17, Alex Villegas ’17, Zak Kooser ’19, Will Clampitt ’18, Kris Miner ’11, Calvin Burton ’13, Noah Waterlander ’19, Chris Patschak ’14, Sean Murphy ’17, Eddie Somerville ’19, Grayson Zubradt ’19 and Curtis Maples ’19; Bottom: Collin Coshland ’18, Eli Nicholson ’19, Ian Wittler ’19, Charlie Suarez ’19, Randolph Clark ’15, Dom Cetrone ’14, Dan Burkhart ’17, Patrick O’Brien ’17, Nick Masucci ’17, Zac Kauffman ’17 and Joe Carroll ’19

“The alumni game is a great game to play and a great opportunity for current and past players to connect and build relationships.” —Brad Barber, Head Coach

Erin Scarborough ’20

Soccer player Erin Scarborough was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women’s Soccer First Team, becoming the fifth Blazer in program history to do so. Scarborough was also named to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth First Team after setting career highs in every statistical category in her senior year. She finished the 2019 season with 12 goals and 29 points.

Mason Wang ’21

Soccer Teams Earn Academic Honors

Basketball player Mason Wang scored his 1,000th point this season in a win over Lebanon Valley. The junior’s 25.5 points per game and 134 made free throws both rank eighth in NCAA Division III. The two-time MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week ranks fourth all-time at Hood with more than 1,200 points.

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The men’s and women’s soccer programs were both honored by the United Soccer Coaches as 2018-19 College Team Academic Award recipients. The United Soccer Coaches annually recognizes college and high school programs that have excelled on the field and in the classroom. The Blazer men earned a GPA of 3.07, and the Blazer women team posted a 3.33.

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Erika Moyer Leads Strength and Conditioning Erika Moyer was named the head strength and conditioning coach and the director of physical education at Hood. “We’ve known that adding a strength and conditioning position would enhance our athletic department, but Erika surpassed my expectations in finding someone for this new role,” said Susan Kolb, Ph.D., director of athletics. “Excited is an understatement to see what she will be able to do to increase the physical level of our studentathletes. Her energy is contagious, and I know our student-athletes will benefit greatly learning from her as a coach, professional and mentor.” Moyer arrives in Frederick after serving the 2018-19 academic year as the head strength and conditioning coach at Goucher College. She was the Gophers’ first strength and conditioning coach and was responsible for the strength and conditioning for all 20 of Goucher’s athletic offerings. “I am so excited to be joining the athletic department at Hood,” said Moyer. “Upon my visit to campus, I was impressed by the beautiful facilities and the welcoming presence from everyone I met. The addition of a strength and conditioning

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department will be a game-changer for all of the coaches and student-athletes. I am also looking forward to serving the entire student body in my role as the physical education director. I plan to bring a variety of new and exciting classes to the curriculum to reinforce the College’s commitment to providing a well-rounded educational experience.”

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Moyer holds the following certifications: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA); USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach Level 1 (USAW); Certified Speed Specialist (NASE-CSS); and CPR/AED/First Aid (American Red Cross).

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or academic, intellectual and emotional growth, students must step outside their comfort zones. This is the philosophy behind high-impact practices (HIPs), a concept in higher education most notably defined by the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). HIPs are educational experiences that require students to invest a considerable amount of time, energy and planning in an opportunity that adds to their educational experiences. These opportunities are tied to the curriculum and enable students to go beyond traditional classroom work to deepen and expand their learning, and perhaps experience something for the very first time. “HIPs get students to think far beyond what a student’s role is,” said Scott Pincikowski, Ph.D., professor of global languages and cultures, and director of study abroad at Hood. “It’s this idea that learning begins in the classroom and extends out of it. Books and theory are important, but we also need to apply them. These lifelong, transformative processes are what make students dynamic people.” Susan Ensel, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, added that, “students learn in all different ways—new experiences

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and environments can spark a student’s interest in something they thought they might not have had an interest in before. For example, I’ve seen students who are passive in the classroom who get into the research lab, and suddenly all the lightbulbs come on. It’s one of the most exciting things to see how people respond to a high-impact experience.” While many opportunities can be considered high-impact, the AAC&U has a designated list of experiences that qualify as HIPs (see sidebar). One of the first that comes to mind is an internship, in which students gain valuable experience while benefiting an organization. Over the past year, more than 100 Hood students have completed internships for academic credit. High-impact practices can begin right from the start of a student’s college career. First-year seminars bring together groups of new students to critically write, communicate and reflect collectively on new experiences. The topics of Hood’s seminars change from year to year to reflect the varied interests and expertise of the faculty, giving students a broad range to choose from. Recent offerings include From

Voting Rights to #blacklivesmatter; American Culture in 10 Albums; Shaping Values Through Multicultural Children’s Books; and Sports, Religion and the Media. Undergraduate research requires students to connect important concepts through intensive investigation, research and observation to answer big questions. Faculty-mentored research experiences are offered during the summer through Hood’s Summer Research Institute, and are also available during the school year as an independent study or honors thesis project. A key part of intellectual growth is expanding one’s worldview through

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courses and programs that help students explore different cultures and life experiences. Diversity and global learning HIPs often tackle what the AAC&U calls “difficult differences, such as racial, ethnic and gender inequality, or continuing struggles around the globe for human rights, freedom and power.” Students can learn about these “difficult differences” through intercultural studies complemented by experiential learning in the community or abroad. Community-based learning focuses on addressing problems within one’s own community, related to their specific field of

HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES AS DESIGNATED BY THE AAC&U: XX FIRST-YEAR SEMINARS AND EXPERIENCES

Collaborative learning that develops student intellectual and practical competencies

NISSA THURMAN QUILL ’92, M.S.’14 Quill, a high school French teacher, studied abroad in Strasbourg, France, during her time at Hood and now takes her own students abroad to Quebec every year and France every three to four years. HOW DID YOUR HIP IMPACT YOU OR HELP YOU GET TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY? I found myself in another culture and separated from everything I knew. I had to find a center, a core of my self-esteem and identity. It was a huge shock to my system, beyond anything I experienced when I moved from Georgia to go to college in Maryland. I learned how to stand on my own two feet, how to establish myself in a community and how to relate to another culture. I found that I possessed the ability to thrive in a foreign environment and to adapt with flexibility and joy. My experiences eating meals with my host family helped me to appreciate cuisine on a new level. As an educator, I draw on this experience every day. I do not know if I can put into words the profound and enduring impact of living in another country. I believe that everyone should experience it at least once.

XX COMMON INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCES

General education that includes advanced integrative studies with a variety of curricular and cocurricular options

XX LEARNING COMMUNITIES

Group of students takes linked courses together to discuss “big questions” that matter beyond the classroom

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Writing and revising across the curriculum for different audiences in different disciplines

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Learning to solve problems with others and increasing one’s own understanding by listening to different perspectives

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Connecting key concepts and questions with students’ early and active involvement in systematic investigation and research

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Programs and courses that help students explore cultures, life experiences and worldviews different from their own

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Shareable electronic collection of work that enables reflection upon personal and academic growth

XX SERVICE LEARNING AND COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING

Direct experiences solving community issues studied in the curriculum

XX INTERNSHIPS

Direct experiences in a work setting, usually related to student career interests

XX CAPSTONE COURSES AND PROJECTS

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study. The student’s project benefits the community, or an organization within the community, and helps the student prepare to become an active citizen post-graduation. “What makes HIPs impactful is the mindfulness that goes into the experiences,” said Anita Jose, Ph.D., professor of management. “Faculty and staff members carefully create and curate unique experiences that empower students to explore the world around them; find connections, meaning and method; and provide critical reflective communication.” EXPANDING HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES AT HOOD High-impact practices have always been a part of life at Hood, although they haven’t always been

MONIQUE SLEDD ’11 In her role at the Mayo Clinic as a master’s level psychologist, Sledd helps adults transition from emergency psychiatric hospitalization back into day-to-day life. She’s also a beertender at Little Thistle Brewing Company in Rochester, Minnesota. During her time at Hood, she participated in the Honors Program, which allowed her to create her own seminar on food and culture around the world. She also studied abroad in Berlin, Germany.

referred to by that name. These experiences are embodied in the motto of Hood College: Corde et Mente et Manu, freely translated to “with heart and mind and hand,” or “the heart to conceive, the mind to direct and the hand to execute.” “Heart and mind are important,” said Pincikowski, “but we also need to apply the concepts we’re learning in the classroom, and have a strong will to execute them.” HIPs became a point of focus during the College’s strategic planning a few years ago, and in the summer of 2018, the Hood College HIPs Task Force was established. A group of faculty and staff with specific interest and expertise volunteered to take an inventory of HIPs at Hood, with the goal of

HOW DID YOUR HIP IMPACT YOU OR HELP YOU GET TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY? The HIPs impacted me most by being able to appreciate, learn, explore and be curious about the world around me; both from a personal and professional standpoint. I learned to be unafraid of trying something new, being able to fail at something the first time and expressing my opinion with authenticity while knowing my own worth.

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supporting the continuous improvement of these learning experiences through best practices. “That summer, several members of the team attended a workshop called the ‘Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success,’ sponsored by the AAC&U, which kicked off our efforts,” said Jose, who leads the task force. The HIPs Task Force has five major goals that drive its work: 1. To support the curricular integration of HIPs by defining them and identifying where they are and should be;

KATELYN HORN ’11 Horn participated in Hood’s coastal studies program; interned with Associate Professor Eric Annis, Ph.D., studying the rusty crayfish; and completed a research project with Associate Professor Eric Kindahl, Ph.D., on salamanders at Piney Branch Nature Center. After graduation, Horn worked in seasonal research, which took her to nine states during the first five years of her career. Now, she’s running a wildlife management area called Okaloacoochee Slough for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission where she manages approximately 8,500 acres of land.

HOW DID YOUR HIP IMPACT YOU OR HELP YOU GET TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY? I had recommendations from professors that I had worked with. Ron Albaugh (instructor of biology) and Dr. Drew Ferrier (professor of biology) could attest to my team work skills thanks to the coastal studies program, Dr. Annis could talk about my practical experience in regards to field work, and Dr. Kindahl could talk about how I developed a project where I wrote the protocol, carried out the field work and analyzed the data at the end. Having such broad experiences and enthusiastic professors really helped me enter the job market in a strong way. Personally, I learned a lot about myself. Field work is tough; there are rarely easy office days. I learned how to keep a positive attitude even when standing waist deep in a river while it rains on you. I learned that not everyone is going to think getting stuck in a muddy marsh is fun and that it’s okay to listen to their frustrations, even when you thought it was the best day ever. I found out that I’m a lot tougher than I thought I was, and that gave me confidence in my first job outside of Hood, which was the most physically demanding job I have ever had to this day. There is a lot of self-reflection and personal growth when you go through these programs that shape you into a more mature and experienced person for the job.

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THE HONORABLE KELLY M. SCHULZ ’06 When Schulz arrived at Hood, she was planning to go to law school, but after an internship got her involved with campaign work for a mayoral and Board of Aldermen race in Frederick City, she decided to pursue a career in politics. HOW DID YOUR HIP IMPACT YOU OR HELP YOU GET TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY? I had never planned on doing political work, but the internship and campaign

work got me hooked. I got to know and became friends with many lawmakers and Maryland Republicans, including former state Senator (and current Maryland Secretary of Budget and Management) David Brinkley; and former Congressman Roscoe Bartlett. The following year, I worked as a legislative aide to Brinkley during the General Assembly Session in Annapolis, and the year after that, I worked for the Maryland House Republican Caucus. Later, I worked on Michael Steele’s 2006 U.S. Senate campaign.

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Then, I decided to run for a vacant seat in the House of Delegates and won. I represented the people of Frederick and Carroll counties from 2011 until 2015, when I was tapped by Governor Larry Hogan to become Secretary of Labor. I became Maryland Secretary of Commerce in 2019. A whole new world opened up for me when I began that internship while I was a Hood student. I never did go to law school, but I couldn’t be happier with the path I ended up taking, and I’m honored to be serving the people of Maryland.

2. To ensure quality assurance and assessment of student learning with respect to HIPs; 3. To assist the academic departments in the formulation of strategies for change by providing guidance on the implementation of best practices within programs and the core curriculum; 4. To address faculty issues pertaining to HIPs, such as workload and performance expectations; and 5. To gather information about the budgetary implications of fully funding HIPs, to provide suggestions for mitigating resource constraints and to advocate for investment in HIPs. Since its inception, the group has worked to complete an inventory of HIPs at Hood College through a comprehensive survey given to all faculty. With the data, input and suggestions they gathered, they were able to benchmark each of the 11 practices and determine where there is room for improvement. Every department at Hood has created opportunities for students

to immerse themselves in these high- impact opportunities, whether through a local service project, a semester abroad, a research project or other experience. “We found that we already do a lot of things well,” said Jose. “But we also learned that we’re under-utilizing ePortfolios, community-based learning and learning communities—those are the areas where we’d like to improve. As we move forward, we’re working with department chairs to create actionable strategies and improve access for students.” HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES IN ACTION Study abroad is an obvious example of an immersive, transformative experience. Whether it’s a two-week trip, or an entire year overseas, students who study abroad learn more than just language and culture. “We want to prepare students for the global community and turn them into global citizens,” said Pincikowski. “There’s no better way to understand diversity than having real, meaningful experiences abroad. Students must become self-reliant in an unfamiliar country and learn how to problem solve. They’ve got SPRING 2020

to use critical thinking skills, realize their limitations, communicate cross culturally and recognize differences—but in this scenario, they’re the ones who are different. Their studies suddenly move beyond a theoretical level.” In the summer of 2019, more than 40 students participated in faculty-led, short-term trips abroad. “Students participated in experiential learning trips with Dr. Campion and Dr. Dodman to France, Dr. Casas to Spain, Dr. Cooper to England and Scotland, Dr. Kundey to South Africa, me to Berlin, Germany, and Dr. Wright to Morocco, all focusing on a variety of topics including memory, history, politics, environment, nursing and social work,” Pincikowski said. Political science students recently had the opportunity to combine travel and service learning when they embarked on a service-learning trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands to explore the history and culture of African-descended people who live there. “We had eight students on that trip,” said Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs, Ph.D., Virginia E. Lewis Professor of Political Science and chair of the department. “The area had been hit with a devastating hurricane around

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that time, so we really explored the responses, particularly in the nonprofit community. We worked with a local nonprofit organization called My Brother’s Workshop, and it was very meaningful to be able to have that experiential learning opportunity.” When planning this trip, Tucker-Worgs was mindful of making it an accessible opportunity for anyone who wanted to go, especially in terms of cost, which is often a barrier to students taking on high-impact practices. Because of Hood’s location near Washington, D.C., and within reach of the Maryland state capital, political science students have opportunities to observe government firsthand through internships and volunteer work. “The political science department provides students the chance to participate in simulations of the Maryland State Legislature and the United Nations, which have equipped

them with public speaking and policywriting experience, skills that cannot easily be learned in the classroom,” said Carin Robinson, Ph.D., professor of political science. In the psychology department, many students conduct an original research project that includes data collection, in-depth analysis and a professional presentation to their learning communities. They present their findings in a fashion similar to what one would find in a professional conference setting, with both peers and instructors contributing to the conversations. “When we see applicants (to the graduate program) who have high-impact practices as an undergrad, it’s huge,” said Megan Doughty Shaine, Ph.D., professor of psychology and counseling. “Maybe they have a good GPA, and that’s important, but if a student has multiple internships or research experience, and has made connections with professionals, you know that person can handle a place-

ment similar to a placement they will experience in graduate school.” History students at Hood also have participated in internships and civic engagement opportunities with local organizations and nonprofits. “We have students who volunteer for the African American Resources, Cultural Heritage Society of Frederick County,” said Jay Harrison, Ph.D., professor of history and department chair. “The organization approached our department and asked if we might have students who would be interested in helping them process their collection to make it available to researchers.” Chemistry and biology students also find themselves engaging with the wider community around them through civic engagement and service learning. “Community-based learning is much different than an internship, which is viewed as a way for students to develop a specific skillset,” said Ensel. “Community-based learning is

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Through Hood’s alternative spring break program led by Rev. Beth O’Malley and former Director of Diversity and Inclusion Travis Eichelberger, Stubbs visited North Carolina to stay on the grounds of one of the first historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). He and his group participated in caring for the facility while learning its history and also went to local schools where they served as teachers’ assistants for the day.

HIPs are important because as college students, we can get weighed down with our own stuff. We live in a microcosm centered around balancing grades and fun. But with HIPs, you get to see that, even though we have to be focused for those four years at Hood, the world is still moving around us. So we should stay informed, stay engaged and try our best to leave an impact. Even if it doesn’t change the whole world, that one interaction could change someone’s world.

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externally focused. The student needs to recognize that the focus is on how they can benefit the community and the organization they’re volunteering for. Their contributions and reflection of the experience is to the student’s benefit.” FROM STUDENT TO CITIZEN By stepping outside of comfort zones and beyond traditional coursework, students are able to transform and grow in ways they might have never imagined. The emphasis of high-impact practices is to gain a deeper understanding of a topic and use that knowledge in meaningful ways. Hood students proudly have the heart to conceive and the mind to direct, but most importantly, the hand to execute, to grow and make a difference in the world around them. Wallis Shamieh ’15 is a freelance writer and marketer based in Jefferson, Maryland.

Providing the opportunity for every student to participate in at least one life-changing experiential learning opportunity is a priority in the College’s current campaign Forging the Future. With a goal of raising $4 million, Hood students will be able to study abroad, participate in an off-campus internship or engage in community-based learning regardless of finances. Please consider making a gift at hood.edu/gifts, or by calling Nancy Gillece, vice president for institutional advancement, at 301-696-3700. Celebrate high-impact practices April 7 at Hood’s SPIRES—Scholarship, Performance, Innovation, Research and Experience Symposium—a first-ever event showcasing undergraduate learning at all levels and disciplines. See details on p. 60 and at hood.edu/SPIRE-Symposium.

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SPENCER KNOLL ’13 After being involved in electoral politics in Frederick County for several years before attending Hood, an internship with U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski led Knoll to Capitol Hill, where he’s currently the defense policy adviser for Senator Chris Van Hollen.

TARA LITTLE ’15 Little participated in Hood’s Summer Research Institute, conducting research in Hood’s chemistry department as well as at NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). She credits the experience as one of the biggest reasons she was accepted into her graduate program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

LYDIA EMORY ’16 Emory, a double major in Spanish and global studies, studied abroad first in Seoul, South Korea, with the three-month Bahrom International Program and then for a semester in Seville, Spain, with the Council on International Educational Exchange. She went on to earn a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Madrid, Spain, and is currently teaching in Japan.

LE NGUYEN ’17 Nguyen, who earned a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant, spent the summer of her junior year in her home country of Vietnam working with victims of Agent Orange. Her “Foundation of Hope” project was geared toward helping children with developmental disabilities caused by the chemical that was used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam conflict to defoliate forests, which is still having detrimental effects on people there.

TYLER GRAHAM ’18 Thanks to participation in the Maryland Student Legislature as well as two internships, one for a political campaign and one for a congressional office, Graham went straight from recent graduate to a full-time campaign manager for a gubernatorial campaign in Cleveland, Ohio. Now, he’s working as the regional transportation planner for a government agency in Kentucky.

MARY RICKER ’20 Ricker recently completed an internship at the United Way of Frederick County and hopes to have a career in nonprofit work one day. “I got so much incredible experience from this position and met so many people working to help every member of Frederick County, from children in need to adults working on goals like being able to purchase their first home.”

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DIGGING UP THE PAST & PROPELLING INTO THE FUTURE How James Madison’s Montpelier Archaeology Field School jumpstarted this alumna’s career BY CAITLYN-JEAN WARD ’18

efore I arrived at Hood College, I lived in a small town in New Jersey, having never really traveled anywhere— except in my studies. From a young age, I knew I wanted to be an anthropologist, a person who studies the people and culture of the world in order to teach others. I grew up watching anthropologists on TV and reading countless books, and the field remained in the back of my mind as I was preparing to apply to college. On my first visit to Hood, I immediately told my tour guide that this was what I wanted to study. He told me there was not a specific anthropology major at Hood—however, they did offer an art and archaeology degree. I knew it was the major for me as it encompassed everything I loved—history and people. From the beginning of my journey at Hood, I was told that experience is everything and that internships and hands-on learning were how I would excel and propel my way into my field. That notion stuck with me as I took every class I could within the major. I began planning for my internship or field school experience—which is a graduation requirement for archaeology majors—with my adviser, Jennifer Ross (professor of art and archaeology and chair of the program). I came across many programs overseas in various countries dealing with different time periods, but none really stuck out to me until a classmate recommended James Madison’s Montpelier, a field school

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in Orange, Virginia. After some research, I knew this was going to be the place for me to further my archaeological abilities and knowledge. The field school and a later internship at Montpelier completely changed my academic and professional career, opening my eyes to new ways of learning and communicating with the world around me. Montpelier takes a hard history approach to their archaeology, meaning they don’t sugar coat or brush over the difficult portions of our nation’s history. My field school began excavations in what is known as the South Yard—or the area on President Madison’s property where the majority of the enslaved community lived. We were digging right up against the reconstructed houses that this community lived and worked in, which put into perspective the harsh conditions and way of life that these people lived hundreds of years ago. During our time there, we didn’t just excavate and learn how to be archaeologists; we also learned how to be scholars who could answer difficult questions and engage an audience that did not always understand what we were doing or why. A big portion of the field school focused on what Montpelier calls “public archaeology.” They want the people visiting the grounds to experience history first hand and to ask the questions other places might decline answering like “was Madison a good slave owner?” or “why does digging up ‘these’ people’s trash tell us anything about our (meaning white) history?” These questions and the countless others challenged us as

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students to see other perspectives and deliver an academic answer while still explaining the humanity behind what we were doing. The field school lasted five weeks and culminated in five credits for those who needed it for college. Then, Montpelier offered students the opportunity to continue their learning and work there as a yearlong intern after field school, but I needed to finish college first, so I waited. Just two days after graduation from Hood, I returned to Montpelier for a short-term internship helping teach new students. They were eager and willing to learn, and I was excited to get to teach them. After another five weeks of excavating near the South Yard, I was awarded a yearlong position. The next year I spent at Montpelier challenged me in ways it hadn’t before. I was now a real field technician and in charge of interpreting and explaining the work I was doing to the lead archaeologists and members of the public who came on programs to dig with us. I think this portion of the yearlong internship prepared me more than anything to be a full-time archaeologist. I met countless people from all across the U.S., Canada and even England who all came to this one place to learn about hard history and why it was important. They laughed, shared stories about their lives and families, and a few even cried at the lack of knowledge they had about our history and vowed to teach their students, friends and families about why our work was important. This spoke to me the most because it is exactly

what I came to Hood to do—to be an anthropologist—a person who studies the world, culture and people around them to teach others. Teaching these people and bettering their understanding of our work became my mission going into the last month of my internship and the final field school I would work with that summer. After this experience came to an end in July 2019, a colleague forwarded me a job application to be a lab technician for AECOM— one of the largest engineering firms in America. Their cultural research department was looking for people to work in their lab and process archaeological collections from across the U.S. and right at home in Burlington, New Jersey. In the beginning, I was just a girl from a small town who loved history and the study of people. After five and a half years of traveling back and forth between three states learning and growing, I was given the opportunity to come back home and do what I love. My HIP opportunity opened doors and led me to where I am today. I think all students should have similar opportunities, whether far from home or in Downtown Frederick. A simple internship may seem tedious, but it could ignite a passion and lead to very impactful experiences where you can represent yourself and Hood College. No matter where you go or what you do, your résumé states that you got your degree from Hood and that is something that speaks volumes about who you are.

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3. Joy Miller Beveridge ’82 and Chuck Mann, vice president for finance and treasurer, at the 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. 4. President Chapdelaine and 2019 inductees to the Athletic Hall of Fame Julieta Ugaz Theander ’95, and Former Athletic Director Tom Dickman (see p. 20).

5. Caleb Anthony ’21, from our ceramics program, demonstrated the skill and artistry of pot-throwing. 6. They may have lost, but our softball alumni had a great time.

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7. Though the temperature said summer, it looked like fall as these parents and students decorated their pumpkins.

8. One of the 2019 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, Jane Halfen Caputo ’88 (see p. 20), was joined by Marla DiPasqua Sulmonte ’92 to help celebrate her honor (see p. 20). 9. “Guys in Thin Ties” kicked off the weekend with an ’80s party at Hodson Outdoor Theater.

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swimming, softball, baseball and volleyball, and while the alums held their own, the students prevailed in all competitions. Thank you to everyone who came Home to Hood; we look forward to seeing you back next year for even more fun!

That night, Whitaker Campus Center held the quietest dance party ever as students and families got to experience the phenomenon known as “silent disco.” Sunday was all about Hood alumni vs. Hood students in field hockey, men’s lacrosse,

Save the dates Oct. 2-4, 2020, and get ready to enjoy Homecoming on Hood’s campus as never before.

10. R’Janae Marshall ’23 and her grandmother, Shirley Wheeler. 11. The students beat the alumni in softball, but everyone enjoyed the game. 12. Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Nicolas Aldana ’14, Sara Wastler Lambert ’09 and Jane Halfen Caputo ’88 (see p. 20). 13. Everyone enjoyed Pizza Llama’s amazing woodfire pies. 14. Brave students reached new heights at the climbing wall. 15. Alumni, students and families enjoyed shaved ice and ice cream from Sno-Belles.

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ALUMNI REFERRAL SCHOLARSHIP Nominate the students in your life who you think will love Hood as much as you did! With your referral, students who apply and are offered admission to Hood College will receive the Alumni Referral Scholarship, worth an annual award of $1,000 for up to four years of full-time undergraduate enrollment. For more information about this scholarship opportunity, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at admission@hood.edu or call 301-663-3131.

Alumni, invite your nominee to Discover Hood Day! SHOW OFF HOOD COLLEGE AND HELP MAKE THEIR COLLEGE CHOICE EASY!

Saturday, March 21 Hood’s undergraduate Discover Hood Days are designed to give students the information and tools they need to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives easier! They’ll meet with faculty, current students, coaches and key staff to learn more about making Hood their home. Register at hood.edu/visit. SPRING 2020

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Joan Scott Hellmuth | 781-235-3438 Emma Jones Hann recalls seeing Mary-Lou Springhorn Rude Leidheiser at the 60th and 65th class reunions and having pictures of her from those events. Emma and daughter Christine traveled to AL in July, the highlight of her year. Nancy Fahnline Warren’s brother died in Nov. She has difficulty seeing, but she is grateful for each new day. Bee Jay Quillen Brustad wrote that another great-grandchild is expected around Thanksgiving. She enjoys attending the theater and concerts and following politics. Dr. Lewis and Briney would be proud. Jodie Kellogg Weddle writes that she lives along and drives. Eleven great-grandchildren (10 boys) keep life interesting. Phone calls from Dee Dreller Sosin keep her laughing. Mary Murrie Hardy took her 7 children and their spouses on a cruise to AL. She enjoys her condo on Lake Keowee in SC where she welcomes many guests. Margaret Lewis Christensen lives in Naples, FL. Because of a hurricane, she had to leave her building for a year! They had estimated 6 months. Kay Spear Feldmann expects another great-grandchild around Thanksgiving. She enjoys the theater, concerts and politics. Carolyn Sener Rusk enjoys living in a Baltimore Country retirement community where she recently saw a film on Robert Frost and asked if I recalled his poetry. I heard him recite his poetry one evening at Dartmouth College. Unforgettable! Jeanne Zimmerman Gearey moved to Bradenton, FL, where she enjoys the activities and new friends. Daughter Susan Gearey ’79 comes often to visit. Phyllis Loudermill Armstrong, a retired teacher, enjoys tutoring young students. She and her daughter recently traveled to NE to visit friends. Doris Dreller Sosin gave a $2,500 donation to Hood in honor of Mary-Lou Springhorn Rude Leidheiser. With her donation was the following note “Mary-Lou’s music, leadership and enthusiasm for life added greatly to our days at Hood.” Nancy von der Heyde Needham had sad news as her sister, Dalmar von der Heyde Quinn ’53, died in Sept. after a long illness. Her 4th great-granddaughter is due in Jan. Nancy enjoys many visitors to her VA Beach home. Evelyn Bischoff Mitchell lives a few minutes from me in the summer but enjoys the warmth of FL in the winter. I remember a visit with her and Sally Herman Lunt.

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Lorraine Smarsch lives in Rahway, NJ, and has a subscription to the Metropolitan Opera. She attends senior exercise classes despite using a walker. Nancy Spire Early is living in Palmyra, PA, with her “best friend”, dog Wendy. Her husband, John, died in 2016. She has no computer but would welcome snail mail at 355 Community Circle, Palmyra, PA 17078. Natalie Colbert Bowers wrote a news-filled letter from Frederick about a new dormitory building on campus and reports keeping in touch with Joyce Lines Cain and Frances “Teeter” Pickle Wetmore. Natalie said Joy would welcome calls from nearby Hoodlums at 508-210-0765. Joanne Kates Roos writes, “A is for Accomplishments too numerous to name. B is for Beauty, both inside and outside. C is for Courage to be the best daughter, friend, student, mother, grandmother and leader.” Joan Kniffin Orozco was very sad to hear of Mary-Lou Springhorn Rude Leidheiser’s passing as she was such a great person. Joan is doing well in Uruguay with a wonderful family. She still feels very lucky to have gone to Hood and sends her best to everyone. It has been a pleasure hearing from classmates. Mary-Lou Springhorn Rude Leidheiser went to the head of the class wherever she walked. What she did mattered to her family, her friends, her classmates and of course, Hood College. She was an inspiration, a role model, and an advocate making the world a better place for all. THANK YOU, Mary Lou, Rest in Peace. I, Joan Scott Hellmuth, continue to take courses at Regis College and enjoy visits with 9 grandchildren who live close by. H

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Johanna Chait Essex | 516-487-1883 johalessex@gmail.com Sincere condolences to Buffie McKim Powell on the loss of son William Hunter “Scoot” Powell. Sincere condolences to Natalie Morris Cranmer on the loss of her husband. Thoughts go out to Johanna Chait Essex and Linda Chait Solomon ’63 on the loss of sister Muriel Chait Durbin ’56. Congratulations to Elena Rowe ’21 upon receiving the Andrew G. Truxal Scholarship in sociology, which our class established in 2001. Nice note from Marge Aronson Dalmas—Robert, Joe and Cole were there for the balloon festival, and all had a great time. Bob has had some health problems so they don’t travel as much, but they do enjoy having fun with people

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at their local senior center. Penny Fradd Vahsen went on a river cruise through France, including a trip to the beaches of WWII, a trip she strongly recommends. She plans to move from her 5-bedroom house into a senior center in Annapolis—“the epitome of downsizing.” Joanne Grahame Wade’s travels to see her 10 grandchildren who live all over the US and Europe. She still golfs twice a week and will be in Hilton Head this winter. Her last 2 grandchildren are graduating college this spring, and she feels blessed to have been able to attend all of their graduations. All is well with Elaine Green Powell, Dave and all their families. Received a wonderfully long, newsy letter from Dorothy “Dotty” Joyce Coffin. Daughter Patty lives in UT, just bought a townhouse and works for the US Ski Team. Grandson Greg lives in NYC, is in his 3rd year of residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital and plans to become an orthopedic surgeon. Dotty keeps herself active with monthly theater tickets and reads at least 2 books a week on her Kindle. Sarah Kuhns Giarratana now has a new address at 238 Street Road, Apt. F111, Southampton, PA 18966; her new address is just 10 minutes away from daughter Laura. Pat Lloyd Fordham has adopted a new rescue dog from the local animal shelter. They take long walks together, and he is wonderful company for her. She is still in her large comfortable house and plans to stay put as long as she can manage. Bim Mayer Werle and Jerry are doing well. They lead a very active life in Wake Robin Life Community Care. She is a 30-year hospice volunteer and balances that out with helping the floral committee provide arrangements for the lobby and common rooms at Wake Robin. They spent 2 weeks in UT and CO in Sept. visiting Jerry’s family and 2 of her grandsons. Natalie Morris Cranmer reports 2 grandchildren are getting married— her grandson is an attorney, and her granddaughter is a medical cardiology specialist. Judy Rank Loposer is now the proud great-grandmother of 2; one great-grandson lives nearby, and she gets to visit often. Bev Rosenberg Sager spent Thanksgiving in San Diego with all of her family, and then went to the Turks and Caicos in Feb. She still attends classes at a local community college. The big news from Sheila Seigal Asher was that her oldest granddaughter is getting married in March, and she is busy helping to plan the wedding—a very joyful job. Dick has gotten out of the hospital again, and they are getting him in the best possible

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shape for the wedding. She is looking forward to having Bev Rosenberg Sager with them for that very special day (they were roommates while at Hood). Hal and I, Johanna Chait Essex, are doing well. After our great vacation in June, we spent July and Aug. going to our local pool; I walked the lanes, and he swam. Our granddaughter became engaged in July with a July 4, 2020 wedding planned—lots of excitement. We spent Veterans Day weekend in Santa Monica with my nieces and nephew attending a “Celebration of Life” in memory of my sister, Muriel Chait Durbin ’56 (Muzzy to the rest of the world). Both Linda and I said a few words followed by her friends, fellow teachers, business associates and family. Some laughs were shared and some tears shed, and a life full of love for family, friends and travel was celebrated to the fullest.

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Jean Baker Leister Weikert | 717-624-3960 Mary Johnston DeMaris is living at Vinson Hall, a senior retirement home. She has 2 new knees and a new hip during the past 4 years. She keeps her love of art going by attending life drawing classes in McLean, VA. Nancy Swearingen Davis loves her life in Ellicott City, MD, in an “over 55” adult community, dividing time between there and the FL Keys. Time is shared with friends and family. She has filled her life with music—studying piano, violin and plays in a chamber orchestra in the Keys. Elizabeth Driggs Haight and Craig are very happy in a lovely continuing care retirement community where they have lived for more than 10 years. Their health is quite good; their greatest joy is being near 5 great-grandchildren. She also enjoys singing in the chorus. Penny Hapgood Noepel’s daughter Lucy Noepel ’87 kindly called with an enthusiastic conversation of Penny’s happy and healthy lifestyle at Kimball Farms. She describes Penny as a “total Hood fan,” who feels her years at Hood represent the best years of her life. Susan Clement Christie and Ed have been married for more than 65 years and have lived in their senior community for 23 years. They visit their 4 children in CO, FL and AZ instead of cruising. In reasonably good health, their 2 grandsons are working in their chosen fields. Two granddaughters (straight A students) are headed for college. Nancy Davis Sackman and George walk daily around their campus in Santa Rosa, CA, where they are in a “Quaker-inspired” retirement community. She tells of the late summer fire season becoming more dangerous. In 2017, they had to leave for 2 weeks as a wild fire came within a quarter mile, which made a dramatic change in their lives. Grace Santelmann Heitmuller is living with her daughter and family for almost 4 years. Grace’s

daughter, Karen Becht, relates that her mother has always treasured her memories and friendships made during college. Peggy Patterson Sabiston speaks of being a widow and of having 2 sons living in Panama City, FL. She doesn’t get to see them very often as their families are scattered. Peggy volunteers at the local hospital. Marylyn Walters Corey’s husband, Eugene, passed away about 2 years ago, after celebrating 66 years of marriage. She tells of managing with the help of 4 children plus their families. Marylyn plans to visit son, daughter and granddaughter in GA this winter. Kaye Petersen Boothman is helping to raise funds for a beautiful stone church (1874) in Gilbertville, where they are working to add a handicap ramp. The original organ sounds perfect. Kaye has a songbrook llama stamp on her envelope. Pat Sabin Sprague earned her master’s in social work and loves living in Glenwood Spring, CO, close to Aspen. Janet Marra and friend Rita recently returned from a 5-week trip to Ogunquit, Maine. They rented a condo and participated in day trips. She is considering downsizing from their home in Waynesville, NC. Barbara Peterson Smith and Ed of Calhoun, GA, are working on repairing a large GE transformer. At 86 years of age, they have 2 surviving sons, 2 granddaughters and one grandson. They no longer travel overseas…too much work! Marilyn Ogden Heath prepared for a glorious Christmas celebration. A grandson went to Venice, FL, with his brand new fiancé. Son Don with his wife, and Marilyn and Alan, only granddaughter and her boyfriend, plus daughter Laurel and her family joined in their festivities. Betty Remsberg DeColigny recently had the joy of attending the wedding of granddaughter Erin Lynne Thomas to Andrew Boller. Betty and son John drove to Belfast, ME, to visit her brother, Bob, and wife Susan Olpp Remsberg ’63, and niece Stephanie Allen and her husband, Roger. Sister Angela Smith came from Texas to visit and sightsee. Nolah Sawyer Fulk spent some time in Cape May, NJ. Nolah’s niece has a house there and graciously invited Nolah and her daughter there. While recovering from a concussion and little finger fracture, a welcome call was received from Robert Lowry, a retired Presbyterian minister. He married our classmate, Lois White Lowry, who attended Hood for 2 years before going to Cornell to further her nursing credentials. Ultimately receiving her master’s and doctoral degrees, Lois passed away in 2017. Bob is living in their family home in NC after serving in Tampa, FL, and Grey, TN. You may remember their attendance during our 50th reunion, keeping us laughing. H

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Martha Smith Sperandio | 727-219-7115 mollymom76@gmail.com Eugenia Smith Durland: We are all so old now that, at least in my case, news kind of dries up. Bill and I are alive and well but not traveling much anymore. We are very active in our Quaker Meeting, which is a Sanctuary Church among other things. We still teach in the adult religious education program. And we still work hard for the Dems! We want to see our democracy restored in 2020. We got our newest great-grandchild in Dec. so he’s nearly a year old. That makes 5 greats! Our children and grandchildren are all well and busy with their careers. Two of our children live nearby, Julia in Boulder and Christian in Denver, and 6 of our grandchildren and all of our greats are in various parts of CO. So we are well looked after. Barbara Thomas Yinger: Sue Bond Almy and I talk on the phone as do Barbara Kaufman Harrison and I. I’ve been “fussing” with my left knee for the past 6 months, physical therapy and 2 different shots with minimal relief. I think I’m going to have to “bite the bullet” and have surgery. I won a blue ribbon (1st prize) at the Frederick Fair on a quilt I made. First time in 30 years or more that I’ve entered anything here. The Frederick Art Club, of which I’m a member, is honoring Claire McCardell Harris ’27 with a statue in Frederick. She was a Hood student and then went to NYC to study clothing design. I volunteered to make a dress like one of her designs and will be featured in a special showing sometime this year. There are quite a few Hood alums in the Art Club so it’s been interesting to meet them. I haven’t made clothes in years, so this was a challenge. Carol Harkness Kilrea: Spent time in Boston and Maine with Susan Truby Peterson and Carl, always such fun! Our trip to Scotland was marvelous—the people, the history and the beauty—wow! On the way home, we both fell on the escalator at the Airport in Scotland—happy to say a bit sore and, of course, embarrassment the only consequences! Continue to enjoy the Chicago Symphony and the Lyric Opera, but it is always so good to return to our small community on the Lake; we are now part of the 61st National Park, but should not feel a great difference! It’s the Indiana National Park, full of wetlands, birds migrating and nesting, sand dunes and just a plethora of nature at its best both plant wise and animal wise! Lucky me! Happy holiday season to everyone! Miriam Spaulding Keyser: 2019 has been a busy year. Our 1st great-grandchild was born Easter Day. Maeve is the daughter of our eldest grandchild, Logan, and wife Mackenzie. Her presence added to the family Beach Week at the Outer Banks. Only a week later, everyone headed to Roanoke, VA, for the wedding of

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What was your greatest HIP experience? Ethan and Alexis. Ethan is Matt’s eldest. On the way home, I fell and hurt my back, but therapy seems to be helping. Bill and I are still active here at Oak Crest. Our garden provided both flowers and produce. We both are on the welcome committee and help with the weekly concerts. Does anyone know anything about Dorothy Hofstadter Lewis and Irv? The phone number I have is disconnected, and the email is not functioning. We have kept in touch with them over the years and visited with them just a year ago. I am really worried. Let me know if you hear anything. Louise Reed: Well, this past 9 months or so have been difficult. I’ve had a number of falls and ended up in hospitals and rehabs. I think I could write a book on the good and bad rehabs. I am now home, being careful and presently have 24/7 care. I would like to get rid of the nighttime care soon. So no trips or excursions for me now. Molly Smith Sperandio: No tax consulting this year due to my hip replacement; but that didn’t keep me from flying out to Davis, CA, in June for the high school graduation of my 7th of 8 grandchildren, Sophi. I was still able to drive to PA in April, June and Oct. and enjoyed having the CA family visit here in FL a week in Aug.

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Marilyn Garis Kellow | 414-418-5782 maggiehood1958@gmail.com Mary Allen Reynolds traveled to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Aug., where she walked 5 to 7 miles a day from one venue to another. Her next trip is driving to the Stratford Festival in Ontario. Susanne Smith Evans writes that she isn’t racing around the world these days but is content living in lovely CT River/Long Island Sound town. She still loves to be close to water. Dick Cassie (roommate Gail Wohkittel Cassie’s husband) visited her in July. He is just the same, very positive and enjoying life. They sat “cove side” on Sue’s porch and talked the afternoon away, nice and special. Her door is open to anyone who would care to visit. Joan Enterline and Ellie Baumgart Ritchie spent 5 relaxing days at Ellie’s beach house in Ocean City, NJ. Jane Walton Godfrey says her family is fine, enjoying great-grandson Elijah and looking forward to a baby sister who is due in the spring. Jane and Dick have been married 62 years. Joan “Jeb” Bennett Moran sadly reports that Carol Horwath Klecka is now in skilled nursing care, with no hope of improvement. Her address is Manor Care, 5511 Swift Road, Sarasota, FL 34231. Jeb visits Carol every Sunday afternoon and leaves broken-hearted. Carol has no understanding of her situation and

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constantly remarks “I don’t remember.” Her decline in the last 3 months has been shocking to everyone who knows her. Please remember her in your prayers. Jeb is looking forward for Carol Huelsen Warrington and husband Bob to return to FL from NJ for the winter season. Jeb was able to briefly visit family both in GA and MD this summer. Granddaughter Jackie’s family visited in July, and she was able to get acquainted with adorable 6-month-old great-grandson Jackson Tyler Smith. Another blessing arrived in June, great-granddaughter Eleni Olivia Tsapakis. Jeb met her at Thanksgiving. Her growing family now includes 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She says her mobility has been somewhat limited by essential tremor 24/7, but medication keeps her going. She hopes to travel more in 2020. Anne “Ricky” Merrick Vosti reports that a granddaughter got married recently, another granddaughter was Maid of Honor, her great-granddaughter was flower girl and the Episcopal priest son-in-law did the service—quite a lovely family event! A grandson is teaching in China this year, and another granddaughter has just gone off to Turkey where her husband is playing basketball for one of the Turkish teams! Another granddaughter has moved in with Ricky temporarily while she finds a job after graduating from college with no student loans debts thanks to her dedication to her swimming scholarship. “With 12 grandchildren, everyone is moving in many directions, while I watch with love and increased wonderment!” Penny Hunt Solum sent the sad news that Liz Conklin Collins passed away peacefully July 24 at her residence in Annapolis, MD. Penny and Liz were close friends. My life is less active as each year passes, but I’m thankful for being able to keep going and still live independently. Osteoporosis is my main problem. My granddaughter, Gracie, who is in her 3rd year of law school, is my main support and checks on me daily, for which I am so grateful. In Sept., she drove me back to PA for my 65th high school reunion. We had a wonderful and unforgettable time! My classmates enjoyed having a young, enthusiastic girl among us old folks. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love and good health for 2020—Maggie H

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Anne Wilson Heuisler | 410-980-4747 aheuisler@comcast.net Catherine Brooke Buckingham and her daughter have enjoyed 2 wonderful cruises this year. Their 1st was a round-trip on the Queen Mary 2 to Turkey and Greece, an experience that reminded Catherine

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of her junior year at Hood when she took a round trip on the Queen Mary and toured 5 or 6 countries in Europe. Both grandchildren got married, one in May and one in Oct. Catherine expresses appreciation for Edee Howard Hogan’s gift to Hood, which established the nutrition master’s program. Eleanor Brown Wheeler and Phil moved into their new home around Christmas. Eleanor writes, “It is rewarding to watch it taking shape, and exciting to be making so many decisions. From designing the floor plan to choosing exactly where the towel bars should go, we have made both small and large decisions. Having built our current home in 1978, I feel well qualified to say that there are many more requirements and restrictions now than there were 40 years ago. Phil is finally feeling good. Last winter, he went through a compression fracture in the spine, pneumonia, a suspected heart attack and internal bleeding. It is great to see him back to living a normal life.” Eleanor enjoyed a visit from their niece and her family over Thanksgiving. Edee Howard Hogan has returned from the beach to life in DC. She is busy as program chair for her culinary group, les Dame, and they began the season with a Downton Abbey dinner and preview of the movie before its release. Edee attended her dietitians meeting in Philadelphia and homeowners meeting at her condo in FL in Oct. She visited Carol Wick Ericksen at her new home on the way to a Hood Appreciation Event for donors. She noted that our class has contributed a lot of scholarships. Carol later visited Edee in Washington, where they “had a fine time doing DC things.” Edee visited both children: Chrysti in mid-Dec., and Terry and family for Christmas in WI, so she was assured a White Christmas. Judy Moreland Granger and Bob are settled into their new apartment, getting used to the smaller space. They survived “the hottest Aug. and Sept. in Austin EVER!” They enjoyed a lovely visit in early Aug. with her brother and sister-in-law at their home in the mountains of western NC, a wonderful place to go to escape that TX summer weather. Judy and Bob are both doing pretty well health-wise— just those aches and pains of having reached their 80s. Carol Wick Ericksen’s husband, Leif Ericksen, died peacefully Oct. 14 after a long illness. He is survived by Carol; sons Leif II and Tor; stepchildren Jay Balchan and Sandra Marcus; 4 grandchildren, Tim, Anna, Houston and Ava; and his brother, Nils. An avid golfer, Leif also loved traveling abroad and spending time at their summer home in Avalon, NJ. I, Anne Wilson Heuisler, continue to enjoy life at Blakehurst. It is like being in college again, except that there are no papers to write or exams to take. I am enjoying leading the course Shakespeare’s

Wouldn’t be where I am without my internship at Maryland State Legislature. –Melissa Joseph Muntz ’12 FNP internship led to fulfilling career in communications! –Sarah Fortney Marshall ’07

Tragedies. Many of the “students” are retired engineers or scientists who missed out on the glories of literature lectures. It is great fun for me to share these people’s enthusiasm. This is the first column since I have been reporting that I have not had to cut, cut, cut to comply with word restrictions! What is happening out there? Please make a note to drop me a line sometime before the next deadline— probably in May.

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Audrey Heyman Rooney | 410-699-1230 Aerooney423@gmail.com Audrey Heyman Rooney: “at last the poetry book, ‘Available Light,’ is launched! We had a fine kickoff and reading Oct. 24, my 81st birthday eve; daughter came from Chicago, and we made merry. This despite a nasty fall I’d had about 5 days before; appeared with carefully made-up right eye and brow, using cane. All is well now, though healing took its sweet time! Sally Fletcher Murray: “come back! From June 5 to 7, we’ll celebrate the 60th reunion of the Class of 1960. Come reconnect with your classmates, perhaps for the last time. A special feature for our class will be the Alumni Luncheon at noon on Saturday in the Volpe Athletic Center followed by a class gathering in the Cohen Hospitality Suite in the same building. Our own “Dean Cohen,” Nancy Cohen Locher, will join us for both events! Come remember the young women we were in 1960, and rejoice in the mature women we’ve become. Share our joys, our challenges, our achievements. A full schedule of reunion events and registration information will be mailed in the spring. For now, save the date. I can’t wait!” H

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Katharine Baum Wolpe | 212-677-5469 kwolpe@gmail.com Marty Kaiser Canner | 410-314-9440 plcanner39@gmail.com Jane Polhemus Beebe was widowed about 5 years ago. She then met Henry Bohenstengel, and they were married in 2019. She volunteers at a local hospital and travels every winter to New Orleans to visit family. She and Henry live in Sheboygan, WI, at the same address she had at the time of our 50th reunion. Roberta Hauver resides in the Potomac Valley Nursing Home, 1250 Potomac Valley Road, Rockville, MD 20850. She would appreciate letters, cards and visitors. Carole Gorchoff Paul lives in Manhattan and the North Fork of Long Island. She works as a freelance copywriter and enjoys the cul-

tural riches of NYC and foreign travel. Most recently, she traveled to Switzerland and Prague, and was planning a trip to Paris in Oct. 2019 to celebrate her 80th birthday. Her 3 children are doing well (daughter Pamela is editor of the New York Times Book Review and the author of 6 books). Carole has 7 grandchildren. She reported that Betsy Becker Aswad, who was part of our class in freshman year, passed away in early 2019. We send our condolences to Betsy’s family. Ellen Wright Peterson enjoys gardening, movies and books, and has a wonderful time playing pickleball. Her household includes a golden retriever and a black rescue kitten that has turned things upside down. Dotty Willis Rainwater and husband Roger are doing well. Youngest son, a paramedic, went with a team to the Bahamas to provide help after Hurricane Dorian. He was also in Haiti after the big earthquake. Dotty is glad Hood has a nursing program again. Joan Sidlow Speckin lives in Ladera Ranch, CA. She has 3 children. Carol Handwerk Ziegler visited the Hood campus in late Oct. with a male friend. In Dec., they attended a sing-along Messiah at the Weinberg Center (formerly Tivoli Theater). She has been busy with church projects in Bernville. She met Hilda Koontz in Fairview, PA, and attended a presentation Hilda made at her local library. Carol’s son, Curt, and his wife, Sue, live near her, and daughter Cynthia lives in FL. Katharine Baum Wolpe dined with Anita Ranoldo Miner in early Oct. when Anita was in NYC for an Episcopal deacons meeting. In mid-Oct., Katharine belatedly celebrated her 80th birthday with a family reunion in MD with brothers George and Chris, sister Ginny, their spouses, and Ginny’s daughters. Chris and Sonja came from CO for the occasion, and to visit their daughter, Nina, in CT. Katherine remains active with her church, the community and the local Democratic club. She enjoys dance presentations, off-Broadway plays and concerts with her friend, Philip. Beth Lee Zehnder is doing well, thanks to the Lord’s provision of many loving family members and friends. Marty Kaiser Canner and Shirley Garrett Haley attended the 62nd reunion of their Catonsville High School class in Oct. Marty and Shirley attended the same elementary school, junior high school and senior high school, as well as Hood. Why the 62nd year reunion? After the 60th in Oct. 2017, the class decided to hold reunions every year, because we all were “getting up there.”

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Regina Schlank Pyle | 617-267-0393 reginapyle@me.com Julie Shafer Barnshaw’s oldest grandson graduated from high school in May and now attends SMU in Dallas, TX. Her 2 grandsons in IL are soccer players, so she and Bob attend many games. Susan Shinnick Hossfeld recently visited Japan for almost 3 weeks. She was greatly impressed with the Japanese Culture—the cleanliness of the streets, warm welcomes, the great tech features, the amazing transportation system, their graciousness, the beautiful gardens, etc. Lots of walking on an average of almost 4 miles per day! She had a wonderful time, one of her best trips! Sarah Enos Karpowitz is partially retired, taking care of people for a living and working at a local grade school. Widowed for 34 years, her son and daughter have both married, and she has 5 grandchildren. She does water aerobics, attends bible study, enjoys time with friends and loves to read. Just back from a visit to her sister in Aiken, SC. Penny Misirian Mardoian: “3 generations of the Mardoian family spent 12 days in sunny Spain mid-Oct. The holidays were spent at my home in South Bristol, ME.” Linda MacDonough Morrow and George appreciate their continuing good health that permits them to remain active and involved with their grandchildren, church, volunteering, hiking and travel. They went to Denver at New Year’s to meet George’s newest grandchild. Regina Schlank Pyle marched for the 10th year in Boston’s Gay Pride Parade in June. This summer, pals from Phoenix and Marco Island visited. In Oct., she had her 2nd successful cataract operation. She recently visited a friend in Reading, England, to spend time with her and finally meet her new companion, an adorable cockapoo. Celebrated Thanksgiving with her niece and her family in Manhattan Beach, CA. She enjoys frequently seeing her grands, Katie and Cam, who live nearby and the company of cat Rossy, age 15, and cairn terrier Monty, age 9. Liz Decker Rogers: “check out Adam Gopnik’s piece, Younger Longer. As usual, I am behind.” Marv Slade Perreault: “having lost my spouse, Bill, I am taking life day by day. I am very active in my 55+ community. I’m secretary on the landscape committee, and a director and editor of the monthly newsletter. Our daughter, Melanie, now the provost at Towson University, has rented a condo on the Outer Banks of NC for Thanksgiving. I’ll also spend Christmas with her and her partner, Karen, in NYC. I’ve had 3 shoulder replacement surgeries in the past year so hopefully all my body parts are in good shape! My two kitties keep watch over

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me.” Helen Hill Rountree: swamped. Next time. Liz Kovacs Washburn: “a year of birthday celebrations in my family: husband Ted celebrated his 75th. We celebrated with his sister in Sarasota, and his son, Ethan, and family in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. My daughter, Tasha, and granddaughter, Jacquelyn, celebrated with us in Portland. I celebrated my 79th birthday in San Diego with both my children, Tasha and Chris. I am so grateful for having been alive through a most extraordinary time in human history. Did Hood prepare us for all this? Yes, I think so. I still support a good, solid liberal arts education.” Jody Merritt Watson and Peter are still alive and kicking in Maine. Sally Zimmerman continues to volunteer with the Univ. South Florida-OLLI program as German instructor and member of the Board of Advisors. Recently, she proposed a course on Buddhist sutras for the USF-OLLI spring 2020 catalog. She is gradually emptying her bookshelves by donating many volumes to the local library but keeping and using course notes and books that have meant the most to her, such as the books from her coursework in Buddhism in Berkeley 20 years ago. She says life seems very precious now, especially after some health scares of her own and ongoing health challenges of close friends and family. Judi Simonsen Ziobro: “while visiting with daughter Lea and her family in NC, I displayed my lack of physical prowess by tripping head-first over a “pig gate” (like a child gate, but this one confines the pet “micro pig” to a limited area), landing on my elbow, sending that force up into the ball-joint of the shoulder joint, resulting in several fractures in the humerus bone. No surgery, but immobilization splint for 6-8 weeks of my dominant hand, no driving, etc. Poor Ed had to deal with a new level of my crabbiness.” H

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Barbara Maly Fish | 919-688-9125 barb2fish@yahoo.com A shattered patella in Jan. has slowed down Debby Parker Hamilton, but she was looking forward to a trip to Denver and another to NYC with her daughters. Debby says, “Since widowhood, I’ve become a church lady, enjoying my life as an Episcopalian.” Doris Harwood Sabin is also an active church member, ringing hand bells for 30 years and knitting prayer shawls. She and husband Fred continue to enjoy summers at the CT shore and returning to NJ for the rest of the year. All 3 grandchildren are in college. One is a golf team member studying psychology at the Univ. of Pittsburgh at Bradford; one is a pianist studying music and sociology at Lafayette; and one is a pole-vaulting engineering

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student, also at Lafayette. Bobbi Wiley Erdman and husband Cal have lived in Pinehurst, NC, since 2003 and love it “passionately.” They each golf 3 or 4 times a week, and Bobbi has just finished holding various offices on the Pinewild Woman’s Golf Board. She participates in a book club, trivia night, needlepoint guild and Mahjong. Each July, the Erdmans go to RI to reunite with friends, children and grandchildren. Carolyn McCurdy Wilson, Carolyn Clewell, and Marta Schneebeli Johnson joined Bobbi in D.C. for a mini-reunion in June. At the time of our 55th reunion, Barbi Haun Morris was touring the Republic of Ireland with her daughter and 2 granddaughters. The trip was one of the Tauck “Bridges” family trips, which Barbi recommends for anyone with grandkids because everyone was kept busy with age-appropriate activities. Barbi will move soon to a continuing care retirement community in Williamsburg, VA, where she currently lives. She is busy shredding and finding new homes for unneeded possessions. Pat Finan Tibbetts has moved from a house in Elm Grove, WI, to an apartment in Milwaukee’s St. John’s on the Lake, a CCRC. Looking east, she can admire Lake Michigan, and looking west, she faces the city and all its diversity. She continues to give programs on the Hubble Space Telescope and women astronomers and astrophysicists from the 18th century to the present. Betsey Covel: “My 4 years at Hood in Frederick made an impression on me that I didn’t appreciate until the late 80s, when I had the occasion and job opportunity to move there.” In 2001, she bought a home in a HOA retirement community, then in 2004 she began to volunteer on several committees, one of which was the monthly community newsletter. She has been chief editor since 2008, giving her the opportunity to work with good volunteers and to use her professional skills as a proofreader and editor. Scottie Hansbrough Sneckenberger has faced serious health challenges recently, having suffered 2 strokes in the spring, one affecting the left side and the other her right side. She describes her body as being limited in strength from her waist to her feet, but is hopeful that in-home care will help her learn to use a walker. She closes with, “God bless all my classmates at Hood. So good to connect.” Joan Emann Whitten: “Life where I live in Los Angeles is great. I am nowhere near the recent fires. Cheering for my grandchildren (16 and 13) at their sporting events gives me great joy. I knit during these so I will not scream inappropriate things. Soon I will be going to 3 knitting conventions. The whole family is going to the Olympics in Tokyo next summer. I am an Olympics junkie and really looking forward to it. Belonging to 3 book clubs and having season tickets

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to 2 theaters helps keep me busy.” Carol Eisenberg Miller wrote that the Reading, PA, Hood Club helped to house the Hood Choir when it performed at her church, Trinity Lutheran. The Reading alumni were among the first to meet Andrea Chapdelaine shortly after she was selected as Hood’s president, when “Pres Chap” attended the Albright vs. Hood basketball game. Carol was delighted to represent the Class of 1964 at the Chapdelaine inauguration, “a very moving event.” In Sept., Carol visited Frederick and stayed with her roommate, Barbara Strayer Brittain. Sherry Kimble Johnson and husband Bill traveled extensively in the past year, including to several countries in Europe. A highlight of their visit to France was spending a day with her Hood roommate, Marcy Leavitt Bourne, and her husband, Teddy, in Honfleur. Sherry’s grandson, Tyler, recently presented her with her 1st great-grandchild, Brier Noelle Boyce. Both Sherry and Bill have taken classes at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC—she in rug hooking and he in wood turning. She ended, “most of the rest of my time, I spend at my loom or in the kitchen. Kelly Ebert Henderson and I think we may be the only one of our peers who still love to cook.” Ruth Kaiser Port still enjoys reading, hiking, horseback riding, biking and creating art work. For the past 16 years, she has been riding her horse Crockett a few times a week. She also takes Lifelong Learning Institute classes at the community college where she taught for 18 years. In 2016 Ruth and husband Bob celebrated their 50th anniversary by taking a river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. In 2017 the Ports took an archaeological tour of Egypt, which gave them the chance to tour the interior of a pyramid. Flo Sechler Miller announced that her family “passed a milestone last May with the graduation of granddaughter Lindsay from UNC-Asheville. Sister Sara will follow in two years with a degree from Virginia Tech.” Flo and husband Mike stayed in Asheville after the graduation to explore the NC mountains and the Great Smokies. “We challenged our aging bodies with a steep, difficult climb up the cone of Mount Mitchell. After spending our time at home hiking and taking courses at our Lifelong Learning Institute this summer and fall, we are looking forward to a Venice to Athens cruise next spring.” H

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Emily Kilby | 443-485-7443 erkilby44@gmail.com Sorry, classmates, but I was just too shiftless and too occupied with a variety of involvements and

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What was your greatest HIP experience? Capstone research on sea turtle nutrition. –Robin Bast ’11

activities to badger you into sending news for this column. But I will badger you about responding to the Reunion Weekend packet that arrived in the mail in mid-Nov. Best of all would be for you to return to campus for our 55th reunion June 5-7, but, in the very least, to complete and mail in the information sheet that arrived in the packet. For the rest of my word limit, I include the following obituary for classmate Josephine Edwards Bullard who died last Aug. What a fascinating human being she was, as is the case with every member of the Class of ’65 in one way or another. Josephine Stapley Edwards Bullard died peacefully in the early afternoon of Aug. 29. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Roger Clifton Bullard, who was at her side at the time of death. Her mortal life was drawn from her by the remorseless grip of advancing memory and cognitive loss. That life was a testimony to motherhood. Joso gave life to her 6 children, all of whom survive her and surrounded her during her final days: her daughters, Stapley Bullard Russell and Josephine Bullard Glenn, and her sons, Hamilton Wallace, Gray Tasman, Charles Page and John Wilder. She is survived also by her 5 grandchildren: Charles, William and Matthew Russell, and Winslow and Taggart Bullard. Her Australian father, Stapley Edwards, and American mother, Josephine Taggart Hudson, met through their shipboard romance en route to England in 1936. Josephine Stapley Edwards was born March 20, 1941, in Sydney, NSW. In life, she was devoted to her many Australian cousins, whom she both visited and received at home on numerous family travels. She was a magnet for friends, who were attracted by her wit, intellect, humor and spontaneity. She once generously observed: “Roger, all of our friends are those you have brought to us,” to which Roger responded: “Not true, you are the reason they keep coming back.” Joso was an addictive reader. She read everything, had several books going at any time. As she became interested in an author, she acquired their entire works. Early every morning, she would be found in her library of 12,000 volumes transcribing and commenting on the memorable lines read the previous day. Those many handwritten “books on books” grew to fill a 3-foot shelf next to her desk. From her childhood, she loved to write and tell stories. Her letters were a treasure, full of entertainment and insight. She wrote by hand or Royal typewriter, never on a computer. Joso was an avid writer and notetaker until overcome by the inexorable progress of dementia. She was an intense fan of movies, especially Westerns, of which she maintained an extensive collection. The lovely notes of her piano filled the house for an hour every morning until her artistic

skill, her love of literature and movies was stolen by the cruel loss of cognition. Following the early death of her father in 1944, Joso returned to Watertown, NY, the maternal home of her widowed mother. Upon her mother’s 2nd marriage to Charles Keating Rice, she moved with her family to Washington, DC, where she attended National Cathedral School. She graduated from Emma Willard School in 1959 and attended George Washington University, St. Lawrence University and Hood College. She and husband, Roger, were married in Watertown, NY, on July 11, 1964. After a year in NYC, they moved to Greenwich, CT, where they lived for 54 years. Joso was predeceased by her elder brother, Byron Taggart Edwards, in 2017, and is survived by her younger half-brother, Marcus Keating Rice, MD, of Norfolk, VA, and Henderson Harbor, NY. Her remains are to be interred in the Taggart family plot at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, NY. She would be deeply pleased for contributions made in her memory to the Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT, 06830.

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Dianne Beebe Barske eldibarske@gmail.com “I’ll help out!” These 3 very welcome words came from Patricia “Trish” Merritt Lear, as I faced a column deadline with little news to share. Thank you to all who responded to my emailed plea for class news! Trish was back at Hood a few years ago as Writer in Residence. She is currently on the faculty at the Univ. of Nebraska in the master’s degree writing program. “I became a writer! Yay!” She is also at work on a novel. In answering my plea, Paige Florence Hamner admitted that she had long postponed contributing news. After sharing that she has had a long career in IT that she enjoyed very much, she jumped in to share a Hood story. While playing in a duplicate bridge tournament in West Palm Beach, FL, she spotted a Hood class ring on her opponent. “We reminisced a bit, and she said that she always wore it to competitions to see if she would run into other alumnae.” Paige attributes some of her bridge playing success to lots of experience playing in the Coblentz smoker. I could almost feel the glee bouncing off an email from Ann Johnson Kupferberg. “It’s a dream come true,” she said, referring to the birth of sweet granddaughter, Kaylee Anne Kupferberg. Ann reports that Kaylee, at 18 months old, is demonstrating climbing expertise, fine running abilities, and a love of the outdoors and nature. “I babysit twice a week, which is a true pleasure.” News of a less gleeful

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nature came from Joan Theobald Wentling. “I have spent the past couple of years becoming an old lady.” She is hobbling around on a leg she broke 2 years ago, that never quite healed. Then she started to experience strange tremors with the cause still undiagnosed. “The ‘experts’ are still trying to figure me out. Getting old stinks! I think it is why wine was invented!” Obviously despite these ailments, Joan still has a healthy sense of humor. I remember that from our Hood days. Then came very healthy, vigorous news from Pat Chapple Wright. She emailed from the rainforests of Ranomafana in Madagascar where she continues her work in conservation and the study of lemurs. She had recently received the Hermstein Family Endowed Chair in Conservation Biology at Stony Brook University. Congratulations, Pat! And congratulations on your marriage to Noel Rowe on Oct. 6, 2018. Noel is president of Primate Conservation, Inc., an organic gardener and a wildlife photographer. Noel, Pat and family members had recently been in Peru at the Cocha Cashu Research Station to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that field station. This is where Pat did her dissertation. It was fun to hear from Margaret “Peggy” Flint Weir. She and husband John are both retired and had been racing sailboats on the Chesapeake Bay! Now, Peggy says, “we graduated to a more leisurely sailing on an Ericson 34 sailing boat. We’ve aged out of such vigorous activity and now spend as much time as possible with our grandchildren.” All 3 of Peggy and John’s children are married and have children of their own. They were planning a fall trip to VT and hoped to meet with Sarah “Sally” Bruce who lives in Hartland, VT. Uplifting news came from Bonnie Scull Hawkes. She and husband Geoff had long been world travelers, cruising all over the world together. Bonnie lost Geoff about 2 years ago. Now Bonnie seems ready to continue traveling adventures. “I have booked myself on a cruise, first time traveling solo.” Beginning in Jan., she started circumnavigating South America, with a side trip to Antarctica, and 2 weeks in and out of the Amazon River. Hooray, Bonnie! Virginia “Ginny” Wheeler Jones shared the happy news of 2 Hood reunions this past fall. Terri Petrillo Connolly and husband Frank visited Ginny when they came to Annapolis for a powerboat show. Just weeks later, Ginny and husband Charlie visited Ginny’s roommate, Joy McNeely Engel, and Joy’s husband, Jeff, in the Engle’s home in Aiken, SC. Ginny comments, “it remains true that Hood friendships continue to span the years and miles between visits. What a special thing to treasure!” I can attest to that. Elliott and I had a wonderful visit in our McMinnville, OR, home this summer when my roommate, Barbara Cubberly

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What was your greatest HIP experience? Interning at The Kane Show on 99.5!

–Katrina Castner Kuhn ’12

Interning at Federal Student Aid started my public service career! –Elizabeth Boorstein ’08

Smith, and her husband, Ron, were here with us. We’re so glad that visit fit into their months of RV travel across country! Come again!

Editor’s note: We extend our deepest condolences to Judith E. Messina, chair of the Hood Board of Trustees, on the death of her husband, David N. Fleischer. H

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May Mumma Ohman may.mumma.ohman@gmail.com Always good to receive news from Hood ’67 classmates! Kris Campbell Joyce wrote that the New England Hood ’67 group met this year at Barbara Cummings Stacks’ home in Essex, CT. “We had a great luncheon, took a walking tour of Essex, and took photos that were shared with Hood. BJ and I are well and enjoying the fall.” Barb Wood Spellman: “I do see Ginny Price Bracken when she gets to PA to visit her children. Also saw Sharon McDowell Scheaffer at our husbands’ Penn Dental School 50th reunion.” Kitty Nevin Rieske: “This June marked 50 years of marriage to the love of my life, Dennis Rieske! Our children organized a family reunion and a dinner reception. This past Sept., we celebrated with a trip to San Francisco. We are well and still living in Newton, MA, where we have been for 46 years.” Gail Witham Pohl: “We have had unexpected changes this summer. Our daughter with 9 children returned from the mission in Uganda and took over our townhouse. They are here to stay, so Doug and I moved to our getaway lake house. We are still in Milledgeville, GA, however. The day after they returned, Doug and I left for a Viking Danube River cruise. We returned to complete our move. We are enjoying the peaceful setting, deer and wildlife, and beautiful sunsets over the lake.” Barbara Cummings Stacks: “In Sept., Linda Carlson, Peggy Narducci Phillips, Barbara Schmidt Macgregor, Cindy Newby, Ruth Conger Crespi, Kris Campbell Joyce, Elly McHale Szum, and Cynde Swanson Lawson attended a luncheon at my home in Essex, CT. What a wonderful visit, potluck lunch, and walking tour of Essex! The 2020 reunion is already scheduled at Kris Campbell’s home in Concord, MA! Our Hood roots keep us very connected!” Johanna Van Wert Thompson: “Michael and I took a trip to the Canadian Maritimes and stopped to visit Sally Raube Chandler. She is doing well following Jim’s death, and it was good to reconnect with her. In late summer, we got together with Joan Peschel Young and Bob, and Ginny Munson Hammell Hamby and her new husband,

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Tack. They are doing well. “Our oldest grandson will graduate from Virginia Tech this May. Where has the time gone? We have another grandson at Washington and Lee. Now we are waiting for the other 6 to choose schools although the youngest is just 9. We’re still in Williamsburg and would love to see anyone who is close.” Cynthia Newby: “Just back from a Hood Board of Trustees meeting. Due to great work by the enrollment people, we have more undergraduate students on campus than ever before in Hood’s history.” Cynthia also “had a great time at Barbara Cummings Stacks’ house. Ruth Conger Crespi was there but soon thereafter lost her Paul to cancer. Very hard times for her, but she was her usual cheerful and upbeat self at the luncheon.” Judy Donaldson Jefferis: “I am now living on a working cattle/horse ranch near Cody, WY. There, I keep busy with a lot of hands-on ranch work: working cattle, mowing, training horses. If any classmates get anywhere near Cody, WY, I hope they will feel free to stop by. During the autumn months, I still live in Unionville, PA. I do that so I can enjoy riding to the hounds while fox-hunting 3 days a week. This is my 70th season doing so. My biggest news is that I became a great-grandmother to a beautiful little girl! What a special blessing!” Barbara Comly McIntyre’s son, Graham, wrote to tell us “Barbara passed away 5 years ago, after a battle with frontotemporal dementia.” He then shared, “Barb was an amazing mom, and I can’t thank her enough for the excitement for learning and playfulness that she inspired in me as a young child, which has helped me to this day. She truly was one of a kind, and I miss her very much as I start a family of my own.” I, May Mumma Ohman, conclude on a happy note. My husband, Earl, and I enjoyed a recent visit with Susan Bracken and Ginny Price Bracken and her husband, Chuck, at their homes in Chocowinity, NC. Always wonderful to be with them and catch up on news! H

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Sharon Burns Walsh | 410-251-8566 sharon.walsh68@gmail.com I know I’m getting old when I THOUGHT I sent the Hood column for fall publication and DIDN’T. Apologies to the classmates who expected to see their news in the previous issue of Hood Magazine. Dianne Maccary has lived in Pasadena, CA, since fall 1968. After hearing classmate Kathleen Connor Bryson talk glowingly about her hometown of La Jolla, Dianne applied to USC where she got her library science degree. She worked as a reference librarian until her retirement about 10 years ago.

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She loves retirement and her California lifestyle. She is thankful for her health, her wonderful circle of friends, and her home where she maintains a huge garden. Recently, she has added a Japanese tea house to her property and was in the midst of renovating a couple rooms in the house when we talked. For 7 years, she cared for her mother who lived to be 102. She said her Hood years were a “happy and unusual time” and now marvels that we were served meals on white tablecloths in the dining room and had maid service in our dorm rooms. Stephanie Negoescu Goble, though retired after 40 years of teaching, feels as if she spends more time traveling than at home as she keeps up with her large family. She has a dozen grandchildren and “lives out of a suitcase” in order to visit those who are in the military and follow her oldest granddaughter to club volleyball games. Her travels have taken her to Kodiak and Ketchikan, AL; Hawaii; Seattle; Seal Beach, CA; Summerlin, NV; New Orleans; Salt Lake City; Orlando; Indianapolis; Kansas City, MO; and multiple times to the Bahamas. Her oldest granddaughter will be going to college next year on an athletic scholarship as did Steph’s 4 daughters. She and her husband have been in San Antonio 36 years and still enjoy it. When not on the road, she sings with the Praise Team in her church. She keeps up with Rosemarie Dempsey Curlett, Janie Walters Jasper, and Beverly Thompson Gardner via Facebook. Gwen Ebersole Lehman, who retired in 2015 as a legendary drama teacher at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin, MD, inspired one of her former students, Annie Danzi, now a professor at Frostburg State Univ., to make a film, “Life’s a Stage,” about Gwen. Filmed during Gwen’s last year of teaching, it has been shown as part of the Ocean City Film Festival, at a theater in downtown Frostburg, and at Hood as a part of the Homecoming Weekend in Sept. Also that month, Gwen and Don shared an art exhibit at the Ocean City Art Center. The monies made on sales of their work have gone to the scholarship fund established in Gwen’s name for Stephen Decatur students. Last June, I joined 6 classmates for a fabulous mini-reunion weekend in the Brandywine Valley area: Linda Search Atack, Judy Dickerhoof Conrad, Laurie Kammler Kaye, Susan Marano, Pam Nicholson Neuman, and Charlotte Sizoo Whitenight. This weekend came about when many of us resolved after our 50th reunion to get together as often as possible. Gwen Ebersole Lehman and husband Don, Diana Webber Mosley and Pat Pfost planned to join us but had last minute conflicts. Diana, Pat and Barb Ratigan had their own mini reunion dinner in the Baltimore/Columbia area the same weekend so we

texted photos back and forth for a kind of virtual reunion with them. Our visits to Longwood Gardens and Winterthur Museum were memorable, but of course, our many conversations were the highlight of the weekend. Since that get-together in June, Judy Dickerhoof Conrad had a busy summer chairing her 55th high school reunion and moving. She left her townhouse where she’s lived 26 years—and accumulated lots of stuff—and is now living in the house where her parents lived. Laurie Kammler Kaye: “Still not jumped into the volunteer work yet or found my new groove closing in on one year of retirement.” However, she has been enjoying lots of time with her grandson, who will be a little more than a year old when you read this. One of the gazillion things we talked about last June at the mini-reunion was having another in March 2020, possibly in Savannah. Email me if you’re interested and we’ll put you on the list to hear about the plans for this get-together and any future ones. H

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Sayre Roney Steere | 850-319-6018 sayre1126@gmail.com Pat Warren Carlson was thrilled to attend our 50th Reunion, noting that the physical changes to the campus were eye-opening, as were the strides being made in adding diversity to the student body. She is especially pleased with Hood’s addition of doctoral programs. Maureen Clancy Shiftan considers our reunion one of the highlights of her year. Soon thereafter she and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home in Telluride, CO. The festivities continued in early Sept. when they traveled to the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy. Son Ben and his wife celebrated their first anniversary with them—and son Nicholas proposed to his fiancée in Brittany, France, before joining in the family fun. A month later, Cindy Kannapel Weiss and Glenn also traveled to Italy in honor of their 50th. They hit all the high spots: Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples and Sorrento. Cindy considers it a “trip of a lifetime.” Jill Stanley welcomed new grandson Emmet in May. He and brother Aviv are, according to Jill, the “cutest little boys in the world.” Marty Silcox Hankins had a busy summer, visiting cousins in Long Island and Massachusetts, as well as her daughter and grandchildren in Chincoteague. She continues her involvement in Master Gardening and Shiloh Pottery, and recently helped organize a voter registration event in conjunction with the League of Women Voters. She caught up with Lila Wisotzki at the annual Carroll County Public Library Day for Book

Lovers. When Susie Oliver Schneider is not in the classroom, she takes part in boat racing, including the J-70 World Championships, which took place last Sept. and featured 91 sailboats. Christy Lundt Lambertus had a stressful summer as a result of 3 different surgeries. Thankfully, she is on the mend. I was pleased to hear from Sue Beers Hester and learn that she, too, lives here in the Seattle area, quite close in fact to her children and grandchildren. What an adventure she had celebrating a belated 70th birthday. She walked the Camino Frances in France and Spain—550 miles and 39 days of walking/hiking through constantly changing landscapes. She found the experience physically challenging, meditative and filled with interesting people from all over the world. Ellen Kiel was on hand in Aug. to help Pat Etzel Parker and husband Dowell celebrate their 50th anniversary; Ellen was a member of the wedding party! Ellen’s son and his wife recently moved to Colorado Springs, so that’s where Ellen and her husband spent the holidays. Jo Ann McManamy had a wonderful summer starting with our 50th reunion and ending with the taping of The Price is Right in Aug. She was selected as a contestant and won designer purses and a trip to Switzerland! Karol Bedyk Strang and Bill welcomed grandchild no. 2 in July—the first little girl in the family, Alice. Another baby, a boy this time, is due in Jan. She claims they are the “best 50th anniversary presents ever!” Carole Downing Staton rejoices that son Andrew has returned safely from Afghanistan. Next assignment is Hill AFB near Salt Lake City. Carole and Roy met roommate Betsy Kasin Hubbard and Ken on the Outer Banks in the fall. She continues to delight in grandchildren Austin and Quinlynn. Whereas Europe seems to be the preferred destination for 50th anniversaries, Dave and I, Sayre Roney Steere headed in the opposite direction, to Bali and Singapore. Bali was extraordinary—so exotic, teeming with motorscooters, lush rice fields and populated by strict Hindus who offer gifts to the gods on a daily basis. Temples abounded! Singapore, on the other hand, is quite American, very cosmopolitan, and just as clean and safe as touted. And so easy to maneuver on foot! We’re now settling in for another Seattle winter, all the while keeping super busy with all the “fitness-focused” activities our Trilogy neighborhood has to offer.

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Marj Menchey Berkheimer | mench49@gmail.com When you read this, we will be a very close to our 50th Reunion. I hope your plans will be finalized and that we have a large turnout with many memories

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to share. Please contact Mary “Sam” Ryan Reeves or me if we can help you with any arrangements. FYI—Frederick has some lovely VRBO homes that might be fun to share with old roomies! Thanks to all of you who shared happy and sad news, both parts of our lives. Rosalyn “Roz” Goddard Phillips wrote from San Luis Obispo where she and husband John have lived for 45 years. Both of their children live in California. Roz plays the clawhammer banjo (I needed to Google that!), and they host traveling folk musicians as well as traveling themselves. Nancy Schneider Alder shared that her 95-yearold mother died days after Nancy’s granddaughter’s baptism. The Circle of Life... Anne Parkin Pierpont has had some very difficult years. Beginning in 2009 when her husband, Jack, was diagnosed with first Epstein Barr Syndrome and later Lewey Bodies Dementia. They were unprepared both emotionally and financially for this long, debilitating illness. Jack died in 2017. On the flip side, Anne has their daughter, Sarah Anne, continuing to bring joy and affirmation to life as she pursues a career following Jack’s passions in the arts. Anne is in her 30th year at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton. She plans to downsize and make changes to her lifestyle, but still plays her guitar, and teaches French to kids at her school including the French House favorite, “Il est ne, le divin Enfant.” She’ll be at Reunion! Peggy Muncie is enthralled with grandson Bradley Alexander Marks, who was baptized in Miami in Nov. She is continuing to work as executive director of Canterbury Counseling Center. And yes, she is looking forward to our 70 a Go Go Reunion! Ronni George-Freiberger: “The Meyran Girls still get together for an annual mini-reunion in New Smyrna Beach, FL...Dody Corey Crutchley, Sue Pendell, Lynn Johnson Houze, Marianne Fisher O’Meara, Marianne Clark Cordyack.” Ronni has 2 little grandchildren who enjoy each other via Facetime and in person. She and husband Steven attended 75th Anniversary D-Day events in Normandy in June. Lynne Britt Demers Becker wrote something quite moving, and I will share verbatim: “My dear Harry passed unexpectedly in Aug., and I have been working hard imagining a creative structure for grieving. I’m in the Netherlands now receiving sage advice from a dear friend who lost most of her family during the Holocaust.” Lynne will see us in June. Chris Bradley Pecor and Bob celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a Danube River Trip, Budapest to Prague. Their grandchildren, ages 2-17, are involved in many sports and activities that Chris and Bob attend. I’m writing to you from Naples, FL, where Phil and I spend the cold months as “seasonal dwellers.” I continue to be involved in Hood College

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What was your greatest HIP experience? Working with the salamanders in the animal cognition lab! –Maya Gonzalez ’16

activities when I can, such as the Board of Associates with Ellen Sacks, guest appearances with Trustee Emeritus husband Phil, where we see Myra Holsinger and Linda Allan, as well as concerts and lectures on campus. My proud alum moment was in May when my daughter, Sando, walked to receive her master’s in leadership administration. Hood has a wonderful tradition now if the graduate has a family alum. We are recognized as well and await the graduate at the exit of the stage. There may have been tears involved as well as a huge smile. See you in June! H

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Mary McMunigal Burland | maryburl5@gmail.com Mindy Laighton Wilcox | mlwilcox3@gmail.com Deborah Hamlin Hitchings wrote that 5 members of the Class of 1971 gathered at Wendy Scott McDonald’s home in Plymouth, MA, for a weekend mini-reunion. Joining them were Jean East, Edie Fletcher Flynn and Sue Fuller. They were disappointed that Helen Pierce Whitley and Laura Tonkel Romesburg could not join them. Marcia Bissell ’73 was also part of the gathering, which featured long conversations, laughter, great food and drink, summer-like weather, and, most importantly, the recognition of the importance of these enduring friendships. All but Wendy have recently retired and are busy finding new adventures and commitments in the volunteer environed. Betsy Cooper Pizzolato walked in a 5K Pink Ribbon March with her cousins Libby Crouter Holter ’76 and Kurt Holter ’76 hosted by Hood College in Oct. She and husband Tom are excited to be moving to Cokesbury Village, a continuing care retirement community in Hockessin, DE. While they will miss having a state park in their backyard, they are looking forward to being free from house maintenance and having the security of health care. They continue to spend Tuesdays with 2-year-old granddaughter Ellie and marvel at the parenting skills of daughter Karen and her husband, Richard. Daughter Jane has a new job in Tucson working as a project manager for diversity and inclusion at the Univ. of Arizona. She and Tom hope to get out there this winter to escape the cold. They meet up with Alice Paul McGinnis a couple times a year. Diane Miller Jackson reports that life on the coast of ME is always beautiful, watching the lobster boats go by every day, seeing seals, and many birds including eagles. There are various animals including a bear family, coyotes, deer, wild turkeys, porcupines and others in the neighborhood. She and husband Drew have a new church home, new activities and new friends. Diane especially enjoys

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the weekly “Wine Down Wednesdays” with the other ladies of the neighborhood. After 4.5 years of retirement, she is still enjoying it immensely. They sold their house in Newton Square, PA, but return to the area every 4 to 6 weeks to visit friends and family including their 2.5-year-old granddaughter, who is a joy. They went to Israel in 2018 and are planning a trip to Australia and New Zealand for a month this coming March when they are sick of winter. Mindy Laighton Wilcox and husband Bill spent the month of May traveling in their trailer to MT, ID and MN to attend the college graduations of 2 grandchildren and a nephew. They drove to Salt Lake City the first part of Aug. where Mindy attended the annual convention of the National Flute Association. She went to lectures, workshops, solo and flute choir recitals, and concerts every evening performed in the Utah Symphony Hall. She bought an alto flute from one of the many vendors at the convention to add to her flute and piccolo collection. Mary McMunigal Burland and Bill enjoyed vacationing at opposite ends of the East Coast this past summer. In July, we had a wonderful vacation with our 9-year-old granddaughter, Lily, at our place in Kiawah, SC. We followed that with an Aug. trip to visit my former roomie, Pam Barry Bowie and husband Keith at their beautiful home on Mount Desert Island, ME. With the opening of school, both Bill and I are again substitute teaching, making my 49th year teaching at the same school. We are now looking forward to the holidays and a visit home from our daughter, Meghan, who is living in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia. I end with a request for classmates to update their email addresses with the College so Mindy and I will be able to contact more of our classmates. Also, many thanks to our classmates who send in their news without being contacted!

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Carol Schlosnagle Bradford | 703-653-4466 cbradford043@gmail.com Cynthia Clifford | 415-563-5273 cynthiaclifford999@gmail.com Gay Young Adams reports that she and Jim have lived in Cary, NC, since 1996; Jim retired from GlaxoSmithKlein Pharmaceuticals in 2009. They took their family to the Hawaiian Islands last July and visited former roommate Lee Pump ’71 while in Honolulu. Son Mark is a software engineer in nearby Raleigh, and son Robert and his wife, DesaRae, will soon be stationed at Ft. Meade, MD. Suzanne Krepp Beckner, hailing from her high-rise condo in North Bethesda, was heading to her beach

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condo in Ocean City for the summer. She does extensive volunteer work with cats, including with the Montgomery County Humane Society, where (among many other things) she lectures school children about responsible pet care and safety. Linda Wicks Crites writes that in 2018, she and Bob had made plans to move to Ashby Ponds, a continuing care retirement community near Dulles Airport, and she moved in July. She invites anyone who might be in the area to come by. Helen De Leonard continues a lot of volunteer work, from a Good Samaritan Group to a group called Walking With Purpose. Virginia Procino Hartmann and Tom did a walking tour of the Cotswolds this fall, including a visit to Highgrove, Prince Charles’ organic garden, and some time in London. They also attended the reunion of the group that trained the first women cadets at the Air Force Academy. Their 3 children and 3 grandsons are all thriving. Lucia Grabenstein Kline and Chris enjoy their home in Frederick County, while also traveling a lot—last spring on a cruise on the Danube before meeting daughter Colleen and her husband, Harry, in Athens for a trip through the Greek Isles. When home, she enjoys time with her 3 grandsons. She stays in touch with Becky Riehl, Susie Van Wert Loustaunau, Marsha Kraft Brick, and had a great visit with Jane Esselen Blocker and husband Tim Poole. At a recent lunch with Chrisse Butler Hassett, they were looking ahead to our 50th reunion in 2022! Robin Shaw Leto’s husband, Ken, retired almost 3 years ago and has become an accomplished photographer. Their daughter recently finished a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford and is doing research in molecular biology, while their son works as a Teachers’ Union representative in the Boston suburbs. Robin is an active volunteer, including serving as an alternate to the Senior Tarheel Legislature, a body that provides information to senior citizens on the legislative process and matters before the North Carolina General Assembly. Janice Williams Martin and Al are both totally retired now, as she gave up her temporary job of 20 years. They like to travel, plan one cruise a year, spend much of the summer at the family lake cottage in CT, and continue to actively enjoy 4-H. Deirdre Jean Wright completed a 3-year tenure as Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8696 Palm Coast Quartermaster and remains active with the Military Officers of America Association as secretary, toastmaster and Veterans in the Classroom speaker. Sarah Sonne O’Donnell is regent of the Cooch’s Bridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; their missions include education, historic preservation and patriotism. Jane Hively Zarfoss enjoyed a 4-week adventure of a lifetime in Tanzania, Zanzibar and

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Istanbul, including a hot air balloon ride 100 feet above the Serengeti. She plans to further pursue her wanderlust in South America, and in China and Tibet in 2020—with a goal to experience every different culture in the world. Carol Schlosnagle Bradford and I, Cynthia Clifford, collaborate on this column, and I want to say how much I enjoy having such a great partner in this effort. We hope to hear from more of you next time; meanwhile, all the best for 2020! H

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Leslie Hawkins | hawkins.leslie.a@gmail.com Debbie Christ Zourdos had a great visit in Oct. at Clyde’s in Washington (that place name is a blast from the past!) with Charlie Miller Ponticelli and Lorraine Sharp Kish, solving world problems on one list, and sharing lots of fun and laughs! Debbie is also serving her 2nd term on the Hood Board of Associates. Lorraine Sharp Kish also commented on the good time at the above lunch and says she is enjoying life along the “Grand Strand” beaches in SC. She is looking forward to a class at the Myrtle Beach Culinary Institute where she will learn how to make shrimp and grits! She and Pete spend time frequently visiting their children and grandchildren in San Francisco, Chicago and Chenango Bridge (NY), and hoping that their scattered family will reciprocate and visit them at the beach in SC. Donna Simmons Maneely attended her 50th high school reunion (maybe some of you also had that experience in 2019?!) and met up with her high school classmate, Peggy Weinbeck, remembering their high school years, which included a senior class trip to France and England, as well as the Hood years, and teaching careers that followed Hood. I received a very “newsy” email from Anne Irvine, who transferred to Hood our junior year. She hasn’t had a lot of connection with Hood since graduation, commenting that entry as a junior made long-lasting connections more difficult, but has not forgotten her Hood years, is grateful for the education she received and enjoys reading the news from classmates. Anne has mostly lived in Washington state since the early 1970s, with a few breaks in NJ, ME, CA and Australia. Although she started teaching in PA, she changed careers when moving to Seattle, spending most of her time as a paralegal and loan specialist in commercial real estate, with a little HR work thrown into the mix. She has 3 daughters; Whitney, Jordan and Mackenzie, who have blessed her with 7 grandchildren between them. I remember Anne as part of our crew on the 3rd floor of Memorial and was grateful for her rides back to

CT, which made getting home easier! As for me, I spent much of the summer back East, visiting family in CT, and then had some great road trips to visit friends and former colleagues around New England to VT, NH, ME and MA. This travel included a visit with Elaine Williams Bielenberg at her lovely home on the ME coast, and a delightfully long dinner and conversation with Diane Wooding Burgess ’71 in my hometown of Wallingford, CT. I appreciate your responses to my request for news; keep it coming in the spring for the next issue!

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Pat Kidd | pat.kidd@hotmail.com Hi Classmates, thanks for sharing your news and congratulations again to Magaly Mauras Green on receiving the Alumni Achievement Award at our 45th reunion back in June! Magaly sent her thanks to everyone who attended the luncheon and for the calls, cards and gifts to Hood in her name. By a curious twist of fate, both your current class scribe (Pat Kidd) and your former class scribe (Sally Johnson Leland) walked the “Camino Portugues” pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, Spain in Sept. This was a repeat pilgrimage for both of us, since we had each completed the “Camino Frances” (the route featured in the movie “The Way”) in 2016 and 2017, respectively. While our paths didn’t cross in Sept., we can both report that if you have ever thought about doing this pilgrimage, DO IT! It is an amazing experience. Deborah Kohler: “This summer, Ed and I took the trip of a lifetime to AL and Canada. After a week in Fairbanks and Denali, where we actually saw the top of the mountain, we took a cruise down the inland passage to Vancouver where we boarded the transcontinental train to Toronto. We experienced significant aspects of North America that were breathtaking in their beauty. I always enjoy following people’s vacations on Facebook so if we’re not already friends, send me a request. Otherwise, I’ll see you at our 50th.” Elizabeth Guertler Godfrey: Beth Rittenhouse and I went to the 45th reunion. We were there to support Magaly Mauras Green, as she received the Alum Achievement Award. A few others from our class were there at the luncheon as well: Guy Gray, Lucia Homick, Jane Dodge Armacost, Wilma DeFazio Wilt. It was good to see them, and hopefully more will show up for our 50th! Gordie Bell Thorpe has been living in St. Cloud, FL, for the past 10 years and loving it. This May, she and husband Jim headed north for Sue Bertier Owens’ daughter’s wedding, Elaine Owens Janson ’06. They also visited with friends from their teaching days and old friends from Charles

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Town, WV. Son Jeffrey retired from 20 years in the Air Force in July. This July, they will visit Jeffrey and grandchildren ages 12, 8 and 3 in Traverse City, MI. Later this year, they will cruise to the islands and up the Amazon and are excited to see the flora and fauna of the Amazon. Jane Dodge Armacost says she’s still working and has over 20 years with Taylor Technologies, Inc. in Sparks, MD. For the last 6 years, she’s been Taylor’s IT manager, with each day offering new challenges. Husband John retired into a small side business that allows him to keep his own schedule. Son Craig, 41, is with Stanley Black & Decker in Towson and daughter-in-law Lisa runs her family’s Toyota/Volvo dealership. They’ve given Jane and John 2 adorable, bright grandchildren. Their special son, Adam, 38, lives nearby in a group home. Jane thanks classmates who recall the article she wrote about Adam for Hood Magazine when he was very young. Jane attended and enjoyed the 45th class reunion and keeps in touch with Wilma Diehl Robley and Big Sis, Kathy Martin Belikoff ’72, as well as Kathy Anderson Jewell ’76 and Jane Krebs Drozinski ’79. Barbara Miller Beem writes that as she reflects on the past 45 years, there has not been one single day that was not shaped by her experiences at Hood. She married the love of her life, Ken, and worked for a local newspaper, then took an “early retirement” to devote time to her daughter, Katherine, and hearth and home in Catonsville, MD. A perennial room mother, she also works for the local historical society and several political campaigns. She also began freelance writing for a number of local, regional and national publications. Ken passed in 2015, and her life, by necessity, shifted gears. She moved 2 miles away to a modern condo. Her 3 grandkids, Rub (13), Marigold (8) and Roland (6), keep her abreast in a changing world. She is active in a charitable knitting group and is a regular contributor (26 years and counting) to “AntiqueWeek.” Barbara regularly sees Little Sister, Pat Ropp ’76 for lunch and would love to hear from her Big Sis. She writes that “Even though I long ago ‘outgrew’ my blazer, I still wear my Hood ring (full disclosure: I had it sized up a bit several years ago).” H

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Debbie Page Rath | drath@nhhicks.com Patricia Heilman has fond memories of Dennis Hughes, his friends, and Hood Theatre. Cooking dinner at Dennis’ apartment, the parties there. They worked hard, learned a lot and had so much fun. There was Debbie Page Rath, Jodi Pavlis ’74, Rhea Bel-Jon Calkins, Dale

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The Summer of 1954 Abroad As told by Cynthia “Cinny” Sternberg Schein ’56 The summer of 1954, Herb Heston, assistant to Hood’s President Andrew Truxal, and his wife invited a small group of Hood students and their friends on a six-week trip to Europe. This was only 10 years after World War II peace with Germany, and a year before the end of the war with Japan. We sailed on the Nieuw Amsterdam out of New York Harbor. A large group of friends and family came to wish us Bon Voyage and shower us with gifts and advice, money, and instructions about deportment to cap it off. No hopping on a plane in jeans with a backpack and VISA card. After waving goodbye, we went to our staterooms and set sail. I was seasick before we were out of New York Harbor. Travel by ship back then was a more complicated matter than it is now. Lots of different clothing was called for. Morning walks, steamer chair garb, dresses for lunch, formal clothes for dinner and dancing. “Dining” was truly that, not just eating a prepared meal at the local gas stations that advertise “Dine In.” We had menus with several selections—a prix fixe meal or a la carte selections from soup to salad, fish, meat and dessert. I remember a fish plate served to me—a whole fish with its glassy eyes staring. Most of us didn’t know what to do, and our trusty waiter, Bert, gave us our first instructions on deboning and sophisticated dining. We left the steamer trunks on board as we left for our tour of England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco and France—all providing a plethora of sights, sounds, old architecture, languages,

paintings, music, and new foods and customs. Bombed out areas in London and Cologne were tragic to see. In Shakespeare country, we saw punting (boating) on the Thames, ate well-done roast beef at Simpsons and experienced much of the pageantry and history of London. A ferry across the channel, then bus through Belgium and Germany. Quite a shock to eat in a restaurant with photos of Goehring, Rommel and other German heroes. A trip on the Rhein River was followed by beautiful mountain scenery in Switzerland. A train ride through the longest tunnel to Italy followed. Assisi frescoes, ancient ruins in Rome and outdoor opera plus wonderful Florence with its churches, buildings, art and sculpture. A flight to France (a first for many of us) took us to the Riviera, and a bus trip through the country and to Avignon. Overnight in Monaco and then, before our six-day crossing, to Paris. Notre Dame, the Louvre, exquisite food, the Moulin Rouge and The Follies where we could enjoy it all without security checks and scrutiny. This trip was my entrance into an educated adulthood and brought the world, questions about it and appreciation of it, to my door. It was an exponential college year in a brief summer. I am always grateful for the experience and what I learned. Thank you, Hood College and Mr. and Mrs. Heston. If you have a Hood story or point of view to share, send us an email at marketingoffice@hood.edu with subject line “POV.”

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What was your greatest HIP experience? 2003 Summer Research—traveled to Malawi with Dr. Roger Reitman. –Meagan Hopkins ’06

Cunningham Moran ’73, Cheryl Cuddeback, Kurt Holter ’76 and Libby Crouter Holter ’76, and so many others that her memory needs a nudge to remember. Miss Julie was fraught with problems including a few ghostly encounters when we moved the production from Brodbeck to Rosenstock. There were other ghostly encounters in Brodbeck after either “Babes in Arms” or “Pure as the Driven Snow.” Rhea Bel-Jon Calkins remembers Dennis Hughes, Hood Theatre, Mount St. Mary’s competitions and a young lady named Debbie who put her heart and soul into every production. Dory Barrows Smith lived in Coblentz and has fond memories of occasionally sneaking into the dining hall for cereal after hours; once they scored ice cream! Security was a little lax since they lived upstairs. Jayme Juncker was only at Hood for one semester, freshman year, 103 Smith. Her roommate was Anna Volpacchio Russell, and her big sister was Mary Beth Layfield Law ’73. She’s still in touch with both of them. She spent all weekends at USNA. Campus was beautiful. Food was great and dinner served family style every night. Figgy pudding aflame served just before Christmas break. Sitting in the pergola. Practicing the song they sang together for parent’s weekend. Seems like a lifetime ago. Ann Wiggins Ely remembers sitting in the pergola with friends playing our guitars and singing for what seemed like hours. Although they didn’t spend much time in there in the spring, when the wisteria was in bloom and all those bees. She also spent a lot of time playing guitar and singing with friends in her dorm. One of Ellen Bosek McMahon’s favorite memories is Father’s Day Weekend. Her dad always went home checked out, as was she. Cheryl Cuddeback’s first memory happened during her first night at Hood. While deep in her sleep, she was awoken by a couple of gals giggling, talking and singing in the hallway. For the next 3 years, she not only was blessed to become friends with Billie Weise ’74 and Margery Berringer-Schuran ’74, she became part of their special tribe that she has forever cherished. As they use to say, “It’s been Memorial.” They partied hardy by frequenting the Frederick Townies hang-out, “Brownies,” where they were able to dance on the bar. They also appeared in various Hood Theatre productions under the guidance of dear and beloved director Dennis Hughes. They took road trips to FL during spring break. On Halloween night, they all wore costumes. One of them, Liz Burwell, was John Belushi from Animal House; her clown outfit stuffed with balloons; and them trying to push her in the car to go to the Gold Dust Inn. She is blessed to still maintain close contact with Billie and Ann

Cuppia Gandy ’74. Sue Shorb-Sterling’s highlight of her years at Hood was singing with the various choral groups. During rehearsals, Dr. Warner taught music theory, music history and how to sing acapella. She has fond memories of singing the Messiah with the Naval Academy: 2 concerts at the Academy and 2 concerts at Hood. She can visualize all Hood’s young women dressed in black skirts and white blouses and the midshipmen wearing their dress blues. Another singing memory was traveling with Dr. Warner and the choir in Europe during the summer of ’74. Little did she know she would be living there a few years later while her husband served there in the U.S Army. Thank you, Hood and Dr. Warner, for these fond memories and for giving her the love of music that is lasting a lifetime. Peg Yanarella Hosky was an early commuter to Hood and spent much of her free time on campus with Dixie Miller, the advocate and “house mother” in the Alumnae House. Dixie entertained them by making them delicious dips from cream cheese, whipping cream and fruits. Dixie meant a lot to those who drove hours each day to attend Hood! I also have so many fond memories. All the time spent in theater with friends, the different productions, sets, costumes but never acting (although Dennis tried play after play). A special thanks to the ladies of Smith who made every day special. Maybe we’ll do this again and I’ll share more. H

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Nancy Ludwick Warrenfeltz | nlwfeltz@hotmail.com Jane Keely Holtje sent us a nice update. She and Bob have been married for 32 years. They live in Winston-Salem, NC, where they moved 12 years ago from Fairfax, VA. NC was the destination for semi-retirement and eventual retirement. Daughter Kirsten is married with a 10-month old daughter, Ellis. At the moment, they live in Kigali, Rwanda. Kirsten’s husband is posted there as a diplomat with the State Department. Ellis was born in South Africa. Jane has traveled everywhere Kirsten and family has been posted so far, including Kathmandu, Nepal and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Bob and Jane are both enjoying retirement from careers in marketing/advertising. Jane is a potter, and Bob is a woodworker. They sell their work in the local area. Jane is active at church with international missions. Her mother, 93, lives in Solomons, MD. Jane spends a good bit of time visiting up there. Please email me your Hood news. I will include it in the next publication. Thanks! H

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Elizabeth Anderson Comer | 443-463-6437 ecomer@eacarchaeology.com Kas Kluth Rohm and Greg are still living in the Towson, MD, area. Greg, newly retired, is reintroducing himself to activities he can finally enjoy now that he is no longer a 9-to-5er. He’s a terrific chef, and Kas is thoroughly enjoying “somethin’ cookin’” when she arrives home! Younger daughter and her growing family have relocated back to the East Coast, and the whole family is taking full advantage of everyone being back in the same time zone again. Barb Rhodes was in Vietnam recently delivering a paper on “Basic Preservation of Art on Paper Collections” at the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies conference. It was her first time in that part of the world, and it was a pretty cool experience. Kathy Weslock says she was disappointed not to be able to travel to Corning to celebrate Gretta Tomb’s sister’s 70th birthday as Janet Tomb Newcomb ’71 is also a Hood girl! Kathy is being honored with the prestigious Groat award by Cornell University on April 23, 2020 at The Pierre for her work in HR. Her younger son, Derrick, is traveling the US in his tricked-out van with his dog, Thor. His moniker on Instagram is Vincenzo van go (clever). “David is contemplating a move to LA, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of his living in PA with me. Really proud to be working on Hood Board as our beloved alma mater is in good hands with our current president and team.” Denise Swan Isacson is AOK on Hilton Head, “Daughter Liv, 27, is “condo-sitting” our place in Sweden where she is job hunting after she received a master’s degree in marketing from Stockholm University’s School of Business. Modern technology never ceases to amaze me as we were able to view the graduation ceremony on Nov. 15 via the internet (with me on a layover in Honolulu and Örjan at home in SC—so cool!) My stepdaughter, Jonina, turned 40 this year (husband Jacob close behind). Their 2 girls, Iris and Viola, keep their parents busy—and ‘Moster Liv’ as well! We were all together for Christmas in Sweden after a Thanksgiving visit from my mother who, at 95, is still willing to fly solo to our place. We feel blessed that everyone is happy and healthy.” Ann Kowitski Barber writes from Austin, TX, where she is visiting old friends! Went to Waco to see Magnolia Silos, Magnolia Table and Harp Studios, and drove around Waco looking at some of the homes that were on “Fixer Upper”! Got to Montreal last month and had a blast! Amy White Morgan has retired after 34 years with Beiersdorf. “I’ve taken the year to decompress from those 60-80-hour work weeks, taking classes at our wonderful senior center and

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What was your greatest HIP experience? traveling a bit. In April, Sharon Thorpe Kourtz, Martha Homnack Armenti, Rubina’s son, Jamshed, other friends and I joined Rubina Patel as she became a US citizen. Our nephew got married in Oakland in May. We added on a few days traveling the Russian River into the Redwoods and the Coast to Big Sur. Seizing on YOLO, we spent 10 days in Sept. with my German cousin and her husband in the region around Nice, France. Our son, Christopher, graduated from Washington College in 2017. He loves the Eastern Shore and is now the assistant pro at the Chester River Golf and Yacht Club. I am excited about all that is going on at Hood and very proud of our alma mater!” Melissa “Missy” Shyan-Norwalt is assistant professor of psychology at the Univ. of Cincinnati and president/CEO of Companion Animal Problem Solvers, Inc. “After graduating from Hood, I received an MS in Experimental Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Comparative Cognition from the Univ. of Hawaii, where I conducted research on dolphins at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Lab in HI. My postdoctoral fellowship was at the Univ. of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, where I studied comparative cognition with rhesus monkeys. I currently study the human-animal bond; cat and dog behavior and cognition; social enrichment; animal welfare and well-being in home, shelter, laboratory and zoo environments. I have been fortunate to study and publish research on captive dolphin welfare, elephant social behavior, dog and cat behavior, and have helped various organizations with training protocols, enrichment, and welfare, behavior concerns, and conservation efforts. I have been happily married for 20 years to my sword-smith/artist/author husband, Robert. I am forever grateful to Hood College for giving me such a strong experimental psychology background. Everything I took at Hood (including zen meditation, computer programming in Basic, and other non-major courses), I have used in my life.” News from the Comer family: Just returned from an ICOMOS conference in Marrakesh and was on Easter Island in early Dec. I continue to volunteer in Catoctin Furnace, currently restoring 3 buildings (the Forgeman’s House should be completed by the time you read this…plan to travel back to 1820 and rent it for a night or weekend soon)!

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Deborah Eaton Thackston | 240-315-7148 deborah.thackston@gmail.com Jane Krebs Drozinski is in her 19th year of teaching at Carroll Lutheran School in Westminster, year 7 in kindergarten. She is the lead teacher for the primary grades and quips that she’ll be “ready for 54

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retirement one day!” Son Andy and family live in SC with grands who are 8, 6.5 and 3. Daughter Rachel is a kindergarten teacher at an Episcopal school in Memphis, TN, after 6 years in the Memphis public schools. Youngest son Mark is an expert tree climber and arborist. Hubby Rick is retired and is the family chef. This summer/fall’s favorite dishes: tomato pie and salsa made from tomatoes that came from Rick’s raised bed garden! Jane is thankful to still have her mom and mother-in-law with them. Mom has been in assisted living for the past 10 months, but is usually able to go to church, attend family events and even get in a little Boscov’s shopping from time to time. They are blessed to have family involved in taking her to doctor appointment, etc. (especially my brother and my husband), and looking after her house and yard. Her mother-inlaw lives in a senior high rise in upstate NY. She is mostly independent, but slowing down. Sadly, oldest son Michael (Rick’s brother) passed away unexpectedly in Sept. Mary Marburger Hoffman shares that her home base is still southern MD where she continues to stay busy: teaching piano for 40 years; running her farm for 30+ years; selling Mary Kay for 16 years; and shortly after her late husband, Bob’s death in 2007, stepping in as “hands on” partner at Yacht Haven of Annapolis. Her work as volunteer executive director of the nonprofit Henderson Harbor Water Sports Programs, in upstate NY, where she has a cottage, fills a good deal of spare time. She reports, “It is the best unpaid job I have ever had as I spend my summers in and around boats and kids. Thank heavens for computers, internet and the ability to telecommute!” Hubby Cliff Habig and Mary find time to spend at his place on Chebeague Island in ME. But, her most exciting news is a new granddaughter, born Sept. 19, to son Daniel and his partner Danielle—so glad they are living in College Park and visiting is easy. She reports that she had a nice visit with Wendy Herrick Mahan ’80 and her husband, Jeffrey, last summer. “It is always fun to be able to play tourist with friends and see the sights through new eyes.” Jo Ann Bitsura and husband Paul were vacationing at a condo in FL. She writes, “I switched jobs to Antares Pharma, where I’m director of clinical operations, in late Sept. I’m tempted to retire, but afraid I’ll be bored! My son, Jonathan, will finally finish his 2-year degree in Dec.; he’s waiting for his security clearance for a DoD assignment. Not married, no kids, which is good, because I don’t think I’m old enough to be a grandma!” Gail Annunziato Anthony retired from the workforce in May 2019. She had been doing the same work (customer support for billing software) since 1993, and is loving retirement. Her daughter is a junior at Arizona State, and her son is a junior

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in high school. She moved back to AZ a year ago, and was able to spend time with her father before he passed away in March at age 95. Gail and her sister have been helping out their mother who has voluntarily stopped driving (a good thing) so they take her on errands and appointments from her home in a retirement community. “It was great to be back on campus to celebrate our 40th Reunion Weekend,” says Julie Murray McCaffery! “One of my most rewarding volunteer activities is with Hood’s Career Center to support students in their career exploration, to increase alumni participation in Center programming, and encourage alumni to use the Center to advertise available internships and full-time positions to students. Let me know if you’d like to help.” (julie.mccaffery@gmail.com) What a great, simple way to give back to Hood for some of you who are still working! Mike and I, Deborah Eaton Thackston, continue to enjoy retirement where we care for our grandsons 3 days each week and support his mom, 88, and my dad, 87. We are the sandwich generation, but so glad to be able to give back to those we love.

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Liz Bastian Chapin | 610-823-2172 busybethc@aol.com As always, it’s great to hear from classmates! Christine Miller Cohn writes of her past and present. After graduating with a BA in history from Hood, she eventually married and started a family before returning to graduate school at American University. Christine has worked as a historian ever since. She researches and recovers the remains of American servicepersons missing from WWII. Her work is most rewarding, and she is fortunate to travel all over Europe for her research. Christine’s husband is a professional chef, now in food sales, and no, neither of them ever cook! Their son is a captain in the Army, currently stationed in Austin with wife Chelsea. Daughter Madeline, an emergency preparedness consultant and newly married, resides in West Palm Beach. Christine has followed the evolution and progress of Hood over the years and could not be more proud of our Alma Mater. Living in nearby Carroll County, she hopes to visit campus one spring, especially to see her favorite place, the wisteria-covered pergola! Bambi Maitland Grundwerg and Anne Connal Biron ventured westward to Portland, OR, in Sept. to help Linda Esterhoy Segur kick off a year of celebrating a special birthday year (we won’t say which one, but we all know!) with special people. A long overdue girl’s road trip included much drinking of Pinot Noir on the Oregon Wine Trail, breathtaking

Interned at James Madison’s Montpelier! Archaeology for the win. –Caitlyn-Jean Ward ’18 (For the full story, see page 36.) Studying abroad: building relations and seeing the U.S. from outside. –Amy Morgan ’77

beach views and a visit to one giant, electronic cow. Looking forward to many more reunion-type b-day celebrations. Lynne Towns Tucker had a busy 2019 filled with happy and sad reasons for her large family gatherings. Sadly, in Aug., she lost her dad, a great man missed by many. On a happier note, her daughter, Jillian, got married in Oct. Nieces Lexi and Emma, daughters of Jen Griffin Vosburg ’02, were junior bridesmaid and flower girl. It was a beautiful wedding in Charlottesville, where Jill, and husband Steven live. Lynne changed real estate brokerages in Feb. 2019 and cannot be happier to be affiliated with Compass. She and husband Ken planned a holiday trip to the CA wine country to visit son David who runs a genomics lab at Stanford. They would love for their son to relocate to the East Coast, but David enjoys life in Palo Alto! In mid-Nov., Gretchen Steinmetz Keith, Donna Trumbull Milewski, Caroline Peck Medley and Lisa Bodamer Kida all gathered to celebrate the beautiful wedding of Suzanne Norris Driscoll’s daughter, Elizabeth, in Westport, CT. Suzanne and husband Justin were such perfect and most gracious hosts for a spectacular weekend. Everyone was thrilled to see Lisa “whooping it up” on the dance floor following her double knee replacement earlier in 2019. The Six Pack missed Jodi Palmer Murphy who was unable to attend. Lisa Bodamer Kida has been a busy wedding planner, herself. Daughter Lindsay just married in fall 2018, and daughter Jessica has a summer wedding date in MN. Also in Nov., I enjoyed seeing the familiar faces of Malinda Small ’81, Nancy Gillece ’81 and Jaime Cacciola ’04 at an annual reception on campus. I had the pleasure of spending some time with Bradley Sawyer ’20, recipient of The Mary Hendershot Bastian ’50 Scholarship. We dined in Downtown Frederick with Joy Miller Beveridge ’82 and husband Don. I hope to see Brad’s pitching this spring and cheer on the Blazers baseball team when Hood plays Alvernia and Albright in Reading, PA. H

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Mary Townley | hoodmlt@aol.com First, from Pamela Stamey Inskeep: “My husband was involved in a bad car accident. He doesn’t have any major injuries, but he is going to physical therapy still for knee, neck and shoulder pain. He was parked at a red light and his SUV was rear-ended by another SUV and pushed into another SUV. The driver in the other vehicle was texting on his cell phone and hit him at a high rate of speed. My husband’s air bag deployed and saved his life. Thank God! My Aunt Genie, who lived in Bayville, NJ, passed away suddenly on Nov. 21 from stage 4 metastatic breast

cancer. My daughter has a new boyfriend, also a teacher but at a different school, and work is going well. She is very happy with her life right now. As for me, I am trying to get my Type 2 diabetes under control. It is a struggle every day—diet, exercise, stress, etc. I have a lot of pain in my left foot and ankle, which makes it hard for me to walk. Sometimes, I have hip pain and often lower back pain. I can’t navigate steps/stairs and curbs very well. So, I have to use a cane for balance often. I am still reading a lot, leading book clubs and crocheting. And, oh—my nails have grown out nicely. If I keep polish on them, I don’t bite them. That is my great accomplishment this month. (Ha.Ha.)” I also heard from Deborah Single Hays (my Hood roomie). She shared: “On the Nashville front, I am getting the house ready to put on the market in the spring. Have had painting and updates done to the house to get it ready to sell as per our realtor’s suggestions. Newsworthy so far is that Timothy is the Metro, Regional and State Cross Country champion for DII-A in TN. College applications are in progress. Other than that, everyone else is doing fine. Stephen is loving Iowa City and has been promoted to full professor and is now a vice-chair for faculty development for the anesthesia department. Matthew is working hard in North Canton, OH, working for Baker Hughes as a wire line engineer. I continue to hold down the fort and get us ready to move next May or June.” Finally, I heard from Anne Kitson. She writes: “Just a quick update from Western Mass. The big news for us is that Kate (Hood ’15) recently moved to Chicago. She’s sharing an apartment with one of her Hood classmates and is working in a children’s therapeutic program. Kudos to her for stretching her wings. Tucker, our favorite sailor, was recently accepted into the Navy’s Sailor to Admiral program (officer training)! We are definitely proud parents and are looking forward to having Tucker on the East Coast at least for a short time starting in Feb. After that, he’s off to college for 3 years. The school is still to be determined. Meanwhile, Steve and I keep ourselves busy with lots of bicycling and outdoor adventures, as it should be!” Carol and I, Mary Townley, are doing well in Richmond. My nonprofit, Next Move Program, is moving closer to opening a café/bakery to provide job training to young adults with disabilities. We have a location, and remodeling will begin in late winter. Our daughter, Emily, will graduate this May with a degree in psychology and a minor in art history. She is actively searching for grad schools. Take care everyone, and all the best in 2020! H

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Susan Flanders Kleinschmidt | 609-462-6667 sflanders@zeusscientific.com Greetings, Class of ’84! Hope this finds everyone happy and healthy and looking forward to a wonderful 2020! Amy Connor Asman shares her update that she was able to spend several wonderful weekends with Mindy Brown in Pittsburgh this fall. Amy also completed her first 10-mile race, a goal that she had set for herself. Accomplished! Amy also shared that her oldest daughter, Emily, got married in June. Son Connor is working in marketing in Vienna, VA, and looking for his next big trail to hike. Amy’s youngest daughter, Erin, is a senior at Washington College in Chestertown, MD, and is busy applying to vet school. Amy is in her 2nd year teaching special education at Chimes School in Baltimore and is really enjoying it! Heidi von Storch Miner checked in recently from MI where she is celebrating her 20th wedding anniversary with husband Randy. Heidi’s stepsons both live in MT, and her son lives only 30 minutes away. Heidi spends her spare time gardening, crafting, knitting and reading books. She is hoping to do a lot of cross-country skiing as the weather gets colder! Karen Curtis-Craney checked in from her new home state of Fenwick Island, Delaware. She and Tom are very happy there. Karen is living the retired life! Her oldest son Tyler works as a traveling nurse and is currently working in St Louis, MO. Son Travis, graduates next month and will be working as a Neurology ICU nurse in North Carolina. I saw that Alison Drum Althouse ‘86 started something on the Class of ’86 news column…. where has your Hood ring been? Karen Curtis-Craney reports her Hood ring has recently been to NC, Ireland and Jamaica! #theretiredlife! Terry Rappoldt Stickles reported that her Hood ring was at the recent Hood reunion in June. She also wore her ring this summer during a visit to Ocean City, MD, and Selbyville, DE, to visit with Karen Curtis-Craney and Tammy Snyder Rall. Her ring has also been to a midweek getaway with her husband to St. Michaels, MD, and hiking at Catoctin Park. It has also been to several state-wide Special Olympics PA competitions as Terry is the local program manager for the Adams County program. Let’s hear some more Hood ring travel adventures! H

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and cannabis. I mainly live on airplanes but split my time between Phoenix (husband) and Jacksonville, FL (family). I’m actually on my way to Frederick now to meet up with Cindy Griffiths Hardgrove, Mindi Goolst Bevington, Terri Eichelberger Mills, Holly Wendt and Kelly Cook Zurita.” Daria Frye Stankiewicz sent loads of news: “Well, after almost 20 years in Phoenix, I moved back east, Fort Lauderdale, to be near the ocean and my brother. Officially retired in 2008 to take care of my dad who passed in 2009. Anyway, been here 3 years and love it. Bought a couple of properties so am working for myself. If you’re in the area, look me up! Best to all of you!” Hats off to Marsha Evans, who wrote: “I am continuing my career in IT, working for Perspecta (based in Chantilly, VA). Fortunate to be a telecommuter, working out of my home in DE. Enjoyed a great alumni cocktail party in Rehoboth over the summer at the home of Linda Allan ’70. Always great seeing President Chapdelaine and many local alums. My son achieved the Eagle Scout rank recently, and we’re now in the midst of planning his Court of Honor.” Pam Gibson filled me in on her life since graduation: “Been living in VT since graduation from Hood. I moved up here to go to medical school and been practicing and teaching pathology for the last 30 years. I work at the Univ. of Vermont/ Univ. of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, have a wonderful partner who is also a pathologist and 3 wonderful (nearly) grown kids. We’ve got a 3-year-old golden retriever who keeps us busy and a new puppy that we are about to get in a few weeks. Keep very busy with work and enjoying everything outside with my partner and the pup!” Susan Bond Kearney has some exciting updates: “Just finishing month 4 as Head of School at Harford Day School, a PK3-8th coed independent school in Belair, MD. Daughter Emma, 25, is an elementary school art teacher at an independent school in Shanghai China. Son Tommy, 22, is finishing (god willing!) senior year at Miami Univ. in Oxford, OH. Mitch is in house general counsel for a health care company in NJ. I’m in year 33 married. Doing the weekday commute, weekend reconnect, which is working! Miss you all and our beloved Hood days. Susan Lascelle has started her 32nd year teaching. She writes: “I am currently teaching 6th grade English language arts in the Downingtown Area School District. My son, Ryan, is 28 and is a staff sergeant in the USAF currently stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC. He does avionics on F-15 Eagles. He recently returned from deployment in the Middle East. My other son, Hunter, is 27 and is a 2nd class petty officer in the US Navy. He is stationed at Oceana NAS in Virginia Beach. He does structural mechanics on F-18 Super Hornets and will soon deploy on the USS Eisenhower for about 9-12 months. My daughter,

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What was your greatest HIP experience? Studied abroad twice! Semester in Seville, short program in Paris! –Meg Locey ’16

Alix, is 23 and graduated summa cum laude last May from West Chester Univ. in public health and health science. She is currently looking for employment in the Aberdeen/Bel Air, MD, area.” A granddaughter will be arriving for Kathy Nack Tracey in Dec. (her 2nd grandchild). A grandchild will be arriving for Tammy Leisinger Gantz in Jan. (her 2nd), and a grandchild will be arriving for Brenda Ayers McCutcheon in Feb. (her 1st). As still close Hoodlums, they are thrilled to be having grandchildren so close together. Congratulations! Lora Schrader Gravatt will be celebrating as well: “I am currently living in Falls Church, VA, serving as pastor for discipleship at Columbia Church. My husband and I celebrated 33 years of marriage this year and are awaiting our first grandson expected to arrive Jan. 31, 2020.” Cathy Diem has been busy! She writes: “Enjoyed a great weekend this fall with Heather Jamieson Duglin ’83, Caroline Nicholas Flint ’83, Robin Schneider Mahoney ’84, Terri Wildasin Mack ’84, and Carol Zortman ’84. It was great to catch up and laugh at all the great photos in the albums Robin brought from FL. Everyone is doing well, and thanks to Carol for hosting us.” Amy Garvick Whitman has been fortunate to use her empty nest time and space to focus full time on her passion, art. “Living close to NYC has brought many exciting opportunities; I had my first solo show in Feb. in a gallery on the Lower East Side. This has been a dream come true, and I am happy to be showing my work regularly in NYC and northern NJ. Also, my older son, Adam, was married in Sept! He and his wife, Cara, live and work in NYC, so we get to see them often. My other son, Jon, is unfortunately farther away, living the dream in LA. He works in music production for film. My husband, Eric, continues his work in oncologic surgery and was honored by the American Cancer Society in May for his work and innovative research. Life is good!” Amie Jamison Sweren has been busy, too! She writes: “In the last little while, I have really enjoyed meeting up with various friends, Meredith McQuoid-Greason, Alison Drum Althouse ’86 and Susan Audino most recently. My husband, Scott, and I spent a glorious couple of weeks traveling through Spain (Barcelona, Granada and Sevilla). The kids are all right, and life goes on. Life is good, and we try to enjoy and acknowledge that as often as possible. Love to all.” Meredith McQuoid-Greason is feeling the bittersweet empty nest: “My youngest, Lainagail, is now off to college. Since she is no longer around for lessons on our piano, I decided it was my turn, and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve also resumed the French lessons I started several years ago. As an empty nester, I’ve joined my church choir and vestry and also the board of the Davidsonville Area Civic Association. I’m even busier now than before! My husband and I both earned our black

belts a couple years ago. In place of that, we are looking forward to resuming our passion for ballroom dance on the weekends. On Nov. 17, my mom and fellow Hood alum Gail Meredith Enright ’60 celebrated her 80th birthday at my home.” Christine Santrizos Chagaris always has news: “Visited Charleston and Savannah in Sept. Met up with Laura Fanelli in Charleston and had a wonderful time at dinner catching up.” Sue Audino has been busy as well! She covered nearly 185,000 air miles in 2019 for work, and enjoyed keeping up with old friends and reconnecting with others. Work as a chemist is fabulous and exciting! Natalie Rivers Bruno is still living in France. Kids have flown the coop. Quentin in NY, Frances in Stuttgart and Margaret in Nice! She is still an English teacher at an engineering school in Toulon. Look her up when you are in the south of France! Meg Toia Robinson also responded: “Went on a fab diving trip in Sept. with sister Catherine Toia ’84 to Curaçao. I started scuba diving 10 years ago and have been unsuccessful at convincing Tom, my husband, to get certified. So I convinced Cat to give it a try. Evil plan worked and she’s as addicted as I am.” I heard from Ann Fussell Divecha as well: “I live in Falls Church outside DC. I’m an elementary special education teacher in Arlington Schools. I have 2 boys who are in their 20s finding their way. With grown children, my husband and I have been taking more trips.” Finally I, Susan Povich DelConte, am looking forward to my 33nd year of teaching, retirement in 2021, and purchasing an apartment in Italy with my husband to retire to. Facebook makes connecting easier, but I would love to hear from those of you who are not online!

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Alison Drum Althouse | 804-814-0470 alison.althouse@gmail.com Kathrine Anderson lives in Manchester-by-the-Sea (MA) and is a full-time mom to her 3 kids: Philip works as a firefighter, Antonia is a high school junior and Emilia is a high school sophomore. She recently attended an alum event where she met President Chapdelaine and reconnected with Nancy Gillece ’81, Kellye Greenwald ’86, Jacqueline Hollands Ignacio and Kim Sparling Clauson ’87. Judy Glaser Shaw and husband Steve have moved to Las Vegas, but still plan to summer in Ocean City. Joanna Kaldes Kontanis reports that she and husband Kosta are “finally done paying college bills”! Their older daughter, Alissa, graduated from Drexel Law and is working as a judicial law clerk in Lancaster, PA. Their younger daughter, Hanna, graduated from Eastern Univ. and works as an RN in the ER at Lancaster General Hospital. They are happy to have their girls close by. While her husband is running his manSPRING 2020

ufacturing company, Joanna says she always manages to always find things to keep her busy. I saw Janet Kemman Kirby ’87 at Dr. Martha Church’s celebration of life, and she shared that her daughter graduated from BHS and will start classes at FCC this spring. Her son is a high school junior and starts driving soon! I’ve had the opportunity to visit with many alums over the past few months. Teresa Martinez-Rivera Bean ’87 was the volunteer coach for the Hood men’s lacrosse alum game vs. the current team; I was lucky enough to be able to shoot the event and loved seeing my son, Drew Althouse ’12, playing again. My husband, Mike, and I crashed the USNA84 reunion in Annapolis so we could see Betsy Reed Ringel and husband Jeff, Jennifer Lee Matts’ husband Bob, as well as Lynne Davis Anderson and husband Dave. We had plans to host a visit with Marcia Groobert Ortiz; Janet Drogin Wilson and her daughter, Riley Wilson ’14; and Teresa Martinez-Rivera Bean ’87 and her daughter, Lily Bean ’21, but plans fell through. Three classmates met up recently in Nashville with their husbands and teased us with their pictures of bowling, drinks and line dancing, but I haven’t been given permission to share details here. Another classmate’s daughter is a senior at West Point and plays on their women’s lacrosse team. We wish her daughter all our best as she finishes her education and begins her journey toward flying helicopters in the Medical Service Corps. On a personal note, my husband has taken a new job as the chief compliance officer for the Bancorp in Wilmington, DE. Our 2 sons are “grown and flown.” Drew Althouse ’12 and wife Kristen live in MI where he is an athletic trainer for Madonna University. Evan lives in DC where he works for the MITRE Corporation. He finished a master’s in analytics from Georgia Tech in Dec. I’m still shooting Navy football, lacrosse and the occasional basketball game for the Mid Report (a Rivals.com website) and work as a brand ambassador for Boordy Vineyards, offering tastings in MD, DE and PA. Follow me on Instagram (@Alison86) or Twitter (@alisportshots). Would love to meet up with any Hoodlums traveling near Philadelphia/Wilmington, DE. Reach out any time! H

1991

Sue Marshall | esuemarshall@gmail.com Shawn Tylka was recently was promoted to the people and culture lead for employee communications in the People and Communities organization at Cisco. In addition to the promotion, Shawn was named a Cisco 2019 Bridge Award winner for her work with Women Orthopaedic Global Outreach. And finally, she was named a Class of 2018 Cable Pioneer by the Cable Center!

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1995

Jacki Resop Amato | jresop@yahoo.com I enjoyed a day of fun hard cider tasting with a great bunch of Hoodlums on Nov. 17 at Distillery Lane Ciderworks in Jefferson, MD. We also tasted cider donuts, hot cider, cold cider and many varieties of apples. My daughter, Julianna (Class of 2030), enjoyed the tour of the farm. It was worth the trip. Please feel free to get in touch with me anytime. Hope to see you in June at our 25th reunion!

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Tanya Sander-Marks | tsandermarks@gmail.com The Class of ’96 is hard at work and at play, with many exciting activities! Please remember to reach out to me with updates as well as new contact information—Tanya Sander-Marks ’96, class reporter. Angela Schmuck Bond has been a Girl Scout leader for 8 years as her daughter Mikayla, 14, moves through the ranks. She leads an adventurous troop—they have traveled from central PA to places such as Savannah, GA, Boston, and NYC, where Angela took 14 preteens on the NYC subway. This summer was Angela’s greatest adventure to date, when she rode zip lines, completed a mud obstacle course and took on a 3-story climbing tower at the Ace Adventure Resort in WV. She also reports that Mikayla’s 1st college choice is Hood! Rachael Miskill Brown and husband Roger spent 2 weeks in India this autumn, visiting New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. Goddaughters Charlotte and Harriet are still enjoying ballet, and Harriet has settled in well at secondary school. They spent Christmas in the US this year. Join us in congratulating Marjorie Mather Kane on completing her M.Ed. program at Monmouth University in Dec. She is a learning disabilities teacher consultant with the Neptune Township Public Schools. Marjorie, husband Greg, son Charlie (a high school senior) and daughter Lauren (a high school freshman) have lived in NJ since 2016. This summer, she traveled with her mother on the Columbia River from WA to OR. Margaret “Meg” Lee took on a new role in July for Frederick County Public Schools as the director of organizational development, overseeing induction, professional learning and leadership development. Jennifer Palinkas writes: “I have to share a Hood College overlap! I am the development coordinator for the Highlands School in Bel Air, MD, and I just learned that another staff member is also a Hood graduate! Heather Minor, MS’07, our testing specialist, completed an M.Ed. at Hood!” Christine Jennings Madigan lives in southern VA with husband Sean and is corporate counsel for government 58

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contracts and compliance for Iron Mountain. She recently participated with her family for the 6th year in the Breathe Deep Boston walk, a fundraiser for the LUNGevity Foundation. They walk in memory of her mother. Shawn Maguire and son Doyle live in Greenville, SC, where she is an OSHA (construction) certified safety director in the commercial/industrial manufacturing industry. She also volunteers as a lay mediator in the Greenville family court system and is a Master Gardener/owner of a landscaping beautification business, My Gardener. Shawn visits Frederick annually (for the crabs!) and visits Hood with a smile, often remembering cherished friendships and amazing opportunities. If you are in the LA area, be sure to connect with Jenelle Niederberger-Beekman, who sends her fellow Hoodlums greetings from sunny southern California. Jenelle, husband JW and their 3 kids Lucas, 13; Alex, 11; and Chloe, 7, have lived in Santa Monica since 2008. Jenelle spent a number of years at home with the kids and recently went back to work in the main office of their middle school. She connected with Tanya Sander-Marks in San Diego in the fall where they reminisced and toasted many years of friendship (and the 25th reunion of their time abroad in Strasbourg!). Jewel Smith visited Maui, HI, this summer. She was at Hood in Oct. for the fall Board of Associates meeting and saw an aerial view of the new residence hall being built behind Memorial Hall. Jewel was impressed with so many things happening at Hood—including an alumni trip to Paris in July featuring the African American Experience. She encourages fellow alums to visit hood.edu to check out the latest news, and to consider making an alumni donation in any amount. Tanya Sander-Marks represented Hood at the inauguration of the new president of Chatham University in Pittsburgh a few years ago and enjoyed revisiting the celebration at a recent county lunch. She had a wonderful time connecting with Jenelle Niederberger-Beekman in San Diego in the fall. Tanya and her family, including Sophia, 13, and Ella, 10, chaired the 4th annual Color for Christmas Cheer in her hometown of Ligonier, PA. It encourages children to color while they wait to meet Santa Claus during Light Up Night. The 250+ holiday-themed colorings are then distributed to individuals at one of 2 area retirement homes during the holidays. H

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Anne Hambrick-Stowe Rankin annehambrickstowe@gmail.com Greetings, Class of ’99! Unfortunately, I did not receive any updates to include in this printing. I doubt

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it is because everyone is doing nothing, but instead, likely that we are simply uber-busy with things that sidetrack us like work, travel, family, sports, house projects, music or animals. Please send me any news (about these things or otherwise) that you would like to share in the next column.

2004

Michelle B. Donati-Grayman m.b.donati@gmail.com After serving as class reporter since we became alumni in 2004, Chanda Gilmore has passed the baton to me. I want to acknowledge Chanda for keeping our class connected over the last 15 years. Jen Boa started working as a clinical assistant professor of social work at East Tennessee State University in Aug. 2018. She and wife Meghan, who married in 2016, celebrated the birth of daughter Olivia in April 2019. Wendy Cochran is the food program manager of environmental health services at the Frederick County Health Department. She is engaged to marry Greg MacMaster in June 2020. Melissa Janovic Dasch was promoted to director at Way Station Inc., overseeing services in the Washington County area. She bought a new home in 2018 and celebrated 10 years of marriage to Thomas Dasch. Michelle Donati-Grayman was honored with the Outstanding Women in Business award by the Phoenix Business Journal. She celebrated 6 years of marriage to wife Colleen in June and celebrated her 13-year work anniversary at AAA Arizona in Jan. She currently oversees government and public affairs for the organization across 7 Western states. Beatrice McClearn Glenn created an online civilian career training for transitioning military members. MILtoCIVIL.com offers military members insight into the civilian hiring process, tools and training needed to secure a civilian career, interview tips and salary negotiation skills. Jessica Lertora and husband welcomed a baby girl to their family in Oct. Son Blake is very excited to be a big brother. She also started a new position with Zero to Three for the Safe Babies Court Team, which aims to improve outcomes for the youngest population in Frederick County foster care. Sara Lewis started a new role as a health policy analyst in the Maternal Child Health Bureau at the Maryland Department of Health. Victoria “Torrey” Campbell Locane and husband Dave made son Evervett a big brother in May with the arrival of baby Teddy. Her family recently traveled to Salem, MA, to see the installation and ordination of Elizabeth Ide-Niemann ’03. Katie Nash launched Greater Good Maryland, a government affairs organization that serves small business, nonprofit and local government clients.

The company focuses on the intersection of community development and advocacy. She is engaged to Josh Bokee. Eileen Briggs Nekava is now the partnerships and programs chair of the Society for Information Management in South Florida and the marketing manager at Alturna-Tech in Boca Raton, FL. She recently celebrated 13 years of marriage to husband Steven. Cara Overcash Orr accepted a faculty position in Salus University’s physician assistant program in early 2019. She enjoys educating future PAs while continuing to practice family medicine. Kim Roth married Mark Olson in Baltimore in May. H

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Leslie Beck Hughan | 410-303-2208 lhughan@gmail.com Sarah Hoover was married on Sept. 21. Best wishes to the happy couple! Sarah Robinson Rathbun, created a DDP Accounting LLC, under which she accepted a part-time job. Her plan is to grow the LLC as her children become older and are in school full time. Currently, she offers bookkeeping services and agreed upon audits for nonprofit organizations, such as churches. In Nov. 2018, Tory Tanguay began working as a rehabilitation veterinarian and acupuncturist at Canine Rehabilitation and Conditioning Group in Broomfield, CO. She currently is in the process of obtaining her certification as a canine rehabilitation practitioner. Hope to see everyone this summer at our 15th reunion in June!

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Megan Dancause | dancause@stevenscollege.edu Congrats to the Class of 2011 as they continue to grow their families, gain new employment opportunities and enjoy life since we departed Hood College 8 years ago! Kayla Murphy Caw and husband Mat welcomed their 2nd daughter, Mabel, on Aug. 18! Megan Dancause and her fiancé purchased their first home in Mountville, PA. Abby Dyjack is engaged to James Hagan and is planning a 2021 wedding! Sasha Speakman Lear and her husband welcomed their first daughter in Dec.! Chelsea Bosch Perry and her husband welcomed son Andrew James in May! Adam Peterson is now the senior programs manager at the Central PA Food Bank. Adam also recently purchased his first home in Millersville, PA. Monique Sledd got married in July and started a master’s level psychotherapist position at the Mayo Clinic in MN in Jan. 2020. Kenny Smith got married in May and is happily living in a new apartment with his wife. Kenny has been working at Advanced BioMedical Laboratories

for the last 7 years. John Stiles started a new job in Sept. as the senior asset manager at TIME Magazine.

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Elaheh Eghbal | eeghbal14@gmail.com Hey, everyone! As the seasons pass, it’s interesting to see how the class updates are getting a little smaller each time. Nonetheless, I’m happy to see many people doing well! Casey Lebo-Dunn welcomed her 2nd child, son Phoenix, in Sept., and Spencer Knoll is engaged to Lauren Agresti. In Sept., Breanne Carbaugh, Andrea Zona Baker ’14, Sarah Kohler Joyce, Olivia Wolz and I missed Jahtay Teh (who was traveling for work) as we traveled to Burlington, VT, to celebrate 10 years of friendship! Bridgitte McColligan Hessler joined a startup patient education company as their senior product manager. William Lewis is the new drama director at Poolesville High School. In Aug., Mi’Kea Bowie Hawkins started teaching 3rd grade with FCPS. Kimberly Brunot Humphreys started a new job as an HR generalist for ABSI Aerospace and Defense. Joseph Edun released his first novel, “Trazer: Kids of Stolen Tomorrow,” and was invited by a nonprofit to give a couple workshops on sci-fi and Afrofuturism for students at the Laboratory School of Finance and Technology in the Bronx, NYC—one of the places he calls home (along with Nigeria). During the workshops, they discussed Afrofuturism, identity and representation in books, and students drafted short fiction tales of their own. In May, Andrew Bodine completed his master’s in clinical counseling with a certificate in thanatology and recently returned from a trip to Japan! Ashley Birdsell recently moved to Old Town Alexandria and is continuing her work with National Theatre, Story District, and the Smithsonian National Zoo. I, Elaheh Eghbal, am continuing with work, school, volunteer work and plotting my next adventure. Make someone smile today!

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Bianca Padilla | bianca.e.padilla@gmail.com Hello, Hood College Class of 2014! Our classmates have continued life with amazing success, happiness and love! Madeline Birmingham Washburn and husband Bronson Washburn welcomed their 1st child, a boy, Joseph Austin Washburn, on Sept. 7. Jackie Wenzel Barrett is now teaching 3rd grade in Spotsylvania County, VA. Emily Lovelace recently married her life-long partner, Colby Adkins, in Sept., and they have lived in San Diego for the past 3 years. Megan Gregory Hahn recently got married SPRING 2020

and enjoys her new job. She and her husband also love playing with their new puppy! Megan Cevallos and Will Haller are engaged and are planning a wedding for Sept. Amanda Cavanagh started a business for voice acting, “SirenVO,” and has been doing recordings for commercials and audiobooks. Lena Bushrod is engaged to Kenneth Broadnax Jr. and had baby Logan Broadnax, on Dec. 30, 2018. Bianca Padilla continues to be a 5th grade teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools. She is still a national trainer for MixxedFit and loves to travel to certify people who want to become instructors. Amelia Lovelace is a Ph.D. candidate in the Plant Pathology Department at The University of Georgia and has recently received a 2-year pre-doctoral fellowship from the USDA to complete her dissertation. Wishing everyone a fabulous 2020! H

2015

Sarah Tapscott Rosier sarah.tapscott12@gmail.com Wow! Our 5-year reunion is next! I cannot believe it. Please make sure to send me your thoughts of what you’d like to see at the reunion, and if you have any questions! Here’s what some of us have been up to: Keesha Fields is in the 2nd half of her graduate career. She is scheduled to graduate from her program in Dec. Kacy Strasser graduates with her master’s in curriculum and instruction from Hood in May. Emily Eckard Leedy is now working as a home health occupational therapist in Pittsburgh and enjoying the 2nd year of married life. Julianne Berg recently began her 3rd year working with Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital and has a new role as membership cultivation specialist. She is now serving as the team lead for camps and annual conferences at the organization. Maya Jackson still lives in the Baltimore area and started a new job in March 2019 as a marketing assistant at a retirement community. She entered her last year of graduate school in Aug. and will receive her master’s degree in social work in May. Anet Zhandosova has completed the didactic phase of medical school and passed her 1st round of board examinations. She is currently working through her clinical clerkships in NJ and NY, and is on track to apply to residency next fall. She and boyfriend Dylan O’Connell ’12 moved in together in the spring 2019 and recently adopted a cat together. Anet’s proudest accomplishment this year is learning how to drive a stick-shift! Travis Gilbert recently joined the Board of Trustees for the Historic Wilmington Foundation. Khyle Ball is now famous on TikTok. His first post went viral with a million-plus views and 50,000 likes in 4 days. And I, myself, Sarah Tapscott Rosier, got married in

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What was your greatest HIP experience? I volunteered with English Language Learners at a middle school. –Jennie Purdy Lane ’03

June to Owen Rosier ’16 and have begun doing freelance floral design arranging and event planning, a dream come true! Can’t wait to see you all at reunion! H

2016

Justin Fox | jmf12@hood.edu SCHOLARSHIP, PERFORMANCE, INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE SYMPOSIUM

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Sara Pietrzak starting working at the C. Burr Artz Library in Frederick, MD. Kirsten Roy received her MBA from Hood in May and has accepted a position with the Loudoun County, MD, government. Rob Millar has finished his master’s in applied sociology and is wrapping up a Ph.D. in gerontology from UMBC. Rob is now living in Silver Spring, MD. Lauren Couch has started a career with the Anne Arundel County, MD, Health Department as an environmental health specialist. Aubrey Fetters completed graduate school in Aug. 2018 with honors and is studying to become a board-certified behavior analyst. She and Michael Curry ’17 will be getting married in Aug. Grant Kane is teaching Middle School for Frederick County, MD Public Schools. He is planning on applying to Hood in the spring to pursue a Masters in Educational Leadership. Cody Haas ’15 started a new position as a software engineer with Riot Games. Laura Shriver Talis married Paul Talis ’17 in May. The 2 are enjoying married life! Laura is still working as a grant writer in Baltimore, MD. Lydia Emory will be staying in Kagoshima, Japan, for a 2nd year, with the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, teaching English to high school students. Connor Asman is working as a production specialist for the Haircuttery and other brands in the marketing department. Connor has moved to Northern VA to be closer to work. Courtney Dentinger started a new job as a secretary for the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Kellianne Dubbin is pursuing an MSW at the Univ. of Maryland Baltimore. Devon Kenefick is working as an attorney in VA. Shelley Hynson is working in Howard County, MD, for the Public School Employees’ Child Development Program as both a director of the program and a lead preschool/ pre-K teacher. H

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Mat Molina | matthew.molina2014@gmail.com Samantha Bailey is in her 2nd year of law school at Quinnipiac Univ. School of Law in CT. Erin Brown is working as an ER nurse at Meritus Medical Center, just bought her 1st house and is planning a wedding in Oct.! Busy, busy! Hannah Christen has moved to Wenatchee, WA, and is working for the American Red Cross as a disaster program manager. Tyler

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Graham, after managing a political campaign in Cleveland, OH, in 2018, began working in July in a permanent position as the regional transportation planner for the Barren River Area Development District in southwestern KY. He assists local governments and elected officials with planning and executing road and public transportation projects in a 10-county region in Bowling Green, Kentucky’s 3rd-largest city (after Louisville and Lexington). Katie Malagari has been working in Downtown Frederick since graduation. She is an architectural, engineering and construction recruiter and also works closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), deploying disaster recovery support workers to areas in need up and down the East Coast of the US. Mat Molina is currently in school at San Diego State Univ. in their Speech and Language Pathology Essentials Program while he applies to Doctor of Audiology programs for fall 2020! Wish him luck! Bethany Montague recently received a master’s in archaeology and heritage of Egypt and the Middle East at Univ. College London. She wrote her dissertation on Nefertiti’s deification during the New Kingdom in Ancient Egypt. She is now living in Kingston upon Thames, UK, with her husband and is searching for museum jobs. Una Regoje has worked in sales for a company in NYC for a year and now has been transferred to Singapore. Michelle Shedd is now an HR hiring specialist for Silver Knights Enrichment, a company that provides afterschool enrichment programs for elementary school students. She trains the new instructors in STEM programs, which include coding and robotics. Amy Warren received her MS in Library and Information Science, bought a house in Frederick, added 2 Alaskan Malamute puppies to her family (Odin and Beyr) and started working at Hood as a transfer admission counselor! Natalie Yeagley started at the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville in Aug., pursuing her master’s in the anthropology department concentrating in Mediterranean archaeology. Once she has obtained her MA, she’ll start applying for Ph.D. programs. H

2019 Marc Sheahin, MS’19 writes: “This summer, I accepted a federal position at the US EPA. I am now working as a biologist in the Office of Pesticide Programs supporting the registration of fungicides and herbicides. I thank Hood College for setting me up for success and helping me to secure my dream job. I would be happy to support the ENV program and Hood College any way that I can!” H

In Memorium

Alumni Rose Watkins Mott ’37 January 2019

Joan Sandler Marx ’49 June 2019

Mary Hammers Duvel ’38 November 2019

Nancy Slaven Reams ’49 July 2019

Nancy Heckert Wild ’40 January 2015

Patricia Errett Markley ’50 December 2019

Anne Messerly Sullivan ’42, P’74 December 2019

Nancy Purdy Searles ’50 September 2019

Elizabeth Scarborough Hancock ’43 August 2019

Anne Boyle Ifert ’51 October 2019

Jean Smith Ingling ’43 November 2019

Phyllis Morway Tettelbach ’51 September 2019

Mary Torr Trott ’43 August 2019

Alice Hajenian ’52 November 2019

Jane Slaven Fearnside ’45 March 2017

Claire Enany Trimpey ’52 October 2019

Sarah Thomas Allnutt ’46 December 2018

Ann Pattison Casey ’53, P’82 June 2019

Janet Long Bair ’46 December 2019

A. D. von der Heyde Quinn ’53 September 2019

Elizabeth Runyan Haskins ’46 July 2019

Patricia W. Driscoll ’55 October 2019

Serene Quynn Collmus ’47, G’05 December 2019

Phyllis Chamberlin Hutson ’55 November 2019

Barbara McCutcheon Martin ’47 November 2019

Muriel Chait Durbin ’56, P’81 October 2019

Mary Ellen Weir Peter ’47 November 2019

Remembering those we have lost. Nancy Heer Hustead ’58 September 2019

Wendy Watson ’75 July 2019

Jane Roehrs Catchpole ’60 June 2019

Helen Moyer Benchoff ’77 October 2019

Ann Zuber Doelman ’60 Unknown

Linda C. Moser ’80 October 2019

Joeann Guthrey Fraser ’60 January 2018

Kenneth L. Green Jr. ’81 September 2019

Ellen McDougall Schlachter ’60 July 2019

Laura Russell Thompson ’81 December 2019

Sally Jo Bruch Sherrill ’60 January 2019

Frances Rickards Rondum ’82 September 2019

Mary Jane Sunday Whelan ’60 October 2019

James W. Hand M.S.’83 July 2019

Josephine Edwards Bullard ’65 August 2019

Bernadette T. Kelley, M.A.’83 March 2019

Margaret Knox Marik ’65 Unknown

Wendy C. Alling ’85 August 2019

Matilde A. Holzwarth ’66 February 2017

Janet H. Cooper ’85 July 2019

Barbara Comly McIntyre ’67 February 2015

Barbara Schrecongost Bell, M.A.’86 July 2019

Frances Gilchrist Patch ’56 July 2019

Virginia Munson Hammell Hamby ’67 January 2020

Carolyn Newman Franklin, M.A.’88 December 2019

Mary Elizabeth Reeder Tiller ’47 July 2019

Mary Thomas Summers ’57 September 2019

Nancy Parker Winyard ’68 April 2019

Darlene Kee-Cooper ’91, C’96 M.A.’98, November 2019

Jayne Gillis deConstant ’48 September 2019

Ruth Wiles Chipley ’58 December 2019

Jane E. Carvalho ’69 October 2019

Pamela Buckingham McIntyre ’95 September 2019

Evelyn Yeide Aurand ’49, P’75, G’08 July 2019

Elizabeth Conklin Collins ’58 July 2019

Nancy Bower Coker ’70 August 2019

James N. Khoury ’15 September 2019

Barbara Pennebacker Hahn ’49 July 2019

Susanne Smith Evans ’58 November 2019

Kathryn Roby Bryers ’71 April 2019

Tiffany R. Henning, M.S.’16 August 2019

Billie Whittington Hamilton ’58 December 2019

Caroline Reisner Sime ’72 December 2019

Faculty, Staff and Friends David N. Fleischer, Friend January 2020

Dr. R. Thomas Kincaid Jr., Faculty January 2020

Alice M. Robertson, Staff November 2019

Dr. Mort Gamble, Faculty January 2020

Marianne O. Kobylenski, Staff December 2019

Dr. John D. Helm III, Faculty October 2019

Corinne Boggs Roberts, Honorary Alumnus September 2019

Dr. Bernice Sandler, Honorary Alumnus January 2019

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Class Banners By Mary Atwell, Hood College Archivist

What do you first see when you walk into Whitaker? I immediately notice the class banners hanging in the atrium. They are cheerful, vibrant, unique to each class of students, and they represent the Hood experience. While the banner tradition began in 1985, elements of their designs are much older. The background color of each banner is the class color, also the color of the class dink; class colors go back as far as the early 20th century. Designs on the banner often incorporated the class patch design,

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a patch created and voted on by the class, to be sewn on their blazers. By the late 1980s, students were no longer interested in wearing college blazers, but the class patches were created for another two decades and their designs featured prominently on the banners. Through the years, the banner artwork has several prominent recurring themes—the Hood “H,” our beloved dinks, the Hood ring, diplomas and mortar boards are all well represented. Even a squirrel, our unofficial mascot, was repre-

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sented once. The artwork also depicts significant events to each class. For instance, the 2008 banner shows an image of the state of Louisiana with a dink, referencing Hood’s support of the state that was hit so hard by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The 2009 banner is the first to include Blaze the mascot, and the 2011 banner shows the campus under a deep snow after the “Snowmageddon” of 2010. President Volpe was bid farewell on the 2015 banner, while President Chapdelaine was welcomed on the 2016 banner.

2016 A freshman Hood squirrel, a nod to sophomore year’s choosing a major, and the farewell of President Volpe as juniors and welcoming of President Chapdelaine as seniors.

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2012 In 2008, the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on same-sex marriages.

The banner artwork was traditionally done in stages—the class adding representation at the end of each year. The in-progress banners of the current four classes hung in Coblentz Dining Hall. At some point after Whitaker was built, older banners were hung in the atrium for reunion, and the display never left. In fact, all of the banners used to hang in the atrium, but eventually we ran out of room! Now the 10 most recent banners are on display while the others are tucked away safely in the Hood Archive. Older class banners make an appearance in Whitaker for

2019

2015 Graduates bid President Volpe farewell at his last Commencement ceremony.

2019 125th anniversary logo.

2009 The first iteration of the Blaze mascot. 2011 “Snowmageddon” of 2010 left Hood covered in a deep snow.

Reunion Weekend, for those classes celebrating an anniversary. Two questions are often asked about the banners—when did they start and do we have all of the banners? Unfortunately, the class banners for 2000 through 2002 went missing after a senior prank went awry. The Class of 1999 seniors stole the banners from Coblentz just before graduation that year. The banners were stashed in the basement of French House temporarily. Graduation activities distracted the pranksters, and the banners were forgotten. The house was treated for

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1986 A Hood ring and rose, which were given at the ring ceremony.

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Want to see your class banner? Check out some archival snapshots here: hood.edu/banners

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1987 Signed by the Class of 1987. 2012 The turf field was installed in 2009. 2008 Hood showed support for Louisiana when it was hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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2005 The Hood community and country showed strength post September 11, 2001.

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pests that summer, and the banners disappeared. Hood was able to have the 2000 and 2002 banners repainted by their classes, so we are currently only missing 2001. Colleges and universities are known for their traditions, some goofy or strange to outsiders, and some commonly popular across many campuses. Our class banners are a beautiful combination of Hood traditions, vibrancy and color that attract new students. They live in the hearts of alums and hang proudly at 7 feet long, 4 feet wide each. We love our banners!

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