SHEPHERD COLLEGEM a g a z i n eVolume 6, No. 3 • Spring 2001

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A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o nF o u n d a t i o n

OFFICERSJames Davis ’59PresidentRippon

James Moler ’30Immediate PastPresidentCharles Town

William Knode ’58Vice PresidentSharpsburg, MD

Wilma NeffTreasurerShepherdstown

Monica LingenfelterExecutive Vice PresidentHagerstown, MD

James A. WatsonVP for CollegeAdvancementMartinsburg

D. Frank Hill III ’75Legal CounselShepherdstown

BOARD OF DIRECTORSDow BenedictShepherdstown

Jason BestShepherdstown

Herbert ClarkHagerstown, MD

James S. Dailey IIIMartinsburg

Deborah Dhayer ’74Berkeley Springs

Jane Ikenberry-Dorrier ’65Scottsville, VA

E. William JohnsonHarpers Ferry

Jerry Kerr ’68Winchester, VA

Melinda Landolt ’75Shepherdstown

M. Rebecca LintonMartinsburg

Eugene M. Lugat ’83Reisterstown, MD

Allen Lueck ’67Shepherdstown

Hope Maxwell-SnyderShepherdstown

Susan Mentzer-Blair ’72Knoxville, MD

David Newlin ’76Winchester, VA

Sallye Price ’53Shepherdstown

Roger RameyCharles Town

Robert Rissler ’47Shenandoah Junction

Daniel C. Starliper ’69Martinsburg

Ruth ThacherShepherdstown

J. Randall Thompson ’93Boonsboro, MD

Larry Togans ’81Charles Town

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGEDavid L. DunlopShepherdstown

J. Donald Jones ’71Shepherdstown

HONORARY DIRECTORSJames A. ButcherShepherdstown

Sara Helen CreeShepherdstown

Lavely GruberPikesville, MD

Hazel HendricksShenandoah Junction

Jessie HendrixShepherdstown

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJ. Donald Jones ’71PresidentShepherdstown

Linda Regner Sickel ’82Vice PresidentOlney, MD

Valerie Owens ’76 & ’86SecretarySummit Point

David Rickard ’56TreasurerGreensboro, NC

Julie St. Marie ’84 & ’85Immediate PastPresidentBaltimore, MD

Chris Wooten ’87Financial ConsultantBel Air, MD

James A. WatsonExecutive DirectorMartinsburg

Holly Morgan FryeAlumni CoordinatorShepherdstown

Michael Athey ’62Shepherdstown

Marlo Barnhart ’69Martinsburg

Kenneth J. Boone ’76Lutherville, MD

Scott BradfordDoleman ’95Charles Town

Maureen Dougherty-Nissel ’86Frederick, MD

Sue Fowler ’83Seabrook, MD

Aimee Gibbons ’92Washington, D.C.

Emily Houck ’00Reston, VA

William Knode ’58Sharpsburg, MD

Neville Leonard ’59Shepherdstown

Tripp Lowe ’95Shepherdstown

James Omps ’57Winchester, VA

Sallye Price ’53Shepherdstown

Elizabeth Rayburn ’93Winchester, VA

Kelly Roach ’91Arlington, VA

Andrew Robertson ’85Frederick, MD

Kim Smith ’85Towson, MD

Charles VanMetre ’56Sharpsburg, MD

Robert Wantz ’55Hagerstown, MD

Rachelle Williams ’92Middletown, MD

John Wolff ’88Hamilton, VA

S h e p h e r d B o a r d o f A d v i s o r s

Barbara Pichot ’71 & ’81ChairKearneysville

Andrew D. Michael ’75Vice ChairHedgesville

Manny Arvon ’74Martinsburg

Allyson BarabasStudent RepresentativeShepherdstown

Mary Clare ErosMartinsburg

Harold L. Gray, Jr.Frederick, MD

Anders HenrikssonFaculty RepresentativeHarpers Ferry

Robert A. McMillanMartinsburg

Lacy Rice IIIBethesda, MD

Brent RobinsonMartinsburg

John M. SherwoodCharles Town

Daniel Starliper ’69Classified EmployeeRepresentativeMartinsburg

Cover: Scaffolding surrounds the clock tower ofMcMurran Hall. McMurran is getting a face liftwith a new roof and structural repair.Photo by Timothy D. Haines.

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F r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t

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C o n t e n t sShepherd TodayCapito to be Commencement speaker ................ 4Magee named VPAF ........................................... 4New library director named ............................... 5Civil War concentration announced ................... 5Students produce public service video ................ 6Teacher Institute slated for July .......................... 7

AlumniAlumni Profile: Quincy Adams .......................... 8Emeritus Club to meet in May ........................... 9Golf tournament information ............................. 9Class notes ....................................................... 10Births ................................................................ 12Deaths .............................................................. 13Weddings and engagements .............................. 14

AthleticsSpring sports roundup ...................................... 16Duo plays in Cactus Bowl ................................ 16Women set new school record .......................... 17Basketball coach search underway ................... 17

DevelopmentNew Foundation named funds ......................... 18Memorial gifts .................................................. 20Wills in charitable giving .................................. 21Two join McMurran Society ............................ 21Phonathon raises $61,000 in pledges ............... 22Library campaign ............................................. 23Nethken creates endowed fund ........................ 23

The Shepherd College Magazine is published by the Of-fice of External Affairs, the Office of College Advance-ment, and the Shepherd College Foundation for the Shep-herd College community—alumni, donors, students, par-ents, prospective students, staff and faculty, and friendsof the College. Part of the production costs are under-written by the Shepherd College Alumni Association andthe Shepherd College Foundation.

EDITOR AND ART DIRECTOR

Valerie Owens

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Monica Lingenfelter, James A. Watson

CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE

Timothy D. Haines, Holly Morgan Frye,Marcyanna Millet, Chip Ransom,

Gary Kable, Aria Charles

Send class note information to Alumni Office, ShepherdCollege, Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443 or to<mmillet@shepherd.edu> via e-mail.

In recent weeks there has been discussion on cam-pus about Shepherd, the liberal arts, and theCollege’s classification change by the CarnegieFoundation from a Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts)College I to a Baccalaureate College–General.

The classification of an institution as a liberalarts college is more complex than it may appear.Ultimately, it depends on who defines the criteria.

Does Shepherd College have liberal arts pro-grams? Definitely, the answer is yes. Do we have a

core curriculum that is based in the liberal arts? Again, the answer is yes.Have we made any changes this year that would make us less of a liberal artscollege than we were last year? No, we have not.

However, there is a system (Carnegie Classifications of Institutions ofHigher Education) that many people use to place colleges into categories.Last year Shepherd was in the Carnegie liberal arts category. This year weare not. The reason for the shift is that the criteria for inclusion have changed.Last year a college had to have selective admissions and graduate 40 percentof its students in liberal arts majors to be included. We met those criteria.This year, admission standards are not considered as part of the CarnegieSystem, and a college must graduate 50 percent or more of its students in aliberal arts major to be included in the liberal arts category. Since we do notgraduate more than half of our students in liberal arts majors (many studentsare majoring in education, business, nursing, computer science, social work,accounting, etc.), Shepherd is not included this year in the Carnegie liberalarts category.

If the number of graduates in the pure liberal arts at Shepherd Collegewere to be greater than 50 percent, we would again be in the liberal artscategory, regardless of whether we became a stronger or weaker institution.This particular system makes no attempt to judge the quality of the college,but rather, it simply groups colleges together based on the percentage of lib-eral arts graduates. Thus, within the newly revised Carnegie System, a weakschool with an abundance of liberal arts majors would be considered as a“liberal arts college.” This is not necessarily a good thing. Conversely, astrong school with excellent programs in the liberal arts would not be in theliberal arts category unless more than 50 percent of its graduates were in aliberal arts major. In other words the Carnegie System is a relatively accuratemeasure of the popularity of liberal arts majors, but it makes no claim as tothe quality, or lack of quality, for any given institution.

In fact, Alexander McCormick, senior scholar at the Carnegie Founda-tion, was quoted in the February 2001 issue of Matrix as follows, “It is thesource of some discomfort for us when they are used [as rankings]. We see itas an inappropriate use.” (McCormick was making reference to using theCarnegie Classifications to infer quality rankings of institutions by U.S. Newsand World Report and others.)

No public college in West Virginia is included in the Carnegie liberalarts category. In fact, nationwide, only 5.8 percent of all institutions of highereducation (colleges and universities) are classified as “liberal arts.” Whenexamining the baccalaureate colleges as a group, approximately two-thirdsare not listed as liberal arts institutions, although many of those colleges

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S h e p h e r d T o d a y

Longtime Shepherd employee EdMagee has been named vice presidentfor administration and finance at Shep-herd College.

As Shepherd’s chief fiscal officer,Magee is responsible for all of theCollege’s budgeting. His responsibilitiesinclude coordinating all purchasing; ac-counting for the fiscal aspects of auxil-iary enterprises; oversight of facilitiesmanagement; preparation of financial

Congresswoman Capito todeliver Commencement address

Ed Magee named VPAF

Ed Magee

reports and analyses; supervision of the computer center andthe telecommunications office; processing the College payroll;disbursement and collection of student financial aid funds; as-surance of adequate insurance coverage for the College; inven-tory control; and administration of the fiscal aspects of spon-sored research.

“Ed Magee brings to this position an extensive finance andaccounting background and knowledge of higher education inthe state,” said Shepherd President David L. Dunlop. “As a vet-eran Shepherd employee, he understands the institution and itsneeds.”

A certified public accountant, Magee has an M.B.A. fromWest Virginia University and a B.S. in accounting from Wheel-ing Jesuit University.

A 16-year employee of Shepherd, Magee has served as as-sistant vice president for administration and finance (1995–2000), controller (1991–1995), assistant business manager(1989–1991), and financial affairs coordinator (1985–1989).Two times during his Shepherd career Magee has served as act-ing vice president for administration and finance (1998–1999and 2000–2001).

Magee has served as a Medicare auditor for Blue Crossand Blue Shield, an auditor in the Legislative Auditor’s Office,and an accountant with Hayflich and Steinberg, CPAs.

His professional memberships include the West VirginiaSociety of Certified Public Accountants, National Associationof College and University Business Officers, Southern Associa-tion of College and University Business Officers, and West Vir-ginia Association of Higher Education Fiscal Officers. ❧

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Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), 2nd Dis-trict, will be the guest speaker at Shepherd’s 128th Commence-ment on Saturday, May 19. The ceremony will begin at 1:50p.m. in the Butcher Center.

Capito is the only Republican in the West Virginia delega-tion, as well as the only woman. The Congresswoman’s com-

mittee assignments for the 107th Con-gress include serving on the newlycreated House Banking and FinancialServices Committee, the House Trans-portation and Infrastructure Commit-tee, and the House Small BusinessCommittee. All assignments are veryprestigious for a freshman member ofCongress, and the Transportation andInfrastructure assignment especiallyhas tremendous potential for WestVirginia.

Elected to her first term in thefall of 2000, Capito fought a very close campaign against Demo-cratic candidate Jim Humphreys for a vacated seat, which for-merly belonged to current West Virginia Governor Bob Wise.Working hard to get her message of quality education, expandedhealth care access, and meaningful tax relief to all the people ofthe Second District, Capito won the election by 5,500 votes,becoming the first West Virginian Republican to serve in theHouse of Representatives since 1982.

Capito’s political career began when she was elected to theWest Virginia House of Delegates in 1996, representing the 30thDistrict of West Virginia, including a portion of the Charlestonarea. Serving two terms in the state House of Delegates, Capitowas named Minority Chairperson of the Health and HumanResources Committee and a member of the Judiciary and Bank-ing and Insurance Committees. She has been a key advocate forjob creation and retention in West Virginia and has taken lead-ership roles in the areas of children’s health, domestic violence,family law, school safety, and anti-slamming by long distancecarriers.

Capito played other key roles in the West Virginia House,serving as the minority House member on the Governor’s TaskForce on the Children’s Health Insurance Program, sponsoringlandmark health insurance legislation for West Virginia children.

Before her election to the House of Delegates, Capitoworked as a career counselor at West Virginia State Collegeand as the director of the Educational Information Center forthe West Virginia Board of Regents. Her volunteer activitiesinclude being a past president and board member of the YWCA,a member of the Community Council of the Kanawha Valley,

and a member of the West Virginia Interagency Council for EarlyIntervention. She has also been an active participant in ReadAloud and Habitat for Humanity.

Capito graduated from Duke University with a B.S. in zo-ology, and holds an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. Sheis married to Charles L. Capito, Jr., who is first vice presidentand manager of Salomon Smith Barney in Charleston. They havethree children, ages 20, 18, and 15. She and her family reside inCharleston. ❧

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Dr. Rachel A. Schipper is the newdirector of the Ruth Scarborough Li-brary.

Schipper had been assistant di-rector of information services atFlorida Institute of Technology since1993. Prior to that position, sheserved as a catalog librarian at theUniversity of Maryland from 1991-92, circulation/reserves personnelfrom 1990-91 at Johns Hopkins Uni-versity, and Hispanic specialist and

The Shepherd College Department of History announces theestablishment of a new concentration, Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America.

The Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America concen-tration will be a block of specialized courses in the history ma-jor. Included will be seminars and lectures on topics such asCivil War America, the Reconstruction Era, Introduction toAfrican American History, the Old South, and Soldiers andAmerican Society 1861-65. There will also be opportunities forpracticums, internships, and archival research at many of theregion’s historic sites.

The Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America concen-tration will be open to students who enter Shepherd as fresh-men no earlier than the fall of 2001.

For more information, contact Dr. Anders Henriksson, chairof the Department of History, at 304/876-5329 or via e-mail to<ahenriks@shepherd.edu> or Dr. Mark Snell, director of theGeorge Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, at304/876-5429 or via e-mail to <msnell@shepherd.edu>. ❧

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circulation/reserves personnel at Pennsylvania State Universityfrom 1988-90.

Schipper received a Ph.D. in science education (computerscience degree) from Florida Institute of Technology in 2000, edu-cation specialist degree in computer education from Florida In-stitute of Technology in 1998, master of library science degreefrom the University of Maryland in 1992, and her master of edu-cation and bachelor of science degrees in art education from Penn-sylvania State University in 1981 and 1978, respectively.

A member of Beta Phi Mu and Pi Lambda Theta honorsocieties, Schipper was awarded the 1999/2000 DistinguishedScholar Award and the 1995/1996 Faculty Award for Distin-guished Service. She was also a member of the Central FloridaLibrary Consortium and the Faculty Senate Committee on En-hancing Teaching Excellence.

As library director, Schipper will provide vision, leadership,planning, and budgetary management for a staff of four profes-sional librarians and nine support staff and will be responsiblefor the overall planning and management of all library opera-tions. She is also responsible for supervision of a separate mediaservices unit and will guide the library through a constructionproject. ❧

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Civil War concentration announced

Three plays have been announced by the Contemporary Ameri-can Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd College for its sum-mer season, which will run July 6-29. The plays are Tape byStephen Belber, The Ecstasy of St. Theresa by John Olive (aworld premiere), and The Occupation by Harry Newman (a

world premiere). Thethree-week festival willalso feature music andvisual arts.

For more informa-tion call 800/999-CATFor visit the Web site at<www.catf.org>. ❧

CATF season to run July 6-29

Shepherd College awarded the construction contract for theenlargement and upgrading of the Scarborough Library to Mor-gan/Keller Inc., of Frederick, Maryland, in the amount of$7,624,300. Seven companies submitted bids for constructionof the new addition. Morgan/Keller is the same firm which builtRam Stadium.

Library construction contractawarded to Morgan/Keller

The expansionof the existing li-brary will add46,000 square feetof space. Whennew constructionand renovations ofthe existing struc-ture are completed,the entire complex will feature multifunctional facilities com-bining traditional library services with extensive informationtechnology and research opportunities for Shepherd studentsand the entire surrounding community. The project architect isShepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott of Boston.

Funding for the project comes from federal appropriationsengineered by Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), state appro-priations, and private fund-raising through the Shepherd CollegeFoundation (see page 23 of this issue for ways you can help).

Construction is now underway, and a groundbreaking cer-emony will be scheduled this spring. ❧

Library construction is underway.

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One of the rewarding and unique aspects of the collegiate ex-perience is being able to take lessons learned in the classroomand immediately apply them to the real world. In one such ex-ample, 14 students from the Department of Communicationsrecently completed a video for the Shenandoah Women’s Cen-ter in Martinsburg.

“The video was something the police told us they needed,”stated Reba Weller, service coordinator for the Women’s Cen-ter. “One of the biggest problems is overcoming people’s mis-conceptions of the center. We didn’t have the resources to cre-ate the video, so that’s when I decided to get in touch with Shep-herd College.”

Weller worked at Shepherd during the early ’90s and wasfamiliar with many students from the school who volunteer atthe center. In September she approached Dr. Kevin Williams,associate professor of communications, about creating the video.

“I get a lot of calls from the community for projects ofvarying degrees,” said Williams. “I thought this was somethingmy advanced class might want to take on.”

He agreed to let her speak to his Advanced Production class.The course involves students developing and producing origi-nal projects in electronic media which may include broadcast-ing, sound design, video, and multimedia. Each fall the classworks together on a group project during the first half of thesemester and then on their own individual projects during thesecond.

The group project for the semester had already been as-signed, so Weller made two presentations to the class to see ifanyone would be interested in taking on the video as their indi-vidual project.

One of the students who was interested in working on theproject was Jennifer Petrie, who eventually became the directorof the video.

“The idea behind the video was to debunk myths of the

Matt Dinardo, who served as head editor, sound engineer,camera operator, and a member of the storyboard crew, agreedthat the restrictions were a challenge, unlike previous projects.

“It was much more difficult,” he stated. “Not in a techni-cal sense, but in the fact that we had so many rules and holdbackswe had to follow.”

That did, however, have its positive aspects.“It forced us to be more creative,” said Erin Nissley, “and

I think the video really reflects that.”Nissley helped on the project with digital editing, writing,

treatment, storyboarding, talent, and character generation.“We really had to think about how we could get a personal

element into this rather impersonal setting,” she stated.The video presents a discussion with the center’s director

Ann Smith in which she discredits the most common myths aboutwhat the center offers. There is also a brief history of the center,a presentation of the services provided, and two re-creations ofreal life scenarios. In the scenes, actors, viewed only by theirhands, discuss the abusive situations they were in, what theirmisconceptions of the center were, and how they eventuallyfound solace there.

It was this idea of helping people understand the positivenature of the center that originally appealed to the class.

“What I liked best about the project was that it was benefi-cial to people,” stated Savannah Zoeller, who worked on thevideo in digital editing, writing, and storyboarding. “It was forsome real thing that had some real need that needed to be filled,”she said. “And we could fix that.”

The video will be used for the Center’s Ride Along Pro-gram (RAP). In cooperation with the Martinsburg Police, theprogram began in 1996 to better meet the needs of the victimsof violence and was expanded to the Shepherdstown and Ransonpolice departments in 1998. Trained volunteers and staff ridewith officers and respond to the needs of domestic violence and

Pictured (l. to r., front row) are Emily Bachschmid, Savannah

Zoeller, and Leighann McCausland and (back row) Kevin Wil-

liams, Erin Nissley, Jennifer Petrie, Amber Nichols, and Matt

Dinardo.

Students produce public service video for Women’s Center

center,” Petrie said. “Myths thatgoing to the center means leavingyour family, that it is run by man-haters, or that the shelter is onlyfor victims of physical abuse.”

In addition to knowing the in-formation the Women’s Centerwanted the video to contain, therewere also limitations to what couldbe included.

“There were certain restric-tions to what we could present inthe video,” Petrie explained. “Wecouldn’t show the exterior of thehouse, windows, staff members, orvictims.”

sexual assault once the scene of thecrime has been secured. The victimswill then be shown the video if aVCR is available and be providedwith a pamphlet that informs themof the services that are available tothem at the Women’s Center andshown photos of the shelter.

The video will be used as soonas the center finds adequate fund-ing to make copies. They eventu-ally hope to have the video avail-able at police departments, hospi-tals, and schools throughout theregion. In addition, the center is in

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have outstanding programs in the liberal arts.At this point, I wish to briefly discuss the concept of a

liberal education. The topic of liberal arts has a long historywithin the Academy, and a thumbnail view of this valued tradi-tion may be useful. The word “liberal” comes from the word“liberty” and conveys the concept of “freedom”— especially“freedom of thought.” A liberal curriculum can be thought ofas the seven liberal arts that were salvaged from the wreckageof the Roman Empire. It was enriched by the three philoso-phies of Aristotle in the Middle Ages, and in the 15th or 16thcentury Greek was added. The 17th century added mathemat-ics and the 18th century added formalized science.

This is the form of a liberal curriculum that reached Americaand was the curriculum hailed by the Yale Report of 1828—aliberal education which was sound and good for all time. Noticethat there is no mention yet of the Great Books; that came later.

The Yale Report of 1828 failed to define the content of theliberal arts, and it continued to evolve. Modern languages, En-glish literature, and history all gained admission over bitteropposition, and once in the fold, became in turn staunch de-fenders of the revised status quo. By 1900 laboratory sciencehad firmly established itself as part of the liberal curriculumand the social sciences, economics, government, and sociologywere gaining in recognition as worthy bearers of the Great Tra-dition. In turn, each of these disciplines evolves in both contentand emphasis.

More recently the merits and role of the creative arts withina liberal arts education have been debated. Additionally, manydebate the topic “Liberal vs. Vocational and Technical”; how-ever, Francis Horn, former president of the Pratt Institute, be-lieves that the real question is not “Liberal vs. Vocational,” butrather “Liberal and Vocational.” He believes that a liberal edu-cation is not so much a matter of content as a way of looking atthings. For example, traditionally liberal subjects can be taught“illiberally” by reducing the discipline to a mechanical drillingof skills and hand-to-mouth acquisition of facts. Likewise, vo-cational subjects can be taught liberally—that is, taught in termsof their basic principles and underlying structure as suggestedby the Hutchins School. I would simply add that although thismay be true, it is also true that some disciplines lend themselvesbetter than others to the idea of “general education.” In anyevent it is the form of the instruction that defines a “liberal”education, not the popularity of the liberal arts major, nor thecategory in which an institution is placed.

Hence, when examining the degree to which one receives aliberal arts education, the philosophy of the faculty is very im-portant. Here at Shepherd, I sense a faculty dedication to mean-ingful instruction, as described above. For most, this goes be-yond the requirement of rote memory and regurgitation of facts.

Students benefit from these faculty efforts to teach them how tolearn independently. Students are introduced to the examina-tion of process, intellectual flexibility, and social responsibility.As a result, a student becomes a broadly educated person, andthis has direct meaning in his or her life.

Curriculum is also important. Assuming that the faculty isgenerally committed to a liberal form of pedagogy, the curricu-lum has a major impact on student learning experiences. Fromconversation with students and from personal interaction withour faculty, it is my belief that our curriculum does provide anopportunity for a true liberal arts education.

In summary I would offer that a collegiate education intoday’s world means different things to different people, and itreaches far beyond the Carnegie Classification system. For moststudents it includes a liberal perspective interwoven within acareer-oriented set of required and elective courses. It is diffi-cult to synthesize and describe, and it has evolved through thecenturies. But I think Schmidt—when discussing a liberal edu-cation—put it well when he stated, “To one who has never ex-perienced it, this attempt to dissect the intangible will be mean-ingless; to one who has, it is superfluous.” I trust that Shepherdstudents will fit into the later group, and I challenge them tocontinue their climb toward academic excellence and to acceptthe heavy social responsibility that comes with being a capable,broadly educated member of society. ❧ David L. Dunlop

Shepherd College will host the West Virginia Summer TeacherInstitute July 8-21. This two-week seminar is supported by theWest Virginia Humanities Council in order to provide a selectgroup of middle and secondary school teachers with the oppor-tunity for intensive humanities study in order to enhance theirclassroom teaching.

The institute theme, “Women and Writing: A DifferentVoice,” was developed by Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, Depart-ment of English, after receiving a West Virginia HumanitiesCouncil planning grant in summer 1999. Participants will dis-cuss a number of 19th- and 20th-century women writers whosework indicates that women both speak and write in a differentvoice from men. By exploring the writing of such literary artistsas Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Adrienne Rich, Anne Bradstreet,Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Isak Dinesen,and Zelda Fitzgerald, and the visual art of such figures as Arte-misia Gentileschi and Camille Claudel, participants will becomeaware of the different voice of the female student writers whoalso construct text in their classrooms. The critical ideas ofDeborah Tannen, Carol Gilligan, and Dale Spender will be usedin the seminar study, so that a broader application of the Insti-tute theme might be constructed.

For more information, contact Dr. Shurbutt at<sshurbut@shepherd.edu> or call 304/876-5207. ❧

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DR. JOHN EDWARDS ADAMS ’71 AND ’74, knownto his friends and colleagues as Quincy, hasspent 30 years of his life at Shepherd Collegemaking a difference in the lives of students byopening doors, offering experiences, and assist-ing in career exploration.

Quincy’s career began on a Friday after-noon in December 1970. He finished his lastexam, put down his pen, and went straight toan interview with Dean Harry Young for theposition of resident director of Thacher Hall, amen’s dormitory. He got the job and started histenure at Shepherd in January 1971. He wouldremain in this position until 1976.

During those years, Quincy married SALLY

ZEMKE ’71, finished a second degree in socialstudies and education, and became a father, all

“I remember hearing the kids as theystarted chanting ‘QUINCY! QUINCY!QUINCY!’ I drove around the circle right intothe middle of the mess. Kids were jumping onmy back bumper, hitting my car with snow-balls, and yelling at me. I didn’t know what Iwas going to do so I just reached over andpicked up a piece of paper and a pen, madeeye contact with the students, and started writ-ing down names,” remembered Quincy. “Itwas funny how they all just started droppingtheir snowballs.

“The funniest part of the Great Snow BallFight occurred as I was writing down names:the crowd parted and standing there with anarmload of snowballs was my brother Jimlooking right at me,” Quincy laughed. “I don’t

Alumni Profile: ‘Quincy’ Adams makes Shepherd his career

while running a residence hall where 150 young men lived.“The only complaint I ever heard from my wife about living

in the dorm was about the late night fire drills,” laughed Quincy.“I remember when Sally’s mother, sister, and aunt would visit us.We’d have 150 guys running around the dorm with all these womenin my little apartment. They all thought is was funny that we wereliving there.”

Then in March 1974, Quincy’s daughter Amy Elisabeth Adamsarrived.

“When my daughter was born, we turned Room 105 into thenursery and told everybody she was the first co-ed at ShepherdCollege,” Quincy remembered. “Many nights when Amy had colic,I could quiet her down only by putting her in the car and driving.I made many trips to Dunkin’ Donuts in Martinsburg that year.”

Determined to continue his education, Quincy received hismaster’s in student personnel administration and counseling fromShippensburg in 1976. He was then promoted to assistant dean ofstudents, becoming responsible for all the men’s residence halls.Soon after, his brother JAMES ADAMS ’77 enrolled at Shepherd.

A favorite memory for Quincy was the Great Shepherd Snow-ball Fight.

“One winter afternoon in the late 70s, I got an urgent call. Ithad started to snow and by late afternoon, enough had fallen thata snowball fight started outside the dining hall. Students were get-ting pelted with snowballs, windows were getting broken, and itwas getting out of hand. Within a few hours the number of stu-dents involved in the fight grew to nearly 500,” explained Quincy.“The town policeman was called, went in, and was run off campus.”

Unbeknownst to Quincy, the state police had been called andwere putting on their riot gear preparing to “go in” when Quincy,responding to a call from President James Butcher, jumped in his’69 Ford, locked his doors, rolled up his windows, and drove intothe middle of the fight.

think he ever forgave me for ending that fight.”In 1977 Quincy and his family moved out of the dorms—

seven years of living with that many students were enough—andrented a home in town from former Academic Dean GordonSlonaker. Working in residence life was also getting tiring so Quincymoved to his real interest, career development. In 1979 he startedtaking classes through West Virginia University and began work-ing on his doctorate from Virginia Tech in 1991. He completed hisresidency in Blacksburg, Virginia, and was awarded his doctoratein December 1997. Quincy feels his greatest accomplishment wasearning his doctorate.

“It was strange to be in my late 40s, walking around a cam-pus of students who were young enough to be my children,” laughedQuincy. “Completing my doctorate was not something I had todo. It was just something I wanted to accomplish. It’s ironic thatbefore college, I never really pushed myself. Now that’s what Ido—motivate kids and students to achieve their goals.”

And that’s exactly why Quincy is so proud when he talks aboutthe Washington Gateway Program that has as one of its integralcomponents the Junior High Gateway Camp.

Dr. John Adams

Alumni and students:In today’s changing job market with the vast reduction ofemployees in many industries, you may find yourself in needof assistance with your career. Or maybe a change of careeris in your future. For guidance or answers to your many ques-tions, visit Shepherd’s Career Development Center locatedon the second floor of the College Center or online at<www.shepherd.edu/jobweb>.

For more information, call the center at 304/876-5122or 800/344-5231 ext. 5122. ❧

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“One of the components of Gateway is the Junior High Camp.We have children from all over the state attend a week long campat Shepherd where they are motivated and encouraged to reachtheir highest potential. They take special skills classes, go to Wash-ington and Baltimore, and experience a lot of interaction with eachother,” stated Quincy. “We track the students who attend and havefound that over 80 percent eventually attend college.”

The Washington Gateway Program, developed by ShepherdCollege, was created because of the College’s close proximity toWashington, D.C., and all the opportunities available there. TheState Legislature awarded $100,000 to start the program; Quincywas promoted to associate dean of student affairs and was ap-pointed director of Washington Gateway Center; and the programwas off and running.

“We felt that since Shepherd is the closest West Virginia col-lege to the metropolitan area, we needed to capitalize on that. Wewanted to access all the resources available in D.C.,” explainedQuincy. “The main components of the Washington Gateway Pro-gram are the Junior High Camp, the Washington Semester, Satur-day Bus Trips, Gateway Courses, and the Steering Committee whichoversees the entire project.”

The Washington Semester offers internships for students thatinclude four days a week working in Washington and one day atShepherd. The Saturday Bus is the term used to describe the 10different bus trips to Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. In addi-tion, trips are organized specifically for departments.

Another accomplishment for Quincy was the Cooperative Edu-cation Program. In 1992 the College successfully competed for aTitle VIII Federal Grant and received $570,000. Co-op programsprovide opportunities for students to get the practical, hands-onexperience of an internship but with some compensation.

“Before these programs, students were getting their degreesbut finding it difficult to get a job because they had no workingexperience. Because of the many programs we now offer, based onan annual survey, 87 percent of our students are employed with 10percent enrolled in graduate school.

In conjunction with the co-op program, the staff at the CareerDevelopment Center created the Cumberland Valley Consortiumthat includes 13 colleges and universities. Attracting recruiters be-came easier for all the colleges once they joined together.

“We found that it was difficult to attract recruiters just toShepherd because 70 percent of our students weren’t interested inmoving out of the immediate area. So we started the Consortium,”Quincy explained. “We had our largest turnout of students attendthe fair this year.”

In addition to the Washington Gateway Program, Quincy con-tinues to oversee the Career Development Center that is the “um-brella” component of most career opportunity programs at Shepherd.

“The Career Development Center is evolving. We’re workingdaily on our Web site, linking our job bank to potential employers.We offer to our students and alumni the SIGI PLUS (System of Inter-active Guidance and Information) computer skills and interest analysistest, and we are available to our alums for career counseling.”

Dr. John E. Adams was recently promoted again to the posi-tion of assistant vice president of student affairs where he will addto his current responsibilities the overseeing of the College Centerand Student Outreach Services (S.O.S.). He will also be advisingstudents who have not yet decided on a major.

“Getting the College Center functioning like it should andenhancing the Career Development Center Web site are my great-est challenges at this time,” stated Quincy.

“It’s ironic, isn’t it? If you had asked me in high school whatI’d be doing now, I never would have guessed this! And now this iswhat I do—help students get their careers on track. I love workingon a college campus.” ❧ Holly Morgan Frye

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Alumni profile

A most special time in the life of a Shepherd College graduateis the induction into the Emeritus Club. This year the Class of1951 will become members of the Shepherd College EmeritusClub on Friday, May 18. A reception in the College Center’sRam’s Den at 10:30 a.m. will kick off the event, followed by aluncheon at noon in the Storer Ballroom. The anniversary classesof 1921, 1931, and 1941 will also be honored this year.

All Emeritus Club members will be sent an invitation. Ifany alumni know of a fellow alumnus/alumna who is not cur-rently receiving the Shepherd College Magazine or other infor-mation from the College and would like to attend the EmeritusLuncheon, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs with theperson’s name and address. The staff will add them to the mail-ing list. For additional information call 800/344-5231, ext.5157or 304/876-5157. ❧

The Tenth Annual Alumni Association Golf Tournament isscheduled for Friday, October 12 at the Cress Creek Golf andCountry Club in Shepherdstown. Proceeds from the tourna-ment help to pay expenses incurred by non-revenue sports atShepherd. Last year’s tournament earned a profit in excess of$17,000, the most successful tournament to date.

To become a sponsor or to register to play in the tourna-ment, please call 800/344-5231 ext. 5157 or e-mail the Officeof Alumni Affairs at <hfrye@shepherd.edu>. Early registrationis highly recommended as space is limited and the event is al-ways a sell-out.

Last year’s sponsors were:PRESENTING SPONSORS

Days Inn ShepherdstownMerrill Lynch

10th Annual Golf Tournament is Oct. 12 Emeritus Club luncheon slated May 18

RECEPTION & AWARDS SPONSORS

One Valley BankHutzler Music, Inc.

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’57PHILIP C. ADAMS, JR., ofWashington Grove,Maryland, was in-ducted into the Mont-gomery College AthleticHall of Fame on No-vember 3, 2000. Hetaught physical educa-tion and coached for 25

aluminum industrywith 25 years as direc-tor of human resourcesat Mill Products (Alcoa)in Pennsylvania.

’69THOMAS E. PAINTER wasnamed the developmentdirector for the State Li-

among all coaches in St.Lucie County’s six highschools. David, a re-tired business ownerand current adjunctprofessor of Englishand reading at IndianRiver Community Col-lege, guided his JohnCarroll Catholic HighSchool teams to a 203-68 record during thedecade. They also wonmultiple conference,district, and regionaltitles, and team mem-bers advanced to thestate tournament eighttimes. Many of his play-ers have gone on to var-sity tennis at suchschools as West Point,Georgetown, Troy State,and Stetson.

SUSAN MENTZER-BLAIR

has been named HighSchool Counselor of theYear by the MarylandSchool Counselors As-sociation (MSCA). Su-san joins fellow Shep-herd alumna JEANNE

MCCLUNG-MORRIS ’68as an honoree. Both arefounding members andpast presidents of theFrederick Chapter of theAssociation for Coun-seling and Developmentand both are membersof the American Asso-ciation of School Coun-selors and the MarylandAssociation of SchoolCounselors, where theyserve on the board ofdirectors.

’77MARY EIDSNESS TEDROW

of Winchester, Virginia,

was named Teacher ofthe Year for 2000-2001in Frederick County,Virginia. She earned herM.S. in education fromShenandoah Universityin May 1999.

’79TERESA MCCABE, direc-tor of marketing anddevelopment at City

National Sea GrantCollege Program,Michael co-hosted theNational Symposium,RecFish 2000: Manag-ing Marine RecreationalFisheries in the 21stCentury, in San Diego,California. Michael andhis wife Patricia havetwo daughters, Colleenand Collette.

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Philip C. Adams, Jr. ’57

years (1966-1991). Hiscoaching included assis-tant football coach fortwo years, assistant bas-ketball coach for sixyears, and tennis coachfor 25 years, which in-cluding 10 conferencechampionships, six re-gional championships,and an 85 percent win-ning record. Philip orga-nized and coached agymnastics troupe fortwo years and was a de-partment chair for sixyears. He retired in 1991.

’62G. BENJAMIN DILLOW, ofMount Joy, Pennsylva-nia, is retiring afterserving 30 years in the

brary Commis-sion, located inthe CulturalC e n t e r ,Charleston, inJanuary. Forthe past threeyears, he hasworked in theDevelopmentDepartment forthe City ofParkersburg.

’70CINDY NEW-COMB is in her

31st year of teaching atBerryville (Virginia) Pri-mary School. All 31years have been spent inthe same classroom.She has two growndaughters, and her hus-band works for VDOT.

’72SCOTT BOYER retiredfrom the Marine Corpson December 1, 2000.He resides in Bowie,Maryland.

J. DAVID BARDSLEY hasbeen named Coach ofthe Decade for 1990-2000 by the Ft. Pierce,Florida, Tribune. Davidwas the only coach sonamed in any sport

Hospital, Mar-tinsburg, hasbeen electedpresident ofthe West Vir-ginia Societyfor HealthcareStrategy andMarket Devel-opment. Shewill serve atwo-year termthrough thefall of 2002.

’80C. MICHAEL

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Darren Iden ’89

asota, Florida, is theGulf Coast Marine Rec-reational Fisheries coor-dinator for the NationalMarine Fisheries Ser-vice. He has beennamed to represent theNational Marine Fish-eries Service on theanadromous fishes andthe artificial reef sub-committees of the GulfStates Marine FisheriesCommission. In addi-tion, he has been ap-pointed to the outreachcommittee of the Fish-eries Information Net-work. In collaborationwith his counterpartson the Atlantic and Pa-cific coasts and with the

’82CHRIS and JENNY

FLETCHER, of Hagers-town, Maryland,adopted a daughter,Ana Ileana, in January.Ana will be 5 in Marchand joins brother Ryan,16, and sister Katie, 13.

’84LYNNE WEIGEL of India-napolis, Indiana, has re-ceived her master’s de-gree from Ball StateUniversity in businessadministration. She isworking as a systemsaccountant for the De-fense Finance and Ac-counting Service. She isalso a real estate brokerand owner of a real es-

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tate sales and rentalproperty managementcompany. Lynne andher husband Phil havetwo children, PhilipTyler (Ty), 6, and EthanChase (Chase), 4.

’85LORI BAGLI is living inRichmond, Virginia,with her husband Frank,daughter Megan, 5, andson Jack, 2.

WILLIAM F. FRITTS II,CPA, CVA, has been ad-mitted as a new partnerin the firm of SmithElliott Kearns andCompany, LLC effec-tive January 1.

’88DRAKE DODSON has ac-cepted the position ofdirector of corporateMIS with MICROS Sys-tems, Inc., in Columbia,Maryland.

PAUL HETZER has re-cently joined Baan USA,Inc., in Herndon, Vir-ginia, in the position ofoperational controller.

’89DARREN IDEN has beennamed a principal withYount, Hyde &Barbour, P.C. in Win-chester, Virginia. He hasbeen with the firm since1994. He is a memberof the Blue RidgeKiwanis Club and livesin Winchester with hiswife Lorri and children,Jordan and Ally.

operations for the KaneCounty Cougars, inGeneva, Illinois (a sub-urb of Chicago). TheCougars are a Class Aaffiliate of the FloridaMarlins and wereranked ninth in all ofminor league baseballafter the 2000 season.Renninger has beenwith the team since

’90VIVIAN HUNSLEY and herhusband Ray celebratedtheir 10th wedding an-niversary by renewingtheir wedding vows.

’91AARON RACEY hasjoined the BenderGroup based in Reno,Nevada, as regionalmanager of East Coastoperations. The firmprovides third party lo-gistics, distributing,warehousing, and bro-kerage services.

’92TRACIE LEWIS-NEUHEIMER

of Baltimore, Maryland,is a property managerfor Shelter PropertiesLLC.

’93HEIDI SUE ISEMINGER

ALBERT and husbandDavid are music educa-tors with the WakeCounty (North Caro-lina) Public School Sys-tem and perform regu-larly with the NorthCarolina Wind Orches-tra and other profes-sional ensembles.

TARA SPAID AYCOCK isteaching art educationin Jefferson County atWright Denny Interme-diate School. She livesin Winchester, Virginia,with husband Gregory,new daughter AlyssaRose, and stepson Scot-tie, 4 .

AMY YOUNG KORING hasreceived her master in

Marcyanna R. Millet ’96

education degree fromWilkes University. Sheis a family and con-sumer sciences teacherat Manheim (Pennsyl-vania) Central MiddleSchool. She has alsoopened a Web site,<www.babysfuzzywuzzy.com> selling unique,handmade baby gifts.She has started theLititz/Lancaster chapterof Project Linus, a na-tional charity that do-nates handmade blan-kets to seriously ill ortraumatized children.She is happily marriedand has two boys, Aric,1, and Austin, 4.

’94KARLA VANBIBBER POR-TER and her husbandSean have started theirown national medicalstaffing agency–SojournMedical Staffing–plac-ing temporary and per-manent medical posi-tions in hospitalsthroughout the country.

ANDREA BAGDY WILL-IAMS received her M.S.in education fromRadford University inDecember 2000. RYAN

WILLIAMS ’93 will re-ceive his master’s in ge-ography from VirginiaTech in May.

’96MARCYANNA R. MILLET

achieved the rank ofShodan, first degreeblack belt in KobayashiShorin-Ryu on Novem-ber 4, 2000. The testconsists of a demonstra-

tion of combinations ofkicks and punches; sev-eral Kata (forms); a cre-ativity Kata with atleast 24 moves whichmust be explained anddefended; a question-and-answer session onhistory; jujitsu and self-defense; functional onesteps with a finish (takedown); shadow boxing,two weaponsKata with averbal presen-tation on thehistory of theweapon; a writ-ten paper essay;kumite (spar-ring); andbreaking a cin-der block usinga hand tech-nique. Addi-tionally, certifi-cation in CPRand first aid isa requirement.She trains under SenseiPeter Juergensen.Marcyanna, who livesin Berkeley Springs, hasfive grandchildren ages4 to 19.

’97BETSY POST GARZA ofArlington, Virginia,graduated from GeorgeMason UniversitySchool of Law on May20, 2000. She has beenadmitted to the statebar and is practicinglaw in the metropolitanWashington, D.C., area.

’98KELLE RENNINGER wasrecently promoted todirector of season ticket

January 2000. Shestarted as a group salesrepresentative and ca-tering coordinator.

’99CHRISTIAN PAUL SCHWEIGER

was elected as a Virginiadelegate to the 2000Democratic NationalConvention held in LosAngeles. Schweiger is amember of the VirginiaState Central Demo-cratic Committee andpast vice chair of the Vir-ginia Association ofDemocratic Chairmen.Christian serves as a trialinvestigator in the officeof Paul H. Thomson,Commonwealth’s attor-

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ney for the City of Winchester, Virginia. Christian is married toELIZABETH A. SCHWEIGER ’98 and has two children, Maximillianand Alexandria.

AMY SPURGEON received a B.S. in wildlife from WVU in May2000. She is attending WVU in the wildlife and fisheries re-source graduate degree program and will have her master’s inwildlife in May 2002. ❧

BirthsLINDA LINDSAY ABRAHAMIAN ’84 and husband Ara, a son, An-thony Ara, born October 23, 2000. He joins big brothers, An-drew Ara, 8, and Alexander Ara, 6.

BILL PALMER ’85 and wife Sallie, a son, Zachary Aaron, bornDecember 2, 2000.

LISA MAINES AGOSTINI ’86 and husband Brian, a daughter, KaitlynChristine, born November 7, 2000. She joins brothers MatthewChase, 5, Adam Michael, 4, and sister Emily Marie, 18 months.

KIMBERLY WADE BREAM ’86 and husband Kevin, a second son,Cameron Henry, born July 31, 2000. He joins brother Christo-pher. Both boys are the grandsons of the late LORNA SHULL WADE

’55.

MARGARET CARBAUGH WOLFRAYS ’86, a daughter, Katherine JaneWolfrays, born December 19, 2000.

A. SARAH WALKER ’87, a son, Nicholas Walker Hunt, born July19, 2000.

DRAKE DODSON ’88 and wife Jan, a daughter, Elizabeth Garnett,born March 7, 2000. She joins brother Logan Drake, 8.

ANNE ELAINE LEWIS CLARKE ’91 and husband Mark, a daughter,Marina Elise, born November 24, 2000. She joins big brothersQuenton and Noah.

AARON RACEY ’91 and wife Ilona, a son, Eliott James, born De-cember 14, 2000. He joins sister Annabelle Hope.

KIERA STITCHER SITES ’91 and JOSHUA SITES ’93, a daughter, EmmaKate, born June 17, 2000.

MARY NEAL DUVALL ’92, a son, Jack Thomas, born November23, 2000. He joins big sister Sara Ellen, 4.

THERESA JANSZEN HOOVER ’92 and husband William, a son, KyleJacob, born September 2, 2000.

TRACIE LEWIS-NEUHEIMER ’92 and husband Joseph, a son, Mat-thew Alexander, born June 1, 2000.

TARA SPAID AYCOCK ’93 and husband Gregory, a daughter, Alyssa

Rose, born November 9, 2000. She joins step-brother Scottie, 4.

VIRGINIA CHENOWETH JOHN ’93 and SCOTT JOHN ’91, a son, An-drew Ryan, born December 21, 2000.

DENISE BONJO KEETER ’93 and husband Robb, a son, MatthewRobert, born December 12, 2000 in Hanau, Germany. He joinsbig sister Rachel Lee, 2.

ALISON NAGEL MUNDIE ’93 and husband Joe, a daughter, PaigeCaroline, born August 30, 2000.

TERRA STALEY BOWEN ’94 and husband Jim, a daughter, MariahRenee, born May 30, 2000.

KARLA VANBIBBER PORTER ’94 and husband Sean, a daughter,Abigael Katherine on October 14, 2000.

MELISSA BOLYARD SIGLER ’94 and WARD SIGLER ’93, a son, Jack-son Denver, born December 29, 2000. He joins sister Marra, 2.

SUSAN STEHMAN GILL ’95 and DAVID GILL ’94, a daughter, EmmaKathryn, born June 30, 2000

CARA PARKER ’95 and husband Stephen, a son, Rhett JamesParker, born October 11, 2000.

BARB LARSON KANDALIS ’98 and husband Sean, a daughter,Kristina Tazewell, born July 8, 2000. ❧

The Office of Admissions is looking for enthusiasticvolunteers to participate in our Alumni AdmissionsVolunteer Program. The program is designed to usethe firsthand experiences of Shepherd Collegealumni in the recruiting process. The Office of Ad-missions prepares alumni to represent Shepherd atcollege fairs and to serve as contact persons forprospective students in their hometowns.

“This year we had a wonderful response fromalumni. Their help at college fairs is very importantto the mission of Shepherd College, and we are al-ways in need of more volunteers,” said KenettaPierce, admissions counselor.

Alumni interested in participating in the AlumniAdmissions Volunteer Program should send theirname, address, phone, graduation year, and occupa-tion to Kenetta Pierce, Office of Admissions, Shep-herd College, P.O. Box 3210, Shepherdstown, WV25443-3210. ❧

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Class Notes FormName: Class Year:

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: Note:

Mail your class note to: Alumni Office, Shepherd College, P.O. Box 3210, Shepherdstown,WV 25443-3210 or via e-mail to: <mmillet@shepherd.edu>.

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AUDREY E. GAGEBY ’31 died January 24 at Sentara Bayside Hos-pital, Virginia Beach. She taught elementary school in JeffersonCounty.

VIRGINIA C. DAVIS ’34 died December 12, 2000, at Heartland ofMartinsburg. She was a self-employed kindergarten teacher for25 years and taught in Berkeley County Schools for 25 years, atotal of 50 years service to the community. She established andled the Eastern Panhandle Travel Club for 20 years.

RINER C. PAYNE ’35 died at his home in Winchester, Virginia, onJanuary 31. After teaching for four years in the Berkeley Countypublic schools, he was employed by the Bureau of the Census,Washington. Following wartime military service he resumed hiscivil service career as a statistician for the Veteran’s Adminis-tration.

EARL C. BATEMAN, SR. ’42 died December 30, 2000 inCharlottesville, Virginia. He taught school in West Virginia,Maryland, and Germany for 35 years.

EDMUND S. HOFFMASTER, JR. ’51 died February 2 at Shady GroveAdventist Hospital, Rockville, Maryland. He was an educatorwith the Montgomery County Public Schools and taught sci-ence at Harpers Ferry High School from 1954 to 1957.

CECIL ARNOLD ’67 died December 4, 2000 at his home inShepherdstown. He retired in 1999 after serving three years aspolice chief of the Shepherdstown Police Department. He was amember of the Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department formore than 35 years, serving as lieutenant, president, and trustee.

CATHERINE A. “KITTY” MAUCK ’74 died on December 25, 2000

at City Hospital in Martinsburg. She was a fifth-grade teacherfor 26 years at Opequon Elementary School.

ELLEN “JEAN” IMOGENE STEWART ’76 of Mount Airy, Maryland,died January 20 at Washington County Hospital. She was ahomemaker and was employed as a substitute teacher by theWashington County Board of Education serving as first substi-tute at Keedysville School.

TODD P. “BURK” BURKHART ’85 died October 22, 2000 at hishome in Stephens City, Virginia. He was a member of the Na-tional Softball Association for Slow and Fast Pitch Umpires andStrasburg Moose Lodge 403.

GEORGE D. FERRAIUOLO ’96 died February 2, 2001 at City Hos-pital. He was employed as a registered nurse by City Hospitaland was previously employed by Fairfax County, Virginia, as aprofessional firefighter and Washington County Hospital as anursing assistant.

MARGARET ELIZABETH THOMPSON BYRER, assistant professoremerita of English, died January 22. She taught English at Shep-herd College for 28 years and was the faculty representative tothe Board of Regents. In 1987 she was named Outstanding Col-lege Professor by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Vir-ginia, Inc.

DR. JOHN EDWIN DIEHL, professor emeritus of chemistry, diedThursday, October 5, 2000, at his home in Shepherdstown. Hewas a chemistry professor at Shepherd College for 26 years andlater served as head of the chemistry department until his re-tirement in 1991. He served in the U.S. Army during the Ko-rean War. He is survived by children STEVE C. DIEHL ’81, DAVID

A. DIEHL ’83, THOMAS M. DIEHL ’86, and Debra Diehl-Greskevitch. ❧

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RAE TENNANT MILES ’54 married THOMAS L. BANKS ’54 on April8, 2000 in Hagerstown, Maryland. They are residing inWilliamsport, Maryland, and Millbrae, California.

JAMES K. WRIGHT, JR, ’70 married Gladys L. Cole on December16, 2000 in Springfield, Virginia. They honeymooned at theBavarian Inn, Shepherdstown.

WILLIAM FOURHMAN ’78 married Beverly Welton. William isemployed as a building engineer in Pagosa Springs, Colorado,and Beverly is the financial manager for the Southern Ute In-dian Housing Authority in Ignacio, Colorado.

MARGARET E. SAMAKOURIS ’87 married Victor Hauptman on No-vember 14, 1999 in Annapolis, Maryland.

DRAKE DODSON ’88 married Diana Elizabeth McMakin on Janu-ary 23, 1999 in Bowie, Maryland.

HEIDI SUE ISEMINGER ’93 married David Saleeba Albert on Au-gust 17, 2000 in Raleigh, North Carolina. She gained two step-sons with the marriage: Taylor, 8, and Christopher, 4.

CHRISTY STIEGLER TRESSLER ’93 married Chris Tressler on Octo-ber 21, 2000 in Middletown, Maryland. MICHELE PAYNTER PAISE

’93 was the vocalist. WENDY STETAK HELMER ’92 and BILL HELMER

’91 attended the wedding. The couple resides in Myersville,Maryland.

SHELDON T. AKERS ’95 and CHRISTAL M. FINK ’96 were marriedon August 14, 1999 in Martinsburg. In attendance were DANIELLE

DENHARDT ’96, ALLISON ENGLISH HOLIDAY ’96, ANNETTE BROWN

CAIN ’95, and BARRY SHOEMAKER ’97. The couple resides in Ber-keley Springs.

ELAINE ANDREA FOX ’95 married Claude Daniel Fisher on No-vember 11, 2000 in Hedgesville.

JON LAMP ’95 and ’00 married Lisa Krup on October 16, 2000.Their garden wedding was held at the groom’s parents’ home inWestgate, Martinsburg.

KELLY CAVEY ’97 married MARK DOWE ’96 on September 23, 2000in Hancock, Maryland. Bridesmaids were JEANNE THOMAS ’97and CHRISTY BURDETTE ’97. Groomsmen included MATT CONN

’96 and SCOTT PADDOCK ’96.

BETSY POST ’97 married 1st Lt. John Garza, U.S. Marines, on May28, 2000 in Buckhannon. Wedding party included maid of honorCOURTNEY WESTFALL ’00 and bridesmaid KARI ANDERSON ’97.

AMANDA J. REARICK ’97 and DAVID P. BAKER ’97 were married onAugust 12, 2000 in Winchester, Virginia.

JAMES CHANCEY ’98 married Jan Frankenberry on June 10, 2000in Martinsburg. Wedding participants included Lambda Chi fra-ternity brothers JOHN CUSHWA ’98, best man; BEN ADAMS ’96 and

MIKE WILKES ’00, groomsmen; and trumpeter COREY FOSTER ’99.

DERRICK S. FOX ’99 married Vanessa R. Miller, current Shep-herd student, on June 24, 2000 in Berkeley Springs.

JONATHON EDWARD WALTERS ’99 married Stephanie Marie Allenon July 1, 2000 in Hagerstown, Maryland.

MICHELE FOTTA ’00 married James F. Kershner on June 24, 2000in Maryland.

ANGELIA KRISTINA KEITH ’00 married Brenton E. Baughman, Jr.on July 29, 2000 in Hagerstown, Maryland.

BETH HALGREN ’00 and KRISTAIN KIRK ’00 were married on Sep-tember 30, 2000 in New Jersey. Alums in the wedding partywere bridesmaid KELLY GALLAGHER ’00 and best man ALAN

“GOAT” HAINES ’99. The couple resides in Franklin.

A. SARAH WALKER ’87 is engaged to be married to Alec Hunt onMarch 24.

RON CROUSE ’92 is engaged to marry Michelle Laycock on April 7.

JONATHAN KAY ’92 is engaged to marry Christine Cambareri onOctober 20 on Long Island, New York.

JENNIFER RAYE GOUGH ’95 is engaged to marry Troy Short, TerreHaute, Indiana, on April 21.

MELANIE ANNE RACEY ’96 is engaged to marry Mark Harry Bradyin September.

JENNIFER LAUREN GAMBLE ’97, Martinsburg, is engaged to marryDamon Hudson on October 27.

HEATHER HOBBS ’99, of Mount Airy, Maryland, is engaged tomarry Patrick Michael on July 29.

SAMANTHA SLATER ’99, of Ellicott City, Maryland, is engaged tomarry John Talbott on November 10 in Stevensville, Maryland.

AMANDA SCHMIDT ’99 is engaged to marry DWAYNE D. BREEDEN

’00 on September 8 in Aiken, South Carolina.

JAMES DOUGLAS MCCARTHY ’00 is engaged to marry Shepherdstudent Megan E. Costello in March 2002 in Ireland.

RACHEL R. SEAL ’00 is engaged to marry Robert A. Campbell, Jr.on November 4, in Bunker Hill.

ANGELA SPIELMAN ’00 is engaged to marry Shepherd studentJeffery Whetsell on October 31. ❧

Weddings and Engagements

Mark your calendarsFriday, October 12Golf Tournament, Cress Creek Golf and Country ClubHall of Fame, Clarion Hotel and Conference CenterSaturday, October 13Homecoming 2001

Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination FormNominee InformationCategory (check one): ❏ Athlete ❏ Coach ❏ Contributor

Full name (w/ middle initial):

Current address:

Home phone: Work phone:

Present employment:

If retired, date of retirement:

If deceased, date of death:

Name of spouse (or closest living relative with address and phone number):

Schools attended

High school Year graduated

College Year graduated Degree/area of study

Postgraduate school Year graduated Degree/area of study

Athletic participation at Shepherd (give as many details as possible. Use additional sheetsif necessary):

Guidelines for NominationsFormer Student-Athletes• Must be a Shepherd graduate (maybe waived by HOF committee in spe-cial cases).• There must be a five-year timelapse since candidate last participatedin athletics at Shepherd.• Athletic achievements are of primeimportance, but accomplishments af-ter leaving Shepherd will also be con-sidered.• Former athletes serving on theHOF committee may not be consid-ered for induction.

Coaches• Must be a three-year time lapsesince the candidate last coached atShepherd.• Consideration for selection in-cludes recognition as a leader, lengthand quality of the coaching period,program growth, and achievement ofthe individual after leaving Shepherd.• Coaches, while serving on theHOF committee, may not be consid-ered for induction.

Others• Other non-student-athletes/coaches may be considered based onexceptional contributions to the ath-letic program.

Posthumous• Deceased candidates shall be givenequal consideration (waiting periodmay be waived).

Honors received (give complete details of college and postgraduate honors, awards, and special recognition):

Professional affiliations and achievements (please provide details and/or explanations):

Individual submitting nomination:

Home phone: Work phone:

Street address:

City, State, Zip:

Signature: Date:

All information must be completed with a minimum of three and a maximum of five supporting letters of recommendation(one page, typewritten) on or before June 1, 2001. Return all information to

Chip Ransom, Sports Information Director, Shepherd College, P.O. Box 3210, Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443-3210.For additional information, please call the Shepherd College Sports Information Office: 304/876-5228.

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Men’s TennisThe Shepherd men’s tennis season will have a few question marksthis year. Senior Scott Eyler’s ineligibility (although he’ll be backnext year) has now put some extra pressure on head coach ChrisStambaugh’s newcomers. Eyler has been leading the way forthe Rams for the last three years, but now others are forced tostep up.

Stambaugh will be counting on big things from ThomasBohrnstedt, Mike Farrell, Greg Selby, Evan Mocyunas, Dan App,and captain Adam Kline. Other contributors will be Jason Lewis,Steve Askin, and Adam Youssi.

The Rams are taking aim at a first place finish after finish-ing second at the WVIAC Tournament last year. “I don’t knowif we’re there yet,” Stambaugh stated. “We need to keep work-ing harder. I think Eyler being on the team may have put usover the top, but I don’t want to say ‘wait until next year.’ I’veput the responsibility on my shoulders to get these young fresh-men ready to compete. My expectations are high for them. Iknow Thomas, Mike, Greg, and Adam will carry a lot of theload but I need a couple other guys to step up. We have a chance.I’ll know better in April whether I’ve done a good job.”

GolfHead coach Mike Jacobs and his team will have to begin theseason without the services of standout Jason Pierson. Piersonsuffered an off-season back injury and is not expected to rejointhe team until April.

Moving up to No. 1 will be Justin Pugh who medaled atthe Stonebridge Invitational last fall. Pugh is a junior with agreat short game. No. 2 and No. 3 will be played by either BillyClusman or Mike Masters, both of whom are freshmen with agood fall season behind them. No. 4 will be junior Ross Shapirowho has always posted dependable scores in the past three years.Rounding out the team and vyung for the No. 5 spot will besophomores Mat Segal, Glenn Oliveria, and Tom Mohler.

SoftballThe Rams will try to build upon last year’s fourth place finishat the WVIAC Tournament as they open the 2001 campaignwith a new head coach, V.J. Brown.

Junior first baseman Amanda Fleming, sophomore pitcher/outfielder Jill Hood, and junior second baseman Shea Sirbaughhead the list of returnees at Shepherd. Fleming set single-season records in 2000 with seven homeruns and 15 doubles. She led the team in batting with a .443average and also drove in 45 runs.

Sirbaugh, a first team WVIAC All-Conference choice lastyear, batted .434 with 46 hits, 35 runs scored, and 10 stolenbases. She also added 23 RBIs.

Hood set a single season record with 99 strikeouts and fash-

ioned a 3.26 ERA as a freshman last season. She also batted.316 as the leadoff hitter for the Rams last year.

BaseballHead coach Wayne Riser and his staff look to rebound after anuncharacteristic 19-22 mark in 2000.

Senior outfielder Adam Straskulic (.397, 5 HR, 34 RBIs)returns as one of the league’s top hitters. Riser also hopes forbig things from senior catcher Brian Tozer (.328, 20 RBIs) andsenior designated hitter/outfielder Tyler Gaines (.352, 4 HR, 22RBIs). Junior pitcher Preston Miller (4-4, 4.97 ERA) is the topreturning pitcher for the Rams. Newcomers Brian Powell (SS/P)and Zac Couturiaux (3B) should make an immediate impactfor the Rams after enjoying successful junior college careers atAllegany College.

The Rams will again have a very challenging schedule. Shep-herd will face a pair of teams ranked in the NCAA II PreseasonPoll in Shippensburg (18th) and Mt. Olive (21st). Other non-conference opponents include Bloomsburg, Mansfield, andUNC-Pembroke as the Rams prepare for conference action. ❧

Two members of the Shepherd College football team recentlyenjoyed banner efforts in the Cactus Bowl in Kingsville, Texas.The pair participated for the East Squad in the annual Divi-sion II All-Star contest.

Senior All-Americans James Rooths (Baltimore, Mary-land) and Dalevon Smith (Beaverton, Oregon) both fairedwell as Shepherd’s two representatives in the game.

Smith scored the contest’s first touchdown on a 7-yardpass from Slippery Rock’s Randy McKavish. The nation’s lead-ing rusher finished the evening with 46 yards on 11 carries.He also caught a pair of passes for 18 yards.

Rooths, who was twice featured on ESPN for his prow-ess as a punt returner, was the leading tackler for the EastAll-Stars with six stops, four of which were solo tackles. Thethree-time All-American also had the contest’s longest puntreturn of 21 yards. He added a pair of kickoff returns for 36yards. The contest ended in a 33-33 tie. ❧

Shepherd duo shines in Cactus Bowl

James Rooths Dalevon Smith

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The Shepherd women’s basketball team finished the year with 20wins to set a new school record. Head coach Betsy Blose’s teamcapped a stellar season with a 20-7 overall record, including a 15-3 record in the WVIAC. The 20-7 record also set a new schoolmark for winning percentage (.741). Shepherd’s 15 conference wins

The Shepherd men’s basketball team finished the year with an11-15 record, including a 6-12 mark in the WVIAC.

Senior guard Antar Parkman completed a brilliant career.He finished among the leaders on many Shepherd all-time lists.

2001 RAM FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS ON SALESeason tickets for the 2001 Shepherd football season are now on sale.Order early to avoid ticket lines and claim a seat in the prime seatingsections. 2000 season ticket holders must renew by May 15 to retaintheir current seating.

Season Pass, Upper Reserved $70

Season Pass, Lower Reserved $45

Season Pass, General Admission $25

Game Day, Upper Reserved $15

Game Day, Lower Reserved $10

Game Day, General Admission $5

Game day tickets are available at the ticket box office the day ofthe game. Season passes are available through the Sports InformationOffice at 304/876-5228 or 800/344-5231, ext. 5228. A seating chart isavailable upon request. ❧

Women set mark with 20 winsMen finish with 11-15 markNew school record

ties the school record (15-4, 1998-99), whilethe 15-3 (.833) WVIAC record sets a new schoolmark for conference winning percentage.

Freshman guard Cassie Murray became thefirst player in program history to earn FirstTeam WVIAC All-Conference honors. Murraywas also selected to the All-Freshman team.

Murray led the Rams in scoring (13.7ppg), rebounding (6.0 rpg), and steals (1.6spg). She also set a new Ram season mark with

41 three-pointers.Also earning All-Conference honors for the Rams were jun-

iors Gail Siemer and Makia Staves. The duo was named to theHonorable Mention team.

Siemer came off the bench for the Rams to average 6.3 pointsand 4.6 rebounds, while Staves was second on the team in scoring(8.1 ppg) and rebounding (5.8 rpg). Staves also led the team infield goal percentage (.514, 94-183).

Seniors Kassandra Kilby and Stephanie Schwandt completedfine careers for the Rams. Kilby finished among the leaders on theall-time scoring and rebounding charts. She completed her careerranked 13th on the all-time scoring chart with 886 career points,while her 482 career rebounds place her 12th on the all-time re-bounding list.

Schwandt, a three-time captain, is one of two players in pro-gram history to lead the team in rebounding for three seasons. Shefinished her career as the number six all-time leading rebounderwith 646 rebounds. ❧ Chip Ransom

Cassie Murray

His 1,624 career points are 10th on the all-time list, while his 609 career rebounds alsoplace him 10th. He also recorded 233 careerassists to place 14th on the Ram all-time list.Parkman, a First Team WVIAC All-Confer-ence choice for the second straight year, ledthe Rams in scoring (19.7 ppg) and rebound-ing (9.3 rpg). He was named to the 2001Daktronics NCAA Division II All-East Re-gion Team (second team).

Also adding a spark to the Ram attack were juniors DemondTapscott and Kenny Cox. Tapscott was second on the team inscoring (12.8 ppg) and steals (1.9 spg). His .689 (42-61) freethrow percentage was best among the Ram regulars. Shepherd’stop threat from beyond the arc, Tapscott led the team in three-pointers with 45.

Cox was second on the team in rebounding (4.9 rpg) andthird on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg). He also led the team inblocked shots with 28. Cox recorded a season-high 36-pointeffort in a win against Ohio Valley and also added a 35-pointperformance in an overtime victory against Columbia Union.

Sophomore guard Kevin Newsome led the Rams in assists(3.3 apg). One of the team’s top defenders, Newsome recordeda team-best 54 steals. ❧ Chip Ransom

Antar Parkman

New basketball coach search underwayShepherd has begun a national search for a new head coach ofthe men’s basketball team.

The College relieved Coach Denny Alexander of headcoaching duties in March. A statement issued by Athletics Di-rector Monte Cater stated, “Mr. Alexander has made manyhelpful contributions to Shepherd College, but the team has notdemonstrated the level of competitiveness that we all expect forour men’s basketball team here at Shepherd. After a completereview of his tenure at Shepherd, we have decided that the Col-lege must have new leadership in the program.”

The new head coach must have appropriate credentials toteach college level courses. Until a new coach begins employ-ment, the administrative management of the team will be handledby the Office of the Athletics Director. The assistant coach hasbeen asked to continue during the interim period to maintainmomentum relating to recruiting. The new head coach will havediscretion over who will serve as an assistant coach next season.

During his eight years at Shepherd, Alexander’s record was87-127 (.403) overall and 58-90 (.392) in the WVIAC. ❧

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Named funds created in the Shepherd FoundationSince our last spring issue, 16 new funds have been established in the Shepherd College Foundation.These named funds will inspire and support generations of Shepherd students and will create a lastinglegacy of honor.

Helen Cook Barrow and Charles E. Barrow ScholarshipHelen Cook Barrow established a charitable remainder unitrust this year which will establish a scholarship to supportShepherd students majoring in education. Ultimately, the trust will fund program awards in the education department,as well as scholarship awards for West Virginia residents who meet the College’s financial need criteria.

Batten ScholarshipDr. Susan Batten ’77 and her late husband, Richard Keith Batten, established this scholarship fund. The endowmenthas been funded with gifts made in memory of Keith Batten. Keith enjoyed working with students and served as fieldinstructor for Shepherd College, West Virginia Wesleyan, and University of Maryland social work programs. SusanBatten is a professor of nursing in Ohio. Created with an emphasis on the value of higher education, this fund willsupport students with a major in social work or in nursing.

Jeffery L. Blouse MemorialJames Christofic, a volunteer for the AIDS Network of the Tri-State Area, established this endowed scholarship in July2000. The Jeffery L. Blouse Memorial Scholarship will benefit incoming freshmen who have a history of being activein promoting HIV prevention education in their communities. The first recipient will be named at the AIDS MemorialObservance, May 20, 2001. Scholarship applicants will submit a thesis to the AIDS Network that includes a briefhistory of the student’s involvement with the HIV Youth Education Programs, how they believe they have made adifference in their peer groups, and their immediate and long-range goals.

Mary Corcoran Communications AwardEstablished in honor of Shepherdstown resident and journalist Mary Corcoran by Shepherd College Foundationhonorary board member Dr. Sara Helen Cree, this scholarship award will benefit Shepherd communication majors.The communications department faculty will select a student recipient for this award, which will be announced at theMay 2001 Student Recognition Day.

Kay and Daniel De Palma ScholarshipDaniel De Palma, Shepherd assistant professor of business administration, and his wife, Kay, exhibited their ongoingsupport of Shepherd College when they established this scholarship. The Kay and Daniel De Palma Scholarship willprovide an annual award to a senior business administration major recommended by business administration faculty.

John Diehl Memorial Scholarship FundEstablished through gifts made in memory of John Diehl by family and friends, this scholarship honors Dr. Diehl andhis 26 years of service to Shepherd College and Shepherd’s Chemistry Department. As chair of the Chemistry Depart-ment for many years, Dr. Diehl was a member of the Athletic Committee and was honored last fall for his foundingrole in the group that drafted the first bylaws for the Shepherd College Athletic Hall of Fame. This scholarship willbenefit chemistry majors and the Chemistry Department.

Margaret S. Dunn and Thomas T. Dunn ScholarshipMargaret Dunn directed her estate to create this endowed scholarship. Mrs. Dunn, who with her husband Tomfounded Dunn and Seibert Appliances in Martinsburg, designated the Shepherd College Foundation to be a benefi-ciary of her estate. This scholarship will encourage and assist Martinsburg High School graduates in furthering theireducation at Shepherd College.

Guy Frank Professor Emeritus ScholarshipEstablished through a gift from the Shepherdstown Rotary Club in March 2000, this scholarship honors the longtime

Helen C. Barrow

Susan Batten

Keith Batten

Jeffery Blouse

Mary Corcoran

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chair of the Division of Creative Arts, Dr. Guy Frank. Dr. Frank became a member of Shepherd’s music departmentfaculty in 1950. He went on to serve as chair of the division from 1957 until he retired in 1984. This scholarshiphonors his leadership and will benefit students in the Music Department.

Jo Anne Swan Greenlee Prize in Women’s StudiesThis prize was established through an honorarium donated by James G. Greenlee after he spoke last year at Shepherdon the topic “The Feminization of the British Missionary Movement, 1870-1914.” Greenlee is professor of history atthe Memorial University of Newfoundland and a well-known scholar of the history of the British Empire. A panel ofwomen’s studies program faculty will select student recipients after screening papers submitted in women’s studiescourses during each spring semester.

Andrew D. Michael Theater ScholarshipThis scholarship was established by Andrew D. Michael ’75. The scholarship will provide an annual award, which willbenefit Shepherd students in the theater department. Michael, who currently serves on the finance committee forShepherd’s Contemporary American Theater Festival, has shown his support for theater at Shepherd by establishingthis scholarship, which will benefit a male student in theater who demonstrates outstanding talent. The head of thetheater program will nominate scholarship recipients.

Louise Leonard Scholarship in Political ScienceFormer West Virginia State Senator Louise Leonard, currently of San Francisco, California, established a charitableunitrust in the Foundation this year with a gift of appreciated securities. Leonard began her public service career in1952 when she served as a volunteer for President Eisenhower. She served in the West Virginia State Senate as aRepublican from 1969 until 1973. Eventually, the trust will fund scholarships for political science students from WestVirginia.

Ram Stadium Expansion FundPhase II of the Ram Stadium Expansion, which will include the construction of a sports facilities center, will bedependent upon private gifts. Alumni and friends of Shepherd College have joined together to create this fund and areleading a volunteer program to raise the funds needed to complete this project.

John Thomas Reynolds ScholarshipThis endowed scholarship was established in honor of 1964 Shepherd graduate John T. Reynolds, by his father T. GuyReynolds ’33. The John T. Reynolds Scholarship will benefit Shepherd students who maintain a 3.0 grade pointaverage and who meet the College’s financial need requirements.

Ruth Scarborough Library Expansion FundThe current project to construct the addition to the Scarborough Library, which will more than double the size of thecurrent building, has been primarily funded through state and federal funds. This fund will hold the donations fromprivate individuals, businesses, and foundations, which will make up the balance of the funds needed to complete theproject.

ServiceMaster, Inc., ScholarshipThis endowed scholarship was established by ServiceMaster, Inc., and will help financially needy Shepherd students.Based in Downings Grove, Illinois, ServiceMaster provides management services to Shepherd College for the House-keeping Department and the Buildings and Grounds Department

Washington County Homemakers ScholarshipThis endowed scholarship was established in October 2000 by the Washington County Homemakers and will supportfinancially needy students from Washington County, Maryland, who wish to attend Shepherd. The department offamily and consumer sciences will recommend student recipients. For almost 80 years, the organization has fundedscholarship awards and loans for numerous deserving college students. Over the past few years, substantial funds havebeen raised to support the scholarship program. ❧ Aria Charles

John Diehl

Guy Frank

Andy Michael

John Reynolds

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WashingtonCounty

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The following is a list of gifts made in memory or in honor ofspecial people during the 2000 calendar year. The ShepherdCollege Foundation wishes to acknowledge the generosity ofthe donors and to honor the lives of the individuals listed.

Gifts to the Foundation in memory and in honor of individuals

IN MEMORY OF HELEN & ALBERT

ALVAREZ

Ramon & Mary AlvarezHelm Group, Inc.Honeywell Foundation

IN MEMORY OF I. O. ASH

Philip & Nila Saylor

IN MEMORY OF BERTHA RAE BAKER

Ann E. Wilson

IN MEMORY OF C. THOMAS BAXTER

Dawn E. BaxterMary Baxter

IN MEMORY OF JEFFERY L. BLOUSE

James Christofic

IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH T. BROWN

Roberta R. Absher

IN HONOR OF JIM & MARY JANE DAVIS

David & Anne Strider

IN MEMORY OF TONY DELCOLLE

Michael & Carol DelColle

IN MEMORY OF JOHN E. DIEHL

Harry & Kathy BarkerHarry & Margaret BarkerHoward & Jean CarperJulie K. De HavenJoseph & Courtenay DiederichDominick & Margie FargoDaryl & Denise GroveDonald & Laura HaleBenjamin & Christine HummelJefferson County Memorial ParkElizabeth M. KowalskiDavid & Jacqueline LewisEric & Joy LewisRoy & Judith MatlickJoseph & Elsie MortonNational Education AssociationUnion Network Systems, Inc.Jack & Mary Weigel

IN MEMORY OF JOHN & ANNA HILL EGLE

John & Patsy Egle

IN MEMORY OF ALICE W. FRANK

Ann E. Wilson

IN MEMORY OF CARRIE A. GANS

Jean L. Gans

IN MEMORY OF JAMES & RACHEL HAFER

Irl & Barbara BartlettGilbert & Constance Bergquist

IN MEMORY OF EMORY L. HAMILTON

Mel & Merva Filler

IN MEMORY OF RAY E. HARRIS

Charles & Peggy Woodward

IN MEMORY OF JOHN HEADLEE

Arthur & Annamae Darton

IN MEMORY OF IDA ELIZABETH HENDRICKS

William HendricksWV Association for DevelopmentalEducation

IN MEMORY OF CHARLES N. G. HENDRIX

Jessie S. HendrixMary J. C. Hendrix

IN MEMORY OF CORNELIA HOCH-LIGETTI

Harold M. DavidsonHerman Hobbs

IN MEMORY OF STANLEY & DOROTHY

HOLCOMBE

William & Jo Anne KnodeJohn & Betty Ann Lowe

IN MEMORY OF BELLE HUMPHREYS

David & Lynn Little

IN MEMORY OF MARGARET IKENBERRY

Doris M. GriffinStan & Judy Ikenberry

IN MEMORY OF OLIVER S. IKENBERRY

James V. Morris

IN HONOR OF RAY S. JOHNSTON

Madeline V. JohnstonAndrew D. Michael

IN MEMORY OF ELMER F. KEEBLER

Frances W. KeeblerLee & Wanda Keebler

IN MEMORY OF ANDREW KING

Eugene E. Ward

IN MEMORY OF VICTOR KING

Eugene E. Ward

IN MEMORY OF HARRY V. KLUG

Gilbert & Constance BergquistGeorge & Elizabeth PayetteL. Carroll & Phyllis Yingling

IN MEMORY OF GLEN P. LAPP

Marcyanna R. Millet

IN MEMORY OF JOHN Y. MCDONALD

Angus W. McDonald

IN HONOR OF RICHARD E. MCMURRAN

Agnes M. Johnson

IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL MITCHELL

Patricia M. GormanMr. & Mrs. Taylor Whittington

IN HONOR OF AMANDA N. MORGAN

Barbara J. Dills

IN MEMORY OF ALBERT C. NERHOOD

Philip T. Porterfield

IN MEMORY OF GEORGE M. NETHKEN

Mildred S. Nethken

IN MEMORY OF HOMER AND JANE

PANKEY

Homer & Patricia Pankey

IN HONOR OF MARY D. PARMESANO

Vincent & Vina Parmesano

IN MEMORY OF DEAN PEASE

Robert & Ruby BellisonGeorge & Anita BragawCurtiss & Judith BuryThomas & Charlene ButlerGerard & Joanne CalhounJames D. Carpenter & ElizabethBondeRobert A. CleminsonGayle & Lori ConnerSteven & C. Dawn DiehlThomas & Mary DiehlPhilip & Judith Ann FearnowArthur & Ada Jo FoleyMary Linn FoxDaryl & Denise GroveJames B. Hall & Jeannette MooreJ. Donald & Cynthia JonesCharles & Patricia KrzywickiGilbert & Carolyn MillerLige & Jane MillerRichard & Susan PellRobert & Joan PopeR.R. & Jean RiordonShepherd Alumni AssociationKory L. Tucker

IN MEMORY OF JOHN G. PHILLIPS

Edward S. Phillips

IN MEMORY OF ROBERT B. POWER

William & Josephine Clopper

IN MEMORY OF DARRELL REEDER

Eileen ReederRonald R. Reeder II

IN MEMORY OF RONALD R. REEDER

Eileen ReederRonald R. Reeder II

IN MEMORY OF KENNETH RILEY

Paul & Judith Armstrong

IN MEMORY OF JEAN MELVIN RISSLER

Robert L. Rissler

IN MEMORY OF CATHERINE O. SAUNDERS

Kristin M. SaundersLawrence & Susan Saunders

IN HONOR OF EMILY SHIREY

Adena District Garden ClubAppalachian District Garden ClubBlennerhassett District GardenClubGreenbrier District Garden ClubMonongahela Cheat DistrictGarden ClubShenandoah-Potomac GardenCouncil

IN MEMORY OF JACK SHUFELT

Doris Klein

IN HONOR OF MICHAEL M. SKINNER

Children of Jean Skinner Baldwin

IN MEMORY OF CHARLIE H. SMITH

Phyllis A. BrickhouseGerald I. BrooksBernard & Cassandra JacksonHilton E. SmithMelvin & Marise SmithShirley Smith

IN HONOR OF SKIP SPEAKS

Robert & Deb Nerhood

IN MEMORY OF MARY M. SPEG

Gary & Carolyn Pope

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM J. SPONAUGLE

Joyce Sponaugle

IN MEMORY OF T. EDWARD STOTLER

D. Louise Stotler

IN HONOR OF AUBREY E. STULTZ

Francis & Ellen Lee Elliott

IN MEMORY OF W.R. THACHER

Ruth P. ThacherWilliam & Pearl Thacher

IN MEMORY OF OLLIE LIGHTFOOT

TOLBERT

Asbury United Methodist ChurchGenevieve MonroeJames & Shirley TolbertAnn E. Wilson

IN MEMORY OF AGNES B. VEITCH

Percy & Alice ClarkeRufus A. FultonAnn N. GerbronJohn & Anne GraybillRalph & Shirley ParkmanPaul I. SheafferAndrew & Nancy Vogel ❧

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It is amazing how many people do not have a will designed tomeet their specific circumstances. Don’t be misled. Everyonedoes have a will; they just do not realize it. No matter whatstate you live in, if you have not designed your own will, restassured that your state government has done it for you. Youmay be unknowingly making gifts through a state-designed willto people who you do not intend after your death.

In writing your will, you may wish to consider charitablecontributions in your bequest. The Shepherd College Founda-tion has received two major gifts from wills in the past year.The donors believed that their gifts to the Foundation wouldmake a difference to Shepherd College. Margaret Dunn, of Mar-tinsburg, designated 20 percent of her estate to create an en-dowed scholarship fund. The Tom and Margaret Dunn Fundwill provide approximately 10 students annually with the op-portunity to attend Shepherd. Dr. Sarah Knutti, of Philadelphia,had many academic interests as well as a family tie to the Col-lege. She chose to include Shepherd’s Scarborough Library inher estate plans. Dr. Knutti’s gift makes it possible for the Scar-borough Library to have funds to assist with its physical expan-sion and its long-term acquisitions needs.

Both of these benefactors were members of the Foundation’sJoseph McMurran Society. They joined other alumni and friendsto support the College through an estate or other planned gift.Why did they and others choose to include Shepherd as a ben-eficiary in their wills? Because a gift by will is one of the easiestand most common ways to make a gift to Shepherd College.

The fact is that current tax laws encourage bequests; con-sequently, a bequest is an excellent way to support the College’sprograms. Bequests work particularly well for those who areunable to make an immediate outright gift, but would like toaid the College in the future.

There are three basic categories of bequests to consider:• Specific bequests take the form of an outright gift of se-

curities, a specific fund of money, a percentage of an estate, orother property. In the will, the individual describes one itemand gives that particular item to an individual or to an organi-zation, such as the Shepherd College Foundation. Specific be-quests are honored after debts and expenses of an estate arepaid and before other bequests are distributed.

• General bequests do not provide for the source of pay-ment of the bequest. For instance, an individual who wishes totransfer $25,000 to his/her child would simply state the amountto be given and to whom, and the executor may honor the be-quest from any available source in the individual’s estate.

• Residuary bequests are made from what remains of anestate after all expenses, debts, and taxes have been paid and allspecific and general bequests have been honored. If an indi-vidual does not make residuary bequests, any asset not men-tioned specifically in the will is treated as if the person had died

intestate (without a will).There also are two variations of bequests you need to be-

come familiar with:• Contingent bequests take effect only in the event that all

other bequests, for whatever reason, fail. This type of bequestis not one of the basic categories—that is, specific, general, orresiduary. Instead, it is a rider that attaches itself to a bequestand comes into play only when certain conditions are met. It isan excellent way to include the Shepherd College Foundationin your will.

• Charitable bequests are similar to contingent bequests inthat they, too, overlap the basic types of bequests. The ShepherdCollege Foundation, for instance, can be a beneficiary of a spe-cific, a general, or a residuary bequest. You may make charitablebequests either outright or in trust (using one of the excellent giftmechanisms available from the Shepherd College Foundation).

When making a bequest to the Shepherd College Founda-tion, an individual’s taxable estate is reduced by a 100 percentestate tax deduction for a cash bequest or the fair market valueof property. This deduction results in tax savings whenever thetaxable estate—after other deductions—exceeds the amountoffset by individual estate tax credits. Because the estate taxa-tion rate increases with the size of the estate, the larger the tax-able estate, the greater the potential tax savings per dollar given.

The Office of College Advancement and the Shepherd Col-lege Foundation will be happy to assist you and your legal andfinancial advisors. Please call 304/876-5195 or 304/876-5391.

❧ James A. Watson

Where there is a will, there is peace of mind

JOHN ’88 AND LISA WOLFF ’87, of Hamilton, Virginia, are the twonewest members of the Joseph McMurran Society. They join morethat 40 alumni and friends of the College who are members of theSociety, which recognizes people who include the College in theirestate plans.

Estate planning is more important than ever. RememberingShepherd College in your estate plan will not only provide manytax benefits for you and your heirs, but will help insure Shepherd’sfuture as a quality institution. One of the ways you can do that isthrough the Joseph McMurran Society. Whether they are gifts bywill, charitable trusts, life insurance, gift annuities, or other means,deferred gifts are an investment in the future of Shepherd College.

Jim Watson, College Advancement, and MonicaLingenfelter, Shepherd College Foundation, are available toanswer your questions and work with you to help develop anestate gift to Shepherd. They can consult with you and yourfinancial and legal advisors to ensure that the plans you de-velop will maximize the usefulness of your assets. Please callthe Foundation Office at 304/876-5391 or the College Advance-ment Office at 304/876-5195 for assistance. ❧

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This year’s Annual Fund phonathon was the most successfulever, with $61,726 pledged from 1,345 persons.This success isdue to the alumni who made generous pledges to support needsat the College not covered by other funds. A listing of all do-nors completing their gifts and pledges will be available in theannual report in December’s Shepherd College Magazine. Wehope to see your name there. Thank you to the alumni whotook the time to talk to one of our 250 phonathon volunteersmaking calls for the Annual Fund Phonathon.

If you are undecided about how much to give or whetherto give, please consider the following:

• The Annual Fund supports academic and athleticscholarships, departmental programs, faculty develop-ment and research, and the purchase of equipment.• The Fund covers those needs that the College’s statebudget cannot.• Every dollar donated is tax deductible and can bedesignated by the donor to a specific fund or for gen-eral needs.

Each year, area businesses donate items and services as prizesfor the many volunteers who work at the phonathon. Whenyou patronize any of the following businesses, please thank themfor helping your alma mater.

Phonathon raises $61,000 in pledges

This ski condo was a gift to Shepherd College through theShepherd College Foundation. It is being offered at an af-fordable price to friends and alumni.

Located in the lovely Talheim Village resort just min-utes from the ski trails and year round beauty of WestVirginia’s Canaan Valley, this one bedroom loft unit fea-tures a four-sided view of the mountains and a garden tubwith water jets. Nestled high in the Appalachian Moun-tains, you may enjoy golf, horseback riding, fishing, raft-ing, and hiking.

For more information, please contact Rita Jo Haverty,Mountaintop Realty, 800/624-4341. ❧

Join us for opening day at Ram StadiumMark your calendars for Saturday, September 1 when the Shep-herd College Rams open their home 2001 season against theShippensburg Red Raiders.

Opening day festivities will include a Shepherd CollegeFoundation sponsored hospitality tent for all Foundation do-nors and the dedication of the engraved stadium bricks.

Football tickets for the season or by game may be purchasedby contacting the Sports Information Office at 800/344-5231,ext. 5228 or 304/876-5228. ❧

discussions with Williams tohave his fall semester classcreate a video that would bespecifically targeted towardthe children of domestic vio-lence.

In order to create the cur-rent video, the fall AdvancedProduction class spent abouta week in pre-production,about three or four days toshoot the scenes for the video,and two weeks to edit. Whilesome students had specific as-signments, much of theworkload was shared andtasks were interchanged.These included digital editing,writing, treatment, story-boarding, camera operating,sound, talent, and character

generation. The other studentsworking on the project in-cluded Emily Bachschmid,Chris Alcala, Dan Nail, JamieLee, Amber Nichols, JenniferElliot, Paola Torres, StephanieSchwandt, Leighann McCaus-land, and Jill Lester. Dr. Will-iams provided music for thevideo.

To these students, thetime and effort were wellworth it.

“This project was not somuch for a grade,” saidDinardo. “It was more forpublic awareness.”

Zoeller agreed. “It wassatisfying to work on some-thing that had a greater socialvalue.” ❧ Timothy D. Haines

Canaan Valley ski condo priced to sell

Student video(continued from page 6)

A Cut Above

Blue Moon Café

Bob Wantz

CATF

Clarion Hotel & Conference Center

Comfort Inn Martinsburg

Comfort Suites

Days Inn Shepherdstown

Disc Jockey Records

Ed’s Taproom & Wine

Food Lion

Four Seasons Books

Giovanni’s NY Pizza

Golden Corral Family Steakhouse

Hair Graphics

Happenings

Heatherfields at Holiday Inn

Jefferson Security Bank

Long John Silvers

Shepherd College Bookstore

Shepherd College Dining Hall

The Skin Care Shop

Therapeutic Massage

Turn the Page Bookstore

Video Den

Western Maryland Fast Foods

Whitetail Ski Resort

World Kitchen, Inc. ❧

D e v e l o p m e n t

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The Ruth Scarborough Library is the intellectualheart of the College, and it is a vital part of theprocess to help Shepherd students prepare to taketheir places as educated citizens.

This spring, every alumnus and alumna will re-ceive a mailing which will offer them the opportu-nity to be part of the expansion of the library.Gift levels are listed to the right. Major dona-tions of $10,000 and above open the door to nam-ing options. Please call the Shepherd CollegeFoundation at 304/876-5391 or College Advance-ment at 304/876-5195 for more information. ❧

MBNAJohn H. Wolff, Prudential

Securities, Inc.

DRIVING RANGE SPONSOR

John H. Wolff, PrudentialSecurities, Inc.

HOLE SPONSORS

Ed’s Beer & WIneBethany Community ChurchCox Nichols Hollida CPAs

& Consultants, LLPJefferson Security BankHagerstown TrustFirst Union Securities

The Ruth Scarborough Library is more than books

Cherry Properties, LLCShepherd Bookstore &

Official Ram Sports ShoppeHuntington National BankMediation Plus, LLCThe Herald-Mail CompanyChristian Caine JewelersSt.Marie Insurance Group, Inc.Alto’s ClubShockley Honda, FrederickThe Inn at Antietam

PRIZE SPONSORS

Edward Jones InvestmentsDick’s Sporting GoodsInside GolfThe Inn at Antietam ❧

Library Expansion Gift FormMake a giftI would like to make a donation of $ designated for the RuthScarborough Library Expansion Project.

Make a pledgeI would like to make a total pledge of $ or $ peryear for ❏ 2 years ❏ 3 years ❏ 4 years ❏ 5 years

Signature _______________________________________Date ______________________

Special gift programsI would like to participate in the following special gift programs:

____ Buy a brick @ $100 each.____ Put a name plaque on a reading chair @ $250 each.

____ Put a name plaque on a reading table @ $500 each.

____ Put a name plaque on a research carrel @ $1,000 each.

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Please return this form and make checks payable to:Shepherd College Foundation Library Project

P.O. Box 3210Shepherdstown, WV 25443-3210

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Mildred Nethken creates endowed fundMildred Nethken, pictured above with her late husband

George Nethken, has endowed a fund to support the

George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil

War in memory of her late husband and in recognition

of his abiding interest in the study of the Civil War. Dr.

Mark Snell, center director, plans to use the George M.

Nethken Memorial Endowment to support a summer

intern program at the center.

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Alumni, friends, and parents have made gifts to engravesome 450 bricks to be installed at the stadium during sum-mer 2001.

The engraved bricks will be placed on the walls of thenewly expanded Ram Stadium to be viewed for generationsto come. Dedication ceremonies will take place on Septem-ber 1, the first day of the home 2001 football season.

“It has been a privilege to be part of this project,” saidJim Schmitt, member of the Ram Stadium Expansion Com-mittee and president of Schmitt Construction, Shepherds-town.

In addition to Jim’s leadership and expert advice overthe past few months, his enthusiasm for the project has leadhim to offer his services to complete the brick installationproject. He will be wielding a saw and trow alongside mas-ter mason Michael Hauver as the esteemed names of ouralumni and friends take their honored places on the Shep-herd campus.

Ken Boone, chair of the Ram Stadium Expansion Com-mittee, notes that the first firing of the engraved bricks mayencourage other alumni and friends to purchase a brick.“Bricks may still be purchased throughout the next year.We plan to fire additional bricks in lots of 100. We willcontinue the gift program until the locker room facilitiesbuilding, Phase II of the Stadium Expansion, is completed.Once the field house is constructed, the brick program couldcontinue and provide some scholarship and equipment rev-enue for Shepherd’s athletic program.” ❧

Ken Boone (center), chair of the Ram Stadium Expansion Committee, goes

over the design plan for the installation of the engraved bricks with commit-

tee member Jim Schmitt (right) and Dan Yanna, director of facilities man-

agement at the College.

First firing of engraved bricks to be installed at stadium

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