2024 Faculty Emeriti Program Inductees and Alumni Award Winners

Inaugural Faculty Emeriti Program Inductees

These treasured members of the Saints community will be honored during the All-Alumni Birthday Party on April 12, 2024 during the Semicentennial Celebration. Everyone is invited!

Alexander Hamilton “Ham” Bishop III, P. ’70, ’72, ’74, & ’77 (Years served: 1960 – 1979)

Ham Bishop was the headmaster of the Belfield School from 1960 to 1970. A member of the 1950 Johns Hopkins lacrosse “Dream Team” and an All-American, he was instrumental in bringing lacrosse to Belfield. Mr. Bishop served as vice president and headmaster of Belfield Preparatory School from 1970 to 1974, and headmaster of St. Anne’s-Belfield School from 1974 until 1979 when he retired. Father of Kathy Bishop ’70, Pamela Bishop ’72, Alexander Bishop IV ’74, and Tim Bishop ’77.

Pamela Malone (Years served: 1960 – 1994)

Briefly a student at St. Anne’s School in the 1940s, Pamela Malone returned as a part-time employee in 1960. In 1961, she became a full-time employee. She became the director of studies in 1962, and while her role fluctuated, she was the loyal right hand of not only Ms. Jefferson but also of the five headmasters who followed. She served as head of the History department, director of studies, and head of the Upper School.

Virginia Stokes (Years served: 1956 – 1991)

Hired to be bookkeeper, secretary, and sometime nurse, which was a half-time job at $1/ hour, Virginia Stokes wore many hats. In addition to helping the headmaster clean up the building, she also substituted for sick teachers. She became the business manager, first of Belfield and then for the merged school. She also served as the secretary for the Alumni

Doug Tarring (Years served: 1973 – 2018)

Doug Tarring served as the JV lacrosse coach from 1973 to 1978, and the varsity lacrosse coach from 1979 to 2009. He won seven state titles, had more than 400 wins, and became the winningest high school lacrosse coach in Virginia in 2015. He served as the athletic director from 1980 to 2012, taught history in the Middle School for 15 years, and served as the associate dean of student life for Grades 5 – 12. He wrapped up his career as the alumni relations officer from 2012 to 2018. He was inducted into the National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association (NILCA) Hall of Fame in 2021, and the National Lacrosse High School Hall of Fame in 2022.

Peter V.R. Weeks, P. ’79 & ’81 (Years served: 1961 – 1981)

Peter Weeks served as assistant headmaster, athletic director, and coach at Belfield School. He team taught Grade 8 English with the headmaster, Ham Bishop. After the merger, he continued to be Mr. Bishop’s right-hand man and moved with him to the Greenway Rise Campus where he served as senior master. Father of Margaret Weeks ’79

Alumni Awards Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Distinguished Alumni Awards honor alumni who exemplify Mary Hyde DuVal’s wish for our students to be “strong in body, broad of mind, tender of heart, responsive in soul.” Candidates will have built upon the knowledge and principles gained at St. Anne’s-Belfield School in the years since their graduation. In honor of the Semicentennial Celebration, we are honoring one alum from each decade from the 1950s to the 2000s.

Margaret Luttrell Goodman ’54

Margaret Luttrell Goodman ’54 is a distinguished actress and singer. Her array of work includes commercials, newspaper and magazine ads, soap opera appearances, operative roles at the New York City Opera and Lincoln Center, and the leading role of Margaret Civil in Terrence McNally’s “A Perfect Ganesh” at Manhattan Theatre Club. She played Grandma in the John Travolta and Robin Williams film “Old Dogs,” was featured in two episodes of Law & Order, and in Woody Allen’s “Crisis in Six Scenes.” A native of Tennessee, Mrs. Goodman was a boarding student at St. Anne’s School. She received her undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College and her graduate degree from the New England Conservatory.

Dr. Anna Logan Lawson ’61

Dr. Anna Logan Lawson ’61 is a former writer and editor for Hollins University and the Kettering Foundation. With a lifelong dedication to public service, Dr. Lawson has served on a number of local and state boards in Virginia, particularly in support of environmental stewardship and conservation. She served as founding director of Valley Bank in Roanoke, Va., now part of Pinnacle Financial Partners headquartered in Nashville. Currently, she is a board member and secretary of the St. John Land Conservancy; chairs the Friends Council of WVTF, the NPR affiliate in her region; and is a board member of Rachel’s Network, a national environmental stewardship organization of women leaders. Dr. Lawson earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Hollins College, where she also served as a trustee. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Her dissertation, titled “The other half: making African-American history at Colonial Williamsburg” has been cited at least 16 times in other scholarly work. Dr. Lawson was actively engaged in addressing issues of race and colonialism before they gained widespread attention.

Dr. Charles Kupchan ’76

Dr. Charles Kupchan ’76 is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government. From 2014 to 2017, he served as special assistant to the president and senior director for European affairs on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC) in the Barack Obama administration. He was also director for European affairs on the NSC during the first Bill Clinton administration. Before joining the NSC, he worked in the U.S. Department of State on the policy planning staff. Previously, he was an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University and he is the author of several books. He received his B.A. from Harvard University and M.Phil. and D.Phil. from Oxford University.

Ambassador (Ret.) Atul Keshap '88

Atul Keshap ’88 serves at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as president of the U.S.-India Business Council and senior vice president, South Asia. In addition, he serves as president of the U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council. Ambassador Keshap is a retired career senior foreign service officer who recently served as Charge d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in New Delhi. Prior to that, he served as the principal deputy assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of East Asian and Public Affairs, with policy responsibility for U.S. relations toward 11 countries of Southeast Asia. Across his 28-year career as an American diplomat, Keshap served at postings in India, Morocco, and Guinea, and as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Virginia.

Ann Kingston ’99, P. ’32, ’34, & ’36

Ann Kingston ’99 is an artist manager and head of philanthropic initiatives for Red Light Management, where she works with the company’s clients to form strategic partnerships with nonprofits on local and national levels, assists bands in using their voices to effect positive change, and helps produce large-scale benefit concerts. In addition to her philanthropic role, Mrs. Kingston also manages South African folk singer and poet-activist Vusi Mahlasela, and is a part of the management team for Dave Matthews Band and oversees their charitable work through the Bama Works Fund. Through the fund, Ms. Kingston has helped support a variety of community initiatives in the Charlottesville area, including UVA Children’s Family-Centered Care Program to assist families with the unanticipated costs of treatment, renovating public housing, and supporting Home for Hope re-entry program for people with prior justice system involvement. Ms. Kingston previously served as the owner and president of Kingston Touring, where she managed “Old School Freight Train” and provided publicity and marketing services to a large client base of bands and artists. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia.

Matt Swift ’05

Matt Swift ’05 is the president, CEO and co-founder of Concordia, a global convener of leaders to find cross-sector solutions that address the biggest challenges of our time. He is the current interviewer and host of “The Swift Hour,” conducting interviews with prominent government, nonprofit, and business leaders, and managing partner and founder at Montfort Advisory, a public relations and business development firm. Prior to founding Concordia, Mr. Swift worked in the media industry, holding positions within News Corporation and its subsidiaries, Fox News Channel, British Sky Broadcasting, and the New York Post. Mr. Swift received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.

Alumni Association Award Winner

The Alumni Association Award is given to alumni in their reuning years who have provided outstanding service to the school. Candidates will have supported the advancement of St. Anne’s-Belfield through significant contributions of their time, talent or treasures.

Bruce Cauthen ’74

Bruce Cauthen ’74 has been a devoted and active alumnus since his graduation. A “sandbox kid” before we had a sandbox, his love for the school stems from his mother, who was a Grade 1 teacher for 23 years. He was one of the first boys to graduate from the merged St. Anne’s-Belfield School. Known as their “glue,” Mr. Cauthen has kept his class connected to the school and to each other, organizing Thanksgiving get togethers for alumni of his era, planning his class reunions, and encouraging classmates to travel from near and far to return to campus.