W&L Alumni Magazine - Winter 2022 by Washington and Lee University

Winter 2022

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IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES

10 Lighting the Way

What’s the current state of higher ed? We reached out to five alumni for their perspectives.

16 Champions

Seven years after a cheating scandal shut down W&L’s Division I football team, a new group of studentathletes brought home the glory in 1961 during an unforgettable season.

18 Take It to Harte

Renovations to Leyburn Library open up new spaces for teaching, learning and collaboration.

DEPARTMENTS

3 Columns 20 O ffice Hours Genelle Gertz, professor of English and associate dean of strategic initiatives 22 Lives of Consequence Craig Jones ’73 Shana Horrigan ’91 26 Alumni 40 Chronicles This page: Student a capella groups perform in the Cohen Family Amphitheater during Parents and Family Weekend. Photo by Kevin Remington Cover: Illustration by Rachel Hicks

MORE ON SABU

SPEAK

Thank you for the article on “SABU: Advocating with One Voice.” To clarify and provide some additional information: The other Black student referenced in the first entry in the sidebar is Linwood Smothers. After Rush Week for the entering Class of ’68, Linwood joined Phi Epsilon Pi (my house), and Walter joined ZBT. Later in Linwood’s freshman year, he, Walter and I, along with one or two others, formed SABU. That was 1969. It was an informal association to provide support and ideas. Linwood Smothers graduated in 1972 with a B.A. in math. He was a valued Phi EP brother and a true friend.

He was a valued Phi EP brother, and a true friend.”

I had spoken with President Robert E.R. Huntley the year before Walter and Linwood enrolled. I had casually walked into Washington Hall, asked if he was available and was politely told, “Yes, go on in.” (At what other school could this be done?) I asked him if the school had plans to enroll any Black students. He was very pleased to answer, “Yes, next year, two students, both from Lexington, will enroll.” Based on his positive tone and pride, I believed Washington and Lee University had taken a major step forward, as it continues to do. —ROBERT A. MOSELLE ’69

The magazine was in production when we learned of the deaths of two illustrious alumni. Professor John Gunn ’45 (top) died on Oct. 16, 2021, and the Hon. Abner Linwood Holton Jr. ’44, (bottom) former governor of Virginia, died Oct. 28, 2021. The obituaries will be published in the next issue and are currently online at go.wlu.edu/gunn-obit and go.wlu.edu/holton-obit. Stay in Touch Letters selected for publication should refer to material in the magazine. They may be edited for length, content and style. Letters reflect the views of their authors, not those of the magazine’s editors or of the university. W&L Magazine • Washington and Lee University 7 Courthouse Square • 204 W. Washington St. Lexington, VA 24450-2116 • magazine@wlu.edu 2 THE WASHINGTON AND LEE MAGAZINE

A Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Washington and Lee University Volume 99, Number 1 Winter 2022 Louise Uffelman Editor Jeff Seymour Assistant Editor Jamie Lipps Director of Design Billy Chase Senior Designer Kelly Martone Class Notes Editor Shelby Mack Kevin Remington University Photographers Jeff Hanna Barbara Elliott Jeremy Franklin ’04 Reid Dentner ’22 Abhi Janamanchi ‘23 Lindsey Nair Contributors Jessica L. Willett ’95 Vice President of Communications and Strategic Initiatives Drewry Sackett ’93 Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs Published by Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450. All communications and POD forms 3579 should be sent to Washington and Lee University, Alumni Magazine, 7 Courthouse Square, 204 W. Washington St., Lexington VA 24450-2116. Periodicals postage paid at Roanoke, VA.

Columns NOTEWORTHY NEWS AND IDEAS

AN EPIC TRIP “I think every guy my age has thought of rafting down the Mississippi at some point in their life,” said McCoy Patterson ’24. “It’s the classic American adventure, essentially.” With no internships on his schedule for the summer, he, along with Ned Newton ’24

and Jak Krouse ’24, figured it was the perfect time to make the dream a reality. The three took an epic trip down the Mississippi on a pontoon they built using 55-gallon drums and lumber. The Tequila Shark, as she was christened, set sail from Shreveport, Louisiana. The friends said that what seemed like an impossible idea at first became a learning

experience, with lessons about the good in humanity, group dynamics, problem-solving and toughing it out under difficult circumstances. “In the end, we made this thing work and we are really happy with how we collaborated on it,” Patterson said. Read about their exciting two-week adventure at go.wlu.edu/tequilashark MAGAZINE.WLU.EDU 3

NEW TRUSTEES Betsy Pakenas ’94 and Jonathan Wortham ’04 joined the Board of Trustees. Pakenas is a managing director and financial advisor for Morgan Stanley, and Wortham is a medical epidemiologist with the CDC.

3. LOCALS The Native American and Indigenous Cohort at W&L is celebrating its third anniversary with a series of lectures focusing on the revitalization of Indigenous lifeways of the Rockbridge County area.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Kerrs Creek = Cars Creek Buchanan = Buh-kan-an Staunton = Stanton Buena Vista = Byoo-na Vysta Botetourt = Bot-e-tot

6. FACULTY PUBLICATIONS FOR TED

W&L’s new interdisciplinary academic center for teaching and research on Southern race relations, culture, and politics has been named in honor of late professor of history emeritus Theodore “Ted” Carter DeLaney Jr. ’85. The center will explore contemporary racial issues through a variety of disciplinary approaches and theoretical perspectives.

Iana Konstantinova, visiting professor of Spanish, co-edited a critical anthology titled “Crear entre Mundos: Nuevas tendencias en la metaficción española” (“Creating Between Two Worlds: New Trends in Spanish Metafiction”), which offers a fresh look at Spanish metafiction, not just in literature but also in television, film, theatre, photography and art. Spanish professors Ellen Mayock and Mónica Botta each contributed an essay. Richard Marks, professor of religion emeritus, published “Jewish Approaches to Hinduism: A History of Ideas from Judah Ha-Levi to Jacob Sapir (12th–19th centuries)” (Routledge). He explores past expressions of the Jewish interest in Hinduism in order to learn what Hinduism has meant to Jews living mainly in the 12th through the 19th centuries. Cristina Pinto-Bailey, visiting associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, has published an English-language translation of “Ursula” by Maria Firmina dos Reis. The 19th-century book is Brazil’s first abolitionist novel, and the first novel by an Afro-Brazilian woman.

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IN THE NEWS

Roundtable The new dean of the college invites vigorous discussions about interdisciplinary solutions to 21st-century issues.

PHOTO BY KEVIN REMINGTON

BY JEFF SEYMOUR

Students stop by Simpson House to chat with Dean Chawne Kimber (right).

DEAN CHAWNE KIMBER defines herself first and foremost as a teacher, and she brings that mindset to her leadership style. “When I’m making decisions, I’m also educating people about how I make decisions, and

semester, despite majoring in engineering. “When you’re an engineer,” she explained, “you’re not building things just to build them — it’s always about the people who are going to use them.” Though she ultimately

“The problems of the future are interdisciplinary, and they require people who can think in an interdisciplinary way.” I enjoy learning from them and changing my mind.” Interdisciplinarity has marked Kimber’s academic life. As an undergraduate at the University of Florida’s honors college, she found a mentor who taught literature courses and took a class from her almost every

became a mathematician rather than an engineer, the humanities helped her understand humanity better. Solving the world’s biggest problems, she thinks, requires expertise from multiple fields. Growing up in Florida, she watched her father work on disaster

management plans for hospitals, and she thinks of hurricane response — everything from meteorology to trauma care — as a prime example. “The problems of the future are interdisciplinary, and they require people who can think in an interdisciplinary way.” Kimber is excited about building on the strengths of W&L’s people, whom she’s found welcoming and uniquely dedicated to the university’s goals. “In academia broadly,” she said, “faculty often think first about securing resources for themselves and their departments. Here, everyone’s tied into the mission.” As she helps W&L move toward its strategic goals, she believes that process matters as much as product. “When you’re making big decisions, it’s important to have everyone at the table. Even if there’s a good reason to, you can’t just ban donuts without talking to the people who make the donuts, the flour sellers, the sprinkle makers. Everyone needs time to adapt and still be a valued, contributing member of the community.” Kimber joins W&L after serving as the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones

Professor of Mathematics, head of the Mathematics Department, and founding co-director of the Hanson Center for Inclusive STEM Education at Lafayette College. She succeeds Lena Hill, who became W&L’s provost on July 1.

TEXTILE ARTIST Kimber began quilting as stress relief and became serious about it as art after quilts she created for her family from her late father’s ties showed her its emotional power. As her work took on weightier, politically charged topics, she gained national recognition. Her piece “still not,” about racial inequities in the United States, has been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and will be included in an upcoming exhibit in the Renwick Gallery in 2022. “It’s another opportunity to teach,” she said. “To bring people in with the artwork and get them to engage with ideas that might surprise them.”

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NOW HEAR THIS

“I came into this school year wanting to make up for lost time and lost opportunities” John Lee ’24. Read the story on The Columns at go/wlu.edu/losttime

“Why do these people bring so much stuff? One suitcase, sheets is it!” Sheldon Clark ’58, commenting about the move-in day pictures on the W&L Instagram account

“9/11 was different because we knew in the moment that our world had changed forever. We could sense the shift. Many of you were not yet born or were too young to grasp the enormity of the event. And yet, 9/11 meant the world would be a different place for you than it would otherwise have been.” President Will Dudley, 9/11 20th anniversary memorial service. Read the story at go.wlu.edu/9-11-memorial

“I look forward to seeing the Colonnade. It’s so iconic, so beautiful. It feels like part of my history.” Grace Andrews ’09, Alumni Board member, on being back in Lexington. See other alumni responses at go.wlu.edu/welcomehome-2021 6 THE WASHINGTON AND LEE MAGAZINE

“MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FUDG IS HOW IT BREAKS DOWN THE BARRIERS HERE.” Kathryn Muensterman ’22, co-leader of Friday Night Underground, the alcohol-anddrug-free space in the ARC House

IN THE LEAD

Greek to Me

As president of the Interfraternity Council, Reid Dentner ’22 believes the Greek system can be a positive influence in the campus community.

Reid Dentner ’22

AS I REFLECT on my time on campus, my fraternity and the Greek system at large have provided me with incredible opportunities for personal development and given me insight into the university in ways I never imagined. While most people think about fraternities and sororities as social organizations, the responsibility they demand is often overlooked. Most chapters employ several people and operate on budgets of hundreds of thousands of dollars. We have a responsibility not only to active members, but also national organizations, administrators and dedicated alumni who all hold a vested

interest. Our chapters have major roles within the university, including student housing and dining, but perhaps most importantly as elements of campus culture. In this sense, Greek organizations are instrumental in creating a safe and inclusive environment and must always strive to be positively contributing to the student community. As I conclude my term as president of the Interfraternity Council, I am more convinced than ever of its value. My position has given me the opportunity to serve on various university committees, and my main priority is ensuring that every student can join a

Greek organization where they feel fulfilled and positioned for success. For this goal, affordability is a major concern, and our institution needs to find ways to ensure that finances are never a barrier to any student joining a fraternity or sorority. It may seem odd to consider how organizations which restrict membership can make our campus more welcoming. However, I believe that Greek organizations are uniquely powerful in providing a community for students to develop and learn together, establishing a shared experience which allows for greater connection across the entire student body.

JAMILA SEATON ’09: ADMISSIONS INFLUENCER When I first started looking at W&L, the Admissions Office put Jamila Seaton ’09 in touch with me. We met one weekend when she was headed to Madison, Wisconsin, and she offered to answer any questions I had about W&L. She had so many interesting stories to share about her experience that I spent far more time captivated by her recollection of her memories here than I did asking questions. Her enthusiasm was what really sold me on applying. The interactions she had with the faculty stood out most. Jamila mentioned that one of her introductory classes was taught by the department head, and it turned out to be a subject she ended up loving

because the professor was so passionate about it. I ended up having a similar experience — I took Geology 100 to satisfy a science requirement. It was taught by the department chair, and I enjoyed it immensely even though I’m an accounting and data science student. Jamila came back to campus for Young Alumni Weekend my first year, and I was able to meet her on Cannan Green, where she introduced me to some of her friends. I enjoyed hearing them reminisce about their time at W&L, and realized that these are the kinds of friendships you make here — five or 10 years later, you’re still going to be best friends.

Jamila and I stay in touch, and one of the things she’s emphasized is that “this is the best place on Earth to go to school. Don’t take your time here for granted.” At the start of my sophomore year, I remember texting her, shocked that I was already one-fourth of my way through college. She reminded me to make the most of my time here as a student. And I’ve certainly tried to do that. I often think about how different my trajectory would be if I hadn’t had that initial conversation with Jamila — I probably would’ve ended up at a different school, and I never would’ve experienced all the incredible

SALUTE memories at W&L that have shaped my path since high school. Meeting her was the first step that pushed me in this direction, and I hope someday to be able to do the same for other prospective students. Abhi Janamanchi ’23 is a Johnson Scholar, director and group head of the Williams Investment Society, Lambda Chi Alpha alumni relations chair, peer tutor, university ambassador and the Treasurer of the student body. Jamila Seaton ’09 is chair of the Alumni Admissions Program (Milwaukee area) and a class agent. She is a health care economics consultant for UnitedHealth Group.

Abhi Janamanchi ’23

Jamila Seaton ’09

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DISTINCTIVELY W&L

WHY HIGHER ED MATTERS BY WILL DUDLEY, PRESIDENT

“There is great satisfaction in once more doing what we do best — delivering an outstanding in-person education on a beautiful campus that has inspired W&L students for generations.” WHAT A DIFFERENCE a year makes. It’s hard to describe how good it feels to be back on campus this fall. With our community vaccinated, we are able to provide the full range of opportunities for our students. Pre-Orientation trips. Concerts. Lectures. Sporting events. We have also hosted long-awaited gatherings of the W&L extended family. 2020 Commencement. Parents and Family Weekend. Young Alumni Weekend. Most importantly, our students are back in the classroom. There is great satisfaction in once more

doing what we do best — delivering outstanding in-person education on a beautiful campus that has inspired W&L students for generations. The pandemic has reinforced the importance of high-quality education. Washington and Lee is a deliberately small, residential, liberal arts institution, whose students are taught and mentored by professors, coaches, and staff who know and care for them personally. Our distinctive curriculum is at once traditional and innovative, blending the liberal arts with pre-professional

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programs. We teach students to develop creative solutions to complex problems and prepare our alumni to make significant contributions to their communities. The five alumni featured in this issue’s story, “Lighting the Way” (p. 10), were inspired by their time at W&L to pursue careers in higher education themselves. They have had lasting impacts on students at a wide variety of institutions, including Washington and Lee. Others, like Craig Jones ’73 (p. 22), have made a difference through volunteer service to schools in their local

communities, or, like Shana Horrigan ’91 (p. 24), by coaching fellow professionals through times of significant transition. The common thread in these stories is the commitment of our alumni to helping others develop their capacities for critical thinking, integrity, empathy, and innovation. These traits are at the heart of our mission, and I count myself fortunate to be engaged with the faculty and staff at W&L in the collective endeavor of producing graduates with not only the skills but also the values so urgently needed in the world today.

DUBYUHNELL DAY

NAILED IT W&L students (and a couple of alums) scooped up an astonishing number of fellowships during the 2020–21 academic year.

W&L HAS BEEN a top producer of Fulbright recipients for three years running, but this year the award announcements just kept coming during late winter and spring. By the time graduation rolled around, the final tally for nationally competitive fellowships awarded to W&L students set a new record. Matthew Loar ’07, director of fellowships and a former Beinecke scholar, knows why W&L’s students and alumni

achieve such high success rates. “What sets our students apart is that their liberal arts education has made them agile thinkers and equipped them with a range of skills that they can deploy both inside and outside their undergraduate fields of study; they don’t think of their education as preparation for a narrow career field, but rather as an opportunity to enjoy the rich offerings of the buffet that is W&L’s liberal arts education.”

2020-21 BY THE NUMBERS 9 7 6 2 2 1 1 1 1

Fulbrights Gilman scholarships Critical Language scholarships Boren scholarships National Science Foundation Graduate Research fellowships Schwarzman scholar Beinecke scholar Goldwater scholar Davis Projects for Peace grant

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LIGHTING THE WAY

What’s the current state of

Journalists and politicians often depict higher education as a monolith. Read the headlines and you might come away thinking every university in the country looks the same, sounds the same, teaches the same students and faces the same challenges. But W&L alumni teach at an incredibly diverse array of institutions. Their colleges and universities — from large state schools founded after World War II to W&L itself — follow different missions, serve different kinds of students and benefit their communities in different ways. We asked five alumni for their perspectives, and a few themes emerged — above all that it was their professors at W&L who inspired them to teach, and that great education transcends politics.

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higher ed?

DREW HESS ’97 Teaching in Higher Ed since 2008 Ehrick Kilner Haight Sr. Term Associate Professor of Business Administration at W&L • Private liberal arts university founded in 1749 • 1,822 undergraduates, 8:1 student-faculty ratio

WHAT’S THE VALUE OF COLLEGE? The concept of return on investment has become prominent in assessing the value of higher ed. I understand it as a parent who’s getting ready to have kids go to college, but in the liberal arts, that’s not a calculation that can or should be done. The question “Is it too expensive?” is missing the point of value. “What is the value added of the college experience?” is a better way to phrase the question. When students here meld into the liberal arts, and they walk from a music class to a physics class to a business class, I don’t know how you’d put a number on that. The father in me, the former banker in me, says, “Alright, let’s take whatever their salary is coming out and let’s do a net present value analysis of that 10 years from now.” But looking around this campus, this experience can’t be simplified into a number.

A good professor knows students well enough to understand that not every assignment works perfectly for every student, and there are different ways to challenge them. At W&L we challenge students, and the second we stop doing that is the second our education system fails. —DREW HESS ’97

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HOW HAVE STUDENTS CHANGED? I think students have really shifted toward actually wanting to learn since I was here, rather than just being after a grade. They are doing a tremendous job in the classroom. I’ve had students give me one assignment to be graded and then another that they wrote up just to see what I thought. It makes it more important to challenge them, and harder to do so.

WHAT PERSPECTIVES DO STUDENTS BRING? What makes this such an awesome place and cool way to make a living is being energized by people who think differently than you. That’s where I really value the whole concept of diversity. To me it’s about being willing to be open to different perspectives. And that needs to and will continue to grow here at W&L. If there’s no give and take, I could just record my lectures. But that’s not how we operate here.

WHAT’S THE OUTLOOK FOR HIGHER ED? Just walking around this place with students back is completely invigorating. June and July fostered some bleak narratives because we were emerging from frankly one of the worst years in memory. I think that certainly colors people’s perception of higher ed. We have a newfound lens in this country of viewing everything on a political spectrum, and we are running around with a hammer, looking for any nail that we can find. I don’t think education should be one of those nails, though. I want to give students the space to figure out who they are and what they stand for without labeling their efforts as progressive or conservative. n

KHAMLA DHOUTI-MARTINEZ ’91 Teaching in Higher Ed since 1994 Assistant Professor of Spanish, Program Director, Spanish at California Baptist University • Private Christian university founded in 1950 • 11,491 students, 19:1 student-faculty ratio

WHAT’S A GREAT EDUCATION? It’s a two-way street — being exposed to new things but also being willing to have an open mind and engage with new ideas. You don’t have to accept everything, but you need to engage. I teach that so much has to do with just learning to communicate with people who don’t necessarily look like you or think like you or speak like you. I’m not one to say everything has to be diversity, diversity all the time, but I am saying students have to be willing to engage and be willing to have different experiences.

WHAT PERSPECTIVES DO STUDENTS BRING?

HOW HAS HIGHER ED CHANGED? There seems to be a lot of streamlining. Education used to classically be more about training you to think and engage with the world around you, and now it seems to be more and more about preparing you with a very specific skill set for a future job. And I think it’s sad in a way because there is something to be said for a traditional liberal arts education. You’re very well formed as a person coming out of that experience. I see that a little bit less now.

DO POLITICS AFFECT YOUR CLASSROOM? In my upper division Spanish classes, I have a lot of heritage speakers or native speakers who come from a lot of different areas. I’m always learning from them about their cultures, new forms of slang, those kind of things. I always try to create an environment where they feel free to share, and we can try and teach each other. Politics stay out of my classroom. Communication is the goal here. Whether I’m teaching Spanish I or I’m teaching Advanced Translation, they need to be able to communicate effectively. Where do social issues come into that? They don’t. My job is to teach them language skills, communication, translation, literary analysis. I think personal politics need to stay out of the classroom, unless it’s a politics class. n

I work at a Christian university, but we have people of all different faiths. We have students who are coming in from China, and we have an exchange program with Rwanda. We have students from all over the world. And it’s Southern California, so a very large Hispanic population. I’m still seeing what I really appreciated about W&L, which was conversation, and a willingness to hear different points of view and learn about other people’s cultures and ways of looking at the world.

I teach my students that we have to understand that other people have different worldviews. You don’t have to adopt that other point of view, but you don’t shut somebody down. That dialogue is necessary for us to grow, to learn and to hopefully become better people. —KHAMLA DHOUTI-MARTINEZ ’91

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JAY GABBARD ’92 Teaching in Higher Ed since 2002 Professor of Social Work at Western Kentucky University • Public university founded in 1906 • 15,287 undergraduates, 18:1 student-faculty ratio

WHAT DO STUDENTS VALUE? I teach a lot of first-generation college students and nontraditional students, people who have either gone into military service and come back, or maybe they took years away from school. We’ve had a drop in the number of students in the liberal arts, and more students going toward applied disciplines, where you can get a job right upon graduation. I’m not sure that’s the best thing, even though mine happens to be one of those disciplines. We’re having more people major in nursing, physical therapy and social work, whereas some of my brothers and sisters in philosophy and religion, their numbers have gone down a little bit. I think that’s unfortunate, because you learn a lot of writing and logic and critical thinking skills in those disciplines.

social workers work with are people who have been victimized or stigmatized, so our graduates must have a real sensitivity toward that.

DO POLITICS AFFECT YOUR CLASSROOM? In my field, which is overwhelmingly liberal, I want to make sure that those students who are conservative or evangelical know that their voice is respected. I won’t ever let people in class gang up on the minority group. I’ve had some conservative students who think that homosexuality is a sin. Some end up having to work with LGBTQ clients because as a social worker you don’t get to pick your clients. I teach them that there’s a way to maintain your belief system but still be there for the person who needs you. It’s learning how to manage your biases and stereotypes.

WHAT’S THE OUTLOOK FOR HIGHER ED? A number of my W&L friends are worried about it, but I think there’s a tendency for one generation to romanticize their experience in college and think that everybody else’s experience should be exactly like theirs. I’ve heard people say, “Oh, this generation is narcissistic, entitled, focused on me, me, me,” but actually I’ve found my students to be very socially engaged, very altruistic and very aware of world events. It’s just a different generation. n

REBECCA LEMOINE ’08

DOES YOUR BACKGROUND INFLUENCE YOUR TEACHING? My dad is from American Samoa. I grew up in a multicultural household where I learned clearly American values and also the Samoan culture. I teach a lot of diversity and cultural competency classes, so I try to integrate my own cultural background into those. They’re classes that encourage a lot of personal reflection. The other area that’s really influenced how I teach is my mental illness. I waited until after I had tenure to disclose my bipolar disorder because I didn’t want to be assessed on anything other than the quality of my pedagogy. I’ve been turned down for insurance. I’ve been called crazy. I’ve had a lot of stigma directed toward me. And a lot of the clients that

Professors have to remember that these students are growing, and haven’t fully developed all their ideas. I’m in a profession where we talk about controversial topics, so that’s particularly important for subjects where there are multiple positions with strong opinions. —JAY GABBARD ’92

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Teaching in Higher Ed since 2008 Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University • Public university founded in 1961 • 25,562 undergraduates, 24:1 student-faculty ratio

WHAT DO STUDENTS VALUE? My students are skeptical of the value of particular majors. There’s definitely been a push toward STEM majors and away from philosophy or history or art. They see the value of degrees that are directly connected with teaching them job skills.

WHAT PERSPECTIVES DO STUDENTS BRING? In any given class, half of my students or more are from other countries. And I have a lot of ethnic, religious, intellectual and political diversity in my classes as well. That makes it challenging for me, but also really rewarding. At my last school, most of my students were from rural Wisconsin. And when I talked to them about Hobbes’s “Leviathan,” a text we read in political theory that basically makes the claim that humans are self-interested and that if we

CATARINA PASSIDOMO ’04

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The kind of teaching I do has been dangerous

Teaching in Higher Ed since 2014

since the fourth century B.C. The scrutiny hasn’t changed anything for me. I always try to make clear at the beginning of the semester that I’m going to play devil’s advocate. —REBECCA LEMOINE ’08

didn’t have government, everything would be in chaos and we would be in a constant state of war or fear of war, my students in Wisconsin always thought that that was absurd and that people would be nice to each other. They had this great faith in humanity. Whereas my students here who come from war-torn countries, or who’ve just lived through a hurricane in South Florida, they think that Hobbes might be right about some of those aspects of human nature.

WHAT INFLUENCES STUDENTS?

Many of them are still close with their families, but I think a lot of them are really trying to break away and find other influences. A lot of them end up influencing each other. College is a great place for them to have conversations with people from different parts of the country, or even other countries, and to get outside the narrow box that they’ve been in, the community that they grew up in. The influence of celebrities also shouldn’t be understated. A lot of my students are on TikTok and other social media platforms, and they’ll bring some of those things into the classroom.

DO POLITICS AFFECT YOUR CLASSROOM?

I’m teaching a U.S. government class, and it’s been very tricky to figure out how to address the Trump presidency without saying something that offends students. With the pandemic, there are things that legally I’m not allowed to say. I’m not supposed to make them feel bad about not wearing a mask or treat them any differently. I have to be really careful about the way I interact with students in my class in a way that I didn’t have to before. n

Students are more engaged in the world now than I remember being. They are creating opportunities to connect their scholarship to work in the community or broader-level structural social change. We have students who are not sleepwalking through college or life. —CATARINA PASSIDOMO ’04

HOW HAVE STUDENTS CHANGED?

Southern Foodways Alliance Associate Professor of Southern Studies and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Mississippi • Public university founded in 1844 • 15,546 undergraduates, 16:1 student-faculty ratio • 25,562 undergraduates, 24:1 student-faculty ratio

I think students have changed in a lot of ways; as has the world. Consequently, I see a real yearning from my students to understand and respond to the world as we encounter it today. And that means that we have to be nimble, open-minded and critical in our thinking and teaching. In my own teaching, interdisciplinarity has been an important component of that commitment to critical thinking. I am fortunate to be part of an interdisciplinary program (Southern Studies). Many of our courses are co-taught, so I get to teach alongside someone who approaches their scholarship from a completely different disciplinary perspective, and I learn so much from that experience. It’s really instructive for our students, too, because they can experience firsthand what interdisciplinary scholarship is as they watch their professors do it.

WHAT’S THE OUTLOOK FOR HIGHER ED? There’s a fracturing within higher ed that is leading many to question its relevance. From my perspective, the single most significant value in higher ed is the cultivation of critical thinking — teaching students how to engage with ideas and one another and to communicate clearly. There are some threats to that promise, however. I am concerned about the erosion of intellectual freedom and to politically motivated attempts to influence how and what faculty teach. I believe our legislators should not have the power to silence the teaching of potentially divisive topics, particularly when they are essential to an honest understanding of who we are and where we came from.

WHAT MAKES A GREAT EDUCATION? Having educators who have the freedom and the space to continue learning themselves and to always have an intellectual curiosity that they bring to the classroom. I credit my W&L experience with making me want to become a professor. I had great professors who were curious and enthusiastic and really committed to learning alongside us, so I try to emulate that in my own teaching. Intellectual curiosity makes a great educational experience, and critical thinking is essential. n MAGAZINE.WLU.EDU 15

Champions In 1961, seven years after a cheating scandal shut down W&L’s Division I football team, a new group of student-athletes brought home the glory in an unforgettable season. 16 THE WASHINGTON AND LEE MAGAZINE

BY JEFF HANNA

ON NOV. 22, 1961, W&L’S FOOTBALL TEAM boarded a flight in Roanoke to play its traditional Thanksgiving Day game against Washington University of St. Louis. The Generals were heavily favored, and a win would complete only the second unbeaten, untied season in school history. Four years earlier, when the 21 members of the Class of 1961 on the team started their college careers, the team won only one game and lost seven. “The majority of guys who came in as freshmen that year had played on winning high school teams. We were shocked to win only one game,” said Terry Fohs ’61, a linebacker who became a Little All-American in his junior and senior years. “The next year was better when we won three, tied one and lost four. We learned how to lose, then we started to learn how to win.” And win they did. In 1960, the Generals won almost every game but tied Johns Hopkins. It was their best record since 1914. The following year they won their first eight games. All that stood between them and a perfect season was that trip to play Wash U. in St. Louis. “We were pretty confident when we went to Wash U.,” said Fohs. “We were never cocky in the least.” Head coach Lee McLaughlin had installed a unique system that gave every member of the squad an opportunity to play. “We had three different teams — blue, a red and gold,” said Barton Dick ’61, a linebacker, guard and captain. “The blue team, which was the first team, started the game and played for seven minutes. Then, no matter what was happening on the field at the time, Coach Mac would bring in the red team, the second team, and that team played for five minutes. At the end of those five minutes, the gold team, or the third team, got in for three minutes. “Not only was everybody assured they’d get to play, but it gave us great depth as the season went along.” Then a funny thing happened on the way to St. Louis. When the flight landed in Evansville, Indiana, to refuel, the main cabin door fell onto the runway. That, at least, is the way some players, including Fohs, remember it. So much for flying. Unable to find train connections, the 48 coaches and players squeezed onto a 43-seat Trailways bus. “Coach Mac told the gold team to stand in the aisle so the starters could be off their feet,” said Dick. “We stopped at every little town all through the night, and people got off and on. At

one point a woman got on, and Steve Suttle ’62, our starting quarterback, stood up to give her his seat. That happened a few more times, so some of the regulars also wound up standing for about three hours or so.” The bus ride lasted five hours, and the team got to its hotel at 2 a.m. Breakfast was at 7 a.m. Game time was 10:30 a.m. A leg-weary band of Generals took the field, and Wash U. took advantage, racing to a 20–6 lead and putting W&L’s perfect season in jeopardy. “We were just flat in the first half,” said Fohs. “I think Wash U. was more surprised than we were that they had the lead.” Just before the half Chuck Lane ’63, quarterback of the gold team, connected with Jim Hickey ’62 on a 77-yard touchdown pass to pull W&L within eight at the half. The pass was remarkable because, Fohs said, McLaughlin was no fan of the forward pass. “He thought more things could go wrong than right when you threw the ball.” “That touchdown was a huge lift,” said Dick. “We were obviously not ourselves. We’d given up only 26 points all season and let them score 20 in that first half alone.” “My mom came up to me after the game and told me it was the first time she’d ever seen anybody run over me. That summed up the first half,” Fohs said. The Generals regrouped, held the Bears scoreless in the second half and cruised to a 33–20 win to record the university’s best season in 47 years. Despite the 60 years since that Thanksgiving in St. Louis, members of the ’61 team remain close. In fact, since a reunion in 1986 for the 1960, 1961 and 1962 teams, players from the era have held mini-reunions every two years. They’ll be back in Lexington again next October, when W&L’s latest squad hosts Hampden-Sydney. n

Quarterback Steve Suttle ’62 graced the cover of the 1962 mid-term Alumni Magazine.

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Take It to Harte W&L’s new student and faculty resource center, located within Leyburn Library, opened this fall. BY LOUISE UFFELMAN PHOTOS BY KEVIN REMINGTON

HE HOUSTON H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning opened this fall and now buzzes with activity from morning to night. Classes, seminars and conversations fill Level 1 of Leyburn Library, which underwent a 12-month renovation to create the new space. In alignment with the university’s Strategic Plan, the Harte Center helps define a 21st-century liberal arts education, building upon W&L’s distinctive curricular structure to support innovative teaching and student success. Its full spectrum of resources includes a communications and tutoring suite, video studio, collaboration gallery, innovation lab and teaching hub — all focused on supporting faculty development and student learning. “One of the most powerful tools in learning, whether as a faculty member or student, is the opportunity to articulate ideas and knowledge to others,” said Paul S. Hanstedt, director of the Harte Center. “This open and flexible space allows a range of conversations and innovations, from intimate small-group discussions to large, campus-wide poster sessions, readings, lectures or film series.” During Fall Term, Hanstedt has watched interactions among the W&L community blossom through 18 THE WASHINGTON AND LEE MAGAZINE

initiatives like a revamped peer tutoring program under the direction of Cassie Robinson ’23, peer tutor coordinator, and Adam Scales, assistant director of academic resources. “For years the peer tutoring program has been an asset to the institution,” said Hanstedt, “but one of the main challenges was how those students were trained. Cassie and Adam were able to utilize the space and the resources in the center to provide a more comprehensive approach to the training process. Since September, the program has gone from functional to robust.” The Harte Center also focuses on faculty pedagogy, access to the latest information on learning and training in best practices. Hanstedt noted that student-faculty interactions in the classroom have changed. Students are no longer passive learners but are engaged in experiential-learning environments that foster thinking critically and across disciplines. “Faculty are exploring new teaching strategies, and bringing them together to share what is and isn’t working in the classroom provides a valuable opportunity to learn from one another. Instead of nine people all reinventing the wheel, we are connecting the dots.” He added, “We care deeply about teaching at W&L. But part of what makes

us good teachers is not only that we do the teaching, we think about the teaching. We reflect on the teaching. We talk about it with each other.” The center’s location in the academic heart of campus makes it a natural meeting spot for the W&L community. “What makes the Harte Center unique is its focus on both students and faculty,” said Hanstedt. “We can pull together resources for these groups in ways other institutions of higher learning can’t. We’re recognizing the potential, the possibilities and the ways we can build programs that don’t just meet our needs but meet them in a way that allows us to be a leader in this area.” n Learn more at hartectl.wlu.edu.

GIFT OF LEARNING In addition to the Harte Center receiving a generous bequest from Houston H. Harte ’50, the Class of 1995 directed part of its 25th reunion gift to endow the center’s teaching hub, and classmates and friends of Kathy Boozer Boone ’95 raised funds to name a room in the Harte Center in her honor.

Learn more at hartectl.wlu.edu.

Eliza Cotchett ’22 makes use of the study space in the Harte Center.

Outside the Teaching Hub is an extension of the collaboration gallery, with multiple workstations and lovely views of Woods Creek.

The high-tech video recording studio features multiple backdrops, including a green screen, and adjustable lighting.

OFFICE HOURS

Genelle Gertz

The professor of English and associate dean of strategic initiatives champions the liberal arts as the best preparation for postgraduate careers. BY LOUISE UFFELMAN • PHOTO BY KEVIN REMINGTON 20 THE WASHINGTON AND LEE MAGAZINE

“The abilities to communicate effectively and write clearly are some of the highest-ranked skills that employers are looking for, and a liberal arts degree is especially suited to teaching people those kinds of competencies.” WHY TEACH My parents reminded me when I was promoted to full professor that I had announced my intention to be a college professor in my eighth grade commencement speech. My father is a retired Baptist minister and my mother a former high school English teacher, so I’ve always thought of my vocation as informed by what they did. I think I was drawn to the academy from the beginning because there is a service element to teaching.

OUTER EDGES I’ve always been interested in looking at the edges of my discipline and charting new territory. My first book focuses on heresy trials from the late medieval period to the Renaissance and how those events shaped women’s prose and autobiographical narratives. It’s an interdisciplinary approach combining legal history with literary and archival analysis. In my discipline and others, we’re

recognizing the importance of going back and recovering the writings and lives of people whose experiences were minimized or erased. I’m about to publish a paper with Rhodes scholar Pasquale Toscano ’16 on Elizabeth Barton, the nun who opposed Henry VIII’s annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. I’m using social network analysis to examine Thomas Cromwell’s records on the various investigations of all the people he interviewed to trace who the most prominent members of Barton’s network were. This is important because all 700 printed copies of Barton’s revelations were lost; the network is our closest representation of those visions and texts.

WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM AND BEYOND Being able to write well is crucial to student performance and success. The abilities to communicate effectively and write clearly are

some of the highestranked skills that employers are looking for, and a liberal arts degree is especially suited to teaching people those kinds of competencies. What we routinely hear from alumni who were English majors is that they quickly become known as the best writer or speaker, and so colleagues seek them out. For the last decade, I’ve been very interested in the postgraduate pathways of our majors and thinking that we could do a lot more to help them consider what careers are out there, how they’re best suited for certain areas and industries, and how, in our curriculum, we might be able to draw connections between the present and the future.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

A few years ago, I began having conversations with John Jensen ’01 (dean of career and professional development) about how to prepare and introduce English majors to possible career paths.

I began team teaching a class with Lorri Olan P’17 (senior associate director of career and professional development), which helped students create those initial career documents, such as the résumé, but also encouraged them to reflect deeply about what experiences energized and engaged them. Students came out of the class having a better sense of their internal values and interests, which helped them find a better career match. As I work on expanding that concept to help all humanities majors, one of the great insights for me is that this is not at all about landing a job that’s adjacent to what a student majors in. For example, most English majors are not going to be English professors. The bigger picture is for our majors to tap into the competencies that a liberal arts degree provides them that are valuable to an employer — thinking critically, communicating effectively, engaging in research, working collaboratively,

utilizing digital skills. By knowing early on what feeds their interests, students can analyze different job possibilities and get started on a more concrete career path. Overall, we need to be working together as a community to make it clear that students really can major in what they love and go into any field. They just need to start thinking about this more deliberately at an earlier stage. If they do that self-reflective work, then they will be much better positioned for a rewarding career.

ASSIGNED READING “My students read ‘Designing Your Life’ by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, which encourages them to prioritize their values from the beginning, and ‘You Can Do Anything’ by George Anders, which charts how liberal arts majors should approach their job search.”

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LIVES OF CONSEQUENCE

Community Foundations Craig Jones ’73 has been an active volunteer in his community, particularly the KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools, which provide children in underserved neighborhoods an outstanding education. BY LOUISE UFFELMAN • PHOTO BY FRASER JONES

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“I really didn’t plan very much for my future but when the opportunities appeared, W&L had prepared me well and provided me with the confidence to think, ‘Yes, this is something I can do. I can figure it out.’ ” Craig Jones ’73 was initially planning to attend Davidson but decided to apply to W&L on advice from his guidance counselor. During a spring visit to interview for a scholarship, he said, “I had a great time. I should say it was the academics that drew me in — and of course the academics were first-rate — but I just felt so at home.”

MAJORING IN JOHN EVANS The plan was to collect a physics-engineering major, but Jones happened to take a literature class with Professor John Evans. “He was such an incredible professor. Just so stimulating. I quickly switched to majoring in English, which a lot of his former students call majoring in John Evans because I took every course I could with him. As my advisor, he also made sure I had the whole liberal arts experience. I probably wouldn’t have taken music appreciation without his urging me

to have a balanced academic schedule. He influenced so many of us, and the network of his former students has lasted long after we graduated.” Jones attended law school at the University of Virginia and landed a job at King & Spalding in Atlanta, focusing in real estate, mostly because Dick Denny ’52, ’54L headed up that department. “I really didn’t plan very much for my future,” conceded Jones, “but when the opportunities appeared, W&L had prepared me well and provided me with the confidence to think, ‘Yes, this is something I can do. I can figure it out.’ ” After 10 years practicing law, Jones moved into real estate development with New Market Development Co., which was sold to Cousins Properties. The CEO and founder, Tom Cousins, encouraged civic engagement among his employees. “That was part of the company’s ethos,” said Jones. “It didn’t matter what it was, just that

you should make time in your life for it.” With his expertise in real estate, Jones quickly became involved in leadership positions with several nonprofits, including the historic Fox Theater, the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District and Central Atlanta Progress.

KIPP SCHOOLS From his years working on revitalization projects, Jones was well-attuned to the intersecting parts that create a successful neighborhood. “It’s a holistic approach,” he said. “A healthy community needs a good school, affordable housing, a stable transportation infrastructure, economic initiatives and support services.” Jones became involved with the KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools at the invitation of a friend who was interested in revamping the existing operation for greater impact and efficiency. A national organization, the KIPP Foundation has over

270 chartered public schools nationwide, serving over 120,000 students in underserved neighborhoods. Initially, Jones hesitated. “I had my own set of nonprofits, and I had a full-time job. But I visited one of the schools, and it was transformative. I immediately saw how engaged these kids were in this environment and how much they loved being at school. The approach of the KIPP Schools — getting kids caught up and preparing them for college — resonated with me.” Jones joined the board of KIPP, serving for 15 years until he rotated off in 2019. During his tenure, the board grew its number of schools to 12 — adding elementary and high schools to its existing two middle schools — serving 5,300 students throughout Atlanta. “We have plans for more schools; there’s always more work to be done,” said Jones. Although he no longer has voting rights

as a director emeritus, Jones remains engaged by attending board meetings, serving on committees and offering advice. “I really enjoyed all aspects of my involvement with KIPP,” he said, “but I also know it’s time for some new blood, new perspectives, to keep this important educational organization alive and well.”

MORE ABOUT CRAIG W&L CONNECTIONS

Sidney Childress serves on the KIPP board. She and her husband Don ’70 have hosted many fundraising events for the schools. Catherine Mealor ’03 is also on the board.

9/11

Jones was meeting with development staffers Farris Hochkiss ’58 and Tom Jennings on the top floor of the Cousins Properties headquarters building when the news broke about the Twin Towers.

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LIVES OF CONSEQUENCE

The Last 10 Minutes of Your Life Through her coaching business, Shana Horrigan ’91 works with clients of all ages, in the U.S. and across the globe, who feel they are at a turning point in their lives. BY BARBARA ELLIOTT • PHOTO BY CALEB DUNMIRE 24 THE WASHINGTON AND LEE MAGAZINE

“You have to abandon the ‘someday’ mindset. The goal should be to live more intentionally.” “When people think of the end of their life, they often mention a bucket list,” said Shana Horrigan ’91, a leadership coach who founded Act With Clarity L.L.C. “But most of us treat these experiences and achievements as luxuries we will get to someday. Only we wake up in the homestretch of our lives and realize that someday is the same as never.” Over the last 18 months, Horrigan has noticed the pandemic bringing these thoughts front and center. Demand for her services has grown as people navigate the sudden changes and uncertainties in their lives. What’s her advice? “You have to abandon the ‘someday’ mindset. The goal should be to live more intentionally.”

TRAILBLAZER Horrigan’s own journey to empowering others started early. As a child growing up in Germany, she said, her response to “you can’t” was “watch me.” She advocated for and expanded access

to shop class for girls and home economics for boys in elementary school in the ’70s. She announced to her incredulous parents she would attend W&L before it even went co-ed. She was drawn to W&L for its personalized attention and in-depth academic coaching. Horrigan earned her double major in business administration and music in three years and then became the orchestra manager at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She credits women like her music advisor Dr. Margaret Brouwer and Anece McCloud, associate dean of students, for the support and inspiration that propelled her to the Kennedy Center. Her real-life heroes provided the motivation to focus on coaching others, particularly women of diverse backgrounds, realize economic success. More recently, she’s been working with women who are running for

office at the local, state and national levels.

MANTRA Horrigan attended the Academy for Coaching Excellence in Sacramento, California, founded by Dr. Maria Nemeth, who had her contemplate a quote by the writer George Bernard Shaw. “[Life] is sort of a splendid torch which I have ahold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.” Nemeth asked her, “As you contemplate the last 10 minutes of your life, what do you have to do to make your torch burn that brightly?” “That one question changed my life,” said Horrigan. “It has me view every 10 minutes as though they might be my last.” That focus on the present provided the grounding she needed after her husband’s death in 2012. “When my husband died my world ended. With the tools I learned through coaching I was able to forge a more meaning-

ful path forward. This pandemic is death on a global scale, shattering norms and causing all of us to pause and reflect. It forces us to ask: ‘What do I want on my tombstone?’ ”

CONTINUING EDUCATION As a coach, Horrigan always asks her clients about the last 10 minutes of their lives. “It opens up the conversation to have them take ownership of an idea and act on it. My role is to support them as they move toward leading a more meaningful life.” Horrigan, who earned her International Coaching Federation certification in 2008 and her master’s in counseling in 2011, is also evolving. As she encouraged her clients to focus on their futures, the pandemic inspired her to think bigger as well. The field of futures thinking shares many similarities with coaching in its visionary approach, and she is contemplating an advanced degree in that emerging field.

MORE ABOUT SHANA SISTERLY GUIDANCE

She convinced her younger sister, Alana DeJoseph ’93, to transfer to W&L. More recently, the 10-minute question prompted Alana to pursue her dream of making the documentary “A Towering Task” about the Peace Corps.

THE W&L EXPERIENCE

While hosting a jazz show in the windowless studio of the campus radio station, Horrigan was suddenly aware of the building “popping up.” It was only when a listener called to make sure she was OK that she discovered lightning had struck the antenna. She was very touched that someone thought to check on her. “To me, that was the W&L experience. It was not about the individual, but about community.”

Shana Horrigan ’91 lives with her partner and two sons in wild, wonderful West Virginia.

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CLASS UPDATES AND SUCCESS STORIES

CHAPTER CORNER EVENTS

SUMMER SEND-OFF

What better way to celebrate the new school year than a picnic? Chapters across the country welcomed first-year students and their parents to the W&L community.

Welcome back! We’re delighted to be able to hold in-person events on campus once again. Here’s what’s in store.

FIVE-STAR FESTIVAL/INSTITUTE FOR HONOR MARCH 3–5, 2022

Calling all graduates from the Class of 1972 and earlier. All Five-Star Generals are cordially invited to attend.

ALUMNI WEEKEND MAY 5–8, 2022 Come one and all to celebrate your milestone reunions during one of the prettiest times on campus. See you soon!

SEND US UPDATES 3 1. From l. to .r.: Mason Shelley, James Kurani, Payton Crawford, Matthew Semcesen, Jimmy Bailey and Preston Jordan, all Class of 2025, at the Charlotte, North Carolina send-off. 2. From l. to r.: First-years Bridget Osas, Sophie McCauley and Avani Kashyap at the Dallas Chapter get-together.

4 3. The Pittsburgh Chapter gathered at Overlook Shelter at Schenley Park to wish the Class of 2025 well. 4. Rives Granade ’01 hosted the Los Angeles Chapter’s Summer Send-off.

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In the early 1970s, you could witness Doug Harwood ’74 toting bundles of LPs into the WLUR studio in Reid Hall on Saturday nights for his radio show, “The AntiHeadache Machine.” The studio has moved a couple of times, including into its current home in the John W. Elrod University Commons. CDs were eventually added to the mix of media (though vinyl remains). The specific artists, genres and eras featured on the show — culled entirely from Harwood’s extensive personal collection — have continually expanded. But otherwise, not too much has changed as the program celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. Harwood, editor-in-chief of The Rockbridge Advocate, has hosted his music-centered program from 8 p.m. to midnight on most Saturdays over the past five decades. The longevity of “The AntiHeadache Machine” — Harwood estimates that he’s produced between 2,400 and 2,500 editions of the show — is surpassed by very few other programs on college or commercial radio in the United States. Tune in and you’ll rarely hear Harwood himself. Outside of a brief intro and a similarly short sign-off, his only voiceover work is

DOUG HARWOOD ’74

Major Milestone

to provide the legal station identification at the top of each hour. “I don’t think it’s about me,” Harwood said. “It’s about the sounds and the combination of the tunes. It’s about the show.” Every Saturday evening, listeners are treated to a bevy of audio treasures, ranging from traditional Americana to Ethiopian jazz, from blues rock to avant-garde compositions, from left-field folk to bossa nova — and with snippets of classic radio theater sprinkled in for good measure. “It’s an amazing thing, the way radio can carry you away,” Harwood said. “While it’s a mass medium, it’s also an individual and personal one. It doesn’t speak to all of us; it speaks to each of us. That’s the truly magical thing about radio.” So if you’re anywhere near Elrod Commons on a Saturday evening, keep an eye out for a man toting a batch of records and CDs into the WLUR studio. Or, better yet, find a radio and tune in. “The Anti-Headache Machine” celebrated its 50th anniversary on Oct. 9. The show airs Saturdays from 8 p.m.-midnight on WLUR. Listen on 91.5 FM in Lexington or online at my.wlu.edu/wlur.

BY JEREMY FRANKLIN ’04

50s 1957

Stanley M. Erdreich Jr. published “Swallow Path,” a collection of poems written to help pass the time during the pandemic. Erdreich is a consultant for international businesses, with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.

60s 1965

The Hon. Walter Bennett published “The Last First Kiss” (Lystra Books), the story of Ace Sinclair, his high school sweetheart, J’nelle Reade, and a hurricane churning off the

Outer Banks. Bennett’s time at W&L had a deep impact on his long career as a practicing judge and lawyer. Writing is his second act, and he hopes his story is inspiring to others who are considering making a career change at any stage in life. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1967 Garry Apgar has co-edited a collection of quotes by and about Voltaire, “The Quotable Voltaire” (Bucknell University Press). This fall he is teaching a class called The Art of Walt Disney at Trinity College. Next spring he’ll teach Public Art.

1969 Robert Buxton is involved in the fight against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other brain disorders as a member of MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. He is also a member of the Brain Trust at the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University. He lives in Manhattan and has two sons Nicky and Henry.

70s 1970

After a 45-year career with the New Orleans Times-Picayune (1970– 76) and Detroit News (1976–2015) specializing in baseball, Thomas J.

Gage has been inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. He has also been recognized for meritorious service by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. In retirement, Gage has authored three books, and he was honored by W&L’s Alpha Circle of ODK in 2016. Dr. Robert M. White published two books. The first, “Sounding Together: The Symphony: History, Analysis and Appreciation” (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2019), is a comprehensive history of the symphony with analysis of key works. The second, “Performing Together: A History of the Keyboard Concerto” (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2021), is a comprehensive history of the piano concerto with analysis of key works. Since retiring in 2018

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Welcome Home SAVE THE DATE — MARCH 18 - 19, 2022, FOR A RE-DO OF REUNION WEEKENDS OF 2020 & 2021 The Classes ’70 & ’71, ’75 & ’76, ’80 & ’81, ’85 & ’86, ’90 & ’91, ’95 & ’96, ’00 & ’01, and ’05 & ’06 are invited back for a slate a fun and interesting events. Check go.wlu.edu/reunion 2022-redo for more information. Our regularly scheduled Alumni Weekend 2022 is May 5 – 8! It promises to be a great time to reunite with friends and reconnect with Washington and Lee. Visit go.wlu.edu/reunion-2022 for the most up-to-date information.

from practicing medicine, White has pursued numerous hobbies and interests. He lives in Roanoke.

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Garry Apgar ’67 THE QUOTABLE VOLTAIRE

Lawrence B. Cahoon received the UNCW Senior Distinguished Scholarly Engagement and Public Service Award Scholar for 2020. He is a biological oceanographer and limnologist and lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Peter Cavalier ’76 published “Flanagan’s Flight” (BookBaby), the

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sequel to his debut novel, “Bank Street,” which follows his protagonist’s exciting adventures around the country set against seminal world events of the ’80s. Maj. William T. Palfrey has published his second book, “Two Great Southeastern Lions.” A sports autobiography, it pays tribute to his high school football coach and a tennis friend and military colleague who were highly accomplished Southeastern Louisiana University athletes. Palfrey lives in Lynn Haven, Florida.

1978 Robert M. Couch (’82L) published “Uncle Brice,” a historical novel based on a family secret he uncovered about the death of his greatuncle, Brice Williams (who graduated from W&L in the 1930s), whom a Black janitor confessed to killing in a Southern town. The story reassesses preconceived notions about the operation of the criminal justice system in the South during the Depression and challenges current narratives. Couch lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

80s 1985

Jay M. Wallace was featured in the Best Lawyers in America 2022. He is an attorney with Bell Nunnally & Martin in its Dallas office.

1988 LeRoy F. Laney is serving as the president of the South Carolina Bar. He previously served as president of the Richland County Bar Association

and practices law at Riley Pope & Laney in Columbia, South Carolina. Stephen T. Sears was selected as the new CEO and executive director of EIFS Industry Members Association. He lives in Washington, D.C.

1989 James A. Linza Jr. was named the 2020 Virginia Teacher of the Year by the website RateMyTeachers.com. This site rates teachers based entirely on student-written reviews. He lives in Vienna, Virginia.

90s 1990

Craig B. Davis was inducted as the president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association in March. In 2020, he was re-elected to a second term as a 14th Circuit representative to the Virginia State Bar’s Bar Council. Davis is a partner in the firm of Reinhardt, Harper, Davis. William W. Tunner was elected president of ThompsonMcMullan in Richmond.

Holstead ’92 for a great minireunion in October at his ranch in Charlotte, Texas. Thomas S. Grow joined Littler as special counsel in Memphis, Tennessee. William Toles (’95L) joined Munsch Hardt as a shareholder in its Dallas office. He is a member of W&L’s Board of Trustees.

1993 Anne Marie Shaw Patterson published “Beginning String Technique: A Practical Guide to String Instruction” (Kendor Music Publishing). She is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences and presented a national webinar for the American String Teachers Association. She teaches orchestra at Frost Middle School and lives in Fairfax Station, Virginia, with husband, Ben, and kids, Ella and Jack.

1994 Daniel G. Katzenbach was featured in the Best Lawyers in America 2022. He is a partner at Cranfill Sumner and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

1995 1992 John T. Cox III left his own firm of 25 years to join Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office. In May, he was elected partner in charge of the Dallas office. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and trial work, helping clients resolve large, complicated and often high-profile business disputes. Cox would like to thank Scott

Stacey S. Cofield, associate professor of biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, has been appointed as the associate dean for recruitment, retention and diversity at the UAB graduate school. Theodore W. Dimitry moderated a regular online series hosted

by Lloyd’s of London called “Tuesdays at Lloyd’s.” As a U.S. retail insurance broker active in the energy market, he teed up questions for the underwriters and kept the meeting on track. The discussion was streamed live, recorded and posted on the Lloyd’s of London YouTube channel.

legal analysis, writing and research at Wake Forest University School of Law.

Matthew Haar was appointed managing partner of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, office.

Cole T. Bollman (’19L) joined King & Spalding in Atlanta as an associate.

1998 Jeremy Adams published “Hollowed Out: A Warning About America’s Next Generation” (Regenry Publishing). He examines why students have rejected the wisdom, culture and institutions of Western civilization, and offers solutions to re-engage them. Adams is an award-winning high school teacher in California.

00s 2004

David J. Baluk, an attorney with Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, was named to the 2021 Texas Rising Stars list. Abigail Perdue published “Exploring Discrimination: Sex, Disability, and Genetic Information” (Carolina Academic Press) to encourage educators to teach inclusive courses on these topics at their respective institutions provide opportunities for compassionate engagement and meaningful dialogue at campuses across the country. Perdue is a professor of

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Dr. Jennifer M. Heibig graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and will be starting a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennslyvania.

2017 Olivia Shaves Arnold is pursuing her master of music education at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. She teaches general music locally in Honolulu to grades K–6. Capt. Zachary Arnold ’15 is in his second year of psychiatry residency at Tripler Army Medical Center. He serves on the medical student interview, program evaluation and research committees. His most recent publication is titled “The Effect of Low Socioeconomic Status on Mental Health in the Military.”

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Peter Cavalier ’76 FLANAGAN’S FLIGHT

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Will Palfrey ’76 TWO GREAT SOUTHEASTERN LIONS

2019 Teresa Aires Rodrigues published another children’s book, “Charlie Novello,” about two children who must make sense of their world after the death of one of the most important people in their lives. Aires recently finished an interactive children’s mystery book. She lives in Lisbon, Portugal.

UNCLE BRICE a Killing, a Trial, a True STory

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Robert M. Couch ’78 UNCLE BRICE

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1. Dick Colton ’64, an avid supporter of the Delgado Community College, New Orleans, baseball team, joined the celebration after the team won its regional championship game on May 8. 2. Bill Miller ’72 (left) and John Trimper ’72 got together in July 2021 in Sun Valley, Idaho, where ▼ Miller regularly attends the Allen & Company Abigail L. Perdue ’04 Sun Valley conference, an annual gathering of EXPLORING DISCRIMINATION business leaders, political and sports figures and philanthropic leaders. Miller is chair of Miller Value Funds, headquartered in Baltimore, and Trimper is a retired attorney in Florida.

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Teresa Aires ’19 CHARLIE NOVELLO

3. Donald D. Eavenson Jr. ’73 and G.T. Corrigan ’86 were inducted into the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame on Sept. 18. A number of friends came to celebrate the event with them. From l. to r.: Jay Foster ’80, ’91L, Steve Herold ’80, Sandy Brown ’85, Skeet Chadwick ’74, John Church ’87, Eavenson, Corrigan, Tim Winfield ’73, Skip Lichtfuss ’74, Ed McLaughlin ’73, Scott Schreiber ’86, Sam Englehart ’73, Billy Rush ’86, Caulley Deringer ’86 and Bob Berlin ’87. 4. Kathryn Mayurnik Sein ’98 sent in a pre-Covid pic from Fleishman Hillard’s New York City office. From l. to r.: Sein, Eliza Elliott ’17, Emma Nash ’16, Abby Thornton ’17 and Grace Schwartzstein ’19.

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5. Rich Juterbock ’68, Allison MacQueen Felder ’02 and Bruce MacQueen ’70 reunited in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, in Spring 2021. Rich traveled from New Jersey and Bruce from Lexington for a visit, as Allison has been living in Kailua-Kona with her family. It was great to catch up with fond memories of W&L! 6. When his beloved dog, Samson, died in 2019, Oliver Cook ’60 immediately began the search for a new best friend. He and his wife spent hours on PetFinder. com, a site that features shelter pets from all over the U.S. They spotted a yellow Lab/cattle dog mix from Kosciusko, Mississippi (Oprah’s hometown), filled out the application and eagerly awaited his arrival. Lionel, about 5 years old, has quickly adapted to his new life in Massachusetts and enjoys riding in the back seat of the car listening to Fats Domino, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Lionel also accompanies Cook to St. John’s Episcopal Church’s drive-in service on Sundays.

BIRTHS

WEDDINGS

Joel Miller ’89 and wife, Jenny, a son, Emeth James, on Sept. 21, 2020. He joins brother Abner. Douglas G. Peddle ’99 and wife, Rachel, a daughter, Gianna Josephine, on May 16, 2021. She joins sister Charlotte, 1, and Rigi the Bernedoodle, 4.

Renee Harper Duffy ’01 and husband, David, a son, Shane Russel, in May 2020. He joined brother Owen, 3, and sisters Juniper, 6, and Margot, 8. The family reside in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

3 (Not pictured) Mary Catherine Burdine ’08 to James R. Hurrion at The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York on April 17, 2021. Generals in attendance included Coleman Nalley Raymond ’09, Wesley Haydon ’09 and Alex Csordas ’08, with many more joining the festivities on a livestream of the ceremony. Mary Catherine joined the nonprofit VOW for Girls as vice president, partnerships and business development. James graduated and received a doctorate in turbo machinery from Oxford University. He is a vice president of data science at XBTO Group. The couple reside in New York City. (Not pictured) Monica Flocken ’17 to Austin Miller ’15 on Feb. 27, 2021 in Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina. Alumni guests included William Hannah Jr. ’93, Filmon Sexton IV ’13, Louis Kesselbrenner ’15, Sara King ’15, Joe Ulica ’15, Brianna Rakouska ’17, Caroline Brassfield ’17 and Matthew Bryson ’18. 1. William G. Broaddus ’65 to Suzanne LaPrade on June 19, 2021, at Historic Christ Church in Irvington, Virginia. W&L was well represented. The Rev. Fletcher Lowe ’54 was the celebrant, and cousin Al Broaddus ’61 and dear friend Nelson Williams ’65 were lay readers.

Tracy Johnson McKinney ’02 and husband, Scott, a daughter, Madison Ann, on Jan. 4, 2021. She joins two brothers, Clayton and Tyler, and sister Katherine.

4 2. Julie Sanders ’10 to Patrick Benoist on May 1, 2021, in New Orleans at the home of Julie’s parents, Sally and Bo Sanders ’80. Pictured are Julie’s sister, Emily Sanders Garner ’06, and her husband, Cameron Garner ’05. Alumni in attendance included Fletcher and Connell Owings Dunn ’10, Mary Frances Weatherly and Francis Smyth ’10, Lindsay Grant ’10, Gerard Savarese ’10, Caroline Echols ’10, Chris Prugar ’09, Katie Bouret Laurens ’10, Anna Rogers ’10, Caroline Head and Kyle Garcia ’08, Lauren Dorsey and Will Keigler ’10, Jane Bouch Stoney ’10, Elizabeth Krausnick Malmo ’10, Alison Love Seiler ’10, Beth Brantley Stansfield ’10, Bill Browning ’80 and Von Graham ’80. 3. Patricia Kirkland ’15 to Patrick Wellborn ’15 on July 25, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. The wedding party included classmates Liza Boldrick, Meghan Buell, Betsy Cribb, Caroline Crichlow-Ball, Margaret McClintock, Kelsey Vella, Ian Hooley, Mark Sanders and Steven Vranian. The couple reside in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 4. Joseph Kimbell ’17 to Megan Steel ’18 on May 1, 2021.

John M. Power ’02, ’08L and wife, Molly, a son, Luke Grant, on July 19, 2021. He joins sister Claire. The family are all doing well. Victoria Romeo Scinto ’04 and her husband, Anthony, identical twin girls, Diana and Vivian, on July 3, 2020. Christopher W. Weingartner ’05 and Rachel Turner Weingartner ’06, a son, Christopher “Wells,” on Dec. 21, 2020. He joins brothers Turner, 6, and Sims, 4, in Birmingham, Alabama. Brooke Sanden Miller ’06 and husband, Chris, a boy, Brady Christopher, on May 19, 2021. He joins his parents and older siblings Tracey, 7, Howard, 5, Caroline, 5, Lee Lee, 3, and Hunter, 1, in Rifle, Colorado. Dr. Howard V. Sanden ’54 is the proud grandfather. Bryce Christy Minoski ’08 and husband, Andrew, a son, Ivar Wyatt, on Jan. 29, 2021. They reside in Rome, Italy. Haley Miller Stoltzman ’13 and her husband, Scott, two sons, Arlo French and Owen Potter, on Aug. 4, 2021.

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OBITS 1930s Richard K. Stuart ’37, of Okemos, Michigan, died on April 24, 2021. He served in the Army during World War II. After the war, he continued his career in intelligence as an expert on Southeast Asia in the Department of State and later the Foreign Service. He was father to Dick Stuart Jr. ’74 and belonged to Delta Upsilon.

1940s Roy D. Prentiss ’44, of Rocky River, Ohio, died on Dec. 5, 2020. Douglas W. Booth ’45, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died on Aug. 18, 2021. He served in the Navy. He was employed by Duke Energy Co., where he became president and COO. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta. Tom D. Raaen ’45 died on March 11, 2019. He served in the Army. Lee R. Redmond Jr. ’45, ’49L, of Columbus, Georgia, died on Feb. 13, 2021. He served in the Army Air Corps. He had a long legal career specializing in real estate, first with Thompson and Thompson, then Thompson and Redmond and then Thompson, Redmond, Nicolson and Ray. He was father to Lee Redmond III ’74 and uncle to Steve Hawley ’71. He belonged to Delta Tau Delta. Dr. Lucius S. Smith ’45, of Rome, Georgia, died on Jan. 20, 2020. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta. Obie P. Leonard Jr. ’46, of Fort Worth, Texas,

died on May 21, 2021. He served in the Navy. He was president of Leonard’s Department Store and was involved in commercial real estate, recreational developments, golf courses, oil and gas investments, zeolite mining and pecan farming. Capt. William C. Magee ’46, of Wicomico Church, Virginia, died on July 5, 2019. He served in the Navy. After retiring from the Navy he owned and operated a marina. He belonged to Phi Gamma Delta. The Hon. Harry W. Wellford ’46, of Memphis, Tennessee, died on April 17, 2021. He served in the Navy. He was a federal district and appellate court judge. He was father to Hal Wellford Jr. ’76 and Buck Wellford ’81L; grandfather to Rebecca Wellford ’19; and cousin to Scott Wellford ’73. He belonged to Delta Tau Delta. Dr. Billy H. Wingfield ’46, of Manassas, Virginia, died on May 19, 2021. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a microbiologist, immunologist and veterinarian. Charles H. Shook ’47, of Keene, New Hampshire, died on Sept. 12, 2019. He served in the military. He was a professor of accounting at Mercy College for over 25 years. Walter F. Little Jr. ’49, of Germantown, Tennessee, died on May 20, 2021. He served in the Army. He founded Little Publications Inc. and pioneered the publishing of national specialty magazines for agriculture, including Cotton Farming, Rice Farming, Soybean South and Custom

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Applicator. He was uncle to James Townsend ’71 and cousin to Charles Dean Jr. ’52.

1950s Stuart S. Bailey ’50, of Haymarket, Virginia, died on June 23, 2020. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha. Oliver C. Dawkins III ’50, of Louisville, Kentucky, died on Aug. 8, 2021. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a former general agent of Massachusetts Mutual. He belonged to Delta Tau Delta. William S. Mason Jr. ’50 died on July 9, 2020. He served in the Army. He was a CPA and had a career in accounting, banking and finance. Kim B. Williams ’50, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, died on Aug. 27, 2021. He served in the Navy. He worked for Tarmac. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi. George F. Arata Jr. ’51 died on Oct. 30, 2019. He was uncle to Larry Craig ’66 and belonged to Delta Upsilon. Wilby C. Coleman ’51 of Valdosta, Georgia, died on July 9, 2021. He served in the Air Force. He founded his own law firm. He belonged to Kappa Alpha. John P. Nelson Jr. ’51, of Moss Beach, California, died on March 29, 2021. He served in the Army. He was father to Douglas Nelson ’91 and belonged to Phi Kappa Psi. Denny W. Ringers ’51, of Wilmington, North Carolina, died on Feb. 19, 2021. He retired from

Honeywell after 30 years in sales. He belonged to Pi Kappa Phi. Leonard W. Saunders ’52, of Jupiter, Florida, died on Oct. 25, 2020. He served in the Army. He was president of the family business, Saunders Provision Co. Upon retiring he started a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise with his son. He belonged to Phi Epsilon Pi. I. Lindow White III ’52, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, died on May 4, 2021. He served in the Army. He was employed by Dan River Mills and Milliken & Co. as an industrial engineer. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta. Dr. Cecil R. “Pete” Adams Jr. ’53, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died on March 20, 2021. He served in the Navy. He retired from private practice in 1990. He was cousin to Harry Kennedy Jr. ’55. He belonged to Phi Kappa Psi. Marvin H. Anderson ’53, ’55L, of Gambrills, Maryland, died on July 4, 2021. He served in the Army. He was a partner with Anderson & Anderson and later practiced with his daughter, Julia Reinhart. He belonged to Pi Kappa Phi. Joseph A. “Pete” Chouinard Jr. ’53, of Morrisville, Vermont, died on June 9, 2021. He owned Town and Country Insurance Agency in Jeffersonville and was a general accountant and tax preparer. William W. Pleasants ’53, of Harwich Port, Massachusetts, died on Feb. 27, 2021. He was

an industrial engineer for Burlington Industries. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha. Charles H. Sipple III ’53, of Savannah, Georgia, died on May 31, 2021. He served in the Air Force. He worked for the family business, Sipple’s Mortuary. He was father to Chuck Sipple IV ’78 and grandfather to Holly Suthers Gainer ’11. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha. The Hon. William W. Vogel ’53L, of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, died on Aug. 30, 2019. He served in the Navy. He was a judge for four decades. William A. “Pete” Whitlock ’53, of Steeles Tavern, Virginia, died on March 5, 2021. He served in the Army. He raised cattle and horses on 4C’s Farm. He belonged to Kappa Sigma. Raymond F. Bee ’54, of Chicago, died on May 13, 2021. He served in the Army. He worked for U.S. Steel Corp at Gary Works. He belonged to Sigma Chi. Hugh L. Berryman ’54, of Dallas, died on Aug. 8, 2021. He served in the Army. He practiced law. He was father to Brian Berryman ’90 and belonged to Sigma Chi. Reno S. Harp III ’54, ’56L, of Richmond, died on June 16, 2021. He was deputy attorney general of Virginia for the criminal division and then chief counsel to the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. He belonged to Delta Upsilon. Robert F. McMurtrie Jr. ’54 died on Nov. 13, 2019. Holden C. Mitchell ’54, of Fort Myers, Florida, died on March 16, 2020. He served in the Army. He

JOHN W. WARNER III ’49, TRUSTEE EMERITUS John W. Warner III ’49, distinguished former U.S. senator and trustee emeritus, died May 26, 2021. He was 94. Warner was born in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 18, 1927, the son of Dr. John W. Warner, who graduated from W&L in 1903. He served in the Navy from 1944–46 during World War II and attended W&L on the GI Bill. He played lacrosse, joined Beta Theta Pi fraternity and served as secretary-treasurer of his senior science class. Warner graduated with a B.S. in engineering and enrolled in the University of Virginia’s law school. He then joined the U.S. Marines and served in Korea from 1950–52 before completing his law studies at U.Va. in 1953. From 1953–56, Warner served as a law clerk for the late Chief Judge E. Barrett Prettyman of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington. He was appointed an assistant U.S. attorney in 1956 and served four years in the trial and appellate divisions before entering private practice in 1960. In February 1969, Warner was appointed undersecretary of the Navy and, three years later, he succeeded John H. Chafee

was director of food service at Griffin Hospital. He belonged to Phi Gamma Delta. Elias Richards III ’54L, of Lynchburg, died on Aug. 4, 2021. He served in the Army. He was corporate counsel for Craddock Terry Shoe Corp. He and his son founded Richards Insurance. He was father to Alex Richards ’81, brother to John Richards ’59L and father-in-law to Richard Silberstein ’81. J. Slade Carter Jr. ’55, of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, died on March 19, 2021. He had a career in international banking. He belonged to Kappa Sigma.

as secretary of the Navy. He participated in the Law of the Sea talks and negotiated the Incidents at Sea Executive Agreement with the Soviet Union. President Gerald Ford appointed Warner to coordinate the celebration of the bicentennial of the founding of the United States in 1976, and he directed the federal effort at events in all 50 states and in 22 foreign countries. Warner began his five terms in the U.S. Senate in 1978, stepping down in 2009, and was the second-longest-serving senator from Virginia. He chaired the Armed Services Committee and served on the Intelligence Committee, on the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. He served his alma mater on the Board of Trustees from 1969–80, the Commission on the 250th Observance, the 2008 Mock Convention Advisory Board and through his support of the Shepherd Poverty Program and the Shepherd Alliance. His philanthropic support includes the Annual Fund, The Joella and Stewart Morris House endowment, The Class of 1949 Memorial Scholarship Endowment, The E. Waller Dudley Scholarship and the John W. Warner Public Service Award. In 2005, the university awarded Warner an honorary degree and in 2009 bestowed upon him the Washington Award, its highest honor, which recognizes distinguished leadership and service to the nation and/or extraordinary acts of philanthropy in support of Washington and Lee and other institutions. Warner is survived by his wife, Jeanne; three children from his first marriage, Virginia Warner, Mary Conover, and John W. Warner IV; and two grandsons.

Harold R. “Ted” Chenault Jr. ’55, of Vero Beach, Florida, died on May 8, 2021. He retired from Northern Trust. He was brother to Whit Chenault ’61 and belonged to Sigma Chi.

28 years before being appointed as a special justice for the Virginia mental health system. He served in that capacity for over 26 years. He belonged to Phi Kappa Sigma.

William L. Dols Jr. ’55, of Alexandria, Virginia, died on March 24, 2021. He served in the Army Reserves. He retired from Myers Park Baptist Church in 2001. He was brother to Tim Dols ’64 and belonged to Sigma Nu.

Roy C. Herndon ’55, of Tallahassee, Florida, died on Aug. 1, 2021. He worked for Florida State University in the physics department and as director of both the Institute for Cooperative Environmental Research and the Center for Biochemical and Toxicological Research.

John J. Popular II ’56, of Largo, Florida, died on June 14, 2021. He served in the Navy. He worked in labor-management relations. He belonged to Phi Gamma Delta.

Richard W. Hudgins ’55L, of Newport News, Virginia, died on July 7, 2021. He served in

H. Greig Cummings Jr. ’57, of Bethesda, Maryland, died on April 25, 2021. He served

Charles L. Harrington ’55L, of Marion, Virginia, died on July 4, 2021. He served in the Army during World War II. He had a private law practice for

the Army. He practiced law for 50 years. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta. Charles L. Wyndham Jr. ’55, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died on Feb. 2, 2020. He served in the Army. He worked for Phillips Petroleum. He was stepfather to Cristina Warlick ’91.

in the Army. He retired from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi. John J. Fox ’57, of Richmond, died on May 10, 2021. He served in the Army. He worked for Life of Virginia and was inducted into the W&L Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007, having set multiple records in swimming. He was father to John Fox III ’81, Ted Fox ’90 and Andrew Fox ’92. He was grandfather to Anne Fox ’20. He belonged to Delta Tau Delta. Jan S. Roush ’57, of Houston, died on July 9, 2019. He served in MAGAZINE.WLU.EDU 33

the Army. He managed Markload Systems. Robert F. Banks ’58, of East Lansing, Michigan, died on July 22, 2021. He was a teacher and administrator at Michigan State University, serving as dean of James Madison College, associate provost and associate vice president for human resources. In 2007 he received the MSU Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Diversity. He belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha. Michael J. Barry ’58, of British Columbia, Canada, died on July 5, 2021. He served in the Army. His career included marketing, market research and advertising. He belonged to Delta Upsilon. Dominick A. Flora ’58, of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, died on July 5, 2021. He was a professional basketball player who eventually moved from playing to executive roles with the Portland Thunder (WFL), New York Cosmos (NASL), and Cleveland Force (NISL). He belonged to Delta Upsilon. Edward M. George Jr. ’58, of Wheeling, West Virginia, died on April 11, 2021. He retired from WesBanco in 2001. He was father to Ned George III ’86 and belonged to Kappa Alpha. Rufus L. Safford ’58, of Glenwood, New Mexico, died on Dec. 10, 2020. He belonged to Sigma Nu. James M. Crews Jr. ’59, of Memphis, Tennessee, died on May 20, 2021. He served in the Army. He worked at Sterling Equities. He was uncle to Holt Crews ’93 and belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Eugene W. Paxton Jr. ’59, of Lexington, died on

March 7, 2021. He worked for the Virginia Alcohol and Beverage Control Board. He was grandfather to Lexie Paxton ’22.

ISAAC “IKE” NOYES SMITH IV ’57, ’60L,

Charles J. Stock ’59, of Somerset, New Jersey, died on May 10, 2021. He served in the Army. He had a career in sales and belonged to Phi Gamma Delta.

1960s Rockwell S. Boyle Jr. ’60, of Durham, North Carolina, died on March 23, 2021. He retired from IBM. He was brother to Bill Boyle ’65 and belonged to Lambda Chi Alpha. Dr. Thomas A. Eppley Jr. ’60, of Naples, Florida, died on May 7, 2021. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi. Alexander R. Fitzenhagen ’60, ’62L, of Dallas, died on March 13, 2021. He retired from the financial services industry. He was father to Lex Fitzenhagen Jr. ’85 and Lin Fitzenhagen ’97. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi. Dr. Edward F. Good ’60, of Charleston, South Carolina, died on March 29, 2021. He served in the Navy. He had a private practice in neurology in Houston and served on the astronaut selection team for NASA’s Johnson Space Center. He belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Dr. Julian C. Josey Jr. ’60, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, died on May 10, 2021. He served in the Army. He worked for Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. He was father to Jay Josey III ’85 and Jordan Josey ’88. He belonged to Sigma Chi.

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TRUSTEE EMERITUS Isaac “Ike” Noyes Smith IV ’57, ’60L, trustee emeritus, died June 22, 2021. He was 89. Smith earned his B.A. in political science from W&L in 1957 and received his law degree from W&L in 1960. He was active in student government, serving as vice president of both his student body and his law class. He also served as captain of the W&L football team and played basketball. He was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and Phi Delta Theta social fraternity.

Thomas C. Kern ’60, of Richmond, died on Feb. 24, 2021. He founded Kern Shelter Products and belonged to Phi Gamma Delta. Walter G. “Hilly” Thompson ’60, of Dover, Massachusetts, died on June 19, 2021. He was a founder of Cambridge-based AOBiome Therapeutics. He worked for the International Basic Economy Corporation and was president of Separation Technologies. He was

After graduation, Smith joined Kanawha Banking & Trust Co. (KB&T) in 1960, specializing in trust, marketing and commercial lending. He became president & CEO of KB&T and Intermountain Bankshares Inc. in 1982 and remained in those positions when the firm merged into United Bankshares Inc. and became an office of United Bank. Smith was also president and CEO of Kanawha-Roxalana Co. until his retirement in 2017. Smith was a member of W&L’s Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1991. Over the years, he was actively involved with his alma mater. He co-chaired the On the Shoulders of Giants capital campaign for the Charleston, West Virginia, area, and was a law class agent and president of the Charleston, West Virginia, Alumni Chapter. He was also a member of the George Washington Society, the Commission of the 250th Observance, his 50th reunion class committee and the Alumni Athletic Council. Smith is survived by his wife, Stuart; sons, Quintie, Botts and Lyle ’93, and daughter, Lisa; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

father to Ben Thompson ’00 and belonged to Beta Theta Pi. Dr. David R. Shensa ’61, of Estero, Florida, died on Nov. 4, 2020. He was an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He belonged to Zeta Beta Tau. J. David White III ’61, of Novelty, Ohio, died on April 14, 2021. He served in the Marine Corps. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta. G.T. Dunlap Ecker ’62, of Hollywood, Maryland,

died on April 19, 2021. He was brother-in-law to J.J. Smith III ’60 and Franklin Smith ’62. He belonged to Kappa Sigma. Gerald L. Mills ’63, of Terre Haute, Indiana, died on July 25, 2021. He was a chemical engineer at Jacobs Engineering. J. Michael Jenkins IV ’64, of Montgomery, Alabama, died on March 27, 2021. He served in the Army. He worked for Jenkins Brick Co. He was brother to Bill Jordan III ’71, father to Kent S. Noltes

’90 and uncle to Maynard Thomas ’97. He belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. J. Elmo Markham Jr. ’64, of Pinehurst, North Carolina, died on March 27, 2021. He served in the Army. He was a partner with Larson and Tolley. He was father to Julian Markham III ’97 and belonged to Beta Theta Pi. John P. Roy ’64, of Louisville, Kentucky, died on May 24, 2021. He served in the Air Force. He worked in the insurance brokerage business. He was father to Eleanor Roy Robinson ’95 and fatherin-law to Scott Robinson ’94. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi. I. Curtis Jernigan Jr. ’65, of Virginia Beach, died on May 6, 2021. He worked in the economic analysis group of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Upon retiring, he joined Economists Inc. in Washington, D.C. He belonged to Pi Kappa Phi. Peter J. Stelling ’65, of Smyrna, Georgia, died on July 25, 2021. He co-authored a family memoir “A Place to Call Home,” with his mother, Mary Ellen Stelling. He wrote “Music in the Dark,” a novel and screenplay on the life and works of composer Richard Strauss. He belonged to Sigma Chi. Carey G. King III ’66, of Dallas, died on May 5, 2021. He served in the Navy. He was an independent financial advisor affiliated with LPL Financial. He was cousin to Richard Goode ’64 and belonged to Sigma Chi. Peter K. Kintz ’66, ’69L, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, died on May 16, 2021. He served in

the Marine Corps. He practiced defense law. He was father to Andrew Kintz ’98 and belonged to Beta Theta Pi. Michael P. Watkins ’66L, of Rockport, Texas, died on July 19, 2021. He was brother to Storm Watkins ’67L and belonged to Kappa Sigma.

youth called the Clam Jam. He belonged to Delta Tau Delta. Upton H. Richards Jr. ’70, of Delaplane, Virginia, died on March 11, 2021. He was a retired title examiner for Fauquier County. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi.

Michael T. Thornton ’70, ’78L, of Marietta, The Hon. John S. Georgia, died on June 7, Anderson ’68, of Houston, died on June 22, 2021. He was a history teacher and coach at 2021. He was a former Holy Innocents’ Episcopal judge on the 14th Court School. He belonged to of Appeals of the State Phi Gamma Delta. of Texas. He belonged to Kappa Sigma. Kennedy J. Gilly Jr. W. Starke Mundy III ’68L, ’72, of Raleigh, North Carolina, died on Aug. 19, of Amherst, Virginia, 2021. He was regional died on Aug. 7, 2021. assistant general counsel He served in the Army for Nationwide Insurance and Naval Reserves. Co. He belonged to He was in private law Beta Theta Pi. practice before joining the Commonwealth John F. Larmour ’72, of Attorney’s office in Charlottesville, Virginia, Amherst County. died on May 12, 2021. He belonged to Sigma W. Jay Tims ’68L, of Phi Epsilon. Kilmarnock, Virginia, died on May 12, 2021. Bern M. Bonifant ’73, He served in the Army. of Ashburn, Virginia, He retired from the died on April 1, 2020. practice of law in 2000. He belonged to Phi He belonged to Beta Epsilon Pi. Theta Pi. Houston C. “Buzz” Armstrong ’69, of Hampstead, North Carolina, died on April 30, 2021. He belonged to Phi Epsilon Pi. Robert E. Price ’69, of Houston, died on June 1, 2021. He practiced law in Houston for over 45 years. He was brother to Bill Price III ’65 and belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

1970s

Thomas J. Czelusta ’73L, of Barboursville, Virginia, died on Dec. 7, 2019. Larry W. Fifer ’73L, of Lewes, Delaware, died on Feb. 28, 2021. He served in the Army. He practiced law, predominantly in Sussex County. J. Jason Matthews ’73, of Rancho Mirage, California, died on April 28, 2021. He retired from the CIA. He belonged to Lambda Chi Alpha.

Henry J. “Hank” Koci ’74, of Westmont, Illinois, Peter M. Piltz ’70, of died on July 26, 2021. He Middletown, Rhode Island, worked for many corpodied May 21, 2021. He was rations in purchasing, a prominent presence in inventory, supply chain the Newport music scene and operations. He was and in later years opened cousin to Joseph Topinka a performance studio for

’63 and belonged to Psi Upsilon. Charles L. McCardell ’74, of Arlington, Virginia, died on April 20, 2021. He belonged to Lambda Chi Alpha. William D. Cunningham ’75, of Houston, died on April 5, 2021. He was president of Woodway Financial Advisors until retiring in 2018. He belonged to Lambda Chi Alpha. Michael B. Hollinger ’77, of Alexandria, Virginia, died on Feb. 28, 2021. He worked for the Hollinger Corp. He was brother to John Hollinger ’77. Deborah A. Johnson ’77L, of Madison, Wisconsin, died on July 11, 2021. Richard L. Greenberg ’79L, of Roanoke, died on June 28, 2021. He had a private law practice. He was father to Leah Greenberg Katz ’05. Louis P. McFadden ’79L, of Phoenix, Arizona, died on June 7, 2021. He served in the Army for 22 years and was director of labor relations and human resources at the Tropicana Hotel Casino. He was father to Lou McFadden Jr. ’76, ’79L, Kevin McFadden ’79 and Mike McFadden ’82. Sherrod G. “Pete” Patterson ’79, of Decatur, Georgia, died on Aug. 8, 2021. He had a private law practice in Decatur.

1980s Geoffrey P. Sisk ’81, of Richmond, died on Aug. 21, 2021. He was a financial advisor with Wells Fargo. He was father to Charlotte Sisk ’15. He belonged to Phi Kappa Sigma.

William B. Bryan Jr. ’82, of Paris, Kentucky, died on July 4, 2021. He had a career as a PGA professional and was co-owner of Big Trees Inc. He was uncle to David Severson ’12. Edmund W. Schenecker II ’83, of San Antonio, Texas, died on April 17, 2021. He was brother to Parker Schenecker ’84 and belonged to Phi Delta Theta. Kenneth M. Moore Jr. ’86, of Greenville, South Carolina, died on July 20, 2021. He served in the Air Force. Ken founded Global View Investments. Lenard Garrett ’88L, of Forest Park, Georgia, died on Dec. 12, 2020. C. Thomas Skeen II ’89, of Paris, Kentucky, died on Jan. 28, 2021. He was executive director for Bourbon County Health Department. He belonged to Phi Gamma Delta.

1990s Richard A. Montague ’90, of Bel Air, Maryland, died on March 15, 2021. He was an account executive with Checkpoint Systems Inc. He was brother to Charles Montague ’94 and belonged to Phi Gamma Delta. Michael J. Hanger ’92, of Aiken, South Carolina, died on July 10, 2021. He was a physician assistant at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. He was uncle to Jenks Wilson ’12. Col (Ret.) Toby D. McCoy ’92, ’95L, of Tomah, Wisconsin, died on July 31, 2021. He served in the Army. He was the deputy director at Fort McCoy in the Civilian Personnel Advisor Center for the Civilian Human Resources Agency, mentoring over 130 employees. MAGAZINE.WLU.EDU 35

Sharron Lamoreaux ’93L, of Mesa, Arizona, died on May 20, 2021. She was a corporate lawyer for the federal government before opening a small Italian grocery in Chicago. R. Christopher Lawson ’93L, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died on April 1, 2021. He was a partner in the Friday, Eldredge & Clark law firm. Dr. Lindley Spaht Dodson ’99, of Austin, Texas, died

on Jan. 26, 2021. She was a pediatrician in Austin. She was wife to Drew Dodson ’00 and sister to Carlos Spaht ’05. She belonged to Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Lauren E. Schmidt ’06, of Washington, D.C., died on Dec. 26, 2019. She belonged to Chi Omega. Michael R. Walsh Jr. ’08L, of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, died on May 15, 2021. He served in the Air Force. He worked as the in-house counsel for NER Construction.

2000s Christian E. Sandefur ’06L, died on Aug. 7, 2021. He was a certified financial planner at New York Life.

Friends Leotha “Paul” Burns, director of environmental health and safety, died Sept. 19, 2021, from complications from COVID-19. He was 72 years old. A military veteran, he joined W&L in 2001.

Madelyn Jean Miller, 84, died Aug. 8, 2021. She was an administrative assistant in the Theater Department from 1990 to 2003. Brame Proffitt Spessard, died on April 12, 2021. She was a former housemother for the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Alumni Events

Commencement 2020 redo, the Athletic Hall of Fame and Young Alumni Weekend. Yes – the campus was open this fall for in-person events, and it was glorious.

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1. Members of the undergraduate and law classes of 2020 returned to W&L on Sept. 11, 2021, for an event they’d eagerly awaited: their official, in-person Commencement ceremony, which was postponed for more than 500 days amid the COVID-19 public health crisis. Read the story at go.wlu. edu/commencement2020-2.

The Class of 2020 also returned for its in-person induction: those alumni included Stacy Doornbos ’09 (track and Field), Richard Duchossois ’44 (administration), Rodger Fauber ’63 (basketball), Amy Mears ’96 (cross country and track & field) and Ann Van Devender ’09 (soccer). Read the bios at go.wlu.edu/ahf-2021.

2. Athletics Hall of Fame: The 2021 class includes player John Lee Graves ’84 (basketball), Phillip Sampson ’90 (football and track & field), Peter Dean ’04 (baseball and football), Joanna Perini-Abbott ’04 (lacrosse) and Susan Gaillard Hanzik ’06 (volleyball).

3. Alumni from the Classes of 2011 to 2021 gathered for a celebratory weekend. Distinguished Young Alumni Awards went to Caroline Bovay Meric ’11 and Yuan Liu ’11. Read the bios at go.wlu.edu/yaw-2021.

The Class of 2021 spread out on Wilson Field.

Conferral of Degrees “It would be easy to focus these remarks upon the dichotomy between the hardships of graduating college during a global pandemic and the bright futures ahead of each of us. The truth is, we have been fortunate in so many ways to have largely remained together in this beautiful valley learning from our professors and each other.” Chase Calhoun ’21, EC president, Commencement address

THIS YEAR’S COMMENCEMENT was held on Wilson Field — a first for the university — to accommodate pandemic-related distancing and gathering size guidelines. President Will Dudley, reflecting on the unusual setting said, “The fact that we are here on Wilson Field this morning is one more reminder of the many ways in which our lives have been disrupted by the pandemic. But the fact that we are here this morning is also a testament to your perseverance.” Chi Shing Adrian Lam of Westfield, New Jersey, was named valedictorian. Lam earned a B.S. in biology with a double major in business administration. He was a Johnson Scholar and a

member of Phi Beta Kappa and was a recipient of its J. Brown Goehring Award for the sophomore with the highest GPA. Chase Isbell received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. Isbell, an English major with minors in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and film and visual culture studies, was selected by the faculty as the senior who best demonstrates high ideals of living, spiritual qualities and generous service to others. Details on all the commencement activities can be found online at go.wlu.edu/commencement2021 MAGAZINE.WLU.EDU 37

COMMENCING TO CELEBRATE

Graduates and their families commemorated the day’s event with a photo. Congratulations to all!

1. Danner Butler ’21, his father Warren Butler ’89 and sister Parker Butler ’18. 2. Ellie Davidson ’21 and her father Philip Davidson ’87. 3. Jacob Day ’21, his brother Thomas Day ’15 and their father Roger Day ’85. 4. Kathryn Fagan ’21 and her father George Fagan ’81.

5. From l. to r.: George Folline ’21, Read Folline ’92, Christian Dysart ’92, Erin Hughes ’21, John Kannapell ’92 and Jack Kannapell ’21. 6. From l. to r.: Hugh Gooding ’16, Alice Gooding ’21, Kathryn Williams ’21, Taylor Williams ’89, Davis Straske ’19, Janice Ferman Straske ’91, Mary Stephen Straske ’21, Charlotte Freeman ’21 and Peter Freeman ’89.

9 7. From l. to right: Julie Vennes Hancock ’92, Abigail Hancock ’21, Rhett Hancock ’93, Tom Moore ’89, Liza Moore ’21, Peter Freeman ’89, Charlotte Freeman ’21, Taylor Williams ’89, Kathryn Williams ’21, Christopher Watt ’21, Alston Parker Watt ’89. 8. Natalie Ierardi ’21 with her uncle Anthony Ierardi ’82 and father Peter Ierardi ’86. 9. Jack Jones ’21 with his mother Jennie Brent Jones ’90 and grandfather Kaj Brent ’58.

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10. Reid L. Komosa ’21 and his father Christopher J. Komosa ’86. 11. Karel M. Koon ’21 and her father Karl N. Koon ’78. 12. Mary Pace Lewis ’21 and her father Clark H Lewis ’85. 13. Back row (l. to r.): Allen L. Litvak III ’21, Turner Gray ’21, James Lawson ’21, Taylor Thiessen ’21, Jacob M. Day ’21. Front row (l. to r.): Allen L. Litvak, Jr. ’91, David B. Gray ’88, Jim Lawson ’77, Sarah Horn Thiessen ’93 and Roger T. Day ’85.

14. L. to r.: Adam Morgan ’90 and his son Andrew Morgan ’21 and Turner Marshall Malmo ’21 with his father Gerald M. Malmo III ’79 and brother Carter Madison Malmo ’13. 15. From l. to r.: Sophie Wilks ’21 with her mother Laura Hoopes Nilsen ’89, sister Ashley Hoopes Wilks ’90 and grandfather Frank M. Hoopes ’58. 16. Emily Nyikos ’21 and her mother Stacy Newlin Nyikos ’95. 17. Maggie O’Berry ’21 and her father Vernon O’Berry Jr. ’76.

18. Walker Payne ’21 and his father Richard Payne ’89. 19. Fitz Rawls ’21 and his father Tommy Rawls ’89. 20. Andrew Shelton Ryan III ’21 and his father Andrew Shelton Ryan Jr. ’68. They both played on W&L’s varsity football team and majored in philosophy. 21. From l. to r.: Mark Suber ’81 with his niece Elspeth Suber ’21 and her father Jesse Suber ’80. Elspeth is the granddaughter of Stuart Faison ’44.

22. Taylor Alexander Thiessen ’21 and his mother Dr. Sarah Horn Thiessen ’93. Taylor is also the son of the late Douglas W. Thiessen ’95. 23. Christopher Watt ’21 and his mother Alston Parker Watt ’89 and Miles Oliver ’21 and his father John Oliver ’87. 24. Meaghan and Jim Williams ’88, their son Jake Williams ’21 and daughter Fraley Williams ’24. 25. Jamie Winslett ’21 and her father Usher Winslett ’82. MAGAZINE.WLU.EDU 39

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The book brigade in action.

THE BIG MOVE BY LOUISE UFFELMAN

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Will Mackie ’81 wears his Big Move T-shirt one last time before donating it to Special Collections.

he call to action went out by word of mouth, was advertised in the Ring-tum Phi and announced by professors — we need you. President Bob Huntley ’52, ’57L set aside Jan. 10, 1979, for The Big Move, a much-anticipated event. Faculty, students, staff and members of the Lexington community assembled early in the morning to load approximately 150,000 books at McCormick Hall Library into shopping bags (supplied by Leggett Department store) and walk them partway down Stemmons Plaza to their shelves in the new university library, now Leyburn Library. The 1979 Calyx heralded the end of four years of “bulldozers, jackhammers, smoke and dust” and described the new space as “a modern gargantuan structure” that was “the symbol of a new age for W&L.” The new library could seat 800 students, included 560 individual carrels, was fully carpeted and was open from 8:30 a.m. to midnight.

Will Mackie ’81 remembers the occasion well. “It was quite a feat to have moved the entire book collection from McCormick Hall to the spanking brand-new library in one day,” he said. “The administration was clever enough to make this a festive event with free food and drinks, mapping out the course to move the books to the respective stacks, and giving us a day off from class.” Many hands make light work, and the move was completed by 10:50 a.m. “Having this new library was a pretty exciting development on campus,” said Mackie. “It was, in my recollection, the first big, modern space to be built on the Colonnade in a while.” He added, “Being part of the book brigade still stands out in my mind as one of my most memorable moments at W&L. That kind of collective effort — being part of a larger project — doesn’t happen often, and it made us all feel like we contributed to the school in a tangible way.”

Skip Davison ’67 in Italy.

A FRIENDSHIP’S LEGACY BY AMANDA MINIX

William “Skip” Davison ’67 had a rocky start at W&L when he entered as a first-year student in the fall of 1962. The New Jersey native supported civil rights and said it was not a popular stance at the university at the time. “I expressed my views, and I was ostracized socially,” he recalled. “It was a lonely experience.” While studying in the chemistry library during his first year, Davison met James Keith Shillington, a chemistry professor who became his mentor and lifelong friend — a relationship that would later inspire Davison’s longstanding generosity. “Shillington talked me into becoming a chemistry major,” Davison said. “He was really my savior — with his support, I developed a social and an intellectual life at the school.” Shillington invited Davison to join a small group of students for Friday evening visits in his home, and then later to faculty dinners that he hosted on Sundays. “We would socialize and solve the problems of the world,” Davison recalled. “And we didn’t just talk about chemistry, we discussed art, theatre, philosophy — Shillington was a Renaissance man when it came to education.” After graduating from W&L in 1967 with a chemistry degree, Davison attended medical

school at the Kimmel Medical College – Thomas Jefferson University and completed his residency at Northwestern University. He went into private practice as a neurologist in the Chicago area and retired a year ago after more than 40 years in practice. He is a faculty member at Northwestern and has taught clinical neurology there since 1977. When the James Keith Shillington Scholarship was established in 1988, Davison made a gift and has remained a loyal donor to the endowment. Additionally, he included a generous bequest to the scholarship in his will. After learning that there was another endowment created in memory of his mentor, Davison began giving to the Keith Shillington Summer Research Scholars Endowment. “Summer experiences for students is a great idea — supporting the sciences and getting young people interested in the sciences is a worthwhile investment,” he said. A lifelong learner at heart, Davison took a class this fall on the Enlightenment at the University of Chicago, and he and his wife Dale were able to travel to Italy and France recently. The couple plans to visit Antarctica through the W&L Traveller program in January 2022.

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