Meredith Magazine Summer 2010 by Meredith College

A Publication for Alumnae and Friends of Meredith College

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Summer 2010, Volume 35, Number 2

Spotlight on Student Achievement

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Tenth annual event puts focus on student research, arts and leadership

Contents Meredith Magazine Volume 35, Number 2 Summer 2010 Executive Editor Kristi Eaves-McLennan Managing Editors Melyssa Allen Karen T. Dunton Assistant Editor Gaye Hill Art Director Vanessa Harris Senior Designer Mary Rose, ’01 Designer Lauren Sumner Alumnae Connection Editors Hilary Allen, ’01 Amanda Oliver, ’02 Contributing Writers Greg Jarvis Page Midyette Denise Rotondo Editorial Assistant Kaye Rains Photographers Christopher Ferrer Gary Knight Brian W. Lynn David Timberlake Michael Zirkle Meredith College Archives Meredith Magazine exists to serve the Meredith community by providing readers with insight and information about the news, activities, events, programs, plans and people of the College. Meredith Magazine is published three times a year by the Meredith College Department of Marketing. Questions or comments may be submitted to marketing@meredith.edu.

Features 12 Navigating the College Search Ideas to make a search focused and fun 16 Spotlight on Student Achievement Tenth annual event lets students share their success in research, leadership, the arts and more 18 Bringing Order to Chaos Alumna uses her organizing skills to help in Haiti after 7.0 earthquake

News 3 N.C.’s “First Family of Education” Establishes Faculty Development Award 5

Brinker Receives Woman of Achievement Award

Chaplain Sam Carothers Retires After 27 Years at Meredith

11 Students Win Design Competition, Participate in Habitat Project

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10 Athletics 20 Alumnae Connection 29 Cultural Events

On the Cover “Nangin End Table” by interior design student Amira Lane, ’10, was one of hundreds of student projects presented during Meredith’s 2010 Celebrating Student Achievement Day.

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A bequest by Joyce Causey, ’55, will support Alumnae Legacy Scholars such as Erin Huber, ’10, Sarah Beth Phelps, ’10, Amy Hruby, ’12, and Zeenat Ravzi, ’12, as well as the College’s new athletic complex.

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Meredith College Receives Bequest of More Than $1.7 Million By Melyssa Allen

eredith College has received an estate gift worth more than $1.7 million from alumna Joyce Causey, ’55. The bequest is one of the largest gifts from an individual donor in Meredith’s history. A native of Tarboro, N.C., Causey earned a degree in sociology at Meredith. She served as the president of the Class of 1955, and continued to be very involved with Meredith. She was an officer in the Meredith College Alumnae Association. Her career included working for the Social Security Administration, and later as a realtor. “She was a business woman with an entrepreneurial spirit that made her a role model for future Meredith women,” President Maureen Hartford said. A portion of the bequest will be used to fully endow an Alumnae Legacy Scholarship at Meredith. This prestigious scholarship is the highest honor available to an entering freshman, with a total estimated value to the student of $135,000 over her college career.

The bequest will also support the College’s new athletic field and track complex, which opened in the fall of 2009. “This gift from Joyce Causey allows us to address two of our highest priorities, financial assistance and recruitment of the very brightest students, and supporting the athletic complex, which is a benefit both in and out of the classroom,” said Hartford. Hartford said the athletic complex is a resource for physical education classes, allows Meredith to field a winning soccer program, and is used by the broader community. “Both parts of this gift are making Meredith more accessible to young women,” Hartford said. Causey’s gift brings Meredith’s Alumnae Legacy Scholarship total to $6.6 million, which is more than 50% of the initial fundraising goal of $12 million.

The first Alumnae Legacy Scholarships were awarded in 2007, and Meredith will welcome its fifth scholar this fall. The College’s goal once the effort is fully funded is to award four Alumnae Legacy Scholarships in each first-year class. The Alumnae Legacy Scholarship effort was started as a labor of love by a group of alumnae who are passionate about Meredith and the educational experience it offers. “The Alumnae Legacy Scholarship is a way for alumnae to leave the opportunity for a Meredith education to students of the future,” said Director of Strategic Giving Billie Jo Kennedy Cockman, ’79. “They are leaving a legacy of a Meredith education to future generations of students.” For more information about how you can support the Alumnae Legacy Scholarship initiative, contact Billie Jo Kennedy Cockman, ’79, Director of Strategic Giving, at (919) 7608371 or Susan Hooker Metts, ’71, Director of Strategic Giving, at (919) 760-8589. M er edi t h M ag az i n e / S um m er 2 010 /

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Meredith College Holds 2010 Commencement By Melyssa Allen

ach year, Meredith President Maureen Hartford identifies a theme for the graduating class, which she shares during commencement. For the 2010 ceremony, celebrated on May 9, Hartford credited the Class of 2010 for its strength. Hartford’s choice was fitting for a commencement that highlighted the accomplishments of several strong women, including the featured speaker, alumna Gretchen Holt Witt, ’89, co-founder of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. In a speech titled “Simple Gifts,” Witt shared with the audience her experiences when her son, Liam, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma four years ago. Witt described her desire to do something about pediatric cancer, which receives limited funding despite the fact that it claims the lives of more children than any other disease. Armed with strength and tools she credits to her Meredith education, Witt turned this goal into Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a non-profit that uses bake sales to raise money and awareness of Gretchen Holt Witt, ’89 pediatric cancer. “Within an alumna of Meredith College is the power to change the world,” Witt said. “But Meredith women don’t change the world because it’s easy, or fun, or for the fame that goes with the change. Meredith women change the world because when faced with a crisis or a challenge, or a situation that must be changed … we step forward and make change happen.” Professor of English Betty Webb taught Witt while the future commencement speaker was earning an English degree.

Benafsha Noori, ’10, is the first student to graduate from Meredith through the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women.

Visit www.meredith.edu/commencement/ speech2010.doc to read a full transcript of Witt’s commencement speech. Graduates Benafsha Noori and Alyssa Smith were among the members of the Class of 2010 who embody the “strength” theme. Noori is the first student to attend Meredith through the College’s partnership with the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women (IEAW). The IEAW gives women from Afghanistan the opportunity to earn a college degree by placing them at partner colleges in the U.S. Meredith has participated in this effort since 2006. “I didn’t expect so much love and kindness from everyone at Meredith before coming here. I loved being here,” said Noori, who is planning to go on to graduate school before returning home to Afghanistan. She plans to work with either the government or the United Nations, before eventually running her own business. Smith is the recipient of the first livingdonor liver transplant in the United States—

“I can’t think of a better final message for the class of 2010 to hear than the one Gretchen embodies.”—Professor of English Betty Webb “I am so proud of what she has done— proud but not at all surprised. She is a competitor—a fierce one, a smart one and an inspiring one,” Webb said of Witt. “I can’t think of a better final message for the class of 2010 to hear than the one Gretchen embodies.” 2

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using tissue donated to her by her mother. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in social work. Smith hopes to use her social work training to start a non-profit organization that will provide support to young transplant patients and their families.

About the Class of 2010

Approximately 460 undergraduate and graduate students received degrees. The graduates range in age from 20-68 years old. Twenty-two students completed their studies with a perfect 4.0 GPA, 20 graduated summa cum laude, and 130 have held a campus leadership position. The College conferred Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Social Work degrees upon graduates of the undergraduate program, as well as master’s degrees in business, education, music and nutrition. The degrees conferred include those completed in August 2009, December 2009 and May 2010. Meredith conferred the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree for the first time. Ten graduates comprise the first MAT class. What’s Next?

Members of the class of 2010 have found jobs with the FBI, designer Michael Kors, Credit Suisse, Clear Channel and Variety Wholesalers. Several plan to earn graduate degrees from universities including the University of Texas, NC State, East Carolina, UCLA, Colorado State, University of Pennsylvania, Virginia Commonwealth University and UNC-Chapel Hill.

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N.C.’s “First Family of Education” Establishes Faculty Development Award By Melyssa Allen

ormer UNC System President William Friday says the luckiest day of his life was the day his wife, Ida Friday, ’41, decided to attend Meredith College. The couple met while she studied at the College, resulting in a marriage that has lasted for nearly seven decades. In recognition of the important role Meredith has played in their lives, the Friday family, including daughters Fran and Mary, recently established The Ida H. Friday Fund, in honor of Mrs. Friday, and her love for Meredith. “Meredith is a wonderful institution that gave Ida opportunities of a lifetime,” said William Friday, who served as UNC System president from 1956-1986. “She came from a tobacco farm family and wound up as the first lady of a university system. That was quite an achievement.” The first recipient of The Ida H. Friday Fund was announced at Meredith’s commencement on May 9. The new fund will support faculty development, with preference given to faculty members who are early in their careers. The recipient will be able to use the funds for travel or advanced study of the topic of his or her choice. Assistant Professor of Psychology Gwynn Morris, who joined Meredith’s faculty in 2008, was selected as the inaugural recipient. “I am so honored and excited to receive The Ida H. Friday award,” Morris said. “The

President Maureen Hartford joined the Fridays in congratulating Assistant Professor Gwynn Morris, the first recipient of The Ida H. Friday award, which was presented during the 2010 commencement ceremony.

Fridays have done and continue to do so much for education in our state. I plan to use this award in this spirit to become a better educator of Meredith women.” The award will allow Morris to attend next year’s Society for Research in Child Development conference, where she hopes to present her research.

“Meredith is a wonderful institution that gave Ida opportunities of a lifetime.” —William Friday “This is vitally important because it keeps me up-to-date on the research in my field, sparks new ideas, and also lets me meet fellow researchers,” Morris said. “For me, being a better researcher translates into being a better teacher.” Friday said his family chose to support faculty development because most colleges and universities have limited resources in this area. “Most schools aren’t able to tell a young faculty member to take this money and do what you want to in order to enrich your abilities as a teacher or scholar,” Friday said. “Travel is such an important part of anyone’s education.” The entire Friday family was in attendance for the announcement, including one daughter who traveled from Singapore for the occasion.

“That’s how much this means to our family,” Friday said. “We are trying in a modest and simple way to provide the same opportunities for someone else that Meredith provided for Ida. We are profoundly grateful that we have this opportunity.” Ida Friday, who earned a Bachelor of Arts from Meredith College and a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has served her community in a variety of ways, including as the first president of the Chapel Hill Preservation Society, and as board member of the League of Women Voters and the Orange County Women’s Center. Meredith President Maureen Hartford called the Fridays one of North Carolina’s first families of education. “They have been jointly involved in education in this state for 60-plus years,” Hartford said. “Each has been a role model of service to the students of North Carolina, and have created a legacy for the UNC System, and a pair of shoes that are impossible to fill. They are sweet, humble people, but they really are celebrities in higher education.” Ida Friday is one of the 100 Meredith women selected for inclusion in the College’s Park Center Mural, which recognizes accomplished alumnae. In 2004, the North Carolina Legislature and the governor honored the Fridays with the Long Leaf Pine Award for their service to the state, and in 1981, the Fridays received the North Carolina Public Service Award. In a 1983 profile in The Guide Magazine, Ida Friday explained her hands-on approach to supporting the UNC System and the State of North Carolina. “Very seldom do I get on a board in name only, because you get the credit or discredit for something you don’t know about. There are so many things I’d like to do and could help … I don’t have enough hours in my day.” William Friday describes his wife as “a compassionate, intelligent and self-giving person, wife and mother,” Friday said. “For 68 years now, we’ve had the happiest of lives together.” To support faculty development at Meredith, visit www.meredith.edu/giving. M er edi t h M ag az i n e / S um m er 2 010 /

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Meredith Experts in the News Meredith faculty and staff members have served as experts in a wide variety of news articles, in media outlets such as Business Week, The Christian Science Monitor and CNBC.com Recent highlights include the following:

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As brilliant as Jude Law’s “Hamlet” and Denzel Washington’s portrayal in “Fences” are, they are cast to fill the seats at a time when Broadway ticket prices are soaring. This is more and more the trend of the London stage, also, particularly on the West End where Law originated his leading role in Hamlet last year.” —Professor of Theatre Catherine Rodgers, in an article in The Christian Science Monitor about the increased number of Hollywood stars who received Tony Award nominations in 2010.

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Lots of studies show when men are present in the classroom, women defer to them or aren’t as confident in responding,” Wessels says. “When you have a class of all females, you can’t say: ‘I’ll let men answer the question.’ Women at Meredith are confident and willing to speak up and test their ideas.” —Professor of Accounting Susan Wessels, on the benefits of studying business at a women’s college, in Business Week’s “Taking on the B-School Boys Club” about Meredith becoming one of two women’s colleges with AACSB accreditation.

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Technology has played a role in sorting commingled recycling—when recyclables are mixed together. Recyclables are “often separated today by mechanical equipment that uses lasers, magnets and weights of materials to accurately sort items. There are usually a limited number of people involved in the process to catch any errors.” —Laura Fieselman, sustainability coordinator, in an article on CNBC.com about how technology has made it easier to be “green.”

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We want them to understand that research is like being a detective. Just looking is not enough,” she says. “To solve the case you need to look in the best places for the clues. Then you need to analyze the results to make sure you have solved the case.” —Susan McClintock, head of reference in the Carlyle Campbell Library, in an article about how to research that was published in The Washington Post’s Campus Overload blog. 4

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Meredith College Apartments Earn LEED Silver Certification By Melyssa Allen

eredith College’s student apartments have earned LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The student apartments, which are known as The Oaks, opened in August 2009. In keeping with Meredith’s commitment to sustainability, the apartments were built in an environmentally friendly manner. The LEED certified building practices being used to construct the apartments translate to quality of life features such as superior air ventilation and water purification systems, and non-toxic paints and carpets. “Meredith’s strategic plan called for additional residential space on campus,” said Director of Residence Life Heidi LeCount. “If we were going to add more housing, we wanted to do it in the right way.” The Oaks project achieved LEED Silver certification for energy use, lighting, water and material use as well as incorporating a variety of other sustainable strategies. LEED certification of Silver was based on a number of green design and construction features that positively impact the project itself and the broader community. These features include: • dual flush toilets,

• “dark sky” friendly exterior light fixtures, • water efficient landscaping, including drip irrigation, • use of low-emitting materials including adhesives, paints and carpets, • construction materials made from recycled products, and from materials extracted and manufactured regionally, and • diverting 89% of construction waste from the landfill. About The Oaks

Residence in The Oaks, the first new residential construction at Meredith since the 1970s, is open to juniors and seniors. The Oaks contains 48 four bedroom/two bath units and 30 two bedroom/two bath units. For the 2010-11 academic year, The Oaks are at 96% occupancy and income from that project will meet all its direct costs in the next budget year, which is at least one year ahead of schedule. Each unit is completely furnished, with living, dining and bedroom furniture, and appliances including washers and dryers. The Design/Build team for the apartment project was Choate Construction Company, HADP (architects) and BJAC (architects and interior). Construction began in Spring 2008.

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Brinker Receives Woman of Achievement Award By Melyssa Allen

eredith College bestowed its annual Woman of Achievement Award to Nancy Goodman Brinker on April 21, 2010. The award recognized her accomplishments as founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, U.N. Ambassador for Cancer Control, and former U.S. Chief of Protocol and U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. President Maureen Hartford presented the award to Brinker on behalf of the Meredith community. When accepting the award, Brinker acknowledged previous recipients Judy Woodruff, Celine Cousteau and inaugural recipient Phyllis Trible, ’54. “The previous winners were a crusading journalist, an environmentalist and a theologian,” Brinker said. “Some days, that is a pretty good approximation of my job.” Drawing on her remarkable life as a breast cancer survivor, catalyst of an international health movement and U.S. ambassador,

Brinker presented a lecture that detailed her work as the founder of Susan G. Komen for a Cure and her experience in public service. “A passion, a dream, an idea—these are the pivot points that turn history,” Brinker said.

After describing the atmosphere around cancer treatment when her sister, Susan G. Komen, was diagnosed as one where “there was tremendous social stigma about cancer,” Brinker explained that her promise to her sister to erase this stigma inspired her life’s work. “That was my own pivot point to change history—a history that was hurting people,” Brinker said. “We were determined to bring breast cancer out of the shadows.” Susan G. Komen for the Cure has since raised nearly $1.5 billion that has been invested in breast cancer research. “I am proud to say Susan G. Komen for the Cure is leading the fight not just in the U.S. but all over the world,” Brinker said. This lecture was part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Presidential Lecture Series at Meredith College. Each year, the series is designed around Meredith’s campus theme. For 2009-10, the campus theme was “Catalysts for Change.”

2010-11 Series to Explore “Critical Thinking for Critical Times” By Melyssa Allen

ach year, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Presidential Lecture Series at Meredith College features nationally and internationallyrecognized speakers who are invited on the basis of their expertise, accomplishments and relevance to the College’s theme. For 2010-11, Meredith welcomes speakers who will offer insight on “Critical Thinking for Critical Times.” Nicholas Kristof Monday, September 20, 2010, 7 p.m., Jones Auditorium Nicholas Kristof is a New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of Meredith’s 2010 Summer Reading Program selection, “Half the Sky: From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide.” Kristof has been a columnist for

The New York Times since 2001. He earned a Pulitzer in 1990 with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, for their coverage of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement, and another in 2006 for commentary on genocide. Ticket information will be available in August. The event is free. Maureen Hartford Monday, February 28, 2011, 7 p.m., Jones Auditorium Meredith College President Maureen Hartford will lecture as part of the College’s 2011 Founders’ Day observance. Hartford, Meredith’s first female president, will discuss “Critical Thinking in Women’s Education.” Hartford, whose career spans three decades of leadership in higher education administration and 12 years as Meredith’s president, will retire in June 2011.

Twyla Tharp Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7 p.m., Jones Auditorium Tony and Emmy Award winner Twyla Tharp will present the 2011 Woman of Achievement Lecture. Tharp has choreographed more than 125 dances, five Hollywood movies, directed and choreographed two Broadway shows and written two books. In addition to two Emmys and one Tony Award, she is the recipient of the 2004 National Medal of the Arts. Established in 2005, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Presidential Lecture Series at Meredith College enhances the intellectual and academic climate at Meredith College and the broader Triangle community. For more information, visit www.meredith.edu/campus-theme.

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New Daisy Trade ReUse Shop Supports Sustainability at Meredith By Melyssa Allen

t the end of the Spring 2010 semester, Meredith College opened The Daisy Trade ReUse Store, which is part of the College’s effort to help the campus community reduce, reuse and recycle. The Daisy Trade, located in 114 Poteat, is a swap shop for students featuring clothing, books, shoes, room accessories and more. Students are invited to take what they like, and to donate items they are not using. The Daisy Trade is a project of Meredith’s Office of Residence Life, the Office of the Sustainability Coordinator, and the Interior Design Program. Students in Professor Martha Burpitt’s Interior Design 444 course designed the store. Detchon Walton, ’10, was a student designer for the project. “It was fun because we got to put our design into application,” Walton said. “The most challenging parts were the budget and figuring out how to make the most out of the space.” As students moved out for the summer, they were encouraged to donate items to The Daisy Trade rather than throwing unwanted goods into the trash. Residence Life

and the Sustainability Office managed this pilot program to increase waste diversion. Collection hubs in two locations on campus included a trash dumpster, recycling bins, donation bins and a table for sorting. The College worked in partnership with Goodwill to collect the overflow. The Daisy Trade ReUse Store and the waste diversion project were created as part of Meredith’s Greenprint sustainability plan. Both efforts relate to the College’s goals to

model environmental responsibility in daily operations and to minimize waste generated. The Greenprint plan also calls for the College to make reusable goods available first to the community before disposal, including office supplies, clothing, furniture and books. In addition to The Daisy Trade, Meredith operates an office supply swap for faculty and staff. For more on the Greenprint sustainability plan, visit www.meredith.edu/sustainability.

New Wall Helps Students Express Themselves

Event Honors Service-Learning Community Partners

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The Meredith College Action Network (MCAN) Media and Community scholars recently introduced a free expression wall to the campus. Located between Joyner and Stringfield Halls, the three-sectioned wall is available for students’ thoughtful and creative input. There are only a few rules regarding the free expression wall: • Be fair, decent and kind, • Use water-based paint, no oil. • Paint only on the white background, not on the legs or edges.

Each year, Meredith College holds its Community Partner Recognition Luncheon to celebrate the local schools and organizations that work with students through the College’s service-learning program. At the 2010 event on March 8, representatives from Habitat for Humanity, Haven House, Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and several Wake County schools were among those in attendance. Associate Vice President for Academic Programs Cynthia Edwards shared some statistics about service at Meredith. Since 2001, Meredith has offered 162 service-learning courses. More than 2,200 students have been involved in service-learning, completing

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This project received support from a Diversity Council grant. Bill Brown, director of Meredith events, offered design expertise, and members of the maintenance staff carried out the construction. MCAN is an initiative that recruits promising students to Meredith and engages them in significant growth opportunities in service and leadership.

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33,769 hours of service. Edwards thanked the community partners for making these experiences possible. “When our students work with you, they gain a rich, meaningful application for what they are learning in class,” Edwards said. Service-learning at Meredith takes place in the Wake County area and abroad. During the 2009-10 academic year, students in Sansepolcro, Italy, tutored children in afterschool programs, as part of Meredith’s semester study abroad curriculum. In the summer of 2009, 14 students studying Spanish and culture in Costa Rica worked on a reforestation project in which they planted 60 native trees. They also created Spanish-language brochures and games directed at an elementary school audience in order to teach students conservation strategies. Meredith’s service-learning and volunteer efforts were recognized on the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Published in February 2010, the honor roll is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. During the timeframe covered by the honor roll, more than 1,500 Meredith students were engaged in community service, either through service-learning programs or other service efforts. These students performed nearly 12,000 hours of service.

Meredith Team Earns Second in MBA Case Competition By Page Midyette A team of Meredith College MBA students placed second in the Raleigh-Durham ACG Cup First Annual MBA Case Competition. The Meredith MBA team bested third-place finisher UNC-Kenan Flagler, with Duke Fuqua taking top honors. Meredith’s team consisted of Chris Carrier, Jennifer Jones and Meghan Myers. Participation by the Meredith MBA team was sponsored by members of the Business Advisory Board for the School of Business. The ACG Cup is a case study competition designed to give students from leading MBA programs across the country real world

experience and invaluable insights into mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, financial advising and private equity. Competing teams had just one week to solve the financial case and develop their presentation. While solving the case, the Meredith team maintained their MBA course schedule and their full-time jobs. Team members shared a cash prize of $3,000 and received their award at the ACG Capital Conference on April 14. Judges for the Raleigh-Durham event were representatives of Fennebresque Partners, Quintiles, ZeeCRO, Triangle Capital Corporation, Smith Anderson and RSM McGladrey.

¡Levantate, North Carolina! College Fair Held at Meredith By Melyssa Allen Meredith College, in partnership with El Pueblo, Inc., sponsored the ¡Levantate, North Carolina! College Fair on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Approximately 300 people attended the three-hour event, which provided Latino high school students and their families with an opportunity to learn about college options at higher education institutions. More than 40 colleges and universities participated, including Meredith, Davidson, Duke, NC State, Peace, UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech, Spelman, Vanderbilt, American and Bucknell. Representatives from scholarship organizations in North Carolina and the region were also available to discuss college options. These groups included El Pueblo, Inc., NC Society of Hispanic Professionals, Sallie Mae and the Tomorrow Fund. The ¡Levantate, North Carolina! College Fair was made possible by a college access grant from North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.

Two New Honor Societies in the School of Business By Denise Rotondo Meredith College has received approval to establish chapters of two new honor societies: Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society for economics, and Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for students enrolled in business programs at AACSB accredited institutions. Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) replaces Delta Mu Delta as the premiere academic honor society for business administration and accounting majors at Meredith. A school must hold AACSB accreditation before a BGS chapter can be installed. The Meredith College chapter was approved in March and was installed on April 22, 2010. Dean Ira Weiss of the College of Management at NC State served as the installation officer for the BGS chapter. Twenty new members will be inducted—five juniors, five seniors and ten MBA students. BGS, founded in 1913, recognizes academic achievement among business students by fostering honor, wisdom and earnestness. To be selected for membership, students must be in the top 10% of the junior or senior class, or in the top 20% of the graduating master’s class. There are nearly 500 chapters in 19 countries worldwide. Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE) is one of the largest academic honor societies and it exists to recognize scholastic attainment and honor outstanding achievements in economics. Currently, Omicron Delta Epsilon has 652 chapters in the United States, Canada, Australia, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Mexico, Scotland, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Students are eligible to join ODE when they have completed at least 12 hours of economics courses and have high academic achievement within those courses and in their overall GPA. Membership in ODE is open to any student interested in economics. The first five members, two seniors and three juniors, were inducted on April 23. Associate Professor Marilyn Dutton serves as the faculty advisor for BGS and Associate Professor Anne York advises the new chapter of ODE. M er edi t h M ag az i n e / S um mer 2 010 /

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New Sustainability Award Named for Professor Emerita By Melyssa Allen

eredith College’s annual Faculty/ Staff Awards and Recognition event was held on Friday, April 23 in Jones Chapel. The awards ceremony celebrated faculty and/or staff longevity, honored retiring faculty members and announced 2010 recipients of faculty/staff awards. New this year was an award recognizing a fulltime employee or department who exemplifies Meredith’s sustainability vision. The award Kirk Nuss has been named the Janice Coffey Swab Sustainability Award in recognition of Professor Emerita Janice Swab’s consistent and long-standing advocacy for environmental awareness and sustainability at Meredith and beyond. Kirk Nuss, processing assistant in the Office of Admissions, is the inaugural recipient of the Janice Coffey Swab Sustainability Award. He has coordinated the Office of Admissions’ efforts to make its operations more

environmentally friendly. Nuss regularly volunteers for sustainability programs such as a recycling pilot program and the campus trash audit. Other faculty/staff award recipients for 2010 are as follows: PAULINE DAVIS PERRY AWARDS Shannon Johnstone, associate professor of art, Award for Research and Publication and/or Artistic Achievement Jackie Dietz, professor of mathematics, Award for Excellence in Teaching LAURA HARRILL PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS One of the Harrill awards was presented to Denise Rotondo, dean of the School of Business, in recognition of her efforts in leading Meredith’s School of Business’ successful effort to gain AACSB accreditation. The other Harrill award was presented to Associate Professor of Mathematics Tim Hendrix, Associate Professor of Psychology Mark O’Dekirk, Dean of Students Ann Gleason and Dean of the Library Laura Davidson

for their work as leaders of Meredith’s SACS Reaccreditation and PRISM QEP Teams. HARRY AND MARION EBERLY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AWARDS Kassy Mies, assistant professor of chemistry The Harry and Marion Eberly Faculty Development Awards are given to deserving faculty members for the purpose of helping them progress in their area of expertise. ACCESS AWARD Talani Torres, instructor of dance The Access Award honors a member of the faculty or staff at Meredith College who has made significant contributions toward the advocacy, support, encouragement and success of students with disabilities. PRESIDENTIAL STAFF AWARD Ann Troutman, recruitment specialist in the Office of Admissions STAFF RECOGNITION AWARDS Laura Fieselman, sustainability coordinator Natalie Herrmann, events coordinator

New Lecture Fund Raises Awareness of World Issues By Melyssa Allen

cholar and journalist Haleh Esfandiari, the director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, shared insights into her native Iran during an April 6 lecture titled “Iran Between Repression and Dissent.” Esfandiari’s lecture was the first event sponsored by the Broder-Wallace Endowment Fund, in conjunction with the Department of History and Political Science. The fund was established by Dorothy Smith Broder, ’56, to support educational opportunities to broaden student awareness of the history, society and politics of Western, Middle Eastern or Asian History. At the lecture, Vice President for College Programs Jean Jackson explained the fund was “named for two strong women,”

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alumna Betty Broder, and former faculty member Lillian Parker Wallace. Jackson noted that Iranian author Azar Nafisi and Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi preceded Esfandiari in speaking at Meredith. Nafisi spoke in 2004, and Ebadi presented the 2006 Lillian Parker Wallace Lecture. Esfandiari said “it is very difficult to follow in the footsteps of Azar Nafisi, and Shirin Ebadi, but I hope it will become a tradition at Meredith every few years to have a speaker [who focuses on] women’s issues in Iran.” In Iran, Esfandiari was a journalist, served as deputy secretary general of the Women’s Organization of Iran, and was the deputy director of a cultural foundation. Her memoir, “My Prison, My Home,” is based on her arrest by the Iranian security authorities

in 2007, after which she spent 105 days in solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin Prison. Her lecture at Meredith was wideranging, focusing on women’s rights, the protests following the 2009 presidential election, and her own experiences in Iran. “For three decades, Iranian women have fought efforts to turn back the clock on women’s rights,” Esfandiari said. In closing, Esfandiari told Meredith students in the audience that she had been moved while reading the College’s mission statement, contrasting its themes with the political climate in Iran. “Always remember that you attend a college that values openness, the pursuit of truth, and values justice and compassion,” said Esfandiari.

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Chaplain Sam Carothers Retires after 27 Years at Meredith By Melyssa Allen

The Board of Trustees voted to grant tenure to Mary Kay Delaney, Stephanie Hurt, Jeff Langenderfer, Jane Barnes, Edna Collins,

am Carothers led Meredith’s Wednesday Worship on the morning of April 28, just as he had many times in the past. This service was special because it was Carothers’ last before his retirement as chaplain at Meredith College, a position he held for more than 27 years. Carothers told the students, faculty, staff, friends and family gathered for the service that his years at Meredith had been “a rich journey.” During the service he reflected on Meredith College as a community with whom Carothers had experienced “times of grief and times of great joy.” Using theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “Life Together” as the basis of his message, Carothers defined community as a group of “people committed to one another in the best of times and the worst of times.” Building community and supporting Meredith students, faculty and staff has been a theme of Carothers’ time at Meredith. Among the highlights for Carothers was working to bring Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel to campus in 2003, and serving in 2005 on the Tide of Hope committee that raised nearly $125,000 to support tsunami relief efforts in Sri Lanka. Both of these experiences were about building relationships with the local community and beyond. “The Tide of Hope effort, which grew from an incredibly tragic situation, gave us opportunities for wonderful connections with people in Sri Lanka,” Carothers said. “Meredith does this in so many ways; doing everything we can to rally to support someone.” Wiesel’s lecture at Meredith, which was sponsored in large part by Meredith’s Lillian Parker Wallace Fund, brought Carothers together with local rabbis, the Raleigh-Cary Jewish Federation, and many others. “We spent a year planning, raising money and working together,” Carothers said. “It was a beautiful experience, and I

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Dan Fountain, Dana Gay and Steven Roten. Barnes, Collins, Fountain, Gay and Roten were also promoted to associate professor. Monica McKinney was promoted to full professor. The board also approved emeritus/a status for the following faculty members who retired at the end of the 2009-10 academic year: Sarah English, James Fogle, David Lynch, Reg Shiflett and Mary Thomas. Retiring faculty members were honored during the College’s annual Faculty/Staff Recognition event in April. Four new members joined the Meredith College Board of Trustees in July 2010. The new members are Andrea Bazán, of Durham,

valued the process of blending these two communities together.” As chaplain, Carothers supported students of all denominations and faiths. He has served as the advisor of the Meredith Christian Association, and is proud of his involvement with the establishment of a Muslim Student Association and Catholic Angels organization. Working with students and staying connected with them as alumnae is something Carothers said he will cherish. “Watching students as they grow and mature, officiating at weddings, seeing their children, and participating in ordination for alumnae who are in the ministry, just that stream of knowing students through those milestones and being part of their life history,” said Carothers. “I’ve gotten to be a part of some very significant changes in peoples’ lives.” Carothers is succeeded by Stacy Pardue, who began as chaplain in late July. Prior to joining the staff at Meredith, Pardue served as an associate minister at Greystone Baptist Church in Raleigh. Carothers had this advice for the new chaplain. “You are walking into an incredibly fine group of people,” Carothers said. “Get to know them, build trusting relationships, and you will love it here.”

N.C.; Anne Bryan, ’71, of Raleigh, N.C.; Ann Shivar, ’74, of Raleigh, N.C.; and Mary Dossenbach, of Sanford, N.C. Associate Professor of Education Marge Terhaar-Yonkers is the 2010 president-elect of the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (NC-CEC). Terhaar-Yonkers is the program coordinator of special education for Meredith’s graduate programs. Encore!, the Meredith College choral ensemble, was asked to sing at a Pentagon event as part of the U.S. Army G-8 Women’s Recognition Symposium. G-8 is an organization that is part of the Headquarters of the Department of the US Army. The event theme was “Women with Vision: Moving Beyond Our Position into Our Purpose.” Tracy Knight, ’89, administrative assistant in the School of Business, recently earned recognition for her writing in the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Competition. Knight’s story, “Burial Ground,” was one of two second place winners. John Kincheloe, media specialist in the Carlyle Campbell Library, was awarded second place in the Lyricist’s 2010 statewide poetry competition. The Lyricist is a literary journal published annually by Campbell University. M er edi t h M ag az i n e / S um mer 2 010 /

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he Meredith athletics teams finished the 2009-10 seasons with multiple awards and a fifth place finish overall in the women’s side of the USA South President’s Cup. The Avenging Angels finished above three co-ed schools and the other two single gender institutions in the standings. Meredith’s standing was boosted by a first place finish in soccer, a second place in tennis, fourth place in cross country and a fifth place in softball. The soccer team (15-4-1) led the way for the Avenging Angels, picking up Meredith’s first regular season USA South championship. Junior Alex Calvert won Player of the Year honors while Paul Smith was named Coach of the Year. Meredith placed two players on the All-Conference first team, three on the second team and three on the honorable mention team. During the season, Calvert won four USA South Player of the Week awards and was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second

USA South Player of the Year Alex Calvert, ’10 team, while Kristy Knight took home three of her own Player of the Week honors. Three players were also named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association All State first team. Volleyball (14-18) was led by senior Morgan White and her USA South All-Conference third team as the Avenging Angels finished seventh in the conference. The cross country team ran as a unit and finished

fourth in the USA South Championships. The basketball team (7-17) won the USA South Sportsmanship award for the second time in three years. Meredith was represented on the USA South All-Conference teams by senior Brittany Cornelius on the second team, junior Megan Rahn on the honorable mention team and Hunter Johnson on the All-Sportsmanship team. Spring highlights included the Meredith tennis team (12-4) finishing second in the USA South conference in back-to-back years. Three members made the All-Conference team with junior Ashley Pearsall and senior Kathryn Maples on the first team and sophomore Casey Collins on the second team. The softball team (22-17) completed their best conference season ever with a fifth place finish. Meredith was represented on the AllConference first team by freshmen Kirstin Morris and Guss Crist. Visit www.meredith.edu/athletics for more on Meredith’s Avenging Angels.

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Students Win Design Competition, Participate in Habitat Project By Melyssa Allen

eredith seniors earned first and third place and two Honorable Mentions in the Otto Zenke Competition, sponsored by the Carolinas Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (CCASID). Mary Rose won first place. She received $1,000 and the Meredith College Interior Design program received a matching $1,000. Rose is senior graphic designer in the Meredith Department of Marketing. Emily Cobb won third place and received a $500 cash prize. Allison van den Berg and Molly Timberlake received honorable mentions for their projects. The annual Otto Zenke student competition is open to all college and university Interior Design programs with Student Chapters of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) in North and South Carolina. Martha Burpitt, professor of human Meredith interior design students created decoraenvironmental sciences, assigned the Otto tive screens for a Habitat for Humanity project. Zenke competition project to her senior level interior design class; four projects that met all Another group of Meredith interior design students worked with local designer aspects of the problem statement were then Edward Walker, known for his appearances submitted to the competition.

on TLC’s “Trading Spaces,” to promote Habitat for Humanity’s Wake County ReStore. The students and Walker repurposed bi-fold doors from the Habitat Wake ReStore into headboards, room dividers and decorative screens. Their work was displayed at the Southern Ideal Home Show in April. Meredith participants were Breanne Lutz, Kelsey Davis, Victoria Benbassat, Nancy Roscigno, Karen Caira, Caroline Ashworth, Kaitlin Williams, Susan McLain, Kathryn Trogdon, Samantha Perry and Kristen Dee. The students are members of Meredith’s student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Associate Professor Jane Crowley is Meredith’s ASID chapter advisor. “The students learned how interesting and diverse the solutions were to re-purposing an interior building component,” Crowley said. “The process was a beneficial hands-on, three dimensional project, perfect for inclusion in their portfolios.” For more on Meredith’s interior design program, visit www.meredith.edu/hes/ interiordesign.

Faculty Member Assists with Grant to Close Achievement Gap By Melyssa Allen

five-year, $1.25 million grant received by Durham Public Schools (DPS) and the Durham Association of Educators (DAE) has a Meredith College connection. Betty Davidson, a member of the biological sciences faculty, served on the UNCChapel Hill educational leadership research group that helped prepare the grant proposal. Davidson co-authored the concept paper upon which the grant proposal was based. DPS Superintendent Carl Harris, along with other DPS and DAE officials, honored the UNC-CH authors during a formal dinner in December. The concept paper presents data on achievement by both gender and ethnicity. The paper states that “overwhelmingly, the

data presented shows that gaps between males and females exist across the board, and that gaps between African American males and other sub-groups are omnipresent … the sheer fact that fully half of all DPS students are African American and 27% of the DPS student population is African American male justifies the focus on this particular group of students.” Education is a topic in which Davidson has much experience. She is a former Orange County School Board member, a teacher for 20 years, and at Meredith, she is the director of comprehensive science licensure and the coordinator of the introductory biology program. The research found that the necessary elements for success in closing the achieve-

ment gap are effective leadership, exemplary instruction and engaged students “who believe in the value of school.” The concept paper presented several options, including support programs, new course content and partnerships with students’ families and Durham community members. The paper further states, “We know too, that for substantial change, DPS (and the state and national decision makers too) will need to lead communities to re-think deep societal patterns.” Now that the grant has been received, Davidson may join the leadership team as they create a roadmap for the next five years. “This is an effort we’re all very passionate about; it is a call to action we take very seriously and I hope to be a part of the solution,” Davidson said. M er edi t h M ag az i n e / S um m er 2 010 /

Navigating the College Search I

f you have a child in high school, you may already know that there are numerous resources available to help students and their families conduct an effective college search. From step-by-step timelines to searchable websites, they all promise what both parents and students want—finding and getting into the right college. But the truth is, there’s really no one “right college” for every student, just as there’s no perfect college search process. What matters is that you ultimately reach the goals you have set as a family (and perhaps even enjoy the process along the way). We asked our admissions team, as well as parents and students who have completed a college search, for some tips to help families navigate the process. These are some of the standouts from their own experiences, both as admissions professionals who help guide students and families through their searches every day and as recent participants in the college search process.

Read on for some ideas to help your family conduct an effective college search. Because every search is different, these tips are not meant to be followed in order, nor may they all work for you. Feel free to pick and choose the ones that feel right for your family.

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The most vital part of my search was the help I received from my teachers. My teachers provided me with their encouragement, opinions and references whenever I needed them.”—Michelle Cox, ’13

It’s important to visit different types of colleges, because you never really know how you feel about a campus until you experience it for yourself. A college or university at the bottom of your list may move to the top, so schedule a campus tour or attend an Open House. And be sure to ask what other options are available. If you’re interested in attending a class or scheduling an overnight, most campuses will be happy to arrange it. It’s okay to visit more than once too!” —Megan Greer, Associate Director of Admissions

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As your family goes through the college search process, we encourage you to reference this list often. Suggestions that may not resonate initially may be more meaningful down the road, when you’re at a different point in your search process. This information may also provide a helpful starting point for a discussion about what you want to accomplish as a family. Talk about how each of you would envision an ideal college search. Identify your goals—and potential challenges. Although you may very well become overwhelmed and anxious at times, it is definitely possible to enjoy your college search—particularly if you can keep in mind that this is a once-in-a-lifetime event.

And, if you remember nothing else after reading this article, keep in mind that the most important piece of advice can be summed up in one word: VISIT.

The following individuals were consulted in writing this article: Cristan Harris, Director of Admissions, Megan Greer, Associate Director of Admissions, Michelle Cox, ’13, Kimberlee Fulp, parent of Staci Fulp, ’13, Meredith Secosky, Admissions Counselor, and Christina Cole, ’13.

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Sp tlight on Student Achievement By Melyssa Allen

For the past 10 years, Meredith College has set aside a day each spring to celebrate student successes that occurred during the academic year. A variety of academic presentations, poster sessions, artistic endeavors and award presentations were in the spotlight during the 2010 event.

s the spring semester winds down, the Meredith College community takes time before the start of exams to focus on the academic, artistic and athletic achievements of its students during an event known as Celebrating Student Achievement Day. The day, which is filled with conference sessions, poster presentations and exhibits that highlight student research and scholarship across the disciplines, has been a Meredith tradition since the College held its first undergraduate research conference in 2000. During the 2010 event, held April 22, more than 130 students shared their research accomplishments. The day included nearly 12 hours of research presentations, arts performances and academic and leadership awards ceremonies. In recent years, special focus has been placed on the College’s annual campus theme. In 2009-10, Meredith’s campus theme was “Catalysts for Change” and related research efforts were recognized in the program. Sixteen research presentations or special events earned the designation. Topics ranged from “Green Issues,” which included a presentation of Meredith College’s greenhouse gas inventory, to “Issues in Health and Healthcare,” which featured a comparison of maternal health factors and infant wellness in Raleigh and in Tanzania. In his opening remarks at the annual academic and leadership awards ceremony, Vice President for Academic Programs Allen Page said the day “provides an opportunity to observe student successes and take pride in their accomplishments. Meredith’s goal is to educate women to excel, and today, we are feasting on the results of that effort.”

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Alumna Katherine Page Gracz, ’01, put the skills she gained as a professional organizer to good use following Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake. A longtime volunteer for Danita’s Children orphanage, Gracz spent nearly a month implementing an organizational system for the orphanage’s donations and supplies.

Katherine Page Gracz, ’01, with two of the more than 130 residents of Danita’s Children orphanage. Seven-year-old Lonique, on the right, lost his arm and his father in Haiti’s earthquake. Three weeks after the earthquake, Lonique and his mother were found in a temporary hospital in Port-au-Prince. They came to live at the orphanage, where his mother now works.

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hen an earthquake occurred in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 12, 2010, its effects were felt around the world. Haiti was a country already facing critical issues such as poverty and infant mortality and the earthquake compounded the island nation’s needs. Danita’s Children/Hope for Haiti Children’s Center, an orphanage located in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, escaped damage from the earthquake, but took in approximately 50 children from Port-auPrince after the earthquake, bringing the orphanage’s total number of residents to more than 130. The new children weren’t the only new arrivals. With the earthquake bringing attention to Haiti, donors flooded Danita’s Children with clothing and other supplies. Danita Estrella, the orphanage’s director, called upon Meredith College alumna Katherine Page Gracz, ’01, for help. Gracz is a professional organizer who has worked for Minding Your Matters, a Cary, N.C.-based firm that provides organizing methods and tools for residential and business clients. She is also a longtime volunteer with Danita’s Children, which Gracz first supported during a church mission trip in 2006. When the earthquake happened, Gracz was in the process of scheduling a volunteer trip to the orphanage, but moved up her timeline for the trip at the request of Danita’s Children staff member Brenda Sapp.

“After the earthquake, Brenda Sapp called and said, ‘if there’s any way you can come down now, we could really use your help’,” Gracz said. “The orphanage needed their volunteers to take care of the kids, so they didn’t have time to organize.” Gracz responded to the request by spending nearly the entire month of March in Ouanaminthe organizing the donations that had arrived. “They had received clothes, shoes, diapers, baby formula—anything you could imagine,” Gracz said. “My job was to bring some order to the chaos.” The orphanage’s church building had been converted into a sleeping space for the children who had arrived from Port-au-Prince. A space in the back of the building was designated for the donations.

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Gracz started by setting up a cubicle storage system that would save time for volunteers by arranging supplies for each child. “The child’s play clothes would be in the cube each morning so the morning shift volunteers would have the outfit needed after the child’s bath, and then immediately restock the cube with the child’s pajamas, so that what they needed next would always be in the cube,” Gracz explained. The rest of her time was spent sorting through thousands of pieces of clothing that had been donated. The task was seemingly endless, as every new group of volunteers who arrived in Haiti brought new donations with them. “Each volunteer group would bring at least four or five suitcases full of donations,” Gracz said. “One group brought 18 cases.” She organized these donations into collections based on the ages for which they were appropriate, ranging from infant to adults. At first she was working without storage containers, and when 120 bins finally arrived, they were quickly filled. In addition to her professional work as an organizer, Gracz has done volunteer work with the Triangle (N.C) chapter of the non-profit Dress for Success, which was founded by Meredith alumna Pat Nathan, ’74. Dress for Success collects business clothing and distributes it to women in need who are job searching. Gracz said this experience prepared her for the huge task in Haiti.

The impulse to help in response to a natural disaster such as Haiti’s earthquake is strong. Katherine Gracz offers a few tips that will help maximize the benefit of your donations, and make them easier for non-profits to manage.

After

Knowing about Dress for Success’ system of organizing donated clothing “told me that there is a way to do this [task] and it can be done,” Gracz said. “If I hadn’t had that experience I would not have known what to do.” The March trip was Gracz’s third time volunteering in Haiti. In addition to that first visit with her church, she also volunteered with other Minding Your Matters staff in 2008. They organized medical supplies and sorted through donations, creating an organized system that would allow any volunteer to find supplies easily. Those she’s met in Haiti inspire Gracz. “Going to Haiti connects me with the reality of everyday life there. Anything you do is so appreciated,” she said. “Before the earthquake, people in Haiti needed food, water, clothing and shelter … they have walked through hard times for years, but still have so much hope,” Gracz said. For more information on Danita’s Children, Hope for Haiti Children’s Center, visit www.danitaschildren.org.

Contact the non-profit to which you want to donate and find out what the actual needs are, if possible. “Speak to someone directly and find out if they need the items you plan to donate. If they don’t need it, in the end it might not be that helpful.”

Ask if monetary gifts are more helpful. “Some items are cheaper to buy onsite than to ship. In Haiti for example, some supplies are cheaper to purchase in the Dominican Republic than in the U.S.” Buying onsite also benefits the local economy.

When donating items, try to group like items together and label what is in the container. “Think about retrieval rather than storage—someone will have to unpack the donations, and if the items are already organized that will make it easier.”

Abide by the non-profit’s rules for donations. “It can be overwhelming to deal with donations during a time of crisis, so it is important to send what can be most useful.”

lumnae Connection Notes and news for Meredith alumnae

Highlights Alumna Profile: Ruby McSwain, ’54 (H).... 23 Memorable Moments.................... 24 Alumna Profile: Julia Adams, ’06....... 26 Residence Life Then and Now........... 27 Alumna Profile: Jennifer Facciolini, ’98.. ............. 28

To read more about Alumnae Reunion Weekend, including the 2010 Alumnae Award recipients, and to view a slideshow of images from the event, please visit www. meredith.edu/alumnae

(Above) This year’s alumnae award winners with President Maureen Hartford: Wendy Royal Cabral, ’94, Laura McNeill Cox, ’05, Linda Keith Ray, ’74. (Right) Members of the Class of 1960 celebrate their golden reunion.

Reflecting on Reunion Weekend by Janet Belvin Morris, ’70

n my real life, I’m a 61-year-old wife, mother of three, grandmother of one adorable little girl (I’ve got pictures!) and school teacher responsible for the education and welfare of about 120 12- and 13-year old children. But for about 48 hours this past May, I was transported through some odd space/time continuum to 1968-70, the years when I was a student at Meredith College. It’s a funny thing about going to a women’s college. There’s just a special bond you develop living with women. The friendships I made there in the latter days of the Vietnam War and the tumultuous sixties are still vibrant today. We gathered several times during the course of those golden 48 hours, once at a classmate’s home, once at the College for a luncheon, and once at a restaurant for dinner out, some of us with spouses and some without. As I reflect back on that reunion weekend, the one feeling that I keep coming back to is a sense of lightheartedness. It was as if all the worries, heartaches, aches and pains, losses and burdens of the past 40 years were swept away—had never happened. For two days, I was once again an innocent 19-year-old girl. My first sweetheart hadn’t yet hurt me, I hadn’t yet made the D in Old English, and my parents were still alive and taking care of me. I hadn’t yet gone through the pain of childbirth and the pangs of setting my three children free. All these burdens were mysteriously and temporarily lifted from my shoulders. Curiously, I saw the same reaction in all the girls I saw seated at our Class of 1970 table. I say “girls” but, of course, anyone who saw us would call us “old women.” We have all changed physically in some fashion. Most of us have white or graying hair; some choose to cover it up—I know, I know…it’s a losing battle but I’m still fighting it. We have the typical ailments common to all who are lucky enough to get older. We creak, we have arthritis, we’re slower. Our waistlines have expanded in direct correlation to our years on this planet. Around our table at the reunion were women who have experienced the gamut of what life has to offer: marriage (some of us more than once!), the birth of children, the death of parents, and sadly, for some, the death of a child or a spouse. Some have children who are physically challenged in some way so that they still require primary care. All of us are women who have experienced successes in life and a few failures. We have changed the way the world looks at women. We own car dealerships, manage companies, serve as executives at corporations, advocate for social change, teach, and most importantly, manage homes and raise children. But for 48 hours at the reunion we were 19 again—carefree, young and trying to decide which door to open first. We were wearing white dresses and carrying a daisy chain on our continued on page 22

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class notes Compiled by the Office of Alumnae & Parent Relations from February 2010 – May 2010. Information may be edited for space limitations and content restrictions. Submit class notes to your class agent, online at www.meredith.edu/alumnae, by email at alumnae@meredith.edu, by fax (919) 760-2818, or by phone to the Office of Alumnae and Parent Relations at (919) 760-8548. Deadline for the Fall 2010 issue is September 24, 2010. Submissions received after this date will appear in the Spring 2011 issue.

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Barbara Hale Edwards moved to Anderson, S.C., in

July of 2007 to be closer to family. She is enjoying her new town, home and church.

’53

Doril Williams Henderson is still living in Rocky Mount, N.C., with her husband. Her two daughters, also Meredith graduates, live in Rocky Mount as well. Juanita Ipock Smith writes that she and her husband traveled abroad to Switzerland and Germany this past year. Also, she and five other Meredith alumnae recently gathered for a weekend in Raeford, N.C.

’56

Margaret Anne English Smith is a piano instructor and the president of the Raleigh Piano Teachers Association.

’65

Billie Hartsell Freeman continues to live in Raleigh

with her husband, Duff. She cherishes time spent with her first grandchild.

’66

Sandra Flynt Canipe retired from her position at the First Baptist Preschool.

’71

After 30 years in public education, Carolyn Pond Fisher has retired and works part time with future math teachers at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in the College of Education. Fisher enjoys skiing in the winter and golf and gardening in the summer. Her first grandchild was born in May.

’73

Patricia Matthews Hothorn is a clinical social worker in private practice in Nashville, Tenn. Hothorn and her husband own several “Which Wich” sandwich restaurants.

’74

’79

Christian School as a math teacher.

Board of Directors for the Garner Chamber of Commerce. She continues to work for WakeMed Health & Hospitals as the chief compliance officer.

Catherine C. Bailey is working at Fayetteville

’75

In addition to being classmates, Sherri Houchens Blight and Barbara Morton March are now in-laws! Blight’s daughter married March’s son this past May.

’76

Susan White Carroll is a media specialist at Sted-

man Primary School in Cumberland County.

’77

Beth Leavel, who won a Tony Award for her role in

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” is now playing the leading role of Donna Sheridan in “Mamma Mia” on Broadway. Julie Taylor would like to let her classmates know that she did not change her last name when she married Scott Swezy on October 24, 2009, and her contact information remains the same.

Pandora Dunn Holloway has been appointed to the

’80

Jo Allen, senior vice president and provost at

Widener University, has co-edited a new book on technical communication, “Assessment in Technical and Professional Communication”, and is the author of one of its chapters. This book addresses the demands of and expectations for assessment in technical communication. Lynn Hoggard Harvey works for the North Carolina Public School System where she administers the school lunch program. In March, she participated in a national conference held in Washington, D.C., where she directed an event attended by First Lady Michelle Obama. LuAnn Whitley Joyner has recently accepted a new position as the marketing and community relations specialist at Bertie Memorial Hospital in Windsor, N.C.

Where in the World is Meredith? Help us share in ere “Where in the Wh is World” Meredith orld h? w e alumnae have edit th Mer been. The next time you make plans to travel, request a Meredith T-shirt and then submit a photo of yourself wearing the shirt. To request a shirt, contact the Alumnae Office at (919) 760-8548 or alumnae@meredith.edu.

Melinda Wooten Shepard, ’97, and her daughter, Cate, on Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China.

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mention by the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize for her work “Burial Ground.” Susan Godbold Stuppnig has been elected to serve a second term as communications chair on the Board of Directors in Charlotte, N.C., for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

peers at Four Seasons Compassion for Life and writes that, she “never imagined [she] would work for Hospice, but it has been a blessing.”

Carol Brooks Uphoff is the president of The Churchill Group. She is also working as a tutor and as an instructor.

’90

Allison Trabucco Cain recently published “The

principal at Charlotte Christian School. Cheryl Al-

’85

derman Slokker is the marketing director for Saks

’96

Nancy Mullinax Stamper and her husband and

son have recently moved to Wilson, N.C. She is the curriculum coach at Glendale-Kenly Elementary School in Johnston County.

’84

Carolyn Quincy Foil has joined Central Piedmont

Community College, the largest community college in North Carolina, as executive director of the CPCC Services Corporation, a non-profit organization supporting projects of the college. Foil lives in Charlotte, N.C., and has three children. Lisa Miralia is the experimental/ electronic/classical music director for an FM radio station in Cleveland and hosts a weekly experimental music radio show. Miralia is active in the music and art scenes in northeast Ohio, where she performs and creates art pieces, as well as graphic music scores, for gallery shows and local publications.

’89

Gretchen Holt Witt served as this year’s commence-

ment speaker at Meredith. She was selected by Women’s Day as one of the members of its list “Women Who Are Changing the World,” in recognition of her work as co-founder of the non-profit Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. The organization, which raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer, has also been featured in Oprah Magazine, Family Circle, Parade, Ladies’ Home Journal and Redbook. Tracy Knight received an honorable

Amanda Williams Poole is the middle school

Fifth Avenue in Richmond, Va.

’92

Tonya E. Hill is the owner and president of Panache Details, LLC.

’93

Kim Peeples Reynolds has written a novel titled “Alex Charles: The Evening Oak.” The young adult, historical fiction novel was released in June. Jessica Cook Smythe works at Crowe Paradis, LLC and has 13 years of experience as a Workers’ Compensation and liability defense attorney. Smythe was the guest speaker at a workshop focusing on Mandatory Insurance Reporting (MIR) requirements by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Libbie Farmer Zimmer has been appointed head of lower school, serving children in junior kindergarten through fourth grade, at Sanford School. She and her husband have two children.

’94

Anne Leigh Wankel lives in Hendersonville, N.C., with her husband and three school-aged children. Wankel received an award for excellence from her

’95

Whisper of God,” a 52 week devotional that encourages readers to find God in the ordinary.

Heather Graves Shurm is working as a sales

manager and realtor for Hometown Realty. Kimberly Zucker Siefert has finished her first year in gradu-

ate school at NC State University.

’97

Angie Edrington is a special education teacher in

Norfolk, Va., with the Southeastern Educational Cooperative Programs. Edrington specializes in working with children with autism.

’98

Jennifer Joyner Facciolini was named Southeastern N.C. Regional Teacher of the Year and the 2010-11 AT&T North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She teaches social studies at Sampson County’s Midway High School in Newton Grove, N.C. (See article pg. 28 for more information.)

’99

Emily Almasy (MBA) was recently honored by the Tri-

angle Business Journal with its “40 Under 40” Leadership Award. Almasy continues to work as the manager of account services at Sinclair & Co. in Raleigh, N.C.

continued from page 20 shoulders. We were sitting cross-legged on dorm floors, our hair in curlers, opening a box of home-baked goodies from Mom. Oh, what a glorious two days. When the final event concluded, we were reluctant to tear ourselves away from each other. We kept posing for one more picture, telling one more hilarious tale, each one beginning with “remember when...?” I was the very last one to leave, my car filled with boxes of memories to be stored in my basement for another time, my heart filled with emotion over the depth of feeling I have for these women. 22

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At my age, I know there is a possibility I will never see some of them again in life. And yet, they have made such an impact on me. They changed me for the better. By some standards, I have not made much of a ripple in my 61 years of life. I have hardly traveled beyond the small circle of a few southeastern states and never held positions of influence or power on

the job. I have never made a great deal of money. But God has blessed me with a circle of friends from Meredith College who still see me as they did 40 years ago. They still love and support me and wish only the best for me as I do for them. I may not have much in the way of material wealth, but in my friendships from Meredith, I am richer than Croesus.

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Heather Craven Sykes graduated from Campbell

University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in May 2010. LyndaMarie Taurasi earned The Radio Television Digital News Association’s 2010 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for “Best Use of Sound.” She was recognized for the feature series “Thank You for Not Smoking in Orange County” that she executive produced for WCHL.

’03

Elisabeth Nason has earned the Project Manage-

ment Institute’s most recognized and respected global credential, the Project Management Professional designation. Nason is employed as training center operations assistant at Global Knowledge in Cary, N.C. Rebecca E. Rawl is working as an internal medicine resident for the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. Camden Watts, a contemporary filmmaker, served as a panelist in the Southern Arts Federation’s third annual Short Circuit Traveling Film Festival. Watts has written, directed, marketed and performed in a variety of shows and ensembles, including live improvisational comedy at Comedy/Worx. In addition to her other credits, Watts created Honey Scroll in 2009, a consulting company that helps marketing, communications and creative companies and their clients work better together.

’04

Elizabeth Bell Hunter earned a Master of Arts in

Liberal Studies from NC State University.

’05

Jenna Chambers continues to work with Target where she was recently promoted to supervisor and transferred to the North Hills Target.

’06

Elizabeth Loftis Plotkin was named Wake County Teacher of the Year. Plotkin works as a kindergarten teacher at Fuller Elementary School. Mary Covington Walker earned a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Campbell University. She has accepted a pharmacy residency position at MCG Health in Savannah, Georgia. Kaitlin Wilson Botts has received an MFA in imaging arts from the Rochester Institutive of Technology and is currently working as an assistant professor of art at Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga.

’07

Kathryn Taylor passed the National Council for Interior

Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam, and has been promoted to associate at The Freelon Group, an awardwinning architectural firm. Josie Walker (MBA) a

New Gift Will Add to the Beauty of Meredith’s Landscape By Melyssa Allen

new gift from a longtime supporter of Meredith College will make a lasting impact on the Meredith College campus. Former Trustee Ruby McSwain, ’54 (H), has provided funds to support the creation of the Ruby McSwain Magnolia Collection, which will supplement the beauty of Meredith’s landscape. McSwain’s love of magnolia trees began at an early age. “Magnolia should be my middle name,” McSwain said. “I grew up under a magnolia tree that was already too big to climb.” Meredith’s campus features many magnolias already, including two substantial Southern magnolias in front of Johnson Hall. Grounds Manager Aaron Schettler said while that style of magnolias is one of the most recognizable, there are more than 200 species of magnolias available, including many smaller, highly ornamental Ruby McSwain, ’ 54 (H) varieties. The McSwain Collection will feature some of the most beautiful and diverse selections of species and cultivated varieties, with funding to provide for plantings well into the future. “Magnolias are found around the world, in a tremendous selection of beautiful and charming flowers,” Schettler explained. “This is a fantastic plant to provide an educational component for students, and spring beauty for the entire campus.” The collection will allow the campus landscape to have an emphasis on magnolias. Planting began in the spring, with more scheduled for this fall and for years to come. Schettler said campus community members should be able to start seeing the impact of the collection by the end of this year. McSwain was elected to the College’s Board of Trustees in 1992. She served on the board until 1995, and again from 1998-2001. In addition to serving Meredith in this capacity, her generous support made a scholarship and library renovations possible. She was also a sponsor of and participating artist in the Spring 2010 Alumnae Art Exhibition. She is pleased that this latest gift allows her to share her love of magnolias with Meredith students. “Meredith has always been admired for its campus,” McSwain said. “There is so much beauty right there for students to enjoy as they are learning.” She imagines art students in particular will be inspired by the variety of magnolias which will be right outside their classrooms. “Words cannot describe what they will come to know through this planting, and the beauty it will bring Meredith all year round,” McSwain said.

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alumnae Connection

South Africa

Costa Rica

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Memorable

Moment

Switzerland

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One of my fondest memories of my study abroad experience was the breathtaking views and magical places we discovered during class. Whether it was exploring the art museums in Italy or going for a hike in Switzerland – the places we discovered are forever engraved in my mind. I recently traveled with my husband to Interlaken, Switzerland, to show him some of the places from my original study abroad memories.” —Shannon MacFarlane Byers, ’99

Japan

Italy

Iceland

Australia

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alumnae Connection senior project manager with International Business Machines, received ITIL v3 Foundations certification. The IT Infrastructure Library is an internationally recognized framework of best practices for IT management.

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Molly Aiken Proudfit graduated with an M.S. in education with a concentration in secondary science education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in May of this year. Jenna Burnham received a Master of Arts in U.S. history from UNC-Greensboro in May of 2010. Mackenzie Lyons works as a campus concierge at High Point University in High Point, N.C.

’09

Meredith Alexander is teaching Spanish at Chantilly High School in Chantilly, Va., and is attending graduate school at George Washington University. Hannah Costner started at Block Gallery for the City of Raleigh this past fall. Meredith Cowart is currently attending Medical School at Ross University in New Jersey. Meredith R. Wynn is currently working as a pharmacy tech for CVS.

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Schrum to Gregory Marsh, 5/1/10. Bonnie Newman to Bobby Creech, 5/8/10. Amanda Strawbridge to Robert David Richardson, Jr., 4/17/2010.

2006 Jennifer Back to Justin Stehle, 9/4/2010. Jennifer Noel to William Henderson on 9/5/09. Kaitlin Wilson-Bryant to Chris Botts, 2010.

2007

1995 Rebecca Daw Blum, a daughter, Havana Calli-

ope, 4/15/09. Anna Johnson Cusatis, a daughter, Annabella Katherine, 2/2/10. Leigh Butler Longino, a daughter, Martha Hollis, 3/22/10. Susan Marlowe Melvin, a daughter, Ashley Nichole, 4/10/09. Angela Smith Ortiz, a son, Talon McBryde, 9/16/09.

Elizabeth Amor to Scott Zelenka, 4/17/10. Tamara

1997

Haynie to Alex Cooper, 5/29/2010. Sarah Eshraghi

Amy Harper Rudd, a daughter, Tory Ashlynn,

to Matthew Kassouf on 9/19/09. Kelly Thompson to Edward Montgomery, 8/7/2010.

2/2/2010. Lori Goforth Shaw, a son, Preston Thomas, 9/20/09. Carol Colston Tuttle, a daughter, Emily Joan, 3/13/10.

2008 Molly Aiken to Matthew Proudfit, 7/10/2010. Anna

1998

Edwards to Jacob Potter, 6/26/2010.

Paige Lassiter Hill, a daughter, Kensley Samantha, 2/25/10. Candace Whitehurst Lehew, a daughter, Claire Elizabeth, 6/23/09. Michelle Stephenson Segedy, a daughter, Sadie Elizabeth, 3/13/2010.Susan Swann Victalino, a son, Ashton Antonio, 4/3/10.

Births & Additions 1990 Yvette Brown, adoption of a daughter, Kendra Roe,

2/26/2010.

1992

1999

12/24/09. Dawn Wilson Smith, a son, Sawyer Harrison, 5/1/09.

Brittany Cleavenge Bass, a daughter, Emma Bailey, 3/7/10. Amy Wade Brewer, a daughter, Lalan Dawn, 5/2/09. Corey Thompson Davis, a son, Seth Martin, 1/18/10. Julie Rebecca Goodman, a daughter, Caroline Ella Franchok, 3/12/09. Amy Smith King, a son, Colby James, 9/22/09. Hadley Robertson Lee, a son, Wellons Robertson, 2/5/10. Dana Flotkoetter Rawls, a daughter, Addison Renee, 3/31/10.

Frieda Culberson Burts to B. Dale Self, 10/31/09.

1994

2000

1995

Kim Clark Brooks, twin sons, Joshua David and

Donna Hicks Wright, a daughter, Elizabeth Baker

Jackson Clark, 2/25/09.

“Liza Baker,” 3/25/10.

Kerianne O. Bethea and Jessica L. Dean are moving to Spain to teach school in September 2010. Dare Snead has moved to New York City where she is interning with Hunter Dixon, a new clothing line.

Marriages 1940

Cheryl Kapella to Ronald Raugh, 6/26/09.

Amy Thompson-Barfield, a daughter, Annabella

Caroline, 3/29/10. Gwendolyn Daughtry Hodges, a son, Jordan Kure, 11/7/09. Martha Inscore Howard, a daughter, Addie Marie, 4/16/10.

1993 Kimberly Colston Hilliard, a daughter, Mary Grace,

1998 Shirley Mullinax to Phillip Lombardi on 7/18/09. Susan Swann to Alexander Victalino, 10/2009.

2002 Emily Roudabush to Matthew Anderson on

10/17/09. Molly Behrends to Caleb Layton, 3/20/2010. Amy Erbeznik to Shawn Perry, 3/6/2010.

2003 Su-Anne Ward to Jason Estes, 7/3/2010

2004 Sandra Harrison to N. Brian Dixon, 7/10/2010. Kristen Oldham to Christopher Mcghee, 6/12/2010.

2005 Emily Bottoms to Kyle Turner, 7/31/10. Jennifer

Alumnae Office Welcomes New Additions to the Meredith Family Be it pink or blue, we have a bib for you! If you have welcomed a new addition to your family, please be sure to share the good news with the Office of Alumnae & Parent Relations. In addition to being included in the Class Notes, the Alumnae Office will send a bib to welcome your new son or daughter to the Meredith family. You can submit Class Notes online at www.meredith.edu/alumnae, via email at alumnae@meredith.edu or by phone by calling (919) 760-8548.

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Alumna’s Work Supports People with Disabilities in North Carolina By Melyssa Allen

ulia Adams, ’06, spends her days fighting to improve the lives of North Carolina citizens with disabilities. Adams is the assistant director of government relations for The Arc of North Carolina, the state chapter of a non-profit that advocates for people with cognitive and developmental disabilities. “Basically, I’m the lobbyist for The Arc. I run The Arc’s policy agenda at the General Assembly, do research on policy and communicate with the legislators,” said Adams, who was known as Julia Leggett while at Meredith earning a degree in political science. “It is rewarding to be a professional lobbyist as a person with a disability. I’m very proud of that.” According to Adams, disabilities advocacy includes a wide variety of issues, such as education, access to transportation and affordable housing, healthcare and social justice. “People with disabilities want to live in their community, have their own apartment, have a job, and participate fully in their community. It is getting better but that’s still a challenge,” said Adams. One accomplishment—her work to improve access issues in the legislative building—affects Adams nearly every day as she works with the North Carolina General Assembly. Julia Adams, ’06 “When I began as a lobbyist, the legislative building was not the most accessible building in the world—it was not very wheelchair accessible,” said Adams. “This is changing. Now, we’re seeing the restrooms become more accessible, and the use of handheld microphones in the legislature so that those with disabilities can participate fully.” Adams sits on the board of the N.C. Professional Lobbyist Association, a position in which she takes pride. She is also proud of the legislation she’s helped get passed, including a bill that helped protect students with disabilities from bullying. “It is a great reward when you get up every morning to know that you are doing a job that is improving the lives of these individuals.” Adams feels the job, which she’s held since 2007, is a perfect fit. “I have always been a creature of politics, and as a person with a disability myself, I’ve been a self-advocate and an advocate for others with disabilities,” said Adams. “This is my passion; it’s all I ever wanted to do.”

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Elizabeth Carver Hamilton, a son, Henry, 2/28/10. Nancy Richardson Lassiter, a daughter, Alexis “Lexi” Grace, 2/22/10. Amy Stallings Lee, a son, Bennett Douglas, 10/28/09. Heather Spires Ragland, a daughter, Larkin Rae, 2/23/10. Sarah Fuqua Wilson, a son, Mitchell Alan, 2/17/10.

2002 Ashley Maher Marlow, a daughter, Hannah Caroline, 8/31/09.

2003 Mary-Anne Holmes Greene, a son, Edward Glenn, 5/18/10.

2004 Kara Joy McLendon, a son, Caleb Hadyn, 11/4/09. Kacie Miller Teeter, a daughter, Anna Redding,

5/17/10.

2006 Dee Edwards Belvin, a son, Braxton Timothy, 10/16/09. Dana Keck Kadwell, a daughter, Ada Jane, 2/19/10. Julie Stansbury Powell, a daughter, Grace Rebekah, 12/22/09. Jennifer Pearson Taylor, a son, Cash Todd, 1/15/10.

2007 Rebekah Hroza Ivey, a daughter, Cresson Olivia,

8/7/09.

Deaths 1937 Efee Dawkins, 5/8/2010. Alice Goodman Satisky, 4/21/2010. Mary Alice Baston Ward, 4/29/2010.

1938 Jean Davis Moberg, 4/19/10. Margaret Weatherspoon Parker, 2/8/10.

1940 Evelyn Short Davis, 12/13/08. Louise Bennette Denmark, 5/27/10. Evelyn Marshburn Turner,

2/16/10.

1941 Eleanor Evans Lewis, 2/12/10.

1942 Marjorie Rhea Beamon, 2/10.

1944 Annie White Elam, 2/2/10.

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In the residence halls THEN 1950s

In the apartments NOW 2010

1945

1976

1964

Elizabeth Carter Fields, 1/23/10. Hilda Gibbs,

Susan Stancil Plyler, 3/13/10.

Gayle Sullivan Van Velsor in the death of her

2/25/10.

1946

1984 Mary Roberts Iler, 3/26/10.

Augusta Elmore Rook, 4/25/10.

1949 Esther Green Bierbaum, 2/14/10. Frances Spruill Chandler, 5/28/10.

husband.

1966 Anne Parker Phillips in the death of her mother.

Sympathy 1934

1967 Ann Batson James in the death of her aunt. Betty

Katharine Davis Ogburn in the death of her sister.

Webb in the death of her brother-in-law.

Emily Pool Aumiller, 2/26/10. Frances Moore

1943

1968

Rogers, 12/23/09.

Nan Davis Van Every in the death of her sister.

Kathryn Booth Butler in the death of her father.

1955

1946 Mary Davis Davidson in the death of her sister.

1969

Sally Drake Anderson, 2/4/10.

1950

1956

Jean Davis Newell in the death of her son.

Catherine Atkins Pickler, 3/8/10. LaRue Taylor

1948

Pollard, 2/7/10.

Mildred Hoyle Wood in the death of her husband.

1958

1949

Ann Swanson Eure, 4/24/2010.

1960 Joyce Canady Baker, 2/27/10.

Idalia Oglesby High in the death of her husband.

1954 Jane Williamson Teague in the death of her daughter.

1961

Bernice White Whiteside in the death of her husband.

Linda Marsh Green, 4/15/10.

1955

1970

Ruth Jeanne Allen Moss in the death of her

Rebecca Batson Lawson in the death of her aunt.

1970 Julia Hacskaylo Abernethy in the death of her father.

1971 Mary-Stuart Parker Alderman in the death of her

mother. Lynn McDowell Pelsmaeker in the death of her father and father-in-law.

1972 Peggy Incerto Zachry in the death of her aunt.

1975

4/27/2010.

husband. Frances Pickard Murray in the death of her husband.

1975

1956

1979

Nancy Drake Savage in the death of her sister.

Kay Pollock Bender in the death of her father.

Susan Hill, 1/30/10. Martha Watson Perry,

Rebecca Campbell, 2/7/10.

Anne Pollock Waller in the death of her father.

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Meredith College Alumna is N.C. Teacher of the Year

Richardson McGrath in the death of her mother.

By Melyssa Allen

1982

ennifer Facciolini, ’98, always wanted to be a teacher. Growing up, she taught school to a classroom full of her dolls, and asked Santa to send her a chalkboard. After 11 years in the classroom, Facciolini’s love of teaching has resulted in her being named the 2010-11 AT&T North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Facciolini teaches social studies at Midway High School in Newton Grove, N.C. She strives to create an active classroom, where students work together to analyze historical documents or leaders. “I believe that learning happens when we as teachers ask the right questions rather than simply giving students the answer,” she explained. “Especially with history, students have a preconceived idea that the class will be full of lectures about the past and will require lots of memorization. I want them to understand that learning Jennifer Facciolini, ’98 is thinking.” As Teacher of the Year, Facciolini received prizes including a car to use during the year she serves as Teacher of the Year, an engraved plaque, a cash award of $7,500, a trip to the National Teacher of the Year conference, the opportunity to travel abroad through an endowment at the North Carolina Center for International Understanding, and a technology package valued at more than $17,000 from SMART Technologies. She also will serve as an advisor to the State Board of Education for two years. She’s especially excited about one benefit of the award—the opportunity to travel and meet other teachers. “Meeting other teachers will provide me with a network of educators with whom I can exchange ideas and reflect on best practices,” Facciolini said. “I am sure that I will get some really great ideas from teachers across our state that I can use in my classroom.” A Teaching Fellow at Meredith College, she earned a major in American civilization and social studies licensure. Each day in the classroom brings a new set of challenges and new rewards for Facciolini. “Every student has strengths and teachers must tap into them to create lifelong learners,” Facciolini said. “At the end of my career, I want to know that I have done all that I can to help each person with whom I have worked.”

1981 Beth Hines Crews in the death of her father. Julia

Khaki Parks in the death of her father. Jane Brenegar Trexler in the death of her father.

1983 Denise Perry Parker in the death of her stepfather. Stephanie Georgallis Proctor in the death of her father.

1985 Quincy Foil in the death of her mother.

1986 Mary Carver Evans in the death of her mother.

1987 Allison Godwin Spears in the death of her

grandfather.

1988 Debra Branson Willits in the death of her husband.

1991 Scottie Evans Mason in the death of her mother.

1992 Gena Salmon Parrish in the death of her grandfather.

1994 Amanda Chitsaz Reid in the death of her husband.

1995 Jenny Pevehouse Bianchi in the death of her

grandmother. Rebecca Daw Blum in the death of her mother. Laine Marus Crowe in the death of her grandmother.

1998 Carrie Salmon McLeod in the death of her grandfather.

2001 Anna Abernethy Douglas in the death of her

grandfather. Marley Finch Russell in the death of her grandmother.

2004 Kara Duckett McLendon in the death of her father.

2009 Courtney Meyer in the death of her brother.

/ Meredith M a ga zi ne / S umme r 2 0 10

ultural events Fall Calendar for Meredith College

Each year, Meredith offers a variety of cultural events designed to stimulate the intellectual and artistic climate at the College and within the larger Triangle community. From internationally-renowned artists and speakers to dynamic, student-led performances, a multitude of opportunities are available to inspire your creativity and expand your view of the world. We look forward to welcoming you to campus.

August Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Trial by Jury” Friday-Saturday, August 20-21, 8 p.m. Sunday, August 22, 3 p.m. Jones Auditorium $3 donation

Strings Attached Concert

Sunday, October 3, 3 p.m. A Stillwater Theatre Production in Studio Theatre Tickets: $15 adults; $10 students/seniors Reservations: 760-8719

Senior Art Exhibition

Faculty Recital: Risa Poniros, soprano

“Playhouse Creatures” by April de Angelis

Sunday, September 26, 3 p.m.

Jones Chapel

Tuesday-Saturday, November 9-13, 8 p.m. Sunday, November 14, 3 p.m.

October

Tickets: $10 adults; $5 students/seniors Reservations: boxoffice@meredith.edu

Poetry Reading: Modern Occitan Poet Miquèl Decòr

Musical Theatre Master Class: Kelli O’Hara

Thursday, October 14, 8 p.m.

Carswell Concert Hall

Opening reception, Sunday, November 14, 2-4 p.m. November 14-December 1

Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery

Studio Theatre

Saturday, August 28, 7 p.m.

Carswell Concert Hall

Guest Recital: Jennifer Gaspar, mezzo-soprano Sunday, August 29, 3 p.m.

Carswell Concert Hall

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition Through August 29

Carswell Concert Hall

Organ Recital in Honor of W. David Lynch Sunday, October 17, 3 p.m.

Rotunda Gallery

Jones Chapel

Convocation

September

Camille Cooper Tuesday, October 19, 7 p.m.

Thursday, November 11, 2 p.m.

Schumann Festival November 16-20

All events in Carswell Concert Hall

Piano Master Class

Tuesday, November 16, 1 p.m.

Voice Master Class

Jones Auditorium

Wednesday, November 17, 3:30 p.m.

Meredith Sinfonietta Concert

Student Recital

Thursday, October 21, 8 p.m.

Friday, November 19, 7 p.m.

“Living in the Gaze”

Jones Auditorium

Faculty Recital

Opening reception, Sunday, September 12, 2-4 p.m. September 12-November 14

Faculty Recital: Kent Lyman, piano

Saturday, November 20, 8 p.m.

Rotunda Gallery

Friday, October 22, 8 p.m.

Carswell Concert Hall

Meredith Dance Theatre in Concert

“DIRECTions: Native Clay” Opening reception, Sunday, September 12, 2-4 p.m. September 12-October 31

Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery

Friday-Sunday, November 19-21, 8 p.m.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Presidential Lecture Series at Meredith College

Meredith Choral Concert

Nicholas Kristof Monday, September 20, 7 p.m.

Jones Chapel

Tickets: $10 adults; $5 students/seniors Reservations: boxoffice@meredith.edu

November

December

Faculty & Guest Recital: Carol Chung, violin, and Tyler Wottrich, piano

Winterfest Concerts: Meredith Chorus, Chorale, Encore! and Sinfonietta

Monday, November 8, 8 p.m.

Sunday, December 5, 3 & 8 p.m.

Carswell Concert Hall

Jones Auditorium

“Right Place, Right Time” by Lia Romeo Thursday-Saturday, September 23-25, 8 p.m. Sunday, September 26, 3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, September 28-30, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, October 1-2, 8 p.m.

Sunday, October 31, 3 p.m.

Jones Auditorium

Meredith College cultural events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. We invite you to visit www.meredith.edu/community for more information about these and other events.

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