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AdmiNisTRATiONRuth A. Knox ’75 President of the CollegeVivia L. Fowler Provost/Vice President for Academic AffairsPatricia M. Gibbs Vice President for Student AffairsC. Stephen Farr Vice President for Enrollment ServicesRichard P. Maier Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs/TreasurerAndrea Williford Vice President for Institutional AdvancementMatthew Martin Dean of the Faculty
WEsLEyAN mAgAziNE sTAffMary Ann Howard, Editor Director of Communications [email protected] Vorhees, Art Director Cathy Coxey Snow ’71 Alumnae Director (Classes 1929 - 1979) [email protected] Kathryn Borland ’04 Alumnae Director (Classes 1980 - 2014) [email protected] P. Hudson ’75 Director of Development Susan Hagemeyer Director of Applicant RecordsAbbie Smoak Lacienski ’01 Class Notes Editor
CONTRibUTiNg WRiTERsSusan Allen, Senior Development OfficerKim Casebeer, Director of Foundation Relations and Donor Stewardship Debbie Jones Smith ’76, Director of Special Projects and Grants AdministratorSara Wilson, Sports Information DirectorDevyn Foti ’13, Executive Assistant for the Office of AdvancementKaren Huber, Director of Study Abroad ProgramNicholas Steneck, Director for the Center for Global Initiatives
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sPECiAL ThANks Roger Idenden, Steve Schroeder Photography, Dr. Homer S. “Doc” Nelson, Amy Maddox-Nicholson, Jason Vorhees, The Telegraph plus alumnae and friends for providing photos.
Wesleyan Magazine is published twice a year by the Wesleyan College Office of Communications 4760 Forsyth Road Macon, GA 31210-4462 phone (478) 757-5134 fax (478) 757-5104 Contents may be reprinted with permission of the editor.
Dear Friends,
Wesleyan Women have long appreciated the College’s international reach, and we are proud to have a strong tradition of attracting students from all over the world. Throughout our history, Wesleyan alumnae have traveled and settled abroad as well – often giving life to our claim of being “engaged in service to the world.” In this issue of the Wesleyan Magazine, we are pleased to tell you about several initiatives that build on our commitment to providing a truly global educational experience, including a new scholarship for talented students from the United States and a dual degree program that will bring bright young woman from Guangzhou University in China to study on our campus. You also will meet several alumnae, faculty, and students who are living, working, and studying abroad. We think you will enjoy their stories and will share our excitement about this renewed effort to ensure that (in the words of a slogan we used on our website a few years ago) Wesleyan Women are wise, witty, warm, wonderful – and worldly!
This issue includes current photographs of Pierce Chapel, which is on schedule for completion early in 2015 with an official dedication planned for April. We feature Benefactors’ Day, too, a lapsed Wesleyan tradition revived as a way to celebrate our generous donors and
to teach our students the importance of philanthropy. Benefactors’ Day also gave us an opportunity to honor the contributions of Wesleyan’s treasured friend Randolph W. Thrower, one of the giants in our history. In the spirit of Benefactors’ Day, we are delighted to share with you our Annual Report, recognizing our amazing donors for Fiscal Year 2014. We are blessed that gifts from hundreds of loyal alumnae and friends help to enrich the Wesleyan experience for every Wesleyan student. Thank you all!
Throughout the fall season, I have been privileged to visit with alumnae groups in Columbus, Savannah, St. Simons/Sea Island, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbia, Raleigh, and Charlotte, sharing the latest stories of Wesleyan along the way. We’ll be stopping in more cities in the spring, so please listen for news of an event in your area and attend if you can. Talking about Wesleyan and our students is great fun for me, of course, and I want you to feel just as proud as I do of our alma mater today. Together, we can continue to spread the good word of Wesleyan College all over the world!
Hail, Wesleyan!
Ruth
During our first Georgia Gives Day Color Rush on November 13, the Green Knights of 2000 (shown) and the Green Knights of 1980 tied for first place in class participation. Thanks to everyone who supported Wesleyan during this special event. Story and results on page 53.
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Another Wesleyan FIRSTNew dual degree program at Guangzhou University
New Global Scholars ProgramLargest full scholarship program in the College’s history
Center for Global InitiativesGlobal experiences on campus and internationally
An education without bordersWesleyan’s study abroad program
Wesleyan Women are WordlyAlumnae serving in a variety of careers around the world
Ten Years of Wesleyan DisciplesContinuing the commitment to faith and service
Welcome Back, WesleyannesAlumnae who have returned to campus
A journey of destinyNontraditional student earning BSN at Wesleyan
10 Rotary Scholar12 Study Abroad14 International Wolves24 Confucius Institute Day30 Fresh Face32 Benefactors’ Day36 Campus News40 Alumnae Connections47 Annual Investors’ Report72 Fulbright Scholar Grant
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The Confucius Institute at Wesleyan College (CIWC) opened its doors on April 11, 2013, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Soong Ching Ling’s graduation from Wesleyan. Six weeks later, on May 28, Guangzhou University, Wesleyan’s partner in China, hosted the ceremonial opening of another exciting venture for the College – the Wesleyan College American Cultural Center at Guangzhou University. Less than a year later, Wesleyan President Ruth Knox and Guangzhou University President Zou Cairong signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a dual degree program between the two institutions. While Wesleyan has similar agreements with Georgia Tech, Auburn University, and Mercer University, this is the first dual degree liberal arts program for women at Guangzhou University and, according to Guangzhou officials, the first in China.
After one year at Guangzhou University, participating students will study at Wesleyan for four consecutive terms: summer, fall, spring, and an additional summer before returning to Guangzhou University to complete the dual degree requirements. Students may earn a bachelor of arts degree from Wesleyan College with a major in business administration, economics, or psychology.
While in China this fall, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Vivia Fowler and Vice President for Enrollment Services Steve Farr interviewed the sixty-nine Guangzhou University students who plan to begin their studies at Wesleyan in the summer of 2015. Dr. Fowler said, “While each one of these young
women is excited about broadening her horizons and coming to America, they all indicated how meaningful it is to study at a women’s college and at Wesleyan College in particular.”
One student said, “I felt so proud to be admitted to the dual degree program between Wesleyan College and Guangzhou University. As we know, Wesleyan College has made great contributions to women’s education and some extraordinary women icons graduated from there, such as the Soong sisters, who inspire me to work hard to become an independent and elegant lady.” Another said, “I chose this program without hesitation... I am thrilled about what is going on as well as what will be going on.”
“This venture is an incredible opportunity for Wesleyan College,” said Steve Farr. “Top-tier economics students as well as the brightest business and psychology students from China have made our new dual degree program their first choice. Their choice is a testament to the strengths of Guangzhou University and to Wesleyan’s reputation as a nationally recognized liberal arts college for women. Student GAOKAO scores, the equivalent of our SAT and ACT scores, for our first class are among the best in China with each exceeding our English proficiency requirements. These students come from fifty-two high schools in twenty-five towns, primarily in the Guangdong province. Throughout the interview and orientation process, all were enthusiastic about being in our inaugural class and following in the footsteps of the Soong sisters.”
Student Zhang Weiwei said, “When I first heard about the Soong sisters’ experience of pursuing their study at Wesleyan College, I longed to have that chance too… I can have the opportunity of studying abroad and communicating with American professors face to face. I plan to graduate with a double degree from both Wesleyan College and Guangzhou University and attend graduate school.”
Each year up to 100 Guangzhou University students will be accepted for study at Wesleyan. They will quickly become immersed in the Wesleyan experience and help celebrate our international sisterhood. Vice President for Student Affairs Patty Gibbs said, “This new initiative provides Wesleyan students with a broader perspective about the world they live in and how the future will be shaped. All Wesleyan women have a passion for the Wesleyan experience, and students in the Guangzhou program are no different. They want to be a part of our traditions and our community; participate in clubs, organizations, and community service projects; and value our campus culture. The Wesleyan experience will be richer for everyone.”
Another member of the new class expressed the sentiments of many in the group: “Wesleyan College is famous for cultivating international elites... I made a right decision in choosing the dual degree program between Wesleyan College and Guangzhou University.”
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Building upon Wesleyan College’s commitment to educating the next generation of world leaders, the College has established the Wesleyan College Global Scholars Program for domestic students, designed to grant full tuition scholarships and a study abroad experience to young women across America who will immerse themselves in cultural exchange and serve as student ambassadors for Wesleyan. Supporting up to thirteen domestic students in its first year (2015-2016) with plans to expand that number in subsequent years, the Global Scholars program is expected to become the largest full scholarship program in the College’s history.
While on Wesleyan’s campus, Global Scholars will live and learn with students from across the world – ranging from Nepal to Australia. They will study with visiting international scholars, artists, and experts and have a Global Scholars advisor who assists in planning their individualized course of study. They also will be able to attend special seminars designed to help synthesize their other courses. After her sophomore year, each Scholar will receive up to $3,500 for an international study experience in a location of her choice.
This fall, Steve Farr, vice president for enrollment services, attended Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Fall Leadership Conferences in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, and New Orleans. Speaking at six workshops on “Becoming a Future Global Business Leader,” he shared information on the Global Scholars program with almost 600 high school students. “The response to our Global Scholars program has been outstanding. To be prepared for a rapidly expanding global marketplace, students today want a better understanding of how we are interconnected and how our cultures compare. This program, in combination with our diverse student body and our strong international partnerships, positions Wesleyan to continue its legacy of educating the next generation of world leaders.”
The Program seeks highly qualified high school graduates who are U.S. citizens and who are eager to develop leadership and problem-solving skills and build intercultural and linguistic competence. In return, participants will be asked to share their study abroad experiences with the Wesleyan community and to help ease the cultural transition for Wesleyan’s international exchange students. They will also work with AXIS, Wesleyan’s international student organization, to develop programming to promote intercultural learning. Students meeting the selection criteria will be invited to compete at Wesleyan’s Scholarship Day in February where faculty will select the scholarship recipients.
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In an effort to help each Wesleyan student enhance her understanding of cultures throughout the world, Wesleyan College is establishing a new Center for Global Initiatives (CGI) during the 2014-15 academic year. The idea for CGI is not a new one. In her November 2004 inaugural address President Ruth Knox called for the establishment of “a series of academic centers, which, when they are fully implemented, will strengthen existing programs for our students, promote professional development for our faculty, and reach out to our community. The Centers will quite literally extend the campus – bringing the world to Wesleyan and taking Wesleyan students into the world.”
Four proposed centers came to fruition - the Lane Center for Leadership and Service, the Center for Women in Science and Technology, the Center for Educational Renewal, and the Center for Creative and Performing Arts. Now, with Wesleyan’s large population of students from around the world, the new Center will allow students to have a global experience both on campus and through study abroad with our international partners.
Under the leadership of Director Nick Steneck, CGI’s overarching goal is to help create and coordinate globally themed curricular and extracurricular programs. In addition to overseeing the Global Scholars program, CGI will develop academic programs, drawing upon the resources of the Wesleyan Confucius Institute, the Willet Memorial Library, student groups and organizations, and the broader Georgia community. CGI is also launching the new Asian studies
minor, which was established in May in response to student requests for more Asian content in the curriculum. The core of the new Asian studies minor is language coursework. Under instruction by native speakers from the Wesleyan College Confucius Institute and ALLEX (Alliance for Language Learning & Exchange) Foundation, students can take Chinese and Japanese language courses through the intermediate level. Additional coursework in history, political science, art history, literature, and religion provide for a greater understanding of the historical, political, and cultural dimensions of East Asia. “We already have a very strong set of study abroad programs in East Asia,” said Director of the Study Abroad Center Dr. Karen Huber. “In addition to numerous programs offered by the three study abroad consortia to which we belong, we have a number of partnerships with institutions of higher education in East Asia. These partnerships allow us to enrich our campus community with students from partner institutions and can also allow our students to have significant educational experiences overseas at a relatively low cost.” Huber hopes the new minor in Asian studies will encourage even more students to study modern languages and travel to our partner institutions for a summer, a semester, or a full academic year.
CGI will also support student organizations that encourage a broader understanding of our interconnected world, such as the Model UN Club, advised by Dr. Barbara Donovan. This fall, the club will be representing Denmark at the Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference in Atlanta. Through
Model UN, students in a range of majors delve deeply into the history, culture, and politics of a particular nation and encourages students to develop their leadership, speaking, and writing skills. Another student club with which CGI will coordinate is AXIS - the Association for eXemplary International Students, advised by Dr. Barry Rhoades. One of the most visible clubs on campus, AXIS will play an important role in shaping CGI’s programming and helping Wesleyan students take advantage of the cultural richness our international students bring to campus.
Steneck hopes CGI will provide the Wesleyan and Central Georgia communities with a single calendar of events. “Many departments, programs, and student organizations already sponsor a wide range of cultural events. This fall, students have had the chance to hear faculty research presentations on international accounting standards, English and Spanish literature, French medical history, German propaganda, and the role of the liberal arts in globalization. They have had opportunities to attend a film offered as part of the Chinese film festival, practice Tai Chi, participate in Chinese dance classes, and visit an exhibit at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art on Cezanne and the Modern with their French classes. The possibilities are endless. I have colleagues who have been involved with major art projects and musical performances throughout Asia, who have hiked through Ireland, England, and Spain, and who have taught in South Korea. I think students would be interested in hearing about their experiences.”
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Wesleyan’s commitment to academic excellence, global engagement, and community service extends far beyond the boundaries of our campus. Our students are encouraged to consider a study abroad experience as part of their liberal arts education. These international programs are often life-changing, providing experiences and developing skills that are attractive to future employers.
Students may apply for financial aid and scholarships to assist with the cost of studying abroad. The Royal Endowed Scholarship for Study Abroad is available to students who plan to study with a Wesleyan-led program, a Wesleyan direct exchange program, or a consortium program. The Royal Scholarship was created and funded by sisters Marjorie Royal ’30 and Dorothy Royal Gower ’34. Although the sisters lived in
their small hometown of Cordele, Georgia, for most of their lives, they shared a passion for world travel. The first Royal Scholarships were awarded to fifteen students during the 2008-2009 academic year. The number of scholarships varies year-to-year but usually totals about $28,000 per year.
With funding from a Royal Scholarship, Lane Scholar Camille Lacey, Class of 2015, was among a group of music students who accompanied Wesleyan Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Chenny Gan ’02 to The Cantus Salisburgensis 2014 International Choir and Orchestra Festival in Salzburg, Austria. Over a period of two weeks in July, the Wesleyan group performed in several venues, including the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, Golling Castle, which is more than one thousand years old, and Salzburg Cathedral where Wolfgang
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During a tour of Shanghai, Kirsten Genutis ’15 visited the Oriental Pearl Tower where the transparent observatory is about 850 feet above the ground. Below Kirsten is an intricately landscaped roundabout.
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Singing “Voi, che sapete” from Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro,” Camille Lacey ’15 performed for the first time by herself with an orchestra at Chiesa di San Leonardo in Tesero, Italy. The orchestra was composed of other festival students and professors.
Amadeus Mozart once performed. The group also traveled to the Grumo music festival in Tesero, Italy. While in Tesero, Camille took three voice lessons at the world famous Pentagramma Scuola di Musica.
“Our first performance in Italy was held at Chiesa di san Leonardo. I sang Voi, che sapete by Mozart, which was the first time I had performed with an orchestra. I learned that everything is directed to the speed and dynamic that the singer uses. I also learned the proper etiquette when working with the players and the conductor. Hearing uplifting compliments from people from all over the world has made me feel like I truly do have a gift I should continue to share,” Camille said.
With assistance from a Royal Scholarship, international relations major Kirsten Genutis, Class of 2015, spent six weeks last summer in the multi-cultural division of the international Soong Ching Ling School in Shanghai, China. Kirsten observed classes, most of which are taught in English, assisted in office work, interacted with children, went on field trips, and helped edit the school’s yearbook and an English version of the school’s newspaper. Students in the multicultural division of the school are fluent in English. They come from upper middle class families in China and from countries all over the world like Belgium, Sweden, and Brazil.
Founded by Madame Soong Ching Ling, Wesleyan Class of 1913, the school welcomes families who want their children to have a world-class education in an international and multicultural environment. Madame Soong Ching Ling devoted her life to improving the health and education of women and children. She founded the China Welfare Institute (CWI) in 1938 as the China Defense League. The CWI now runs the Soong Ching Ling Kindergarten, founded in 1991, and the Soong Ching Ling School, grades first through ninth, founded in 2008.
In June 2015, Dr. Jan Lewis, associate professor of theatre, and Robert Fieldsteel, artist-in-residence, will host a four-day study abroad to the Stratford Theatre Festival in Ontario, Canada. This year’s festival will see adaptations of an early Urdu novel, a children’s story, a new approach to four of Shakespeare’s history plays, and two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals. During spring break 2015, Professor of Psychology Dr. James Rowan will take a group of students to Rome, Italy, to study the neuroscience of pleasure and beauty.
Wesleyan maintains cooperative agreements through the Institute for the International Education of Students, the American Institute for Foreign Study, and the Council for International Educational Exchange, which provide access
to a wide range of institutionally approved international colleges and universities in more than forty countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Japan, China, Australia, Austria, and Argentina. In addition, Wesleyan College has direct exchange agreements with various schools in Northern Ireland and with the following schools in Asia: Guangzhou University in China; Sookmyung Women’s University and Ewha Womans University in South Korea; and Osaka University and Hiroshima Jogakuin University in Japan.
Shanita Anderson, a junior majoring in early childhood education with a focus on children with disabilities, spent four months last summer at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. “The experience changed my life. Being in a culture that was foreign to me helped me understand how a disabled person might feel every day living in a society that is foreign to her.”
Rahsheeda Bell, a senior majoring in history, also spent time last summer at Ewha Womans University. During an intensive class that met four times a week, Rahsheeda learned to speak Korean, which enabled her to become fully immersed in the culture. She also took history classes at the University. “It was cool to read about ancient sites and then actually visit and study them in person.” After graduation in May, Rahsheeda plans to work toward her Ph.D. “I hope to work at the Smithsonian as a historian and curator and eventually become a professor and conduct my own research. I would love to continue to travel, and I hope my career will always allow me to do so.”
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Located in the emerald-green waters of the Indian Ocean, the island country of Sri Lanka is frequently referred to as the “Teardrop of India.” First populated by the Sinhalese peoples from northern India in 543 BC, Sri Lanka has a documented history that spans more than 3,000 years. But there are theories to suggest that Sri Lanka had pre-historic human settlements dating back at least 125,000 years and possibly as far back as 500,000 years. It is the 57th most populated nation in the world.
One might think that when first-year student Keshika Marambe arrived in Macon, Georgia, from her home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, she would have experienced a certain amount of culture shock, but she didn’t skip a beat. The day she arrived on Wesleyan’s campus she fell in love with the history of the school, its beautiful Georgian architecture, and the southern hospitality.
“People here are so friendly! I like the diversity of the student body at Wesleyan and how everyone is so open with each other. Everyone wants to get to know each other and learn about other cultures.” Keshika earned her way to Wesleyan via the Georgia Rotary Student Program Scholarship (GRSP). Each year Rotarians in Georgia award approximately eighty GRSP scholarships for one year of study at Georgia colleges and universities to international students who are recommended by a Rotary Club in their home country. In Macon, the scholarship is alternated year-to-year between Wesleyan and Mercer University.
Keshika’s native language is Sinhalese, but she began studying English in the
tenth grade. In Sri Lanka, education is a priority. The country has one of the world’s most literate populations. The education system dictates nine years of compulsory schooling for every child, and it is one of the few countries in the world that provides universal free education at the university level. Its youth literacy rate stands at 98 percent.
Keshika is not the first person in her family to study in the United States, nor is she the first to receive a Rotary Scholarship. Her brother Kavan attended Middle Georgia State College in 2011 with assistance from a scholarship he received from the Rotary Club of Cochran. He now lives and works in Atlanta. Keshika enjoys having family nearby but said, “Being homesick is a choice. If you have the right support system at school, you don’t have the feelings of missing home too often.”
Having declared her major in applied math and minor in education, Keshika will be applying for additional scholarships in hopes of staying at Wesleyan to earn her undergraduate degree in 2018. Afterward, she plans to attend graduate school in another country, perhaps Italy. She is still considering career options but is leaning towards teaching math at the college level or becoming an engineer and working in aviation.
Making the most of her time at Wesleyan, Keshika serves on the Council on Judicial Affairs and is a member of the Habitat Club. She is confident in her abilities and excited about the challenges that lie ahead. Like GRSP students before her, Keshika represents the values of Rotary clubs, not only in Georgia but also all over the world.
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According to Hoa Nguyen, Class of 2015, “Everyone in Asia knows about Wesleyan College. It is famous for being the American institution where the Soong sisters earned their college diplomas.” With great confidence in Wesleyan’s excellent reputation, Hoa’s parents sent their eldest daughter halfway around the world to begin her studies. Eager to embrace all the experiences that a women’s college offers, Hoa arrived on campus from her home in Hanoi, Vietnam, in August 2010.
During her first year at Wesleyan, Hoa learned about the direct exchange study agreement Wesleyan has with the University of Ulster at Coleraine in Northern Ireland and immediately set a goal to have a study abroad experience her junior year. In December 2014, this English and international relations double major with a minor in finance completed her fall semester exams, bid a temporary farewell to Wesleyan, and headed straight for Paris for a vacation of exploration before beginning university classes in Ireland. Believing that Paris is “one of the best cities for sightseeing and experiencing a mixture of world cultures,” Hoa spent much of her time exploring the Palace at Versailles, the Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Musee d’Orsay and walking along Champs-Elysees and the banks of the Seine River. She also enjoyed observing the spirit of the Vietnamese community in Paris. “I am amazed by the way Vietnamese women there use arts and cuisine to continue the Vietnamese culture and traditions.”
Arriving at the University of Ulster at Coleraine on January 23, 2014, Hoa jumped right into a busy schedule. She took three major courses, or modules as they are called in Ireland, including the study of twentieth century British literature, Victorian novels, and Renaissance drama. She described the modules as being very different from the seminar-style discussion classes at Wesleyan, which she prefers. At Ulster, the classes were typically two-hour lectures with a one-hour discussion only once a week. Being enrolled in a co-ed university, Hoa said, was both interesting and challenging. “I feel more focused at Wesleyan where we get personal attention and feel comfortable discussing our ideas and testing our skills as we learn to become leaders. At Wesleyan, we study and talk more openly in our sisterhood environment.”
While studying in Northern Ireland, Hoa joined a canoeing club and enjoyed meeting friends for Irish coffee at local pubs. At the invitation of the All-Ireland Conference of Undergraduate Research, she presented her Wesleyan research paper on tensions between the Baltic States and the Russian Federation.
Ever the world traveler, Hoa completed her studies at the University of Ulster in mid-April and headed to England to explore many of the places she had read about in her modules. She visited Oxford University, the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and Christ Church College at Oxford; Stratford-on-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace; and the city of Manchester. From England, Hoa traveled
to Scotland to explore Edinburgh and the University of St. Andrews. Founded in 1413, St. Andrews is Scotland’s first university and the third oldest university in the English-speaking world. Her next stop was Turkey where she toured Istanbul, the famous Blue Mosque, and the Bosphorus Bridge, which spans the Bosphorus Strait connecting Europe and Asia.
Leaving Istanbul behind, Hoa returned home to Hanoi for the summer to relax with her parents and younger sister, who she hopes will follow in her footsteps and study at Wesleyan.
After graduation in May, Hoa plans to fulfill a summer internship in Washington, D.C., before going on to graduate school. She would like to study international security with a focus on the balance of power in the South China Sea at one of her top three graduate program choices in Paris, Germany, or Switzerland. Having had the experience and the privilege of learning from Wesleyan’s excellent professors who keep an eye trained on the global community, Hoa’s long-term goal is to become a teacher.
“Vietnamese culture will always be within me. It is part of my identity and the grounding point that supports everything I do. The knowledge I gained from this travel experience pushes me to be more open to all international communities.I am much more aware of how privileged I am to have a Wesleyan education. I am now ready to finish my last year of college and go out into the world and strive to succeed with compassion, gratitude, and grace!”
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In the past five years, the rosters of the Wesleyan College athletics teams have included nearly thirty international student-athletes from all corners of the globe. They have come to Macon from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Australia, Macedonia, Ireland, and Jamaica. Like all NCAA Division III student-athletes, these international Wolves are competing without the benefit of athletic scholarships.
This year’s soccer roster is just a snapshot of what Wesleyan athletics has embraced for years. Three of the twenty-seven members on the Wolves squad represent three different continents. Sophomore Leah McLeod hails from Ourimbah, Australia, while junior Sydney Davis is from Cape Town, South Africa, and junior Paula O’Hare is from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Leah’s path to Wesleyan originated with the help of NSR Australia, a soccer scouting program that matches Australian athletes to college programs in the United States. Through their assistance, she found former head coach Ciaran Traquair, who recruited her to Wesleyan.
“I was excited about being a part of a soccer program that was gaining momentum,” Leah remarked. “I was also attracted by the smaller class sizes at Wesleyan, which makes learning a lot easier.”
Leah’s journey abroad at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year marked her first trip to the States. Although her parents have vacationed in the United States, she is the first in her family to study abroad, and adding soccer to that mix has enriched her experience at Wesleyan.
“Soccer has definitely helped with the social aspect of integrating into campus life. I have met a lot of my closest friends through soccer. Also, being a student-athlete has challenged me in many ways, helping me to become a stronger person all around.”
Leah has proved to be an invaluable addition to the Wolves soccer team. Last season, she earned First Team All-Conference honors and the Great South Athletic Conference’s Freshman of the Year. She also received Wesleyan’s top individual honor, earning the Athlete of the Year award last May.
A neuroscience major, Leah is wrapping up her third semester at Wesleyan and will be returning home to Australia in December with plans to finish her degree in her homeland. She hopes to spend a year traveling the rest of the world, especially throughout Europe, before completing her education and settling into a work environment.
Paula O’Hare’s journey to Wesleyan couldn’t be more different from Leah’s. Paula was chosen from a pool of more than 400 applicants to study abroad through the Study USA program established through the British Council and funded by the Department for Employment and Learning. Based on her interview and her interests and hobbies, she was matched with Wesleyan.
“I couldn’t refuse the chance to study in America,” stated Paula. “I knew I’d make lots of new friends and the experience would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that would help define me as a person.”
Paula is an exchange student, so her stay on campus will last only one year. However, she is not letting that fact hold her back as she has become a member of both the soccer and equestrian teams. In Ireland, field hockey was her top sport, so the transition to soccer has been both fun and challenging.
“I appreciate tremendously everything soccer has given me. It has made my transition to Wesleyan much easier. Learning the game was a challenge as it is so different from field hockey, yet it has allowed me to make friends for life who are supporting me through every practice as I continue to learn new skills.”
Studying mathematics and finance, Paula intends to use her experience at Wesleyan to enhance her degree when she graduates in Belfast.
“At home, my course is a new one, so I will be the first to graduate with international business practice attached to my degree. That will make me highly employable as my course was designed with the employment sector of Belfast in mind. However, I will be pulling every string possible to get back to the U.S. once I have my degree.”
Sydney Davis joined the Wesleyan community through an unusual set of
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During October, Wesleyan Wolves wear pink socks in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Left to right: Paula O’Hare, Sydney Davis, and Leah McLeod
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circumstances. Though born in the United States, Sydney was reared in a mission field in Cape Town, South Africa. She learned about Wesleyan through an online recruitment site and established strong contacts with admissions counselors.
“I was attracted by the diversity of the campus as well as its size,” Sydney remarked. “I decided to come to Wesleyan when I was offered an art scholarship, which gave me the resources I needed to attend.”
Sydney came to Wesleyan in the fall of 2012 and plans to graduate in May of 2016 with degrees in studio art and art history.
An outstanding student, Sydney has maintained a 4.0 grade point average, all while being a member of both the soccer and basketball teams. Furthermore, she is involved in a number of campus activities, serving as the build coordinator for the Habitat for Humanity Club, volunteering as an art history tutor, and working as a campus ministry assistant.
Sydney has earned one of the top athletic department awards in each of the past two years. As a first-year student, she earned the Pioneer Spirit Award for her support of athletics and for her spirit of encouragement. At the end of her sophomore year, she was honored as the Scholar Athlete of the Year
for maintaining the highest GPA among all athletes on campus.
Sydney credits athletics for many valuable lessons. “Soccer has taught me a lot about sisterhood and caring for people. It has also forced me to manage my time and to always be prepared.”
Despite their different routes to Wesleyan, Leah, Paula, and Sydney agree that athletics has contributed to their overall experience. They have developed lasting friendships, traveled to new places, and learned valuable life lessons along the way.
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For many years, women from around the world have come to Wesleyan to study and to prepare for careers in the United States and abroad. As early as the 1800s, Wesleyan students were focused on foreign affairs and interested in traveling the world to address the issues of the day despite the challenges of international travel. Nineteenth century missionaries like Eliza and Julia Jewett Hartwell (Classes of 1854 and 1848 respectively) set out on sailing ships to take the Christian message to the outermost parts of the world. They also took the story of Wesleyan College to women from China, India, Brazil, Korea, Japan, Germany, France, and Mexico, who traveled great distances to be educated at Wesleyan.
In 1859, missionary Mary Houston Allen (Class of 1858) and her husband Dr. Young Allen spent seven months in a sailboat crossing the Pacific Ocean to reach China. In 1884, educator Laura Askew Haygood (Class of 1865) joined the Allens in Shanghai as the first female sent into the foreign mission field by the Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. After teaching for seven years at the Clopton School in Shanghai, Laura and Dr. and Mrs. Allen founded the McTyeire School as a home for missionaries and a Christian school for Chinese girls. Among the school’s most famous graduates are Soong Ai-ling, Ching-ling, and Mei-ling, all of whom left China for further education at Wesleyan. With her strong commitment to equal education for women – unheard of in China at that time – Laura taught in China for seventeen years until her death in 1900. Today Wesleyan women like Esther Celestin ’00, who teaches English composition to twelfth grade students in Hangzhou, China, are proud to follow in Laura’s footsteps.
Wesleyan’s history is filled with stories of extraordinary connections and relationships, including those of women who are serving in a variety of careers around the world. Chika Yoshida ’95 lives in the United Kingdom and works as corporate communications manager at Sony Europe; Betty A. Thompson ’47 lived in Geneva, Switzerland, during the mid-1950s writing articles for the World Council of Churches, which were published throughout the world; and internationally renowned opera star Caroline Thomas ’81 holds a full professorship at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, Germany, and is the school’s first female dean.
ConsIDeR tHese eXAMPles:Carol Rogers Smith ‘71 and her husband Clark were called into full time missions and ministry in 2007. The following year, the Smiths sold their executive recruiting firm in Savannah, Georgia, down-sized their home, and launched E412 Ministries. As home-based missionaries, they live in a “tent packing” stage and are always ready to go where the Lord calls them. The Smiths are often out of the country – most recently during the first six months of this year when they served in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Congo, and Belize. This fall they are serving in Southeast Asia.
Betsy Herlong ’12 from Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from Wesleyan with a double major in French and English and moved to Ancenis, France, to work with the Teaching Assistant Program. For seven months, she taught conversational English and American culture to middle school children. “Living abroad was one of the greatest adventures of my life. It helped me realize that regardless of language or culture, people are people. We can all find something in common to
share.” On track to graduate from the University of Memphis in 2015 with a master’s degree in French, Betsy works as a graduate assistant teaching two introductory French classes at the University.
Accepted at her first and second choice graduate programs, and with the intent of working in the field of intercultural communication, Beth Hurst ’14 from Lancing, Tennessee, decided to postpone her graduate studies for one year to live abroad and learn a second language. In August, Beth moved to Munich, Germany, to work as an au pair for a family with two young sons. “Living abroad has been a tremendous personal growth experience. It’s made me smarter, wiser, more tolerant, and more empathetic.” Beth will enter the University of Tennessee’s communication and information doctoral program in the fall of 2015.
For five years after graduating from the Wesleyan Conservatory, Jo Patterson Bettoja ’47 from Millen, Georgia, traveled throughout Europe as a high-fashion Vogue magazine model. While working in Italy, Jo met and married Italian hotelier Angelo Bettoja.Together the couple reared three children in the heart of Rome. After her children were grown, Jo and her friend Anna Maria Cornetto opened the cooking school Lo Scaldavivande (which translates to dish and cover). For more than a decade, the internationally renowned and hotly fashionable Lo Scaldavivande was the most celebrated cooking school in Rome. Students from around the world attended and enjoyed mastering classic Italian recipes as well as traditional Southern dishes. Jo is widely considered one of the three signoras of Italian cooking and has published several award winning cookbooks.
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In these next pages you’ll find more examples of women who are using their Wesleyan education to pursue extraordinary careers around the world. As always, we invite you to submit your story.
In August of 2009, just three months
after graduating from Wesleyan with
a major in middle grades education
and a minor in environmental studies,
Laney Turner ’09 moved to South Korea
to teach with the English Program in
Korea, a government program that
places teachers in public schools. She
enjoyed teaching in Daejeon, a small
town two hours south of Seoul where
the children were enthusiastic and the
parents were grateful their children
were learning English.
Two years later, Laney returned to
the United States to teach science at
a Title 1 school in Charleston, South
Carolina. After about eighteen months
Laney began to miss living abroad. She
contacted the recruiting company that
had helped her find work in Korea and
discovered that teaching jobs were
available in the Middle East, specifically
in Abu Dhabi, located in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE). “I was attracted
to the Middle East for a variety of
reasons like the tax-free salary and
benefits package which includes a two
bedroom, two-bathroom apartment!”
Laney works for the Abu Dhabi
Education Council (ADEC), which is the
educational authority for the emirate
of Abu Dhabi. ADEC hires English
speaking teachers to place in public
schools throughout the Emirate,
including within the city of Abu Dhabi.
Laney teaches science to sixth grade
female Arab students who speak
Arabic as their first language but are
quite adept with English. Most of her
students are Emirati but some come
from other parts of the Middle East,
including Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Sudan,
Morocco, and Egypt.
“I’m impressed with Sheikh Khalifa
bin Zayed and his push to educate
women. The girls I teach have many
opportunities, including a chance to
attend university abroad if they do
well in K-12. I imagine the girls here
would thrive and succeed at Wesleyan
where the environment is focused on
sisterhood and achievement.”
In the second year of her two-year
contract, Laney hopes to be offered a
renewal contract that will enable her to
stay in Abu Dhabi for an additional two
years. When she leaves Abu Dhabi, she
plans to seek employment somewhere
else abroad, though she hasn’t begun
researching the next locale.
“This modern city is very
wealthy with oil money but it is still
evolving. The UAE is expanding their
infrastructure by developing sources of
income other than oil. I see changes on
a daily basis and feel the excitement as
the city and country continue to grow.”
laney turner ’09 Teacher, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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After serving Georgia’s public school system as a teacher for more than twenty years, Katherine Breland Bradley ’79 was ready for a change. She began to investigate opportunities for educational careers in other countries and was most impressed by what she learned about the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In 2011, this fifth-generation Wesleyanne from Macon, Georgia, accepted a job as the academic vice president at the female campus of the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Founded in 2005, IAT is an academically elite, college preparatory government school attended exclusively by Emirati girls. Established by the Royal Decree of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the school’s objective is to prepare, qualify, and train its
students to earn specialized scientific and technological degrees. IAT describes itself as providing a career-based technical education and outlines the significance of education and training as an investment in the future of UAE’s economic growth and social development. One of the most diverse countries in the world, and the richest since 2007, UAE has been in existence for only about fifty years. In 2012, Abu Dhabi was identified as the most expensive city in the world and, according to Katherine, ATM machines there will dispense gold. “The UAE government realizes that their natural resources will one day run out. Therefore, they have made a commitment to develop the country’s human resources so their citizens can compete in a global market and continue to advance their country. Realizing that
their graduates will not be accepted into prestigious universities without English literacy and culturally diverse experiences, they have sought teachers and administrators from English-speaking countries to assist with a total immersion English program. It is pretty advanced thinking for a country that is so young and one that is so rich – they could just relax and soak in their gold, but they have decided to be proactive.” Katherine earned her Ph.D. in educational administration at Mercer University. Her dissertation focused on the single-gender educational environment and its impact on academic achievement, discipline referral frequency, and attendance. According to Katherine, hers was the first research of its kind in the United States since Title IX was introduced. Title IX guarantees no gender
discrimination within any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Katherine’s contract at IAT is open-ended. She plans to stay for at least two years, perhaps longer if she continues to have good experiences. “The City of Abu Dhabi is an interesting place – evidence of a blending of old Arabic cultures and new Emirati wealth is everywhere. Obviously the two exist harmoniously as there does not appear to be an initiative to move out the old to bring in the new. You can step into a tiny, tattered Arabic tailor’s shop to purchase a very beautiful but inexpensive piece of material, buy a Lebanese pastry next door in an open-air bakery, walk past a high-rise international bank, and eat dinner at Olive Garden – all within the same block.”
Dr. Katherine bradley ’79Vice President, Institute of Applied Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Immediately after graduating from Wesleyan with a major in English and a minor in business administration, Erin Durham ’95 moved to Milan, Italy, where she spent a year teaching English as a second language, modeling, and working as a waitress. Chatting with the customers, Erin said, was a great way to learn the local language. Erin married and moved with her husband Gianluca to Austin, Texas, and began working as an assistant media buyer for an area ad agency. One year after moving to Austin, Gianluca was transferred to Philadelphia. There Erin continued her advertising career as a media planner for Foote, Cone and Belding, one of the largest global advertising agencies in the world. Taco Bell was Erin’s major account. “My husband was then offered
a job in Italy so we decided to move back for a year to ‘test it out.’ I got a job in Milan with one of Europe’s largest media agencies and worked on accounts including Disney, Shell, DHL, National Geographic, and the World Wildlife Federation. As part of the international division, I did not have to speak perfect Italian, but I studied in the evenings to improve my skills.” After their daughter was born, Erin worked from home for a U.S. market research firm specializing in the travel and tourism industry. The company’s objective is to help cities understand their strengths and weaknesses and explore ways to attract more convention business. Erin enjoyed successful campaigns in cities including Rome, Milan, Amsterdam, Oslo, and Geneva. In 2006, she became the European sales director
for the consulting firm Kline and Company. Today she serves as global sales and marketing director for Kline’s market research division. “We sell syndicated market research to large multi-national companies as well as regional and niche businesses. We work in four primary industries: energy, consumer, chemicals, and agrochemicals. I am responsible for the overall management of our global sales and marketing team and for making sure our sales team reaches their targets.” Erin has more than fifteen years of professional experience with Fortune 500 companies in Europe and North America. Her experience includes managing international media and advertising campaigns, implementing market research and marketing strategies, and
cultivating senior-level client relations. She believes that the liberal arts education she earned at Wesleyan has made her a stronger and more confident person, which has been essential in cultivating her successful career. “A liberal arts education teaches students to be creative thinkers, an advantage in any career as today’s companies are looking for people who solve problems in new ways. A liberal arts education taught me to be versatile and flexible and make the most out of each opportunity I have.” Erin and her family live alongside Lago Maggiore, a lake between Milan and Switzerland. “I love the European cultures and all these wonderful cities so close to each other. In two hours, I can be in London; in one and a half hours I can be in Paris or Brussels or Prague. Rome is only one hour away.”
erin Durham ’95 Global Sales and Marketing Director, Kline and Company, Milan, Italy
The first time Bethany Kriznik Wheatley ’05 visited Europe was her junior year at Wesleyan. During her three-month study abroad experience, Bethany decided that one day she would move to London. The summer of 2004, between her junior and senior years at Wesleyan, Bethany worked as an intern for the Pennsylvania State Delegation Office during the Democratic National Convention. She said the experience provided excellent insight into the behind-the-scenes political arena. Her duties included editing the state delegation’s daily schedule of events, disseminating information about events to the delegates and press, creating and overseeing guest lists for evening receptions, and organizing daily outings for state delegates. “Part of the experience included working with various members of the state Democratic Party and the governor’s staff to arrange strategy meetings with the state delegation. This internship solidified my love of running political events and campaigns, which is what I ended up doing in London.” Bethany began to research graduate programs in the United Kingdom, and by her senior year she had narrowed her choices to two – International Security Studies at St. Andrews University in Scotland and Public Policy and Administration at the London School of Economics (LSE) in England. She was accepted into both programs. After graduating from Wesleyan with a major in history and a minor in political science, Bethany began her studies at LSE and earned her Master of Science degree in public policy and administration. Not long afterward, Bethany married Dan Wheatley, who was also in a master’s program at LSE, and started looking for a job. “Through sheer persistence, I got my CV in front of James McGrath (now an Australian senator representing Queensland) who was in the number two position on Boris Johnson’s initial campaign to become mayor of London. I was hired as a blogging coordinator. Johnson defeated the incumbent candidate and became mayor in 2008. After the election, I began working for a small private public affairs and public relations company as a digital strategy consultant, advising both public and private organizations.” Bethany has been self-employed since November of 2010 when she left the PR firm to join Johnson’s 2012 mayoral reelection
bethany Wheatley ’05 Freelance Digital Strategy Consultant, London, United Kingdom
As a freelance writer working from home, Bethany controls her schedule allowing for special time with daughter Cecily.
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campaign. Bethany played an instrumental role, serving as head of digital media. Her responsibilities included overseeing the design and implementation of the website, coordinating all social media activity and email campaigns, and online recruiting efforts. Johnson was reelected. Currently Bethany’s work includes blogging for a French think tank called Trop Libre and for Shortlist Media Group where she recently finished a project that involved creating a strategy to drive organic content via social channels.
“I wholeheartedly support a women’s college education. A lot of people have no idea that a small, southern school like Wesleyan could have such a diverse student body and global outlook. Attending Wesleyan not only gave me a first-class academic education but also opened the door to amazing extracurricular opportunities that put me on the path to where I am today. “
Bordered by Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, Yunnan is China’s most southwestern province. The Tropic of Cancer runs through its southernmost part. Yunnan is also China’s most diverse province, biologically as well as culturally. Snow-capped mountains and true tropical environments support the largest diversity of plant life in China. Though it holds less than four percent of China’s land, Yunnan is home to about half China’s birds and mammals. Being relatively undeveloped, Yunnan is more poverty-stricken than most other provinces in China. Yunnan’s neighboring province, Chongqing, is where Meizi Li ’13 was born. A major manufacturing center and transportation hub, Chongqing was recently named as one of China’s thirteen emerging megacities. Meizi’s immediate family moved to Miami when she was very young, but the majority of her family still live in Chongqing. “I remember my
life in China in bits and pieces. I remember events but I can’t put together dates. It’s as if I have a pool of memories all jumbled together.” As a child, Meizi visited China every year or two during summer vacation. She was raised bilingual, speaking Mandarin and the Chongqing dialect at home and English at school. When she began researching colleges, Meizi applied only to Florida state schools. One of her father’s friends mentioned that the Soong sisters attended Wesleyan, so she decided to visit. She was impressed with the campus and the College’s close-knit community, but ultimately Wesleyan’s strong psychology department won her over. After graduating from Wesleyan with a degree in psychology, Meizi planned to apply for a job with Teach For America, a national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit to two years of teaching in under-
resourced communities across America. When she learned about a similar program called Teach For China, she decided to apply there instead. Today Meizi is teaching English to 480 seventh- and eighth-grade students in the Yunnan Province. “I teach mostly oral English. The school’s English teachers teach only the grammar rules - and strictly by the book. They rarely speak English in class. My oral class complements the school’s English courses.” Meizi teaches at a boarding school where students are in class from seven o’clock in the morning until nine o’clock at night, with breaks for lunch and dinner. They go home on weekends to help farm their family’s land. Meizi said her biggest challenge is that education is not a priority for most of the children living in Yunnan. “Yunnan is in the mountains. The people are poor and the children barely speak accurate Mandarin. For the most part,
they are not interested in learning English. Many drop out in middle school to work on their family’s land or go to other provinces to do hard labor to make money to send back home. Some of the children are at school only to have food in their stomachs and a warm bed to sleep in.” According to Teach For China, one’s birthplace often determines educational prospects and life opportunities, with many of China’s young people growing up without access to quality education. Teach For China reports that children as young as ten are dropping out to farm or work in factories. Stressing the importance of gaining an education, Meizi tells her students about Wesleyan’s diverse student population and explains how Wesleyan welcomes international students from all over the world, including China. She hopes several will join her as Wesleyan alumnae!
Meizi li ’13 Teacher, Yunnan Province, China
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As an international relations major at Wesleyan, Alicia Brownell ’11 dreamed of living abroad and working as a foreign affairs officer for the State Department. Having studied Mandarin for a year, she applied to be the first Wesleyan student to study at Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Wesleyan’s sister school inTaiwan. From September 2009 to July 2010, Alicia lived and studied in Kaohsiung, the second largest city in Taiwan. “This experience amplified my view of world politics. I took several courses in Asian politics, economy, culture, and history, which changed my understanding of the area. My experience in Taiwan reaffirmed my desire to work for the United States Foreign Service.” During the summer ofher junior year at Wesleyan,Alicia’s parents were living in Enterprise, Alabama, near Ft. Rucker Military Base (her father is retired from the military).There she met Julian Echeverri, a Colombian Army officer
attending basic helicopter school at Ft. Rucker. Later the two were married and Julian was assigned to Bogota, Colombia, where he now serves as a helicopter pilot and captain in the National Colombian Army. “I moved to Colombia to take a break after graduation. My idea was to spend a year exploring this country and working part-time until returning to the States withmy husband.” Alicia got a job teachingprivate English classesat Colegio de EstudiosSuperiores de Administración.After about six months atthe university, she beganworking for Berlitz, Inc, a 138-year-old global leadership training and language education company. She was assigned to teach English to cadets at the Military Academy of the National Colombian Army (Escuela Militar de Cadetes General José María Córdova). She was the only teacher whose native language
was English, and soon higher ranking officers began seeking her assistance with translations. She was invited to interview for a position as a research advisor for Brainport 100, a medical device for the blind and visually impaired. “The goal of my researchwas to determine if Brainport 100 could be used to ‘give sight’ to soldiers blinded by mines during war. I created a project plan that included costs, how the device functions, and possible trajectories, and presented my research in late March 2013. By mid-April I was working as the Major General’s personal international relations advisor on the project.” As a result of her findings,The Department of Welfare and Family Concerns of the National Colombian Army hopes to implement the device into the wounded soldiers’ program. Alicia and her colleaguesadvise the commander of the National Colombian Army, the deputy chief of the National
Colombian Army, and the chiefof Army Operations. Being semi-fluent in Spanish and Mandarin, Alicia is the desk advisor for the United States, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Peace Keeping Operations. Her daily duties include advising the chief of Army Operations about relationships with embassies and international organizations;giving recommendations and proposing new topics for future international cooperation; and researching internationalorganizations such as NATO, UN, and WTO. “I never imagined I’d beliving and working in Bogota, Colombia. Saying yes to new opportunities and taking chances have gotten me where I am today. Even though I enjoyworking here, I look forward to returning to the United States and hope to use my experiences and knowledge to work in foreign policy with the State Department.”
Alicia brownell ’11International Relations Advisor, National Colombian Army, Bogota, Colombia
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On September 27, 2014, the Confucius Institute at Wesleyan College (CIWC) joined schools around the world in celebrating Chinese culture by hosting an International Confucius Institute Day festival on campus.
“This is the 10th anniversary of Confucius Institutes worldwide. There are more than 450 in the world and about 100 in the United States, and every Confucius Institute held a celebration on Saturday,” said Emily Jarvis, assistant to the president and program coordinator for the CIWC.
The day’s events began with an opening performance on the quad followed by family-friendly activities around campus including Chinese games and character puzzles. Dong “Donna” Han, Wesleyan professor of Chinese language, coached guests in making dumplings while Mercer University professor Martin Zhao taught calligraphy. Festival-goers also had the opportunity to create Peking opera masks and learn a few Chinese phrases. Martial arts performers entertained the crowds, and Wesleyan’s Chinese folk dance group made its debut. A favorite activity for children and adults alike was the chance to have their pictures taken while wearing traditional Chinese costumes.
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“We brought back from China more than 100 brightly colored period costumes that represent different Chinese dynasties. We had two life-size imitations of the terra cotta warriors in Xi’an which served as a backdrop for the photo booth,” Jarvis said.
First-year student and biology major Shamsa Haji, from Somalia, said she enjoyed the Lion Dance performance by the Double Happiness Lions from the Chien Hong School of Kung Fu in Atlanta. The two lions, each animated by two performers inside the colorful Chinese lion suit, leaped off the stage and pretended to gobble up members of the audience.
Complementing the festival was “The Holy Journey of Confucius,” a series of fifteen paintings telling the story of Confucius’ life by Atlanta artist YunZhu Lin, who was commissioned specifically for this exhibit. The exhibit is on display in the CIWC through Friday, December 19.
The day ended with a fireworks show on the Wesleyan golf course at sunset. One guest from the community, a Chinese native now living in Macon, said the day “was fantastic - the best ever and most comprehensive presentation of the components and elements of the Chinese culture.”
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In the summer of 2004, Reverend Bill Hurdle had an idea, and it was a good idea! “Let’s create a group of students called Wesleyan Disciples,” he said to President Ruth Knox and Dean Patty Gibbs. “Let’s make it an inclusive, diverse group of Christians and ask them to make a commitment to faith and service. Let’s give them a modest stipend and, in exchange, ask them to provide leadership for Sunday chapel services and Bible study.”
The idea inspired President Knox and the board of trustees, many of whom have been generous supporters of the program from its inception. In the spring of 2005, Reverend Hurdle invited six students who were among the regular worshippers at the Sunday evening service to become the first Wesleyan Disciples. They represented the kind of religious and racial diversity that Reverend Hurdle envisioned for the group. Today there are twenty-seven Wesleyan Disciples representing multiple ethnicities, multiple countries of residence, and eight branches or denominations of Christianity: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Pentecostal, Baptist, Episcopalian, United Methodist, Nazarene, and non-denominational.
Nursing student Lauren Mitchell ’15 has been a Wesleyan Disciple since her first year on campus and now serves as chapel planning chair. She said that participation in the program has added to her own spiritual growth, fostering her dream to open a nursing home one day. “Participating in Wesleyan Disciples means being able to lead by example. Being a leader is more than a title; it’s an action.” Lauren hopes that something she says or does “will spark in someone an initiative and a response that will affect her life in a meaningful way.”
Lauren and her peers plan and lead worship services every Sunday evening in the Benson Room in Candler Alumnae Center and participate in weekly Bible study. In addition, Disciples serve the campus and
community through the Lane Center, local churches, and community agencies.
The Disciples look forward to the opening of Pierce Chapel next spring and to their new home in the Lovick P. Corn Center for Campus Ministry located on the lake level of the Chapel.
Another senior Golden Heart, Katy Trietsch, says, “I do not believe that I would be the same leader on campus without my Disciples experience. I was first asked to play my guitar during Chapel services and then went on to serve on the Wesleyan Disciple board. [The program] is a beautiful way for our Disciples to come together and learn more about our spirituality. It has been an incredible experience to lead Bible study and a wonderful time to watch and learn along with my sister Disciples.”
Christina Mayfield ’15, who also serves on the Wesleyan Disciples board, echoed Katy’s sentiments, “This organization has given me the chance to worship with students of various denominations and participate in weekly fellowship and Bible studies. Wesleyan Disciples is a unique form of support that has motivated me throughout my years at Wesleyan.”
2015 marks the tenth anniversary of Wesleyan Disciples. More than 120 students have served in the program and, like Lauren, Katy, and Christina, many have found opportunities to discern their call to ministry through leadership in campus ministry and frequent conversations with their ministry mentor, Bill Hurdle. In the decade since the program began, dozens of former Disciples have been active in lay ministries and community service, and at least seven have enrolled in seminary to prepare for full-time Christian ministry.
• Allyssa Green ’06, one of the six original Wesleyan Disciples in 2005, recently enrolled in Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta.
• Missy Ward Angalla ’09 earned the Master of Divinity degree at McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University with a concentration in social ethics. Missy is a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship missionary in Uganda, Africa.
• Maddie Allsup ’09 earned the Master of Divinity degree at Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado. She currently teaches at the Amigos de Jesus School in Honduras.
• Megan Coggins ’09 completed her studies at the Methodist Theological School, Delaware, Ohio and is serving in a local church.
• Allison Marquis Otwell ’10 completed the Master of Theological Studies degree at Duke Divinity School and serves as a chaplain intern in Durham, North Carolina.
• Faith Richardson ’11 is completing her Master of Divinity and Master of Science degrees in clinical mental health counseling programs at McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta.
• Alaina Avera Harrison ’12 will complete the Master of Divinity program at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in 2015. Alaina and husband Greg lead United Methodist Foundation campus ministries in Macon.
Prospective students often contact Reverend Hurdle before they arrive on campus asking to join the program. He meets individually with each one, making sure she understands the expectations for worship, service, and commitment to spiritual growth and Christian witness. While only twelve of the current Disciples receive the modest stipend of $500 per semester, Reverend Hurdle’s dream is to secure scholarships for every student who would like to be a Wesleyan Disciple.
Alumnae Director Cathy Snow ’71 is planning a mini-reunion for former Wesleyan Disciples to celebrate the program’s tenth anniversary during the 2015 Alumnae Weekend, scheduled for April 17-19.
Wesleyan Disciples program celebrates 10th AnniversaryIn the beginning... before there was a new Pierce Chapel…before there were Faith and
Service or Mary Knox McNeill or Margaret A. Pitts scholarships…before there was a
Lane Center for Service and Leadership…there was Reverend William (Bill) Hurdle.
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Debra Carter Williams ‘12 The College’s first Director of Campus Ministry When Debra Carter Williams ’12 returned to campus in August as director of campus ministry, she had to adjust to her new role as the peer of her former teachers. “I still think of them as my professors!” Debra entered Wesleyan in 2008 as a full-time Encore student after twenty years of active church ministry. She had served as senior pastor at nondenominational churches in Columbus, Ohio, Atlanta, Georgia, and Naples, Florida. After carefully researching colleges, she selected Wesleyan as the place to complete the preparatory work necessary to pursue an advanced degree in theology. While at Wesleyan, Debra was a Presidential Scholar and graduated summa cum laude in 2012 with a double major in religious studies and philosophy. When she applied for graduate school, Debra had to choose among offers from Harvard, Vanderbilt, Emory, Duke, and Yale. She gratefully accepted a full scholarship to Yale Divinity School where she graduated in 2014 with a master’s degree in religion with concentration in theology. As director of campus ministry at Wesleyan, Debra has two major areas of responsibility. The first is working with Wesleyan’s NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) program, part of a national network of colleges and universities formed to enrich the intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among undergraduate
students. Debra works directly with student campus ministry assistants (CMA), student counselors representing the cultural and religious diversity on campus. Each CMA lives in one of five residence halls and serves as a spiritual presence there, fostering inclusivity and hospitality. “They also create a safe space for deep reflection on vocation and calling, thus encouraging students to discover their innate passion and purpose. This internal engagement and self reflection brings a greater sense of meaning to their academic journey and, ultimately, to their lives.”
Debra provides training and guidance for the CMAs who lead weekly gatherings designed to provide a time of respite in the students’ week and to establish a place for students to question, ponder, explore, grow, and develop. Debra also advises CMAs as they plan for speakers and special events such as the social media #GratitudeAttitude campaign launched in November. Debra’s second area of responsibility is working with the variety of faith-based student groups represented on campus including the Wesley Foundation, Baptist
From Wesleyan students to Wesleyan employees
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mary kathryn borland ’04
Jennifer Eadie ’14
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Collegiate Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Canterbury Club, and Catholic Newman Ministries. A member of Macon’s Centenary United Methodist Church, Debra plans to pursue a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min.) from Duke University. That program, designed for students like Debra who are working in active ministry, allows her to take courses online and will require only summer sessions on the Durham, North Carolina, campus. In addition to her other duties, this spring Debra will be teaching a class at Wesleyan on the theology and history of Methodism. Debra finds Wesleyan’s diverse student population to be one of its greatest strengths. “The diversity on campus is central to the vibrancy of the Wesleyan experience. As director of campus ministry, I am reminded that we are part of a rich tapestry of religious expression woven by a God who cannot be defined by one strand of belief alone.”
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Debra Williams is among seven Wesleyan women who have returned to campus within the last six months to work at their alma mat er . Welcome back Tamara Mullis Hawkins ’86, campus events facilitator; Jill Amos ’87, director of The Lane Center for Service and Leadership; Mary Kathryn Borland ’04, director of alumnae affairs (Classes of 1980 – 2015); Marisa Arnold ’13, admission counselor; Devyn W. Foti ’13, executive assistant for the Offices of Institutional Advancement, Alumnae Affairs, Communication, and Jennifer Eadie ’14, admission counselor.
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The Class of 2018 arrived at Wesleyan from cities all over the country and around the world, including New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; Columbia, Maryland; Honolulu, Hawaii; St. Louis, Missouri; Kathmandu, Nepal; Beijing, China; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Quang Ngai, Vietnam; and towns across the state of Georgia. They brought their experiences, their intellect, their talents, and their hopes and dreams for the future, which they will share with one another over the next four years. Like all Wesleyannes, they will learn, lead, laugh, and make friends that will last a lifetime.
Representing the Class of 2018 as this year’s Fresh Face is Anna Grace Saxon of Macon, Georgia. A native of Madison, Mississippi, Anna moved to Macon at the age of nine when her mother and stepfather married. She attended Howard High School where her curriculum included numerous gifted, honors, and advanced placement (AP) courses, and she graduated with a 3.8 grade point average. In addition to her studies, Anna sang in the choir and served as secretary of Key Club and as a member of Beta Club. Anna was also active in her church and community. She served Forest Hills United Methodist Church as the youth worship leader, a Vacation Bible School worker for the last four years, and a mission volunteer. Anna also managed clothing and shoe donations for Fill It Up, Give It Away, a community-based food and clothing drive, and made monthly
trips to Strong Tower to work in the children’s ministry.
It was at church that Wesleyan trustee and outstanding recruiter Glennda Kingry Elliott ’65 first talked to Anna about attending Wesleyan and encouraged her to visit the campus. Anna loved the idea of a small college, professors who know their students’ names, interactive classes, and sisterhood. She applied to Wesleyan early in her senior year and was accepted.
In the spring of 2014, Anna returned to campus to compete during Scholarship Day and was awarded Wesleyan’s first John Huland Carmical Scholarship. The College received a generous grant from the John Huland Carmical Foundation in December 2013 to fund a four-year scholarship with the intent of attracting the “best and brightest” high school students from the State of Georgia to Wesleyan College. Carmical Scholars must be Georgia residents with excellent academic credentials who show evidence of good character, citizenship, and community involvement. Anna was
a perfect fit for the award. Majoring in early childhood education with a minor in psychology, she is enjoying her classes and has become involved with the Lane Center for Leadership and Service, volunteering as a tutor at Aunt Maggie’s Kitchen Table after-school program.
“Being the first recipient of the Carmical Scholarship was a wonderfully unexpected honor. I simply could not have enrolled without this scholarship assistance. I cannot imagine studying anywhere
else. I love being a Wesleyanne! I am so thankful to the John Huland Carmical Foundation for making my dream a reality,” Anna said.
The Wesleyan family is proud of all the young women who have joined the Class of 2018. Their aspirations include becoming a future surgeon, youth pastor, entrepreneur, pilot, NASA physicist, UN worker, news anchor, artist, coach, actress, and teacher. We look forward to getting to know these women and to watching them shine in the years to come.
CLASS OF 2018 FRESH FACE
“I cannot imagine studying anywhere else. I love being a Wesleyanne! I am so thankful to the John Huland Carmical Foundation for making my dream a reality”
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Benefactors’ Day 2014
Honors Randolph W. Thrower
Wesleyan College celebrated the first Benefactors’ Day in more than fifty years on October 15, 2014, with student activities and a special celebration honoring Randolph W. Thrower and his lifetime of contributions to the College. Last spring President Ruth Knox called for a return to the once revered tradition of Benefactors’ Day as a way to honor all those who supported Wesleyan in the previous year, to teach our students about philanthropy, and to highlight one individual whose contributions to the College have been extraordinary. In preparation for Benefactors’ Day, the Office of Institutional Advancement held a TAG Night
(Thankful And Grateful) event on September 23 for first year students and recipients of major, named scholarships. Staff and faculty assisted as students -- fortified by a special candy buffet -- penned letters of appreciation to scholarship donors. Students also had an opportunity to craft messages of thanks to Wesleyan’s supporters on large class-color-coded tags, which were displayed on the walls of the Olive Swann Porter building on Benefactors’ Day. On October 15 students enjoyed a special cake dessert in Anderson Dining Hall as they filled a banner with personal messages of gratitude. (The banner was later displayed on
the Mount Vernon porch during the Faculty and Staff luncheon, which celebrated a near-100% participation in Wesleyan’s Annual Fund Campus Campaign.) On the evening of October 15, Wesleyan trustees, members of the Thrower family, and other guests gathered in Munroe Science Center to hear President Knox, who reminded the audience of the unparalleled contributions of Randolph Thrower to Wesleyan. Later she unveiled a pictorial tribute and a plaque naming the Randolph W. Thrower Wing of the Munroe Science Center.
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Randolph W. Thrower was extraordinary in every way - as a lawyer, public servant, church leader, husband, father, uncle, and friend. He has received much acclaim for his lifetime of professional accomplishments and courageous public service, all well documented and deserved. The great blessing for us is that this most accomplished of men also found time to serve and care for Wesleyan College, devoting more than 50 years of his life to doing just that. His connection with Wesleyan began when he married Margaret Munroe ’35, who was an avid supporter throughout her life, too, from the time she was elected president of her senior class. Margaret was deeply devoted to Wesleyan, and Randolph quickly adopted her cause as his own. He was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1960, serving as chair from 1972 until 1981, and remaining a member of the board until his death. In all, six Wesleyan presidents – Earl Strickland, Fred Hicks, acting president Frederick Wilson, Robert Ackerman, Nora Kizer Bell, and Ruth Knox – relied on him as a trusted advisor. In the early years, when the College’s only development officer was the president, Randolph Thrower served as the unofficial development director. Then and in the following decades he worked tirelessly on
behalf of Wesleyan – writing letters, making calls, cultivating donors, encouraging staff, offering advice, and introducing the College to members of his enormous circle of influential friends, including those who were heads of foundations and philanthropists in their own right. Indeed, his particular talent was in winning friends for Wesleyan College, and the warm relationships the College enjoys with many notable foundations and individual donors today began with an introduction by Randolph Thrower. He seemed to know everyone, and he worked to see that his friends would come to know and love Wesleyan, too. In his 50 plus years of making notable contributions to Wesleyan, perhaps Randolph’s greatest was his pivotal role in shaping lead gifts that made the Munroe Science Center possible. The sisters Mary Gray Munroe Cobey ‘34, Julia Munroe Woodward ‘34, and Margaret Munroe Thrower ’35 were legendary for their enthusiastic support and love for Wesleyan. With their collective endowment of two teaching chairs in the sciences and of the scholarship and support funds for the Munroe Scholars program, their interest in the last two decades clearly had turned toward the sciences and to securing Wesleyan’s place as a first-rate center of
study. To that end, Randolph persuasively argued for a science building as the sisters’ culminating gift, and the Munroe sisters (and he) committed to contributing half the cost of a state-of-the-art science facility. The scope of the undertaking demanded all his creative powers in devising a complex plan that would leverage the sisters’ gifts along with his own in such a way that construction could begin. The plan worked brilliantly and in 2007 the Munroe Science Center opened its doors, a testament not only to the loyalty and generosity of the remarkable Munroe Sisters but also to the architect of the ingenious plan that made the Munroe Science Center a reality. We honor and recognize Randolph W. Thrower on Benefactors’ Day 2014 for his countless contributions and lifetime of exemplary service to Wesleyan College. With appreciation for his gifts of time, creativity, influence, leadership, counsel, and resources, we delight in naming this wing of the Munroe Science Center for him. Randolph W. Thrower, a great and accomplished man, always will be a beloved member of the Wesleyan family.
–– From remarks by President Ruth A. Knox, Benefactors’ Day, October 15, 2014
R a n d o l p h W. T h r o w e rSeptember 13, 1913 – March 8 , 2014
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Located about a mile down Forsyth Road from Wesleyan is a restaurant named Jeneane’s, famous for serving some of Central Georgia’s best homemade fried chicken, butter beans, macaroni and cheese, and banana pudding. The staff are warm and friendly. They care about their customers and their customers care about them. Jeneane’s is like family.
Non-traditional nursing student Alicen Cross Hilton, Class of 2015, will attest to this fact, for it was at Jeneane’s that she met and became friends with Wesleyan Trustee Glennda Kingry Elliott ’65. “I would wait on Glennda and her mom. She knew I was a part-time student (at Macon State College, now Middle Georgia State College), and she would ask how school was going. I’d tell her it was hard but I was making it through. She’d always smile and tell me I should apply to Wesleyan. I would listen to her but deep down I believed that Wesleyan was way out of my reach. I was scared of change and didn’t know if I could afford it or if I was smart enough to go there.”
Alicen began working at Jeneane’s after graduating from high school in 2000, and for a while she took classes at Macon State. She married Richie Hilton and put her education on hold for a few years. In 2010, Alicen decided to re-enroll at Macon State and study to become a counselor for victims of abuse. “One of my core classes was biology. After a lecture about what happens when you swallow a bite of food, I was hooked on the miracle of the human body. I never dreamt I would pursue anything related to science, but it became my passion.” Alicen completed her core classes, plus anatomy and physiology, and applied for Macon State’s nursing program.
Glennda knew Alicen was interested in becoming a nurse and told her about Wesleyan’s new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. “I think every time I waited on Glennda she would plant another seed in my mind, and I am so glad she did. One day I waited on
Danielle Lodge (director of financial aid at Wesleyan), and she told me nursing scholarships were available and that she would help me look into a financial aid package. It was like God was paving the way for me to go to Wesleyan.”
Alicen came to campus and met with BSN Program Director Sirena Fritz to review her transcript. Alicen told Sirena she was worried about the entrance exam (Health and Environmental Science Institute, HESI). “Instead of an automatic response like ‘don’t worry, you’ll be fine…’ she asked me to tell her exactly what worried me. She listened and wanted to help. Glennda had told me that Wesleyan was a whole different world and an experience unlike anything else. She was so right!”
While Alicen was debating whether to transfer to Wesleyan, she received a telephone call from Sirena Fritz informing her that she had the highest score on the HESI exam, which earned her Wesleyan’s first Thomas C. Burke Nursing Scholarship. “I wish I could describe how I felt when I received that call. I thought, ‘Is this really happening? Should I pinch myself!’ The scholarship was a dream come true. Wesleyan offered so many things I longed for in my heart, a lot of things I lacked. I believe receiving the scholarship was God’s and everyone else’s way of saying, ‘I believe in you. Take this gift and do great things.’” And so she did. Alicen enrolled in Wesleyan’s first cohort of BSN students and began her nursing courses fall semester 2013. Today she ranks in the top ten percent of her class.
Alicen had worked at Jeneane’s for thirteen years. After she began taking classes at Wesleyan, she reduced her hours to work only on Sundays so she could devote more time to her studies. Later, she accepted a position as a nurse extern at the Medical Center of Central Georgia requiring that she leave her beloved job at Jeneanes’s.
According to Alicen, a nurse extern shadows nurses on their twelve-hour
shifts, receiving invaluable one-on-one training. “This training offers a lot of interaction with patients. I’m learning therapeutic communication techniques, physical assessment skills, and how to listen to patients. Nurses serve people who are in their most vulnerable states. Patients and families share very personal things with a nurse. It is humbling.”
Alicen especially appreciates Wesleyan’s nursing faculty. “The professors are top notch and will go out of their way to help students understand any concept no matter how long it takes. They are invested in my success and in my future. They care about me. They are incredible!”
About her classmates, Alicen said she cannot describe what it is like to have twenty-four women who are just as interested in one another’s success as they are in their own. “If one of us falls, the others gather around and pull her up. Sometimes they put her on their backs and carry her until she can gain the strength to keep going. I’ve never seen anything like it. I have made many friendships that will last forever. This is my family.”
Alicen still stops by Jeneane’s, especially when she feels overwhelmed or when school gets hard. “The people I worked with and the people I used to wait on continue to encourage me to this day. They pulled for me even when I wasn’t able to pull for myself. They believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. I love them.” Glennda Elliott is one of Alicen’s biggest fans and supporters. “It has been my privilege to watch Alicen evolve in the nursing program. I have seen this young woman who was scared, insecure, and anxious become a beautiful example of just what young women can do when they don’t let ‘I can’t’ get in their way. I am sure that as a nurse Alicen will be the epitome of professionalism and will care for her patients just as lovingly as she did for her ‘family’ at Jeneane’s.”
Alicen Cross Hilton, Class of 2015
A journey of destiny
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“You assume this awesome responsibility that can’t be put into words. You have someone’s life in your hands. A precious soul is trusting you.
It’s like you’ve been plucked up from the little bubble you’ve lived in and people are looking to you for
answers, for support, for help. And deep down, you don’t know how you will do this or why you were
chosen to do this, but by becoming a nurse, you have become a vessel.” – Alicen Cross Hilton ’15
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Old jerseys find a new home If you found a bunch of old Wesleyan athletic jerseys in the back of a closet in your office, what would you do with them? Wesleyan Soccer Coach Paige Hightower put the jerseys she found in a box and sent them to needy children in Haiti. “A family I’ve been friends with for many years goes on mission trips to Haiti every year. They usually collect shoes to take to the people they visit. I contacted them because I knew they would know the right place to send our uniforms,” Paige said. When Coach Hightower found another set of uniforms in her office closet, she sent them to children in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in West Africa.
Newly acquired Naegele portrait added to Wesleyan Treasures Now on display in the West Gallery of the Porter Family Memorial Fine Arts Building, is a newly acquired portrait by Charles Naegele. The portrait is of Anne Elizabeth Lyle (Harper) who, between the years 1906 and 1916, served as secretary to the president of Wesleyan College, as the College’s treasurer, business office administrator, and stenography teacher. China’s three most powerful women, the Soong sisters, were among her students. Former Wesleyan theatre student Terry L. Mock of Decatur, Georgia, donated the painting to the College, having received it from the estate of Helen Kogel Denton. The portrait came with a typed letter from the artist, referencing U.S. Justice Beverly D. Evans’ comments regarding the excellence and value of Naegele’s portraits and paintings; a handwritten letter (dated September 29, 1943) from the artist to Mrs. Harper thanking her for her support during his “health crises;” and copies of Mrs. Denton’s memberships in Daughters of the American Republic and Daughters of the Barons of Runnymede. Customarily, portraits by Charles Naegele are closely held by the families of the subject, but Wesleyan is honored to have several in our collection, including portraits of Olive Swann Porter and her husband James Hyde Porter, on view in the lobby of the Olive Swann Porter Building, and of Georgie Collier Comer, Cowles Myles Collier’s daughter, in the lobby of the Porter Fine Arts Building.
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Charles Frederick Naegele (1857-1944). Portrait of Anne Elizabeth Lyle (Harper). c 1919. Oil on canvas. Frame: Deep, ornate gilt frame with wood acanthus scrolling in Rococo Style high relief.
New name, new director, and new location for The Lane Center Jill Amos ’87 has been named director of The Lane Center for Service and Leadership (formerly the Lane Center for Community Engagement and Service). A 1987 graduate of Wesleyan College with majors in psychology, social services, and religious studies, Jill has spent most of her professional career serving children, youth, and families through foster care initiatives in Georgia and throughout the United States. She brings to her new role a love for Wesleyan, a strong professional background, enthusiasm for the position, and a desire to connect with students and community agencies to implement the programs of the Lane Center. Jill began her work in mid-October in the Lane Center’s new location on the ground floor of the Olive Swann Porter Building.
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Pierce chapel crowned in August On August 27, 2014, Pierce Chapel got its crowning touch. As members of both the Wesleyan and Macon communities watched, Chris R. Sheridan & Co. workers used a large crane to hoist the Chapel’s steeple onto its base and then lift the massive metal tower into the center of the building’s roof. Workers then bolted the structure to I-beams attached to the building’s steel framing. Manufactured in Virginia, the steeple, designed by Cole and Cole Architects of Montgomery, Alabama, measures 58 feet 6 inches from its base to the top of the cross, has a 13-by-13-foot base, and weighs 6,000 pounds. The cross topping the structure is 6 feet tall. Earlier in the day, Wesleyan students, faculty, and staff gathered under a tent in view of the steeple to sign their names on a metal insert that was later installed in the steeple. The insert will live in perpetuity, serving as a reminder to future generations of the historic event. President Knox stated that the steeple is a visible symbol of the building’s wider purpose, which is to be the center of the campus’ spiritual life. “Pierce Chapel is an integral part of our mission – our grounding in faith,” she said. Construction of Pierce Chapel is expected to be complete early next year with a formal dedication to be held in Spring 2015. With a capacity of about 300, Pierce Chapel will provide space for campus-wide worship services, religious life programming, recitals, and weddings. It will also house the chaplain’s office.
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Campus NewsNew teepee a lesson in teamwork As part of a boot camp on spatial reasoning, Professor of Education Patrick Pritchard led a team of STEM scholarship students in constructing a teepee on the quad in August. Using materials obtained from Native Americans in Montana, the STEM students - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – cut and shaped poles and erected the elliptical cone. “The students learned to put the pieces together to form a three-dimensional living space,” Pritchard said. The group painted their handprints on the canvas, forever linking them to their handiwork. Once the teepee was complete, Pritchard gathered the students inside for a dedication using an authentic smudge. He lit a dried bunch of sage, which gave off the smoky aroma of incense, and each student shared thoughts about the project. The teepee’s final home will be the arboretum’s natural playground.
Music in the Arboretum, a house concert Fifty guests gathered in Dice R. Anderson Cabin October 24 for Music in the Arboretum, a house concert featuring Caroline Herring. One of the South’s most distinctive singer/songwriters, Caroline has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. For more than fifteen years, she has performed around the world and has produced seven award-winning albums. Grammy Award winner Mary Chapin Carpenter sings on Caroline’s latest release, Camilla. Organized by Dr. Patrick Pritchard, Wesleyan Center for Educational Renewal director and professor of education, Music in the Arboretum is a new campus cultural event that will occur each fall and spring in the Anderson Cabin and feature acoustic music by noted performers. According to Pritchard, “House concerts give top-notch artists opportunities to connect personally with their fans. Usually with an audience of fifty or fewer, house concerts have an intimacy not found in any other performance setting.” At this inaugural event, guests brought picnic baskets and enjoyed socializing before the concert. The spring concert to be held on April 12, 2015 will feature musicians Mark Johnson and Emory Lester.
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Arboretum wins forestry award The Wesleyan College Arboretum was recently honored with the Georgia Urban Forest Council’s Outstanding Greenspace Plan Grand Award for 2014. Dr. James Ferrari, arboretum director and professor of biology, accepted the award on behalf of the College during the 24th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 22, at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. Each year, as part of its mission to sustain Georgia’s green legacy by helping communities grow healthy trees, Georgia Urban Forest Council rewards individuals, organizations, businesses, municipalities, and counties for outstanding work in protecting and enhancing our community. In 2013, the Wesleyan Arboretum received accreditation by the Morton Registry of Arboreta, which recognizes arboreta and other public gardens that have a substantial focus on woody plants for the benefit of the public, science, and conservation.Mary Hardin Thornton, President of the Georgia Urban Forest Council, Dr. James Ferrari, Wesleyan College Arboretum Director and Professor of Biology, and Gary White, Forest Management Chief for the Georgia Forestry Commission
WesFest: Live Music on the Quad On October 4, Wesleyan’s Office of Student Affairs debuted WesFest, the College’s first annual live music concert and festival. The free event was held on the quad and featured some of the area’s most popular bands and solo artists who played through the season’s first chilly afternoon and into the evening. Four party-sized inflatables kept children - and Wesleyannes – entertained for hours. Several campus organizations set up tents and booths and held mini-fundraisers. The ACT (ACTivist Movement) booth washed pets for a small fee and invited dog-kissing for an even smaller fee. The Pirate Class of 2017 painted faces and made bracelets to sell while the international organization AXIS sold henna tattoos and balloon animals. The Equestrian Club had a game booth where children threw bean bags shaped like carrots through a cardboard horse’s mouth. Each child was given a show ribbon and candy as her prize. Papa John’s Pizza, Nu Way Weiners, and Aramark (Wesleyan’s food service) sold pizza, hotdogs, and other classic fare such as chips, candy, and drinks. The fun, family-friendly day was free and open to the public. People from across Central Georgia enjoyed the day with their children and pets.
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Second Cohort of BSN students receive white coats Thirty students were welcomed into Wesleyan College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program during a White Coat ceremony on August 22, 2014. The second cohort of Wesleyan nursing students and their families were greeted by Program Director and Assistant Professor of Nursing Sirena Fritz, College Chaplain Rev. William Hurdle, President Ruth Knox, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Vivia Fowler. At the close of the ceremony, students joined other nurses in attendance in reading the Professional Nurse’s Pledge. Each student received a white lab coat, a nursing bag, and, thanks to the Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the gift of the Humanism Lapel Pin. Wesleyan is one of only 100 schools of nursing nationwide, and only three schools in Georgia, selected to receive funding to pilot White Coat Ceremonies. The ceremonies are designed to instill a commitment to providing compassionate care among future healthcare professionals. White Coat Ceremonies have been an important rite of passage at medical schools for more than twenty years, and this new collaboration between APGF and AACN marks the first time a coordinated effort has been developed to offer similar events at schools of nursing. Wesleyan’s first cohort of nursing students earned their place in the program fall semester of 2013 and will graduate in May 2015.
2014 Faculty Research Symposium Provost Vivia Fowler suspended afternoon classes on October 21, for students, staff, and faculty to attend the Wesleyan College Faculty Research Symposium The Unfinished Story: Transitions and Transformations. Following a panel discussion in Taylor Hall’s Peyton Anderson Amphitheare featuring professors Dr. Libby Bailey, Dr. Michael Muth, Dr. Melanie Doherty, and Dr. Virginia Wilcox, presentations were made by twenty faculty members at four venues around campus. A wide range of topics included Fruit-Eating Habits from Mist-Netted Birds, A Rhetorical Analysis of Disney’s Television Princesses, and Cognitive Consequences of Adolescent Drug Use.
“This annual event gives everyone on campus the opportunity to be challenged, enlightened, and engaged by the world-class scholarship of our professors” - Provost Fowler
GeorgiaAtlantaArea alumnae met at the Swan Coach House in November for a luncheon with President Ruth A. Knox who received a standing ovation for all the good news she shared with club members. Alumnae hostesses for the event included Atlanta Club President Pamela Corvelli ’98, Jaime McQuilkin ’06, and Ruth White Fruit ’54. In october, Wesleyan Atlanta Young Alumnae (WAYA) held a Dutch Treat Fall Social at FlIP Burger.
AugustaIn November, the Augusta Country Club served as the venue for Luncheon with the President where ruth Knox gave an update on the College to alumnae. our thanks to Harriet Laslie Reynolds ’62 who coordinated the event along with alumnae hostesses Suzzi Biller ’06, Glenda Barrett Bull ’64, Shannon McGinley Dunavan ’99, and Sally Roberts Griffin ’76.
ColumbusIn September, ruth Knox visited with Columbus area alumnae at the Chattahoochee river Club where she reported on Wesleyan’s current and future programs and plans. Virginia Ann Daniel Holman ’75 organized the event with help from alumnae hostesses Helen Jackson Burgin ’68, Odona Ezell-Whiddon ’99, Diana Hall Richardson ’69, and Leigh Copeland Sayers ’93.
Savannahour thanks to Bettye Withers Barnes ’42 who planned a September Luncheon with the President at The Chatham Club in downtown Savannah. Monica Harper ’04, Katherine Champion Smelley ’65, Libba Cook Smith ’49, and Susan Wyllys Wallace ’72 served as alumnae hostesses. In addition to celebrating exciting news about the College presented by ruth Knox, alumnae also celebrated the 103rd birthday of Virginia Stanton Eyler ’33 at the luncheon.
Sea IslandA Sea Island Social, held at the cottage of Wesleyan trustee Gayle Attaway Findlay ’55, provided the perfect coastal setting for golden Isles alumnae and friends to share a night of sisterhood with each other and with ruth Knox. Alumnae hostesses Carol “Moon” Burt ’64, Jan Shelnutt Whalen ’71, and Heather Poindexter Kennedy ’05 were on hand to greet guests. Caterer Carol Bacon Kelso ’73 provided special seaside treats for the group.
North CarolinaCharlotteIn Charlotte, Diane A. Lumpkin ’63 planned for a special Wesleyan Day at myers Park Country Club in November. Hostesses Evelyn LeRoy Fortson ’52, Vicki Page Jaus ’68, Lori Reese Patton ’90, Carla Ruiz-Ney ’08, and Kathryne Meeks Sanders ’65 welcomed ruth Knox, College staff members, and alumnae guests to Luncheon with the President.
RaleighNorth Carolina triangle area alumnae held a Luncheon with the President at The Carolina Country Club in November. Club leaders and hostesses Pamela Henry Pate ’71 and Linda Brown Walker ’73 welcomed ruth Knox to raleigh. Alumnae enjoyed hearing news from the “oldest and Best” and are looking forward to the completion of the new Pierce Chapel.
South CarolinaColumbiaIn November, area alumnae braved freezing weather to attend Dinner with the President held at The Palmetto Club in downtown Columbia. Hostesses Licia Drinnon Jackson ’74, Ann Ewing Shumaker ’63, Suzanne Gosnell Joye ’64, and Nancy Filer Waite ’64 extended warm invitations to alumnae and friends to join ruth Knox for a Wesleyan evening in the city. Special guests included former Wesleyan College President Dr. robert K. “Bob” Ackerman and may Ackerman.
Washington, DCIn June, DC Area alumnae were invited to take a Northern Virginia Wine Tour organized by Michelle McCluney Horgan ’96 and Thuy Vo ’08. Alumnae visited three different wineries - rappahannock Cellars, gray ghost Winery, and Naked mountain Winery - where they toured wine cellars and enjoyed wine tastings. tour perks included enjoying a special meal, viewing the beautiful countryside, and sharing Wesleyan stories with sisters.
Alumnae/Student EventsMove-In DayIn August, alumnae from classes 1975 through 2014 returned to campus as volunteers for move-In Day. Alumnae provided hands-on help to entering first year students and their families by carrying suitcases, handing out bottles of water, and running errands for their new PK sisters. Volunteers received t-shirts designed by Jaime mcQuilkin, enjoyed lunch in Anderson Dining Hall, and helped new students have a special first day at the College. to volunteer for move-In Day 2015 contact [email protected].
Celebrating good News: The President’s tour. This fall President ruth Knox ’75 visited with alumnae in georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, where she shared an iPad presentation on life at Wesleyan that focused on new academic programs, athletic endeavors, student life and leadership on campus, and Pierce Chapel. Be “first for news” in your area when the President visits a city near you. Check wesleyancollege.edu/Alumnae/Alumnae events for upcoming events in 2015 or contact Alumnae Directors Cathy Coxey Snow ’71 [email protected] (478.757.5173) or mary Kathryn Borland ’04 [email protected] (478.757.2078).
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The WCAA thanks Wesleyan staff members who accompanied the President on many tour events: Alumnae Directors Cathy Snow ’71 and Mary Kathryn Borland ’04, Vice President for Advancement Andrea Williford, Senior Development Officer Susan Allen,
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1. The President’s Tour. President ruth Knox ’75, Atlanta Club hostesses, and alumnae guests “meet and greet” at Swan Coach House.
2. Luncheon with the President. (l-r) Augusta hostesses Shannon mcginley Dunavan ’99, glenda Barrett Bull ’64, Suzzi Biller ’06, and Harriet laslie reynolds ’62 welcome ruth Knox to Augusta.
3. Chatting on the Chattahoochee. (l-r) Alumnae hostesses Virginia Ann Daniel Holman ’75, Helen Jackson Burgin ’68, and Diana Hall richardson ’69 with ruth Knox at the river Club in Columbus, gA.
4. Savannah Lunch Ladies. (l-r) Hostesses Susan Wyllys Wallace ’72, Katherine Champion Smelley ’65, and Bettye Withers Barnes ’42 with President Knox at The Chatham Club.
5. Sharing Good News. (l-r) Carol rogers Smith ’71, Andrea Williford, vice president for institutional advancement, and Bettye Withers Barnes ’42 share a fun moment at the Savannah luncheon in September.
6. Sea Island Social. (l-r) Alumnae hostesses Jan Shelnutt Whalen ’71, Heather Poindexter Kennedy ’05, and moon Burt ’64 enjoy the golden Isles gathering with ruth Knox.
7. All About Sisterhood. (l-r) Amy-Chris Vinson Smith ’99, Carla ruiz-Ney ’08, michele mcDuffie ’99, and Kelly Baete ’00 share a sisterhood moment with ruth Knox in Charlotte, NC.
8. Wesleyan Day in Charlotte. (l-r) Charlotte Club hostesses Kathryne meeks Sanders ’65, evelyn leroy Fortson ’52, Diane A. lumpkin ’63, and Carla ruiz-Ney ’08 greet ruth Knox at myers Park Country Club.
9. Pretty Pose. North Carolina triangle Club members strike a sisterhood pose at The Carolina Club in raleigh.
10. Dinner with the Presidents. (l-r) Former Wesleyan President Bob Ackerman and may Ackerman, alumnae hostesses, and guests visit with ruth Knox at the Palmetto Club in Columbia, SC.
11. Wine Country Wesleyannes. Jena Frazier Passut ’96, Jessica Kendrick ’08, Yehudi Self- medlin ’96, Thuy Vo ’08, and friends visit vineyards in Northern Virginia.
12. 103 Years Young. Virginia Stanton eyler ’33 celebrates her 103rd birthday with ruth Knox and alumnae friends in Savannah.
Please enjoy reading online all class notes submitted to the College since our last magazine at www.wesleyancollege.edu.
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Frances Bush Wood ’44 and Sally Holmes Smith ’74 of macon, on the death of Frances’ husband and Sally’s father, Col. William lee Wood, Jr., on September 9, 2014.
Rebekah Yates Anders ’46 of Peachtree City, gA, on the death of her husband, Patrick lloyd Anders, m.D., on April 15, 2014.
Jane Kollock McCall ’46 of Atlanta, on the death of her sister, Mary Louise Kollock Henry ’43, on october 23, 2014.
Betty Keen Fulton ’47 of Alturas, Fl, on the death of her husband, Werner C. “Skeet” Fulton, on April 4, 2014.
Mary Webb Lockhart ’55 of Stone mountain, gA, on the death of her cousin, Mary Frances Webb Nall ’45, on July 16, 2014.
Liz Wilson Lowry ’55 of glen Allen, VA, on the death of her husband, george C. lowry, on September 25, 2014.
Jeanette Lewis McLain ’55 of Atlanta, on the death of her sister, Nancy Lewis Montet ’52, on August 21, 2014.
Emily Hardman Dickey ’58 of macon, on the death of her husband, Wilmer m. “Dick” Dickey, Jr., on April 6, 2014.
Karen Widdowson Hunt Johnson ’60 of Albuquerque, Nm, and her daughter, Sandra Hunt Gardner ’98 of macon, on the death of Karen’s husband, glenn Johnson, on may 29, 2014.
Martha Bell Lewis ’60 of Atlanta, on the death of her son, Coleman terrell lewis, on may 31, 2014.
Judy Warnock Burns ’61 of Austin, tx, on the death of her sister, Linda Warnock White ’58, on April 9, 2014.
Frances Stewart Copeland ’61 of madison, Fl, on the death of her husband, Walter Clarence Copeland, III, on october 13, 2014.
Betty Joyce Bevis Hand ’61 of marianna, Fl, on the death of her husband, richard Arlan Hand, on July 16, 2014, and her sister-in-law, Rosemary Hand Battle ’62, on August 13, 2014.
Suzanne Jones Kahn ’61 of Pensacola, Fl, on the death of her husband, robert H. “Bobby” Kahn, Jr., on may 25, 2014.
Jackie Best Jones ’64 of Bluffton, SC, and Jean Logan Russell ’50 of lawrenceville, gA, on the death of Jackie’s sister and Jean’s cousin, Eleanor Best Mauldin ’60, on June 8, 2014.
Evelyn “Teddy” Wilkes Schwandt ’65 of Highlands ranch, Co, on the death of her husband, randall H. “randy” Schwandt, in June 2014.
Beverly Mitchell ’68 of Woodstock, gA, on the death of her sister, Kay mitchell Potaczala, on August 13, 2014.
Janet Burkhalter Haworth ’69 of Valdosta, gA, on the death of her aunt, Mary Jo Thompson ’47, on September 20, 2014.
Susan Ewing Maddox ’69 of macon, on the death of her mother, Dorothy launius ewing, on November 1, 2014.
Diane Dennington Robertson ’70 of Marietta, GA, on the death of her mother, Grace Jackson Dennington, on September 14, 2014.
Gena Roberts Franklin ’71 of Macon, on the death of her mother, Barbara Handley Roberts, on August 12, 2014.
Sharon Webb ’75/’76 of Stow, mA, on the death of her aunt, Mary Frances Webb Nall ’45, on July 16, 2014.
Lucia Chapman Carr ’77 of macon, on the death of her mother, Lucia Domingos Chapman ’48, on october 12, 2014.
Janet Ort ’78 of Birmingham, Al, on the death of her father, Dr. eddie Power ort, III, on July 1, 2014.
Abbie Youmans Wakefield ’78 of Sharpsburg, gA, Lizann Youmans Roberts ’81 of Savannah, gA, and Julie Youmans Titus ’89 of Jacksonville, Fl, on the death of their father, Dr. Bronze Clifford Youmans, on July 16, 2014.
Lindi Lemasters Lewis ’80 of oakton, VA, on the death of her father, John N. lemasters, III, on August 19, 2014.
Carol Ann Hamrick ’84 of Duluth, gA, and her sister, Gene Hamrick Parks ’86 of Colleyville, tx, on the death of their mother, Bobbie gene Wilson Hamrick, on February 12, 2014.
Jennifer Caldwell Andrews ’86 of macon, on the death of her husband, Andy Andrews, on march 2, 2014.
Karene Harron Nebel ’90 of milford, NJ, on the death of her father, Dennis Jackson (Colonel, Army, retired), on September 16, 2014.
Dora Ward Curry ’94 of east Point, gA, on the death of her grandmother, (Dora) Lou Matteson Jones ’46, on August 17, 2014.
Monica Harper ’04 of Savannah, gA, on the death of her father, rondy Harper, on August 5, 2014.
Sympathy The Wesleyan College Alumnae Association extends sympathy to:
(Announcements reported since the last Wesleyan Magazine.)
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Sue McNatt Best ’60 and emmett Johnson, who were married on June 24, 2014, in Vidalia, gA.
Pat Ondo Synder ’69 and Bill Hurley, who were married on August 27, 2014, in Columbus, oH.
Carol Anne Broome ’69 and Anthony Fraune, who were married on June 14, 2014.
Jennifer Stewart ’95 and Benjamin Coppings, who were married on February 3, 2014.
April Prince ’02 of New orleans, lA, and Cory gavito, who were married on may 24, 2014. Saralyn Stewart ’02, Andrea Morgan Mendez ’01, Katie Taylor ’02, and Emily Helmick Guyer ’01 sang at the wedding, while Jessica Prince ’05 stood with the bride. Wesleyannes Beth Williford ’02 and Sarah Chandler ’02 were also in attendance.
Jody Swink ’02 of Farmington, mo, and michael miles, who were married on September 13, 2014, at her family’s farm outside of Farmington. Vida Olivares ’02 and Ruth McIlveen ’03 served as bridesmaids. Crystal Rogers Cheyne ’02 attended the guest book.
Torey Jones ’03 of leesburg, gA, and Nick Barton, who were married on November 1, 2014, at tryphena’s garden in Ft. Valley, gA.
Namita Mohanty ’03 of Augusta, gA, and Humberto Sifuentes, who were married on November 8, 2014, at grovetown Crossing in Augusta. Nita Mohanty ’99 served as maid of honor. Wesleyannes Sheila Williams ’00, Jywanya Smith Dillinger ’01, Nisha Patel Chande ’02, Vida Olivares ’02, Beth Williford ’02, Asha Smith Dektor ’03, and Monica Mohanty ’18 were also in attendance.
Lynne Davis ’05 of Burbank, CA, and robert martin, who were married on February 15, 2014, at Christ the King episcopal Church in Arvada, Co.
Anna Katherine Amacker ’06 of Somerville, mA, and Dan Wherren, who were married on october 18, 2014, at the lyman estate in Waltham, mA. Bridesmaids included Jamie McQuilkin ’06.
Stephanie Hood ’08 of lawrenceville, gA, and eric Wittry, who were married on December 7, 2013, at Wesleyan College in the oval Hall with reception on the Quad. Dani Sawtell ’06 served as maid of honor and Amy Smith ’06, Rosie Harrington Courville ’06, and Ashley Wheelus McKenna ’05 served as bridesmaids. Aunts Ruth White Fruit ’54, Betty Hood Lydick ’69, and Debbie Long Hood ’89 celebrated with the newlyweds along with many other Wesleyan sisters.
MarriagesThe Wesleyan College Alumnae Association extends congratulations to:
Pamela Davis Corvelli ’98 and Anthony of marietta, gA, on the birth of their daughter, Ava grace, on November 5, 2014.
Crystal Bridges Coker ’01 and richard of Warner robins, gA, on the birth of twin boys, ethan russell and Jacob maddox, on may 20, 2014.
Erin McGavin Dalton ’02 and Aaron of Charlotte, NC, on the birth of their daughter, graham elizabeth, on September 10, 2014.
Theresa Tholkes Hawkins ’03 and John of St. Paul, mN, on the birth of their daughter, Josie marie, on September 22, 2014.
Sarah Shearouse ’04 and husband William Carlan of Canton, gA, on the birth of their son, Arthur William, on September 21, 2014.
Heather Poindexter Kennedy ’05 and mark of St. Simons Island, gA, on the birth of a daughter, Aubrey Alden, on August 19, 2014. Big sister riley rae absolutely adores her!
Lynne Davis Martin ’05 and robert of Arvada, Co, on the birth of their first child, Steven ray, on June 4, 2014.
Ashley Stavran Cryder ’06 and Jeremy of Athens, gA, on the birth of their daughter, Kennedy lee, on April 24, 2014.
Lucy Guy ’09 and husband Daniel Harrelson of Dublin, gA, on the birth of their daughter, georgia rae, on october 15, 2014.
Births & Family AdditionsThe Wesleyan College Alumnae Association extends congratulations to:
Wesleyan magazine Winter 2014
Karin Fulford Smithson ’92 Welcomed at Fall ConvocationDr. Karin Smithson ’92 was the keynote speaker at fall convocation on August 26, 2014. Karin spoke on the topic “What I Wish I had Known,” advising students on making the most of their Wesleyan years. Karin received her early childhood education degree from Wesleyan College in 1992, her master’s degree in counseling from Argosy University, with honors, and her Ph.D. in counselor education and practice from Georgia State University, with high honors. With groundbreaking research on women’s transitional issues and divorce recovery, Karin’s extensive training is focused on resiliency, wellness, relationships, and spirituality. Currently, Karin is co-authoring a motivational book for fatherless daughters with Denna Babul and says, “This book will be the life-changing resource that girls and women need to stop being a victim and start being amazing!” Their work can be found at www.FatherlessDaughterProject.com.
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Member-at-Large for Student Relations (2014-2017) sherrie N. Randall ’03 College Park, GA
Occupation: Contracting Officer/Specialist, CDCAlumnae Activities: Atlanta Alumnae Club Member; Reunion Co-Chair; Alumnae Weekend Volunteer; Candlelighter; Wesleyan Atlanta Young Alum Member; [email protected]
Welcome to the Board of managersWesleyan College Alumnae Association(WCAA)
Retreat by the Sea. The WCAA Board of Managers met at Sea Island, GA, for their annual planning retreat in September.
Wish You Were Here!Ellen Broach ’00, Gloria Boyette ’60, Gayle Pierce Casale ’64, Mary Jo Moody ’64, Polly Pollard Houghland ’60, Patricia Kinnett, Beverly Mitchell ’68, Casey Thurman ’65, Marla Wood ’83, Hilda Wright ’65, Guy York and Ginger Sumerford York ’60, Susan Allen, and Cathy Coxey Snow ’71
Postcard from IrelandAlumnae travel Program:
On a recent trip to Ireland, Wesleyan alumnae and friends enjoyed sisterhood across the miles in the land of “forty shades of green.” Alumnae Director Cathy Coxey Snow ’71 and Senior Development Officer Susan Allen accompanied Wesleyan travelers as they experienced Ireland’s rich history, natural beauty, and hospitable culture. For more information about upcoming alumnae trips visit the Wesleyan Website, or contact [email protected] in the alumnae office.
Community Activities: Sunday School teacher; Angel Tree Ministry, former Women’s Day Co-Coordinator, and Nominations and Leadership Development Committee at Ben Hill United Methodist Church; former Secretary for the Social Employees Club Board for the CDC Procurement and Grants Office; National Contract Management Association since 2003.
Pioneer Book Club is a collaborative alumnae event sponsored by the Wesleyan College Alumnae Association that reconnects alumnae to life on campus and to one another through a common reading experience. This fall the Alumnae Association invited all alumnae to read The Butterfly’s Daughter, winner of the 2011 International Book Award for green Fiction, by New York Times bestselling author and Wesleyan’s 2015 Katharine Payne Carnes lecture Series speaker mary Alice monroe. ms. monroe will visit Wesleyan and speak to the campus community on January 22, 2015.
According to Carnes lecture Series Chair Jane Price Claxton ’68, “The 2014 Pioneer Book Club reading experience serves as a prelude to the upcoming Carnes lecture Series. reading The Butterfly’s Daughter will give alumnae a sense of who mary Alice monroe is as a writer. In addition, readers will experience her ability to integrate in her work both the complexities of the human psyche and the splendor of nature.”
Alumnae from 12 cities, including five in georgia, as well as from cities in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, ohio, texas, New York, and Virginia volunteered to host Book Club events and open their homes for conversation, refreshments, and book discussions in october and November.
Wesleyan Alumnae Association President Ashley garrett ’90 hosted an event in Athens and said, “We had such a good time at our Pioneer Book Club dinner! It’s a fun way to meet alumnae from other generations—we had a 40 year span among our attendees.”
Pioneer Book ClubWesleyan Women are Well-Read.
Wesleyan magazine Winter 2014
Wesleyan Welcomes New York Times Best-Selling Author Mary Alice Monroe to Campus
mary Alice monroe writes richly textured books that delve into the complexities of interpersonal relationships and the parallels between the land and life. monroe’s novels are published worldwide. Author of Last Light over Carolina, Time is a River, and other acclaimed novels, her books have achieved bestseller lists including the New York Times, USA Today, and SIBA. ms. monroe has received numerous awards, including several readers’ Choice Awards, the rt lifetime Achievement Award, the 2008 South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing, and was featured at the National Festival of the Book. In 2011 The Butterfly’s Daughter won the International Book Award for green Fiction. Fellow New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroy has said of ms. monroe’s writing, “every book that mary Alice monroe has written has felt like a homecoming to me.”
mary Alice monroe is an active conservationist/environmentalist who serves on the Board of the South Carolina Aquarium, The leatherback trust, and Charleston literacy Volunteers.
Thanks to Pioneer Book Club hostesses. North Palm Beach, FL: marsha Jackson ’76; Athens, GA: Ashley garrett ’90; Atlanta, GA: Sally moffett mcKenna ’75; Canton, GA: Amanda Blakey Jacobsen ’88; Macon, GA: ruth Knox ’75 and millie Hudson ’75; June Jordan o’Neal ’90; Chicago, IL: Amanda Cenzer ’01; Raleigh, NC: linda Brown Walker ’73 and Karen garr ’69; New York, NY: Swati Saha ’87; Cincinnati, OH: ginger Holmes george ’93; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX: Katie loski Cummings ’05; and Alexandria, VA: Ashling Thurmond osborne ’05.
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AnonymousWilliam E. Baird, Jr.Robert F. Baldwin, Jr. * BequestBeloco Foundation, Inc.Alexis Xides Bighley ‘67 and John A. BighleyLois F. and Robert A. Bowen, Jr.R.A. Bowen TrustBarret Brown ‘69 * BequestHelen Piers Browning * BequestCandy and Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr.Thomas C. Burke FoundationButler Real Estate Investments, LLCJane Johnson Butler ‘65 and G. Marshall ButlerJohn Huland Carmical Foundation, Inc.Carolyn Malone Carpenter ‘39 *
BequestFrances Oehmig Collins ‘47Betty Turner Corn ‘47 and Lovick P. Corn *Lovick P. Corn * BequestPauline Phelps Deck ‘48 and J. David DeckMargaret K. and Robert J. EdenfieldGlennda Kingry Elliott ‘65 and A.V. ElliottNeva Langley Fickling ‘55 * BequestFickling Family Foundation, Inc.Arline Atkins Finch ‘56 and Ronald M. Finch, Jr.
Gayle Attaway Findlay ‘55GE FoundationGeorgia Independent College
Association, Inc.Georgia United Methodist Commission
on Higher EducationJudy Woodward Gregory ‘63The Hall-Knox FoundationCarol Inman Heyward ‘60 and
Andrew H. Heyward IIIMary Ann Pollard Houghland ‘60Felicity S. and Daniel B. JeterDaniel B. and Felicity S. Jeter
Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of South Georgia, Inc.
Rosalind Turner Jeter ‘70 and James M. JeterKnox Enterprises, LLLPAnne and Andrew H. KnoxDorothy M. and Robert E. Knox, Jr.Ruth Austin Knox ‘75Linda Harriet Lane Fund of the
Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc.
Dorothy V. and N. Logan Lewis Foundation, Inc.
Margaret T. MacCaryMargaret Thrower MacCary Gift Fund
of the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundJune Cason Mayer ‘54 * BequestMedCen Community Health
FoundationDan L. NeighborsLucile Dismuke Neighbors ‘45 * and
Dan L. Neighbors Bequest
Colleen and Sam NunnElizabeth C. and W. Michael OgieW. Michael and Elizabeth C. Ogie Fund
of the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
William I. H. and Lula E. Pitts FoundationJames Hyde Porter Charitable TrustRuth and Marvin R. SchusterMartha Groover Staples ‘49 * BequestRandolph W. Thrower *Randolph W. Thrower * BequestSue Marie Thompson Turner ‘50 * and
William B. TurnerLettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc.
JAMES HYDE PORTER SOCIETY$10,000 TO $24,999Hannah L. Allen ‘80Carolyn and William H. Anderson IIAssistance League of Atlanta, Inc.Julia G. and Cecil A. Baldwin, Jr.Bearings and Drives, Inc.Patricia Stewart Burgess Family
Foundation, Inc.Burgess Pigment CompanyKathleen and J. Cannon Carr, Jr.Barbara Y. and Mark B. ChandlerCornercap Investment CounselCouncil of Independent CollegesLaurel Dean Gray Craft ‘46 and T. Fisher CraftPatricia W. Davis
Thomas F. Flournoy, Jr. * BequestJoan Shapiro Foster ‘56Vivia L. and Richard FowlerJohn and Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc.Courtney Knight Gaines ‘51Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation, Inc.Anne H. and J. Harper GastonGeneral Board of Higher Education and
Ministry of the United Methodist Church
Georgia United Methodist Foundation, Inc.
E. J. Grassmann TrustJana Witham Janeway ‘68John-Wesley Villas, Inc.Susan Pyeatt Kimmey ‘71 and J.
Lansing Kimmey IIIBob Knox, Jr. Fund of The Community
Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area
Eleanor Adams Lane ‘58Richard H. LowranceBrenda Witham McGinn ‘70Emmet and Martha McKenzie Fund
of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc.
Martha M. McNeillMary Margaret Woodward McNeill ‘60MCT WholesaleBetty Nunn Mori ‘58Debbie Stevenson Moses ‘89Andrew H. NationsElizabeth R. and George F. Pickett, Jr.Adelaide Wallace Ponder ‘46William Graham Ponder * Bequest
CURRENT FUND CURRENT FUND TOTAL WITHSOURCE RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED CAPITAL ENDOWMENT TOTALS GIFTS-IN-KIND GIFTS-IN-KIND Trustees $4,600.00 $102,642.07 $226,305.00 $12,000.00 $345,547.07 $0.00 $345,547.07 Alumnae Trustees $15,200.00 $167,712.36 $324,517.54 $44,354.65 $551,784.55 $0.00 $551,784.55 Alumnae $21,936.00 $421,773.39 $175,436.64 $22,077.50 $641,223.53 $2,500.00 $643,723.53 Corporations and Board of Visitors $20,700.00 $81,953.90 $128,005.00 $51,000.00 $281,658.90 $0.00 $281,658.90 Estates, Trusts and Bequests $0.00 $374,940.19 $3,122,438.63 $460,521.17 $3,957,899.99 $60,000.00 $4,017,899.99 Faculty, Staff and Students $2,110.00 $39,211.88 $497.36 $0.00 $41,819.24 $30.00 $41,849.24 Foundations $528,565.00 $142,859.75 $1,368,667.00 $207,000.00 $2,247,091.75 $0.00 $2,247,091.75 Parents and Friends $72,224.12 $158,974.02 $591,843.79 $110,924.30 $933,966.23 $46,798.00 $980,764.23Church $8,462.03 $118,701.00 $0.00 $0.00 $127,163.03 $0.00 $127,163.03 Grand Total $673,797.15 $1,608,768.56 $5,937,710.96 $907,877.62 $9,128,154.29 $109,328.00 $9,237,482.29
Gifts made between July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 * deceased
Wesleyan College is extremely fortunate to have the support of alumnae and friends who believe in the College’s mission and
give generously every year. Our loyal donors appreciate the difference their donations make to Wesleyan and her students.
These giving levels acknowledge all gifts to the College, including Annual Fund contributions and those for capital projects,
scholarships, and other endowment funds. Every donor listed on the following pages has helped Wesleyan College and our
students. Thank you for being part of Wesleyan’s success!
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CURRENT FUND CURRENT FUND TOTAL WITHSOURCE RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED CAPITAL ENDOWMENT TOTALS GIFTS-IN-KIND GIFTS-IN-KIND Trustees $4,600.00 $102,642.07 $226,305.00 $12,000.00 $345,547.07 $0.00 $345,547.07 Alumnae Trustees $15,200.00 $167,712.36 $324,517.54 $44,354.65 $551,784.55 $0.00 $551,784.55 Alumnae $21,936.00 $421,773.39 $175,436.64 $22,077.50 $641,223.53 $2,500.00 $643,723.53 Corporations and Board of Visitors $20,700.00 $81,953.90 $128,005.00 $51,000.00 $281,658.90 $0.00 $281,658.90 Estates, Trusts and Bequests $0.00 $374,940.19 $3,122,438.63 $460,521.17 $3,957,899.99 $60,000.00 $4,017,899.99 Faculty, Staff and Students $2,110.00 $39,211.88 $497.36 $0.00 $41,819.24 $30.00 $41,849.24 Foundations $528,565.00 $142,859.75 $1,368,667.00 $207,000.00 $2,247,091.75 $0.00 $2,247,091.75 Parents and Friends $72,224.12 $158,974.02 $591,843.79 $110,924.30 $933,966.23 $46,798.00 $980,764.23Church $8,462.03 $118,701.00 $0.00 $0.00 $127,163.03 $0.00 $127,163.03 Grand Total $673,797.15 $1,608,768.56 $5,937,710.96 $907,877.62 $9,128,154.29 $109,328.00 $9,237,482.29
Amy V. and Tyler J. Rauls, Jr.Sydney and T. Alfred Sams, Jr.Deen D. and James R. Sanders, Jr.Barbara B. SelvyGlenn ShawRobby and J. Daniel Speight, Jr.Marjorie Perkins Squires ‘51 and William H. SquiresState Bank & Trust CompanyUnited Methodist Higher Education
FoundationLaura L. * and Charles B. Upshaw, Jr.Susan Woodward Walker ‘70 and James Otey Walker IIIGail Thompson Webster-Patterson ‘64Marsha Witham Whitman ‘72Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.Bertram H. WithamBertram and Patricia Witham FoundationGeorgiana Hsueh Yang ‘49
GEORGE FOSTER PIERCE LEADERSHIP SOCIETY$5,000 TO $9,999Elizabeth Smith Addison ‘51Margaret Parsons Andrews ‘47 * BequestJulie C. ArchibaldElizabeth Mackay Asbury ‘49 and Frank L. Asbury III *George D. Bates, Jr. Family FoundationMartha Gragg Bates ‘45Lorinda Lou Beller ‘64Priscilla Gautier Bornmann ‘68 and J. Albert Bornmann, Jr.Benjamin T. BowdreBrown & Watson, Inc.Raymond J. Buckel * BequestCLC Foundation, Inc.Charlotte R. CrawfordC. Steve FarrGEICOGEICO Philanthropic FoundationGeorgia Power CompanyGeorgia Power Foundation, Inc.Hays Service, LLCSharon and James C. “Cal” Hays, Jr.Maria Salter Higgins ‘57Kroger Company Foundation
Melvin I. KrugerSteven L. KrugerL.E. Schwartz & Son, Inc.YunZhu LinMartin Foundation, Inc.Joyce M. and T. Baldwin Martin, Jr.Sally Moffett McKenna ‘75McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks &
Co., LLCDonald T. McNeill, Jr.D T McNeill FoundationRuth McNeillPolly C. MillerPolly C. Miller Fund of the Community
Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
Susan M. and B. Douglas Morton IIILee B. MurpheyJoyce Paris ‘54Margaret W. QuillianChris R. Sheridan & Co.Ramona and Chris R. Sheridan, Jr.Deidra West Smith ‘96 and Taylor W. SmithRaymond H. Smith, Jr.Mary Beth Brown Swearingen ‘89Synovus Foundation, Inc.Betty A. Thompson ‘47Mary McCord Tierney ‘46 *Marion W. VickersKay B. and Wayne J. WestJulia Munroe Woodward ‘34 *
CANDLER CIRCLE$2,500 TO $4,999May Morgan Ackerman ‘94 and Robert K. AckermanThe Elam Alexander TrustArmstrong FoundationArmstrong World Industries of MaconBank of America FoundationPatricia W. and Thomas L. BassRegina S. Bland ‘76Sylvia Maxwell Brown ‘63Carol Burt ‘64Marsha Lynn Christy ‘73 and John D. ChristyJane Price Claxton ‘68
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Endowment 10%
Capital 64%
Restricted Annual Fund 18%
Unrestricted Annual Fund 7%
Gifts-in-Kind 1%
Church 1%
Alumnae 7%
Alumnae Trustees 6%Trustees 4%
Corporations & Board of Visitors 3%
Estates, Trusts & Bequests 44%
Friends & Parents 11%
Faculty & Staff <1%
Foundations 24%
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Irma Rigby Collins ‘52Committee to Keep Judge Cynthia WrightCox Communications, Inc.Mary Ann K. CrossDorothy Groh Cutler ‘64 and William J. Cutler, Jr.Gena Roberts Franklin ‘71 and George W. FranklinJanet Mewbourne Genest ‘65Geotechnical & Environmental
Consultants, Inc.GFGW, Inc.Patricia GibbsGoddard FoundationKathi Hill Goddard ‘77 and Robert C. Goddard IIILaura Lowe Harmon ‘72 and Barrie H. Harmon IIIBetsy K. and Robert F. Hatcher, Jr.Eugene S. Hatcher, Jr.Beverly J. and Gilbert HeldMary Cordes Kelley ‘39Julia Stillwell Ketcham ‘58 and Ralph L. KetchamDorothy A. KnoxLaura V. Knox ‘04Pat Rimmer Knox-Hudson ‘58Molly M. MartinSusan Thigpen McDuffie ‘53Beverly Ford Mitchell ‘68Elizabeth Gibbons Montis ‘66Claire Michaels Murray ‘52Ermine M. Owenby ‘61Virginia Barber Perkins ‘63Perkins-Ponder FoundationCharlotte Smith Pfeiffer ‘66Stephen A. ReichertHarriet Laslie Reynolds ‘62 and John D. Reynolds IIIPeter SchleipmanJudith Kuhn Schlichter ‘64 and Ralph SchlichterJeanette Loflin Shackelford ‘61Jean Cone Snooks ‘45South Georgia Conference of the
United Methodist ChurchSunTrust Bank of Middle GeorgiaSunTrust FoundationCasey Thurman ‘65Geovette E. Washington ‘89Kate Stickley Watson ‘60 and H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.Wesleyan Council on Religious
ConcernsKatherine C. WilsonCynthia D. Wright ‘75
CATHERINE BREWER BENSON SOCIETY$1,000 TO $2,499 Nancy Reeder Akins ‘60Susan B. and William H. AllenDoris Poe Anderson ‘48AnonymousAnonymousAT&T FoundationNancy Johnson Ballard ‘63Laura Sullivan Barkley ‘68 and Donald A. BarkleyMayson Thornton Bissell ‘53
Jane and Dameron Black IIIGeorgann Dessau Blum ‘47 and Arnold S. BlumBoeing CompanyJane Speir Brook ‘76 and Arthur D. BrookKathleen DeBerry Brungard ‘67Elizabeth Martin Bunte ‘68Margaret and Mark S. BurgessporterLinda Goulding Camp ‘70Margaret Derby Champlin ‘47Ellen S. ClannHelma Wood Clark ‘90 and Jerry ClarkCarolyn and F. Bradford CliftonWalter Clifton Family Fund of the
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.
Lois Goldman Cowan ‘45Carrell L. DammannEmily Hardman Dickey ‘58James R. Dillon, Jr.William James Dorminy Foundation, Inc.Mildred Fincher Efland ‘42 and Mack P. Efland, Jr.Clarice Pittman Elder ‘58 and Truett L. ElderDenise D. and James S. EllisExposition Foundation, Inc.Virginia FarrarEvelyn LeRoy Fortson ‘52 and Norman J. FortsonMelinda S. Fraiser ‘80Jean Cain Gaddis ‘61Frances G. Galbraith ‘14George GalbraithMartha Kennedy Gay ‘56Mary Russell George ‘64 and Richard S. GeorgeJulia Cobey Gluck ‘62Judy Cline Godwin ‘53Carol A. Goodloe ‘75Teresa A. Goodpaster ‘85Dorothy Royal Gower ‘34 * BequestJane Mulkey Green ‘42Joan B. and Warren Griffin, Jr.Griffith Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.Teresa M. and Benjamin W. Griffith IIILinda Eaker Hall ‘64Elizabeth W. HardinEmily Sawyer Hart ‘56 and Howard R. Hart, Jr.Georgia W. and Robert F. HatcherSally Anderson Hemingway ‘79 and Tim HemingwayVan K. and Terry A. HendersonJane Epps Henry ‘47Dawn Gochnour Hoffman ‘95 and
Christopher HoffmanVirginia Ann Daniel Holman ‘75 and
Calvin M. HolmanLinna and Chris HoppeHoughland FoundationMillie Parrish Hudson ‘75 and Quinn
HudsonBetty S. and William H. HurdleAnn McDonald Hurt ‘64IBM CorporationInsurance Professionals of Middle
GeorgiaJanet Friberg Jarrett ‘78Judy McConnell Jolly ‘64
Elizabeth C. and Gerard P. JosephCatherine Gibbons Jost ‘70Suzanne Gosnell Joye ‘64Suzanne Woodham Juday ‘69Elizabeth Rogers Kelly ‘72Carol Bacon Kelso ‘73W. Moffett KendrickSusan Taylor King ‘63 and Robert E. KingNancy C. KinzerGloria Dollar Knight ‘65Abbie Smoak Lacienski ‘01Virginia Harshbarger Lamback ‘66 and
Sam P. Lamback, Jr.Susie Black LaPosta ‘75Annie Mays Larmore ‘28 *Dana Flanders Laster ‘86 and Scott LasterMartha Bell Lewis ‘60Melanie Filson Lewis ‘93Maria Tsong Lian ‘62Lucille and Joseph W. LittleMargaret Strickland Lovein ‘75Nancy Dixon Lutz ‘60Beverly Hinely MacMahon ‘74Nichole Collins MacMillan ‘94 and
Douglas B. MacMillan, Jr.MaconPowerNan G. Maddux ‘75Barbara Beddingfield Magnan ‘81Linda Chambers Mahan ‘61Richard P. MaierVirginia Bowen Maier ‘64Mary Stephens Malone ‘80Nancy Van Aken Marti ‘64Kinsey Betts Mason ‘13Virginia Mason ‘65Marjorie Gray Masson ‘51Margaret M. Mathews ‘73Toni and James W. McCook IIIFrances Parker McCrary ‘62 and Dennie L. McCraryRita Parker McGarity ‘75Darla Grinstead McKenzie ‘78Laura J. MeadowsElizabeth O’Donnell Menkhaus ‘76Marybelle Proctor Menzel ‘62Middle Georgia Chapter of GSCPAsSidney E. MiddlebrooksPeggy Likes Miller ‘65Ming, Inc.Mary Terrell Mitchell ‘59Margaret Thompson Monahan ‘67Ann and James L. MosesLynn B. Moses ‘77Doris and Jeffrey S. MuirJulia C. Munroe ‘04Peggy Worrell Murphy ‘51The National Christian FoundationNational Management Resources
CorporationNewbern FoundationJudith Miller Newbern ‘67Harriet Adams Newton ‘51Susan Kirvin Ogburn ‘67P&G FundStephanie E. Parker ‘81George R. Parkerson, Jr.May Powell Parks ‘70Lori Reese Patton ‘90 and Macon PattonMary Lowrey Peacock ‘54
Eva Turpin Persons ‘63Lynda Brinks Pfeiffer ‘63Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts
ProgramMary Jo Fincher Plowden ‘68 and W. Warren Plowden, Jr.Lucia Hutchinson Peel Powe ‘53Jo Bogan Prout ‘66Mary Belle Gardner Quesenberry ‘43Bonnie Padgett Ramsbottom ‘93 and
William D. RamsbottomJody Bethea Riggs ‘88Bryndis W. Roberts ‘78SCANA Energy, MaconSCANA Services Inc.Mary T. SchmichTrudie Parker Sessions ‘65Nancy Peterson Shaw ‘58Lane W. and Tim SheridanJane Courtenay Shockley ‘56Karen Connor Shockley ‘63Helen Harwell Smith ‘67Cathy Coxey Snow ‘71South & Associates, Inc.Ming SouthMary Ann Bateman Spell ‘68St. Paul United Methodist ChurchStarr Electric Company, Inc.Bonnie and Joe StarrKathryn Gibbs Steinbruegge ‘45Eleanor McDonald Still ‘57Mary Langel Stults ‘81Catherine Cushing Thierry ‘68Patrenice Guthrie Thomas ‘96Karen Moore Thomson ‘67Julie St. John Thornton ‘78Reba Thurmond ‘57Verah Dorsey Turner ‘88Janet Hicks Tweed ‘81Deborah C. van der LandeVineville United Methodist ChurchEmily B. Walker Charitable TrustPatricia Hammock Wall ‘70 and Joseph A. WallGeraldine R. WashingtonHelen Proctor Morris Watson ‘46Jane Powers Weldon ‘59Mary T. and George WickhamAlmonese C. and Ralph W. WilliamsAndrea G. and Lawrence B. WillifordBeth Milstead Wilson ‘96Hilda A. Wright ‘65Dorothy Smith Yandle ‘55Virginia Sumerford York ‘60
THE FOUNTAIN CLUB$500 - $999Alumnae listed in the class giving sectionWilliam N. Banks, Jr.William E. BarrowR. Harmon BeauchampKelly E. BledsoeJohn W. BoyesL. Travis Brannon, Jr.Brad BusbeeRobert R. CanidaKimberly S. and Steve W. CasebeerFrankie M. Chandler TrustKathleen H. CookSuzanne B. Engel
Gifts made between July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 * deceased50
ExxonMobil FoundationKel-Ann S. EylerThomas P. FerrellSirena S. FritzBenjamin W. Griffith, Jr.Ann and J. Ellsworth Hall IIIWilliam L. HammondEugene T. Harrison IIIChristy HenrySusann C. HutchisonDavid M. HyunInternational Association for the Study
of GermanyJackson Automotive Group, Inc.Jane W. and James L. Jackson, Jr.Henry S. Jennings, Jr.Robert H. Kahn, Jr. Family FoundationMargaret R. and James R. King, Jr.Teresa KocheraMarion H. Liles, Jr.Traci T. and Fred M. MartinMcArthur Family FoundationGlenna A. MeyerMorning Music ClubCyndie S. MorrisRobert J. Murphy, Jr.Paul M. MurrellNorfolk Southern FoundationColleen & Sam Nunn Family FoundationWilliam W. Oliver, Jr.Beverly K. and Edmund E. OlsonG. Robert Parkerson IIIJames B. PateQuentin R. PirkleWalter A. PirkleW. Warren Plowden, Jr.Robert J. ReynoldsDavid L. RichardsonWarren H. RobinsonRotary FoundationCatherine Schmitt-WhitakerKathleen SmithLewis Smith, Jr.State Farm Companies FoundationRobert M. and Lilias Baldwin Turnell
FoundationUnion Pacific CorporationCarroll A. WalkerBarbara S. WoodsonMary Jane and Pat M. WoodwardMary Jean * and Charles H. Yates, Jr.Claire A. Yoder
1836 CLUB$250 TO $499Alumnae listed in the class giving sectionRobert H. AckermanAlbany First United Methodist ChurchNancy B. and R. Lanier Anderson IIIBobbie ApplingChristopher S. ArmstrongAtlanta Wesleyan Alumnae ClubAXA FoundationLibby BaileyBen S. Barnes, Jr.Sandra BaskinBert Maxwell Furniture CompanyThe Boeing CompanyHolly L. Boettger-Tong
Jenny Lynn and W. Waldo BradleyVeronica W. and William P. BrooksBrunswick First United Methodist
ChurchLynn CarithersCharles M. CookBess and Arnold W. CottonCathy CoxWalter D. EdwardsMerry M. and A. Donald Faulk, Jr.James B. FerrariConnie and Carl FlairRoger L. FloraFortune RecyclingRebecca L. and Joel GristSusan HawkElizabeth V. and David W. HerlongDickey HightowerCharlotte and Thomas D. HopeKatherine J. and Richard HuttoBarbara D. JenkinsJulie A. JonesLouise S. and Jerome L. KaplanRobin L. KropfG. Bryan LeskoskyKathryn L. MaloneLarrie Del and Joseph G. Martin, Jr.Mary Pat C. MartinRobert S. MartinMargery and Bertram Maxwell IIIMerck Partnership for GivingMetLife FoundationMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramMidSouth Federal Credit UnionBruce ParkerJulie R. and Rush Abbott PeaceKristina PeavySally H. and Benjamin M. PerkinsCharles W. PittsPaul R. PizzoThe Potting ShedBebe and Albert P. Reichert, Jr.Bruce R. RobinsRomney C. RogersMark L. RoweThomas T. ShealyB. Robert ShippJane I. ShirahBertha and William P. Simmons, Jr.Jennifer L. and Dana L. SmoakMary Ann SteinbachPhilip D. TaylorW. Dean TerrellWilliam H. TrippUBS FoundationKevin L. UlshaferBrandi VorheesSusan and Stephen M. WelshWesleyan College Alumnae AssociationJane D. and John F. WillinghamThe Winston-Salem Foundation
CONTRIBUTORSUP TO $249Alumnae listed in the class giving sectionTheresa AbercrombieAce HardwareJohn O. Adams, Jr.Angela and Jim AdamsMarie P. and James F. Allen
Alston United Methodist ChurchKara K. AlvarezJames E. AndersonMarian and Paul H. AndersonKristen E. and Dennis L. Applebee, Jr.McAlpin H. ArnoldChad AstinCharles E. Atchley, Jr.Cynthia H. and J. Randy AutryS. Carol BairdRobin W. and Thomas E. Barfield Jr.Rhonda Green-Barnes and Edward P.
Barnes, Jr.Mary P. BarnesMary Rose and Robert BarnesVirginia and Tom Barrow Fund of the
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.
Laura Brooke Bennett-DayMary BerndtBethel Brick United Methodist ChurchBrock BingamanEleanor and Bruce J. BishopJohn F. BlackDavid A. BobbittMarjorie N. BolenSusan M. BondFrances and Thomas T. BosleyPatricia C. Brannon DeGuireCatherine I. BrewerAmanda BriscoeDebra J. Brook and Michael F. KempBrooks United Methodist ChurchCourtney Bryan-CaronJoanna BuffingtonChris and John M. BurnsLouise D. BurtJack C. CallawayCarlyle PlaceSusan F. and Thomas S. CarrollCamille H. and Joseph E. CarruthMiriam P. CarverDavid L. CassadyRejeana CassadyLisa and Kelvin CauleyCentennial United Methodist Church
of CairoCharles H. Chaffin, Jr.Lee Anne ChaneyGraham E. ChappellSergey ChernokovChevron Humankind Matching Gift
ProgramMimi P. and Richard A. ChildsChrist Episcopal ChurchTammy CirilloJeannice Hammond Clark Fund of the
Fidelity Charitable Gift FundEdgar H. Clayton IIINancy S. ColeColiseum Northside HospitalNewell M. CollinsPreston M. Collins, Jr.Frances C. ConnorLouis H. CookAnn F. and John W. Copeland
Charitable Foundation, Inc.Raye CopelinNancy B. and Donald J. CornettMary C. and Vincent J. Coughlin, Jr.
John W. CramerLindsey B. CulpepperTracy DanielsRobert M. Danner, Jr.Darien United Methodist ChurchGerry B. and James S. DavisMeagon DavisRussell DavisKay L. and Stuart Davis IIILynn and Charles P. Deaton, Jr.Ali DehghanDelta Air Lines FoundationMaureen and Steve DemkoSaralyn H. DeSmetMary Sue and Michael DespeauxPhyllis B. DietrichMelanie DohertyJane A. DolanDeidra D. DonmoyerJanice H. and Robert S. DonnerM. Kimbrough DonnerClayton N. DotyPaul N. DotyLaurie B. and James T. DouglasChristopher B. DuncanRaycine B. DurhamValerie EdmondsChris S. EdwardsMack Efland IIIJohn Ellison, Jr.Epworth United Methodist ChurchH. D. Pete EttingerAmy and Harry EubanksMariann and Freddie W. Evans, Jr.Harold FeightnerGlenda K. FergusonJames FleenorVi Ann S. and Paul R. FosterFrames and Art UnlimitedLouise H. and Richard E. FribergJacqueline K. and John B. FryBenjamin M. GarlandCharles F. Gattis, Jr.Harry W. GilmerGodbold Foundation, Inc.Carrie and Orlando GonzalezLeslie GoodmanGrace R. GriffinSuzzanne R. GriffithsSusan C. HagemeyerNancy L. and Edward C. HallCollins HansonJo Ann HardenToni and Kevin HarringtonKeva V. and Michael HarrisJames W. HartRita E. HazneLinda G. and David E. HearinRandy J. HeatonAdelaide J. HeiselMartha W. HelgersonFred W. Hicks IIIPaige HightowerBeth C. HolcombeC. Terry HollandHolly HollisQuintress L. HollisDenise W. HollowayLeila B. HolmesJames Houck
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Mary Ann HowardLindsey HubbardKaren E. HuberPamela F. HuberMargie HughesSarah R. HusckoEmily S. JarvisHorace S. JenningsPatrice W. JohnsonGareth JonesKatherine M. and David M. KalishMark L. KelleyElizabeth L. KirkseyFrances Y. KnightKroger Company Atlanta DivisionCatherine M. KryjakBetty Sweet Simmons LadsonLamon Family Fund of the Fidelity
Charitable Gift FundSally L. and Joseph N. La PorteFrances and Fernando La RosaSarah A. LauTroy D. LawsonJoseph LeaseLee Street United Methodist ChurchFrazer B. LivelyDanielle LodgeLone Hill United Methodist ChurchDouglas B. MacMillanAnne M. MaertensMallonee Family Foundation, Inc.Donnie H. MartinMonty T. MartinShelly T. and Matthew R. MartinKaren T. and F. Thomas Mason, Jr.F. Dale MathewsJohn D. McAllisterDan McConaugheyJ. Roy McCookMichael C. McGheeMcKenney & JordanSybil B. McNeilMcRae United Methodist ChurchElaine M. McWilliamsMary Ellen MeadowsMedical Center of Peach CountyJames R. MellMetcalf United Methodist ChurchMaureen B. MeyerDaniel MillerMitchell United Methodist ChurchR. Terrell MitchellDotty MorganJohn H. Morrison, Jr. and Margaret
Knox Morrison Fund of the Foundation for the Carolinas
Peg K. and John H. Morrison, Jr.Mulberry Street United Methodist
ChurchToma and Arnold P. Mulkey, Jr.Wendy R. MyersBetty B. NanningaLynn and J. Alan NealFrances J. and Walter P. NeelyNetwork for GoodNeurology Associates LLPNew Hope United Methodist ChurchJudy NoblesRandall O. NorrisNVNOT Acres, LLCOak Grove United Methodist ChurchDonald E. ObergRegina B. Oost and Joseph A. Iskra, Jr.
Christopher E. OrlieW. John O’Shaughnessey IIIW. John O’Shaughnessey, Jr.Alain D. OwensMichael J. ParellaNancy R. ParkerPledger W. ParkerBetty C. and Johnny A. ParrottJane PerfectThomas E. PhillipsCarey O. Pickard IIILori L. and William A. PointerTodd J. PowellPatrick C. PritchardValerie A. ReedJoyce E. ReedyBarry RhoadesRichland Estates Homeowner
Association, Inc.Billy RobinsonJulie B. RogersJoseph RomeoHenry M. RosenbaumLisa RouleauJames D. RowanRachael D. SandersAlain R. SappiMae S. SheftallAlton Jason Shirah *Kathryn L. ShirleyElaine H. ShiveLaurie M. SikoraVee SimmonsPolly and Charles L. SimpsonJohn SkeltonAmanda SmithBridges W. Smith, Jr.Carol and Clark W. SmithGerald SmithJulia SmithLinda and Stuart SmithTeresa P. SmothermanRosemary and John SpiegelSt. Luke’s United Methodist Church of OrlandoSt. Marys United Methodist ChurchSt. Peters United Methodist Church of FitzgeraldCharles H. StoneLaura B. StrangeSunTrust Foundation Matching Gift ProgramStefanie SwangerJessica TannerJamie L. ThamesSandra S. TharpeJames J. Therrell, Jr.Loretha ThieleThomasville First United Methodist ChurchCharles H. ThompsonThomson ReutersShelley S. and Andrew W. Tice, Jr.Carol and Jerome P. TiftLindsay S. TimmsAshley TomlinCiaran TraquairWimberly D. and Marc T. TreadwellStella TsaiDavid J. UlfikUnion Pacific Fund for Effective
Government Political Action
CommitteeUnumGregory C. VoidaPatricia J. VonperbandtMichael WaltonGrace WangAnn H. WeldonWesleyan College Theatre DepartmentWesttown United Methodist ChurchAmy WhaleyBesangie S. WhiteHoward WilcoxHoward J. Williams, Jr.Nan WilliamsGrier WillifordHamilton H. WillifordRobert B. Woodall, Jr.Woodland United Methodist ChurchKenneth M. WorthyWrens United Methodist ChurchArthur G. WrobleBecky YeatmanYing Zhen
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIESThese companies and corporate foundations matched their employees’gifts to Wesleyan during this lastfiscal year.
AT&T FoundationAXA FoundationBank of America FoundationThe Boeing CompanyChevronDelta Air Lines FoundationExxonMobil FoundationGE FoundationIBM CorporationMerck & Co.MetLife FoundationMicrosoftNorfolk Southern FoundationProcter & GamblePfizer FoundationState Farm Companies FoundationSunTrust FoundationThomson ReutersUBS FoundationUnion Pacific CorporationUnum
GIFTS IN KINDMany thanks to alumnae and friends who generously donated in-kind gifts or services to Wesleyan in the last fiscal year.
Ace HardwareHannah L. Allen ‘80Susan B. AllenJulie C. ArchibaldWilliam E. Baird, Jr.Regina S. Bland ‘76Kathy A. Bradley ‘78Tammy CirilloColiseum Northside HospitalJohn W. CramerCharlotte R. CrawfordVirginia Farrar
Neva Langley Fickling * ‘55 BequestFrames and Art UnlimitedCollins HansonBeverly J. and Gilbert HeldC. Terry HollandKnox Enterprises, LLLPAnne and Andrew H. KnoxDorothy M. and Robert E. Knox, Jr.Ruth A. Knox ‘75YunZhu LinRichard H. LowranceMolly M. MartinJanice A. Mays ‘73Medical Center of Peach CountyJill Kosobucki Moore ‘93Dotty MorganEllen and Lee B. MurpheyTena N. Roberts ‘60Joan Maddox Sammons ‘57Peter SchleipmanBarbara B. SelvyMelissa Lane Thomas ‘69Grace WangJean Gilbert Witcher ‘66
RECURRING GIFTSWe are ever so grateful for theserecurring gift donors who givebiweekly, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, every 6 months or annually throughour website, by credit card or througha direct debit from a bank account.
Amanda M. Allen ‘98Brittany L. Appelboom ‘13Carla T. Asbell Dennis ‘87Lauren Hamblin Beaty ‘06Barbara Summers Blevins ‘93Chelsea D. Bolton ‘13Heather Beene Booker ‘99Kathy A. Bradley ‘78Jennifer Blythe Buchanan ‘95Cynthia Costello Busbee ‘92Amanda M. Cenzer ‘01Crystal Rogers Cheyne ‘02Susan A. Cobleigh ‘68Heidi Shannon Cook ‘90Margaret McCready Cornell ‘60Taylor Bishop Deal ‘12Pauline Phelps Deck ‘48Carrie Walker Dumm ‘99Natalie Puckett Evans ‘02Morgan L. Felts ‘07Mary Jo Porch Floyd ‘61Cheyenne E. Foster ‘12Vi Ann S. and Paul R. FosterRachel A. Fullerton ‘10Charlotte R. Gaines ‘50Rachel A. Garcia ‘03Karen D. Garr ‘69Judy Cline Godwin ‘53Leigh Lambert Goff ‘78Michelle Smith Green ‘94Lucy Ina Guy ‘09Mary Pierpont Riley Hall ‘57Lauren E. Haney ‘03Amanda F. Harris ‘90Peggy Parrish Hasty ‘71Christy HenryCarrie A. Herndon ‘97Dawn Gochnour Hoffman ‘95
Sarah A. Hudson ‘11Janet Friberg Jarrett ‘78Parrish Smotherman Jenkins ‘06Mary Cordes Kelley ‘39Andgelia Proctor Kelly ‘68Patricia Stillwagon Kessler ‘74Janet L. Keys ‘78Brandy Morris Kirkwood ‘01Valerie S. Knopik ‘94Abbie Smoak Lacienski ‘01Dana Flanders Laster ‘86Lucy F. Lee ‘78Martha Bell Lewis ‘60Melanie Filson Lewis ‘93Maria Tsong Lian ‘62
Helen A. Likins ‘10Samantha B. Lint ‘12Kathleen Amidon MacGregor ‘73Linda Chambers Mahan ‘61Mary W. Mathis ‘99Richelle McClain ‘75Brenda Witham McGinn ‘70Erin Zinko McKenna ‘04Jaime Foxx McQuilkin ‘06Elizabeth O’Donnell Menkhaus ‘76Emily Adams Mowery ‘93Sherry V. Neal ‘96Vidal E. Olivares ‘02Lori Reese Patton ‘90Hope McMichael Pendergrass ‘03
Pamela C. Pinkston ‘08Barbara Johnston Plaxico ‘63April L. Prince ‘02Megan A. Quinn ‘05Hannah S. Rawcliffe ‘13Anne Stewart Raymond ‘58Catherine Bradach Rockoff ‘78Barkley Russell ‘68Kelly Russell ‘80Susan Sammons ‘64Mandy L. Satterfield ‘98Jacqueline Ward Schontzler ‘53Yehudi Ben-j Self-Medlin ‘96Candice Muehlbauer Shockley ‘78Wendy Newingham Stanley ‘90
Amanda Gluck Steger ‘04Ruth Powell Storts ‘93Sidney Ford Tatom ‘51Georgia Belle Thomas ‘11Martha Jane Thompson ‘70Reba Thurmond ‘57Julie Houston Trieste ‘98Laney J. Turner ‘09Verah Dorsey Turner ‘88Barbara Roe Wallace ‘87Melissa A. Ward-Angalla ‘09Geovette E. Washington ‘89Alexandra Aldica Willis ‘04Stephanie Hood Wittry ‘08
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gREEN kNighTs will go down in history as the winners of Wesleyan’s first Alumnae Color Rush on November 13, 2014. Love for Wesleyan and friendly competition among the classes motivated 93 Green Knights, 51 Golden Hearts, 76 Purple Knights, and 45 Pirates to participate in the event, which was held in conjunction with Georgia Gives Day, a statewide 24-hour giving event. Together with 22 staff members and other friends of the college, this enthusiastic group raised $14,149 to support the students who celebrate sisterhood on our campus today.
Thanks to donor support throughout the day, Wesleyan won an additional $5,500 in Georgia Gives Day prizes funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Wesleyan College ranked first in Bibb County and seventh in the state for total number of donors and second in Bibb County for total dollars raised. The College also won the evening Power Hour by having the most donors from 6:00-7:00 p.m. In total, Wesleyan received nearly $20,000 in gifts and prizes on Georgia Gives Day to support the Annual Fund.
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1928 Total Annual Fund: $1,000.00Total All Gifts: $1,000.00Benson Society Annie Mays Larmore * ❤ 1934 Participation: 66.67%Total Annual Fund: $9,352.83Total All Gifts: $11,261.10Pierce Society Julia Munroe Woodward * Bequest ❤ Benson Society Dorothy Royal Gower * Bequest ❤1836 Club Charmian Stuart Thomson ❤ 1938 Participation: 25.00%Total Annual Fund: $450.00Total All Gifts: $450.001836 Club Bernardine Smith Thomas ❤ Contributors Dorothy Wink Bolding ❤ Dorothy DuPuis Mackin ❤ 1939 Participation: 33.33%Total Annual Fund: $1,515.00Total All Gifts: $97,013.52President’s Council Carolyn Malone Carpenter * Bequest Candler Circle Mary Cordes Kelley ❤ Contributors Maryan Smith Harris ❤ Barbara Davis Morgan 1941 Participation: 12.50%Total Annual Fund: $71.00Total All Gifts: $71.00Contributors Dorothy Steiger Fischer Lucy Cline Huie 1942 Participation: 28.57%Total Annual Fund: $1,875.00Total All Gifts: $6,075.00Benson Society Mildred Fincher Efland ❤ Jane Mulkey Green ❤ Fountain Club Elizabeth Martin Jennings * ❤ 1836 Club Bettye Withers Barnes ❤ Margaret Smith Carruth ❤ Contributors Irma King Guest ❤ Alice Burrowes Ritter ❤ Jane Hutchinson Thornton ❤ 1943 Participation: 11.76%Total Annual Fund: $1,100.00Total All Gifts: $1,100.00Benson Society Mary Belle Gardner Quesenberry ❤ Contributors Mary Timmerman Geeslin-Warfel
1944 Participation: 25.00%Total Annual Fund: $530.00Total All Gifts: $530.00Contributors Elsie Carmichael Boyd Margaret Spear Diederich ❤ Leila Herndon Doney French Dekle Kelsey ❤ Lanelle Rogers Kopp ❤ Lucia Lindsey Smith ❤ Ethel Campbell Williams Frances Bush Wood 1945 Participation: 34.00%Total Annual Fund: $8,995.00Total All Gifts: $66,703.75President’s Council Lucile Dismuke Neighbors * Bequest Pierce Society Martha Gragg Bates ❤ Candler Circle Jean Cone Snooks Benson Society Lois Goldman Cowan ❤ Kathryn Gibbs Steinbruegge 1836 Club Bettie Hotaling Bland Martha Martin Ginn Wylene Dillard Kendrick * ❤ Virginia Martin Lawrence ❤ Helene Jones Schwartz ❤ Contributors Frances Thurman Fitzgerald ❤ Maude Williamson Garner Mary Brown Malone Heritage ❤ Mary Frances Webb Nall * ❤ Bettye Milton Paden ❤ Winifred Bosch Titterton ❤ 1946 Participation: 29.03%Total Annual Fund: $10,659.54Total All Gifts: $39,151.06Porter Society Laurel Gray Craft ❤ Adelaide Wallace Ponder Pierce Society Mary McCord Tierney * Benson Society Helen Proctor Morris Watson ❤ Fountain Club Joyce Daniel Mann ❤ Martha Rumble Pirkle ❤ Laura Jones Turner❤ Contributors Ruth Middlebrooks Barnwell Emily Bradford Batts Susan Lott Clark ❤ Mary Louise Davis Gavigan Joan Tomlinson Horton Anne Morrison Killebrew Jane Kollock McCall ❤ Mary McLendon McManus ❤ Beverly Burgess Meadors Jacqueline Lamm Souder ❤ Joy B. Trulock 1947 Participation: 25.93%Total Annual Fund: $36,425.00Total All Gifts: $1,905,007.68
President’s Council Frances Oehmig Collins ❤ Betty Turner Corn ❤ Pierce Society Margaret Parsons Andrews * Bequest Betty A. Thompson ❤ Benson Society Georgann Dessau Blum Margaret Derby Champlin ❤ Jane Epps Henry ❤ Fountain Club Betty Hall Dunn ❤ Mary Lewis Pierson 1836 Club Jean Anderson Estes ❤ Mary Ainsworth Mitchell Martha Bradford Swann ❤ Contributors Anne Carlton Blanchard ❤ Marilyn Mathews ❤ Gloria Thornton Orr ❤ Emily Britton Parker ❤ Eugenia Corley Simmons Sara E. Smith ❤ Antoinette Smith Suiter ❤ Betty Whitehead Sweeny * ❤ Mary Spencer Uhl 1948 Participation: 24.19%Total Annual Fund: $2,800.00Total All Gifts: $28,800.00President’s Council Pauline Phelps Deck ❤ Benson Society Doris Poe Anderson ❤ Fountain Club Lucia Domingos Chapman * Anice Willcox McArthur 1836 Club Beverly Reichert Kennon ❤ Contributors Jane Clapp Anderson Miriam Boland ❤ Jean Cowart Fleming ❤ Nona Hodges Foster Frances Kaplan Goodman Betty Tillman Hodges ❤ Mary Nims Hogan Cordelia Dessau Holliday ❤ Elizabeth Hean Stone ❤ Marie Wilson Turner 1949 Participation:34.38%Total Annual Fund: $20,544.00Total All Gifts: $200,530.98President’s Council Martha Groover Staples * Bequest ❤ Porter Society Georgiana Hsueh Yang Pierce Society Elizabeth Mackay Asbury ❤ Fountain Club Betty Jo Watson Bowdre ❤ Mildred Roads Griffith ❤ Jane Chandler Rhodes ❤ Betty Daniel Robinson ❤ 1836 Club Susan Gragg Cash ❤ Mary Lane Edwards Hartshorn ❤
Giving LevelsPresident’s Council$25,000 or more
James Hyde Porter Society$10,000 - $24,999
George Foster Pierce Leadership Society$5,000 - $9,999
Candler Circle$2,500 - $4,999
Catherine Brewer Benson Society$1,000 - $2,499
The Fountain Club$500 - $999
1836 Club$250 - $499
ContributorsUp to $249
Love X 5 For the past 20 years, the Love X 5 program has been recognizing our faithful alumnae who have made a gift to Wesleyan for five or more consecutive years. In recognition of their loyalty to Wesleyan, these faithful donors are honored with a ❤ following their names in the Class Giving section. When attending Alumnae Weekend, Love X 5 faithful are also presented with a special pin honoring their continued support of their alma mater.
Stanback SocietyEstablished in 2001, the Stanback Society recognizes alumnae who have given to the Annual Fund for twenty or more consecutive years. These faithful donors are honored with a a following their names in the Class Giving section. The Stanback Society is named in honor of Florence Elizabeth Cawthon Stanback who contributed to the Annual Fund faithfully every year from her graduation in 1925 until her death in 2002.
Gifts made between July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 * deceased
Class Giving
Francina Brock Kern ❤ Mary Elizabeth Strom Marlow Clara Hillis Schenke ❤ Renee’ Rousseau Tillery ❤ Contributors Virginia Cole Barrow * Emily Hancock Bredeson ❤ Patricia Johnson Childs ❤ Janet Kelly Collins Marianne Wooten Dunn Betty Buntyn Googe ❤ Jane Morgan Hogan Dorothy Stubbs Hollingsworth ❤ Emmie Carlton Johnson ❤ Ruby Layson ❤ Anne Gilmore New Frances Smith Ramsey ❤ Nadine Cranmer Read ❤ Naoma Reid Rhyne * Sara Stewart Rountree ❤ Jerrye Griffeth Short ❤ Libba Cook Smith ❤ Carolyn Wood Solana Anne Strozier Threadgill ❤ Julia Weathers Wynne ❤ 1950 Participation: 27.14%Total Annual Fund: $2,540.00Total All Gifts: $44,213.00 President’s Council Sue Marie Thompson Turner * Bequest Fountain Club Elizabeth Smith Moore Ann Messink Ross ❤ 1836 Club Jean Link Rankin ❤ Contributors Rhea Von Lehe Ashley Myra Jane Holman Bird ❤ Joyce Andrew Bledsoe Josephine Russell Campbell ❤ Patricia Pope Chilton ❤ Mary N. Cobb ❤ Sara Johnston Fowke ❤ Charlotte R. Gaines ❤ Mary Fordham Greenfield ❤ Louise Cochran Mayfield ❤ Martha Ann Wood Robertson ❤ Dorothy Surrency Rosenbloom ❤ Harriett Middlebrooks Roswurm Jean Logan Russell Nancy Asher Wilkinson 1951 Participation: 25.84%Total Annual Fund: $17,492.00Total All Gifts: $33,158.00Porter Society Courtney Knight Gaines ❤ Marjorie Perkins Squires ❤ Pierce Society Elizabeth Smith Addison ❤ Benson Society Marjorie Gray Masson ❤ Peggy Worrell Murphy ❤ Harriet Adams Newton ❤ 1836 Club Donna Lloyd Gardner ❤ Allee Gardiner Hollis ❤ Sidney Ford Tatom ❤ Jane L. Wootton Contributors Jane Rand Breunig ❤ Jane Schmidt Catlin ❤ Helen Longino Dunwody ❤ Nancy Wyatt Ezzard ❤ Anne McKay Garris ❤ Mary Bird Horner Harvey
Rebecca Dodd Hollady Robin Chesney Hopkins ❤ Joanna Mauldin Johnson Mary Ruth Lewis ❤ Delaine Durden Perkins Mary Baldwin Woodland ❤ 1952 Participation: 25.56%Total Annual Fund: $6,525.00Total All Gifts: $10,525.00Candler Circle Irma Rigby Collins Claire Michaels Murray ❤ Benson Society Evelyn LeRoy Fortson ❤ Fountain Club Jean Mouchet Brannon Charlotte Battle Everbach ❤ 1836 Club Martha Davis Bauman ❤ Martha Bielmann Hastings ❤ Ann King Standerwick ❤ Contributors Esther Deal Baker ❤ Winifred Clements Begin ❤ Margaret Thoroughman Callahan Marella Mitchell Cassels ❤ Jean Youmans Coleman ❤ Margaret Lynch Cordell ❤ Shirley Anna Lanier Daughtry Mary Eva Bryan DuBose ❤ Patricia Berry Faust ❤ Virve Paul Martin ❤ Elizabeth Lewis Parsons Margaret Murphy Persinger Mary Bailey Rehm ❤ Evelyn Thompson Tharp ❤ Sarah Roughton Wilson ❤ 1953 Participation: 39.13%Total Annual Fund: $7,140.00Total All Gifts: $12,640.00Candler Circle Susan Thigpen McDuffie Benson Society Mayson Thornton Bissell ❤ Judy Cline Godwin ❤ Lucia Hutchinson Peel Powe Fountain Club Caroline Eagerton Upperco ❤ 1836 Club Mary Ann Fitzgerald Blackwell Anne Strickland Bradburn Joan Jennings Norton ❤ Helen Blackmarr Outler ❤ Gary Still Suters ❤ Elaine Wood Whitehurst Contributors Edwina Hall Beall Margaret Neal Doty Merrilyn Welch Eastham ❤ Gerry Dixon Eddy Virginia Polk Finch ❤ Anne Chillrud Forsythe * ❤ Sarah Higgins Harbaugh ❤ Eleanor Isom Harrington ❤ Kathryn Perry Hoyt ❤ Anne-Claire McMaster Jackson Albert L. Martin, Jr. ❤ Betty Lou Barber McClure ❤ Virginia Eidson Robertson ❤ Patricia L. Robins Eugenia Trapp Rohrberg Julianne Withers Roland ❤ Ann Harrell Saunders ❤ Jacqueline Ward Schontzler ❤ Joan Pritchard Smith ❤
Grace Maxwell Sparrow ❤ Jackie Spradlin Stallings ❤ Anne D. Strozier Frances Bruce Van Horn ❤ Joann Wilkes Williams ❤ Kathryn Parsons Willis ❤ 1954 Participation: 44.71%Total Annual Fund: $12,185.00 Total All Gifts: $93,661.74President’s Council June Cason Mayer * Bequest Pierce Society Joyce Paris ❤ Benson Society Mary Lowrey Peacock ❤ Fountain Club Marcia Mallet Ades ❤ Elizabeth Gaunt Bryan ❤ Barbara Walker Coburn ❤ Emily Cook Fawcett ❤ Ruth White Fruit ❤ Autumn Cook Ireland ❤ 1836 Club Varese Chambless Marjorie McCarty Massenburg Martha Jean Laslie Woodward ❤ Contributors Patricia Davison Baehr Natalie Brewton Barfield ❤ Bonnie Gardner Barnes Helen Long Bass Harriett Willis Bevil ❤ Sydney Willis Blackmarr Athelyn Wade Buttrill ❤ Jeannice Hammond Clark ❤ Dolores English Davidson ❤ Marilyn Bennett Edwards ❤ Sylvia Crum Evans Natholyn Miller Freeman Mary Leigh Hendee Furrh Maryhelen Hendrix Gibson ❤ Gloria Brown Hart Joan Clements Holland Gwendolyn Jackson Lindsey Natalie Miller McCook ❤ Leah Wallat Odden ❤ Ann Parsons Odum ❤ Agnes Donaldson Porterfield ❤ Virginia Whiteman Robinson Blaine Ross Shanks Jeannine Hinson Smith Betty Moss Swygert * Joan Cordova Walker ❤ 1955 Participation: 38.46%Total Annual Fund: $16,195.00Total All Gifts: $106,195.00President’s Council Neva Jane Langley Fickling * Bequest ❤ Gayle Attaway Findlay ❤ Benson Society Dorothy Smith Yandle ❤ Fountain Club Sarah McGee Creech Elizabeth Truitt Furlow ❤ Judith Fuller Johnson ❤ Ann Hunter McCandless ❤ 1836 Club Jeanie Denton Anderson Betty Upchurch Hasty ❤ Susan Higgins Parry ❤ Harriett Wadsworth Ragland ❤ Joyce Reddick Schafer ❤ Sara Stuart Seaborn ❤ Contributors Joyce Caldwell Bryan ❤
Betty F. Castlen ❤ Phyllis Clough Davis ❤ Juanita Sexton Dowling-Brandon ❤ Leona Hammack DuVall Laine Roosman Einberg Gerda Paul Erickson ❤ Frances Moulthrop Gordon ❤ Ada Morris Lamon ❤ Mary Webb Lockhart ❤ Elizabeth Wilson Lowry ❤ Patricia Beckler McWhorter ❤ Joyce Ann Loudermilk Richards ❤ 1956 Participation: 37.50%Total Annual Fund: $30,595.00Total All Gifts: $100,595.00 President’s Council Arline Atkins Finch ❤ Porter Society Joan Shapiro Foster ❤ Benson Society Martha Kennedy Gay ❤ Emily Sawyer Hart ❤ Jane Courtenay Shockley ❤ Fountain Club Carolyn Sims Brooks ❤ 1836 Club Sarah Ware Arthur ❤ Jo Ann Copeland Chapple ❤ Marion Wade Mixon ❤ Shirley Swain Register ❤ Contributors Lucy Neeley Adams ❤ Ruth Wong Arnow ❤ Frances Cassel Berry ❤ Jean Adams Carswell Lloyd Young Flanders ❤ Paula Hunt Geiger ❤ Irene I-Ling Mao Hui ❤ Mary Tappan Mabry ❤ Mary Emma Welch McConaughey Lou Ann Taylor Nash ❤ Sara Lee Lane Ogilvie ❤ Cynthia Clark Quillian Gail Hollingsworth Rabai Isabel Graf Saterbak ❤ Barbara Barnes Sims Trudy Wilson Topolosky * ❤ Joan Wadsworth West 1957 Participation: 25.24%Total Annual Fund: $12,555.57Total All Gifts: $12,605.57Pierce Society Maria S. Higgins ❤ Benson Society Eleanor McDonald Still ❤ Reba Thurmond ❤ Fountain Club Juliette Adams Hawk ❤ Susan Stankrauff Newman ❤ Martha Anne Neville Reynolds ❤ Ann Carol Cochran Watson 1836 Club Nancy McClellan Flowers Laura Johnson Fowler ❤ Mary Pierpont Riley Hall ❤ Carla DuBose Kalec ❤ Eleanor Thompson Futch Rosen ❤ Joan Maddox Sammons ❤ Contributors Betty Brender Belanger ❤ Norma Ford Cassens-Axx ❤ Gray Rowland Curlee ❤ Anita Bruce Etheridge Ruth Chapman Ham Sally Thorp Heath ❤
Wesleyan magazine Winter 2014
56 Gifts made between July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 * deceased
Sue Rogers McCright ❤ Peggy Miller Nelson * JoAn Bloodworth Nunnelly Sandra Deisch Ringdahl ❤ Nancy McNamara Score Barbara Wittstruck Trombly Marguerite Malcolm Yarboro ❤ 1958 Participation: 38.46%Total Annual Fund: $37,567.00Total All Gifts: $48,726.65Porter Society Eleanor Adams Lane ❤ Betty Nunn Mori ❤ Candler Circle Julia Stillwell Ketcham ❤ Pat Rimmer Knox-Hudson ❤ Benson Society Emily Hardman Dickey ❤ Clarice Pittman Elder ❤ Nancy Peterson Shaw ❤ Fountain Club Margaret Moody Iwamoto ❤ Anne McGee Morganstern ❤ 1836 Club Mary Rose Ackerman Beulah Laslie Brinson ❤ Temple Wilson Ellis ❤ Patricia Haddle Keck Lorena Campbell Piper ❤ Anne Stewart Raymond ❤ Jane Howard Reinmuth ❤ Linda McElroy Steed ❤ Nina Sheppard Terrell ❤ Contributors Luleen Sandefur Anderson ❤ Nan Cherry Baird Mary Cooper Braun ❤ Joan Walters Cole Bee Seckinger Epley Beverly Castle Guild-Grant Elizabeth Cauthen Hofmann ❤ Nancy Doss Holcombe ❤ Nancy Cook Hollingsworth ❤ Medra Lott Keyser ❤ Sarah Rebekah Duncan Kinsey ❤ Joy Jenkins Meyers ❤ Martha Carter Middlemas- Bryant ❤ Jensene Godwin Payne ❤ Joan Nachbaur Rathbun ❤ Martha Sue Davis Reynolds Delia Bridwell Reynolds ❤ Amy Weston Roth Marian Baum Russell ❤ Stella Girardeau Russell ❤ Nancy McCook Spence ❤ Ann Hallman Stafford Virginia Talbot Jane Morris Thompson June Mays Turner Zoe Moore Turner ❤ Louise Sawyer Whipple 1959 Participation: 36.36%Total Annual Fund: $8,865.00Total All Gifts: $8,865.00Benson Society Mary Terrell Mitchell Jane Powers Weldon ❤ Fountain Club Anne Swetnam Barton Harriett Johnson Bell ❤ Elizabeth Blalock Butler ❤ Manita Bond Dean ❤ Lee Brenaman Holmes ❤ Patricia Moy Ierley ❤
Louise Banks Peavy 1836 Club Anne Ricketson Zahlan Contributors Margie Hendrix Barden Carolyn Wade Barry ❤ Marcia Adams Cashin ❤ Ann Lee Alley Earnshaw ❤ Helen Poole Fontsere’ ❤ Charlotte Getz Gerken ❤ Julie Elliott Greer Janace Fender Griffin Catherine Murphree Hartley ❤ Carmen Moore Jackson ❤ Kathryn Wilder Jones ❤ Carmella Christopher Kelsey Wilma Gardner Kinslow ❤ Laura Davis Patterson ❤ Carol King Pope ❤ Sylvia Anderson Powell ❤ Catherine Vinson Pullen Carolyn Bolick Siegrist ❤ Jacqueline Barden Whitfield Judith Johnson Whitwer Sarah J. Wittstruck 1960 Participation: 31.03%Total Annual Fund: $36,230.00Total All Gifts: $540,034.77 President’s Council Carol Inman Heyward Mary Ann Pollard Houghland ❤ Porter Society Mary Margaret Woodward McNeill ❤ Candler Circle Kate Stickley Watson Benson Society Nancy Reeder Akins Martha Bell Lewis ❤ Nancy Dixon Lutz ❤ Virginia Sumerford York ❤ Fountain Club Dale Odum Barrow ❤ Eleanor Laslie Griffin Doris V. Manning ❤ Barbara Bird McLendon Jacquelyn Davis Richardson ❤ Barbara Betts Tuck ❤ Carol Sibley Wideman ❤ 1836 Club Helen E. Cannon Ann Lavender Faulk ❤ Meredith Young Rogers ❤ Contributors Kay Carroll Barnes ❤ Gloria Boyette ❤ Louise Williams Chapin Maryann Bass Chapman Anne Stuckey Clarke ❤ Margaret McCready Cornell ❤ Louise Somers Davidson ❤ Mary Moore English ❤ Anne Holderfield Ficken Elizabeth Hankinson Fitch Marcilla Jacobs Heath Lydia Jordan Hickam ❤ Lynn Lightfoot Hutcheson Suzanne McNatt Johnson Paula Talbert Johnson ❤ Julie Adams Lewis Victoria Wilson Logue ❤ Patricia Shriver Mancuso ❤ Sheila Nichols McNeill ❤ Tena N. Roberts ❤ Giulia LaCagnina Saucier Betsy Palmer Smith ❤ Nan Millwood Solomon ❤
Neva King Thompson Richie Stiles Whitaker Molly Mallory Wilkes ❤ Mary Amerson Willingham Burt 1961 Participation: 35.00%Total Annual Fund: $12,775.00Total All Gifts: $12,825.00 Candler Circle Ermine M. Owenby, Jr. ❤ Jeanette Loflin Shackelford ❤ Benson Society Jean Cain Gaddis ❤ Linda Chambers Mahan ❤ Fountain Club Mary Jo Porch Floyd ❤ Suzanne Jones Kahn ❤ Janice Boland Smith ❤ 1836 Club Ernestine Cole Fulmer ❤ Jo Anne Miller Gaede Contributors Priscilla Leedham Blake ❤ Judith Warnock Burns ❤ Jane Baker Chaffin ❤ Betty Claire Manning Clark ❤ Ann Frost Copeland ❤ Elizabeth Lester Dillard Janice McCord Doe ❤ Jean Edwards Dukes Andrea Morris Gruhl ❤ Kay Watkins Hanson Nancy Huff Hatch Norma Mullings Hunt ❤ Joanne B. Jordan Jane Stallings Knight ❤ Virginia Poole Lee Sandra Combs Lewis ❤ Jacquelyn Smith Lineberger Bebe Blalock Littles ❤ Linda Vogel Pfleger ❤ Gayle Langston Ricklefs Sheila Leto Scott ❤ Martha Kinsey Skirven ❤ Linda Lee Belford Turek ❤ Cora Ann Ware Wells ❤ Nancy Bowden Wiley ❤ Margaret McKinney Youngblood ❤ 1962 Participation: 36.59%Total Annual Fund: $9,435.00Total All Gifts: $12,835.00Candler Circle Harriet Laslie Reynolds ❤ Benson Society Julia Cobey Gluck Maria Tsong Lian Frances Parker McCrary ❤ Marybelle Proctor Menzel ❤ Fountain Club Charlotte Jolly Hale ❤ Carol Anne Rollins Harrison ❤ LaTrelle Blackburn Oliver ❤ Harriet Holland Schmitt ❤ 1836 Club Jane Flemister Batten ❤ Ellen Weldon Dukes ❤ Iris Carroll Edwards ❤ Dorothy Hendrix Hope ❤ Rhoda Morrison Joyner ❤ Contributors Eleanor Hagins Bradwell ❤ Janella Sammons Brand Patricia Bonner Burton Dorothy Rhoden Hicks ❤ Sherry Staples Hubbard Nancy Glover Kennedy
Rachel Eppehimer Livezey Ellen Cone Lynn ❤ Sue Summerhill O’Kelley ❤ Sonya Shipman Otte ❤ Susan von Unwerth Overman ❤ Jill Jayne Read ❤ Elizabeth Daves Ream ❤ Marsha Harris Rudolph Sarah Calhoun Savage ❤ Ruth Dunagan Wood 1963 Participation: 30.63%Total Annual Fund: $35,901.56Total All Gifts: $43,136.56President’s Council Judy Woodward Gregory ❤ Candler Circle Sylvia Maxwell Brown ❤ Virginia Barber Perkins ❤ Benson Society Nancy Johnson Ballard Susan Taylor King ❤ Eva Turpin Persons Lynda Brinks Pfeiffer ❤ Karen Connor Shockley ❤ Fountain Club Margaret Craig Bryant ❤ Diane A. Lumpkin Ann Ewing Shumaker ❤ 1836 Club Sylvia Hutchinson Bell Barbara Johnston Plaxico ❤ Rebecca Bullard Powers ❤ Fabia Trice Rogers Renate Butler Ryan ❤ Joyce Brandon Starr Sally Irwin Williams Linda J. Withrow Contributors Ann Lyn Lightner Allen Cecilia McDaniel Brock ❤ Beverley B. Butler ❤ Marian Carter Clark ❤ Elizabeth Wingfield Dick Donna Smith Harbour Brenda Hawthorne Heckmann Linda Quinn Hickman ❤ Mary Goss Hughes Myra Hicks Korb Charlotte Thomas Marshall ❤ Tommie Sue Montgomery-Abrahams ❤ Shirley Wise Richardson ❤ Sue Ann Savage Truitt Rebecca Ward Umphrey ❤ 1964 Participation: 59.69%Total Annual Fund: $23,445.00Total All Gifts: $52,340.00Porter Society Gail Thompson Webster- Patterson ❤ Pierce Society Lorinda Lou Beller ❤ Candler Circle Carol Burt ❤ Dorothy Groh Cutler ❤ Judith Kuhn Schlichter ❤ Benson Society Mary Russell George ❤ Linda Eaker Hall ❤ Ann McDonald Hurt ❤ Judy McConnell Jolly ❤ Suzanne Gosnell Joye ❤ Virginia Bowen Maier Nancy Van Aken Marti ❤ Fountain Club Glenda Barrett Bull ❤
Eugenia Sewell Davidson ❤ Emma Jo Jones Ivey ❤ Elizabeth S. Sims ❤ Patricia Jaeger Williams Martha Simmons Woodall ❤ 1836 Club Madelaine Mackoul Cosgrove ❤ Virginia Mitchell Hutcheson Susan Lillyman Hyland ❤ Sandra McElroy Preston ❤ Susan Sammons Martha Clower Thomas ❤ Contributors Barbara Abercrombie ❤ Agnes D. Albright Susan Foster Ard Emelyn Arnold ❤ Brenda Lee Barclay ❤ Betty Jane Owens Betts ❤ Brenda Jones Bradford ❤ Peggy Pierce Chandler ❤ Joy Cochran Mary Helen Pope Daniel ❤ Jane Brockinton Earhart ❤ Elizabeth Hartley Filliat ❤ Crystal Hunter Flathman ❤ Rosalyn Moye Forsyth ❤ Willanna Anderson Gibbs ❤ Elaine Kaloostian Hall ❤ Ann Lichtenwalter Hernandez Jane Curry Hinson ❤ Beth Bramblett Hirzel ❤ Nancy Gail Smith Hoff Rebecca Johnson Ingram ❤ Diana P. Jeffreys ❤ Mary Helen Johnson ❤ Paula McWhorter Judd ❤ Glenda Neill Kipp ❤ Marilyn McRae Kitchens Betty Sue Williams Levins Robin Hickman MacCurdy ❤ Frances Strickland Masse ❤ Linda Poole McCurdy Shirley Haile McGee Susan C. Monteith ❤ Andrea R. Moody Mary Jo Moody ❤ Patricia Carter Oettmeier Amy Meyer Orr-Stokes ❤ Carolyn McDonald Parham Margaret Freeman Patterson Suzanne Whidden Pennington ❤ Mary Helen Hall Ringe ❤ Elizabeth Humphrey Roberts Lucy Guggenheimer Ross ❤ Barclay Stith Rybarczyk Margaret Mannheim Sease ❤ Harriette James Simmons Frances White Skoglund ❤ Eileen Mullings Smith Loutricia Carter Stephens Sally Hutchinson Vermillion ❤ Nancy Filer Waite ❤ Ann Johnson Wild ❤ Linda Maria Willson ❤ Pamela Watkins Young ❤ 1965 Participation: 29.73%Total Annual Fund: $26,687.50Total All Gifts: $497,650.00President’s Council Jane Johnson Butler ❤ Glennda Kingry Elliott ❤ Candler Circle Janet Mewbourne Genest ❤ Casey Thurman ❤ Benson Society Gloria Dollar Knight
Virginia Mason ❤ Peggy Likes Miller ❤ Trudie Parker Sessions ❤ Hilda A. Wright ❤ Fountain Club Olivia Lopez Hartenstein ❤ Carolyn Martin McCrea ❤ Margaret Parr-Recard Joanna Looney Reynolds Kathryne Meeks Sanders ❤ 1836 Club Rosemary McGraw Barfield Mary Jane McCarren Brantley Judith Joseph Chalhub Margaret Shoemaker Gordon ❤ Silvia Gonzalez Kenneweg ❤ Brenda Freeman Manucy ❤ Sharon Smith Pizzo Julia Stancil Sparks Stepp Lynn Ramsey Stowers ❤ Jean Webb Tippins ❤ Contributors Sandra Williamson Almy Elizabeth Fuller Barnes Zea Jane Chambers Bostwick Sharon Harp Campbell Ruth Ellen Philpot Compton Helen Kendall Elder Sally Bone Fay ❤ Elizabeth Harman Godbold ❤ Dianne Dempsey Holman Leila Watson James Lynda J. Jones Janice Parks Mahoney Nedra Martin Malone Susan Cobb Middlebrooks ❤ Sally Eisen Miller Linda Segler Reynolds Suzanne Letson Scarbrough Katherine Champion Smelley ❤ Gail Whittle ❤ Carol Banks Wilburn ❤ 1966 Participation: 23.53%Total Annual Fund: $15,015.00Total All Gifts: $15,365.00Candler Circle Elizabeth Gibbons Montis ❤ Charlotte Smith Pfeiffer ❤ Benson Society Virginia Harshbarger Lamback ❤ Jo Bogan Prout ❤ Fountain Club Jo An Johnson Chewning ❤ Kathy Howard Douglas Catharine Burns Liles ❤ Patricia Davis Oliver ❤ 1836 Club Beth Childs Brooks ❤ Kathryn Stripling Byer Maxine Maddox Dornemann Barbara Brubaker Hightower ❤ Susan Glover Logan ❤ Sandra Bell Shipp ❤ Bonnie Smith Slovis ❤ Dona D. Vaughn Dale McNatt Williams Contributors Joann Roark Arneson ❤ Elizabeth Girlinghouse Bernard ❤ Marguerite Hall Carter ❤ Mary Thrift Chambers ❤ Abbie Howard Dillard ❤ Carol Adams Garland ❤ Suzanne Smith Giddings Fann Dewar Greer Amelia Halley Dale Pierson Hill
Pamela Easmann Holmes ❤ Virginia Goulding Johnson ❤ Virginia Glover Lee ❤ Lucile Adams Mathews ❤ Nan N. McWilliams ❤ Becky Gleaton Mynatt ❤ Nancy Rowland Rehberg ❤ Marcel Dworet Rosenbaum ❤ Elizabeth Rudisill Catherine Bloor Servais ❤ Betty Westmoreland Shuster ❤ Jean Gilbert Witcher ❤ Sandra Grist Woods 1967 Participation: 23.64%Total Annual Fund: $42,960.00Total All Gifts: $65,960.00President’s Council Alexis Xides Bighley ❤ Benson Society Kathleen DeBerry Brungard Margaret Thompson Monahan ❤ Judith Miller Newbern Susan Kirvin Ogburn Helen Harwell Smith ❤ Karen Moore Thomson ❤ Fountain Club Annetta Zimmerman Elliott Anne Hilger Manley ❤ Sally Griffie Mehalko ❤ Susan Rau Middlebrooks ❤ Suelle M. Swartz ❤ Marilyn Vickers ❤ Jean Widney Wynn ❤ 1836 Club Judith Ragland Armstrong ❤ Flo Williams Douglas ❤ Kay Williams New ❤ Kasey Carneal Phillips ❤ Jane Manley Wheeless Janie Hudson Williams ❤ Contributors Sally Farren Benoy ❤ Susan Cooke Bickelhaupt Sandra LaMontagne Binkley Barbara A. Bryant Daphne Murph Chapman Karin Smith Glendenning Flora Phillips Grindstaff Jeannie Nabell Grow Sarah Gunter Gulley * ❤ Cynthia Wilson Hauth Gloria L. Kennedy Helen Neal Kleiber ❤ Maribeth Wills Lowe Elizabeth Heard Mallonee ❤ Suzanne Spradling Martin * Anne Telford Parr ❤ Jurelle Whatley Stanton Nancy Condes Whitsett Marilyn Avra Williams 1968 Participation: 35.71%Total Annual Fund: $29,235.00Total All Gifts: $37,235.00 Porter Society Jana Witham Janeway ❤ Pierce Society Priscilla Gautier Bornmann ❤ Candler Circle Jane Price Claxton ❤ Beverly F. Mitchell ❤ Benson Society Laura Sullivan Barkley ❤ Elizabeth Martin Bunte ❤ Mary Jo Fincher Plowden ❤ Mary Ann Bateman Spell
Catherine Cushing Thierry ❤ Fountain Club Charlotte Knox Canida ❤ Cheryl Grantham Fee ❤ Barbara Batson Ferrell ❤ Andgelia Proctor Kelly ❤ Leila K. Kight ❤ Gail Fulton Murphy Babs Richardson Pirkle ❤ Virginia Hiers Roebuck ❤ Allyn Ballou Veatch ❤ 1836 Club Susan A. Cobleigh ❤ Katherine Wilson Johnson ❤ Ellen Beard Martin ❤ Suzanne Moore McGovern Geranne Hutchinson Mills ❤ Susan Jones Shulman ❤ Jo Slover Smith Martha Herring Stubbs ❤ Contributors Miriam Adams Atkinson Eve L. Birmingham ❤ Beth Rogero Bowen ❤ Helen Jackson Burgin ❤ Patty Pearce Cardin ❤ Jan McEachern Carter Lynn Hays Davis ❤ Eloise Maxwell Doty Mary Ann Ward Dudley ❤ Nancy McMeen Freeman Anne Hood Geisler ❤ Susan Swain Goger ❤ Susan Burr Harris ❤ Betty Smith Hipps Katherine Dickert Huffstetler Vicki Page Jaus ❤ Emily McNair Jewell Virginia Crapps Johnson ❤ Laura Byington Ludman Cheryl Maund Page ❤ Joan Foster Park Lila Teasley Porterfield Judith Davis Powell Ruth Anne Gray Randolph ❤ Barkley Russell Martha Pafford Schindhelm Virginia Larson Schneider ❤ Marsha Fernald Sichveland ❤ Sally Duskin Speckels Sally Plowden Stevenson Nancy Lowe Taylor ❤ Miriam Tucker Taylor Ina Davis Temple Mary Abbott Waite Diane G. Walker Gwendolyn Hanna Ward Ginger Sanders White Lash Lawton Woodcock ❤ Judy Weaver Yielding 1969 Participation: 31.10%Total Annual Fund: $9,724.00Total All Gifts: $109,734.00President’s Council Barret Brown * Bequest Benson Society Suzanne Woodham Juday ❤ Fountain Club Leila Elizabeth Dasher ❤ Nancy Greer Janet Burkhalter Haworth Ann Kinnick Keane ❤ Mary Beth Taylor Keys ❤ 1836 Club Alice Peninger Beasley ❤ Lou Ellen Semler Boyes ❤ Dale Parker Craig ❤
Wesleyan magazine Winter 2014
58 Gifts made between July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 * deceased
Susan Isaacs Dodson Karen D. Garr ❤ Linda Smith Gregg Sally Kohlbacher Oliver Diana Hall Richardson ❤ Melissa Lane Thomas Contributors Emily Vardaman Adams Ann Brown Austin ❤ Dell Hitchcock Bailey Sandra Eversole Bowman Dianne Carstarphen Bowman Sharon Malone Boyd ❤ Ann Reaves Burr ❤ Lucinda Samford Cannon Cathy Mettetal Caskey Judy Davis DeLoach Julie Shingler Dunaway Katharine C. Estill Tricia Pace Fordham ❤ Carol Broome Fraune Judith Haisten Gattis ❤ Sally Blake Hodo Lane Carr Johnson Catherine Vickrey Killebrew Angela Fulton Kirby Betty Hood Lydick ❤ Susan Ewing Maddox ❤ Betty Bickerstaff McRae Susan Rogers Mills Emmaline Haddle Pursley ❤ Gloria Garrett Seymour ❤ Ann Beard Shahid Diane Harrison Smith Rebekah Lord Smith Pat Ondo Snyder ❤ Elizabeth T. Sorrells Sally Cox Spencer Dorothy Smith Stewart Barbara Marble Tagg Gena Ware Wilson Nan Pelle Wuller 1970 Participation: 33.33%Total Annual Fund: $32,159.00Total All Gifts: $67,659.00President’s Council Rosalind Turner Jeter Porter Society Brenda Witham McGinn ❤ Susan Woodward Walker ❤ Benson Society Linda Goulding Camp Catherine Gibbons Jost ❤ May Powell Parks ❤ Patricia Hammock Wall ❤ Fountain Club Suzanne Harris McAliley Sally Dietler Murrell Martha Jane Thompson ❤ 1836 Club Jan Bull Burgess ❤ Barbara Roland Colwell Emily Chase Cook Sally Myhand Flannagan Neal ❤ Jane Ward Gault Katherine Arnold Hale ❤ Linda Ennis Johnson ❤ Charlene Payne Kammerer Sally Shingler Kurrie ❤ Deborah Giugni McMillan Anne Harden Murphy B. J. Molpus Posey Patricia L. Voyles Contributors Mary Ella Gibson Bernard ❤ Rosalie Bischof Patricia Grogan Borders Chris vonLehe Burns
Kathryn Nettles Clark ❤ June Hall Cooper Jan Drury Cox ❤ Nancy Conner Coxwell Jenny Kopp Curl Ellen Fling Danner Peggy Persons Fox Carolyn Wills Garrard Kate Goldman Gholston Linda Beyer Giles Lana Tygart Griner ❤ Arlyn Mathews Hawley Carol Repass Hollis Wanda Saltmarsh Hopkins ❤ Colleen Smith Katsuki ❤ Shirley L. McFadden Theresa Edwards Millsap Linda Golden Moore Cacia Morris Orser Anne Herndon Oswald Diane Dennington Robertson Judith Parker Schuler Patsy Lockhart Schutte Ann Scott Terry 1971 Participation: 26.97%Total Annual Fund: $19,385.80Total All Gifts: $20,679.64Porter Society Susan Pyeatt Kimmey ❤ Candler Circle Gena Roberts Franklin ❤ Benson Society Cathy Coxey Snow ❤ Fountain Club Helen Ferguson Zachry ❤ 1836 Club Shari Richardson Arrington ❤ Peggy Parrish Hasty ❤ Pamela Henry Pate ❤ Linda F. Patrick Juanita Gullahorn Rothschild Contributors Linda G. Anderson ❤ Rebecca Curtis Basset ❤ Janice Moody Cayton ❤ Marjorie Bowen Graham ❤ Glenda Harkins Denise Kelly Hart ❤ Carolyn Berger Krutoy ❤ Rebecca Edenfield Lingerfelt ❤ Harriett E. Mayo ❤ Derrill Dunn McRae ❤ Kathryn Warren Powell ❤ Carol Rogers Smith Ellen Traylor Terrell Ellen Cobleigh Tomter Jan Shelnutt Whalen ❤ 1972 Participation: 38.24%Total Annual Fund: $14,200.00Total All Gifts: $19,325.00 Porter Society Marsha Witham Whitman ❤ Candler Circle Laura Lowe Harmon Benson Society Elizabeth Rogers Kelly ❤ Fountain Club Deborah Wedgworth Altman Kasse Andrews-Weller Eileen Moffitt Batchelor Sonya Tomlinson Holland Kathleen Propps Langford Mary Catherine Collins O’Kelley ❤ 1836 Club Rebecca Jones Brock ❤
Linda Chance Newiger ❤ Jane R. White Contributors Joyce Rice Ellison ❤ Marianne Graeme Fortuna ❤ Deborah Dye Gigliotti ❤ Elizabeth Walker Heckman Susan Mann Kimbrell Patricia Overton Oberg Nancy Jackson Osmundsen ❤ Sherryl Senna Pollard ❤ Lynn Golson Priester ❤ Pamela Huston Rosenburg ❤ Susan McDonald Sheehan ❤ Dianne Searcy Smoot ❤ Janie Shirah Stump Eileen Vickery Thurmond 1973 Participation: 39.68%Total Annual Fund: $8,770.00Total All Gifts: $9,770.00Candler Circle Marsha Lynn Christy ❤ Benson Society Carol Bacon Kelso ❤ Margaret M. Mathews ❤ Fountain Club Margaret McPherson Farr ❤ Caron Griffin Morgan 1836 Club Hale Coble Edwards ❤ Mary Graham Ponder Foster ❤ Kathleen Amidon MacGregor ❤ Janice A. Mays ❤ Marsha Brown Thomas Contributors Carroll Ricketson Bolton ❤ Nannette Coco Deborah Monds Davis Debra Henderson Hoobler ❤ Miriam McElheney Jordan Lisa T. Kuhn ❤ Elizabeth Lilly Hazel Mims Mathis Katharine J. Olson ❤ Anne Thornton Reynolds ❤ Patricia H. Ryan Betty Cook Shull Jill Gerber Smith Susan Paul Tyler Linda Brown Walker ❤ 1974 Participation: 29.27%Total Annual Fund: $4,485.00Total All Gifts: $4,485.00Benson Society Beverly Hinely MacMahon 1836 Club Debora Doyle Edenfield Laura Hunt Edenfield ❤ Martha V. Johnson ❤ Constance Crauswell Kemph Gail Murphy Oden ❤ Jessica Hughes Pitts ❤ Margaret Andrews Willis ❤ Contributors Sue Sherrill Burdette Rebecca Watson Dempsey ❤ Judy E. Hoffman Licia Drinnon Jackson Sharon Bloss Jones Gwen Ingram Kedzierski Patricia Stillwagon Kessler Marian Elliott Lewis Kathleen Russell Leysath ❤ Malvina Beal Moffett Elizabeth Bridge Risch Sandra Duke Sallee
Debra D. Stockton Hazel Burns Struby Cristina Farkas Williams Mary Ellen Sheehan Wroble ❤ 1975 Participation: 32.63%Total Annual Fund: $54,253.86Total All Gifts: $222,228.86 President’s Council Ruth A. Knox ❤ Pierce Society Sally Moffett McKenna ❤ Candler Circle Cynthia D. Wright ❤ Benson Society Carol A. Goodloe ❤ Virginia Ann Daniel Holman Millie Parrish Hudson ❤ Susie Black LaPosta ❤ Margaret Strickland Lovein Nan G. Maddux ❤ Rita Parker McGarity ❤ Fountain Club Lisa Sherman Hammond ❤ Bonnie Hunter Hunt ❤ Nan Dixon Souma ❤ Judith L. Whitaker ❤ 1836 Club Beth Sullins Hughes ❤ Douglas Ponder Suto Sandra Davis Townley ❤ Contributors Kay Hickman Beasley ❤ Jean Bargeron Bender ❤ Carolyn Bowman Biggs ❤ Susan Lovette Fischer Dobbyn Catherine L. Hinman Barbara Tjia Huang ❤ Mary Coble Kirkley Richelle McClain Gloria McIntosh McDonald ❤ Betty Snooks Moses Deborah Bell Roberds ❤ Karlyn Sturmer Helen Wakeford Thompson ❤ Janet Eidson Woods ❤ 1976 Participation: 23.16%Total Annual Fund: $7,125.00Total All Gifts: $12,125.00Candler Circle Regina S. Bland ❤ Benson Society Jane Speir Brook ❤ Elizabeth O’Donnell Menkhaus ❤ Fountain Club Virginia Pritchard Ashby ❤ Patricia A. Henry ❤ Cynthia H. McMullen ❤ Carrie Anne Parks-Kirby ❤ Debbie Jones Smith ❤ 1836 Club Eugenia Posey-Marcos Candace Beard Rogers Nancy Williamson Witek Contributors Robyn Sullins Bish ❤ Melissa Worley Callahan Jackie Herron Gilmer ❤ Melinda Poole Gray Janice Cromer Holbrook LuAnn Weeks Holden Marsha L. Jackson ❤ Jane Gardner Preston Lynn Bissell Reed Mary Knight Robinson ❤ Henrietta Craddock Schoonover
1977 Participation: 15.12%Total Annual Fund: $5,645.00Total All Gifts: $5,645.00Candler Circle Kathi Hill Goddard ❤ Benson Society Lynn B. Moses ❤ Fountain Club Laura Ruth Norris 1836 Club Beth Holliman Boswell ❤ Linda Haygood Davis Lauren Drinnon Leskosky Contributors Faye A. Burner ❤ Celetta Grice Callaway Karen Hicks Cummings ❤ Kayce Gembacz Morton Virginia T. Phillips Katherine Browne Stine Nancy Katherine Webb 1978 Participation: 24.07%Total Annual Fund: $10,760.00Total All Gifts: $10,760.00 Benson Society Janet Friberg Jarrett ❤ Darla Grinstead McKenzie Bryndis Roberts Julie St. John Thornton ❤ Fountain Club Kathy A. Bradley ❤ Leigh Lambert Goff ❤ Laurinda Murphy Norris Dawn Sapp Taylor 1836 Club Carol Hindman Butler Laura Shippey Gafnea Janet L. Keys ❤ Candice Muehlbauer Shockley ❤ Janet Williams Sills ❤ Patricia L. Tate ❤ Contributors Janet Rumler Brooks ❤ Jeri Ellis Crowell ❤ Katherine Harvin Gibbs Virginia Stein Hubbard Anne Scarborough Hughes ❤ Lucy F. Lee Wendy Coffman MacMahon Mary McMillan Mancin ❤ Janet Ort Laura E. Perdue ❤ Catherine Bradach Rockoff ❤ Jacquelyn Veatch Walker 1979 Participation: 32.61%Total Annual Fund: $3,935.00Total All Gifts: $5,170.00 Benson Society Sally Anderson Hemingway ❤ Fountain Club Marianna Patton Walker ❤ 1836 Club Teresa D. Morrow Loisanne Tatum Robins Contributors Carol Freeman Ake Sharon Dew Andrews Louise L. Bender Katherine Breland Bradley Amy Miller Braun Jacqueline Webb Bullard ❤ Nadine Cheek ❤ Gail Bacon Ford ❤
Margaret Dilbeck Garland ❤ Lauretta Elliott Garrett Lynne Anthoine Hueglin ❤ Judy Sanders Hughes Denise Sarver Jewell ❤ Nora Kay Appling King Jeline Knighton Anita E. Marchman Rebecca Tuten McClain Theresa L. McKenna Sarah Johnston Miller Sherrie Shellard O’Hara Cynthia Mercer Riley Linda Chastain Rowe Catherine Haye Sauter Linda Stewart Scott Jane Grubb Durrence Vaughan ❤ Helen LuAlice Waite 1980 Participation: 28.44%Total Annual Fund: $15,625.00Total All Gifts: $27,175.00Porter Society Hannah L. Allen ❤ Benson Society Melinda S. Fraiser ❤ Mary Stephens Malone ❤ Fountain Club Allison McFarland Wilcox ❤ 1836 Club Susan Shuler Dombrowski Contributors Marcia Bronson ❤ Gwendolyn Perry Brooks Aida Bales Chappell Deena Harrell Cherry Sandra Davis Cook Lynn K. Daley Crystal Bell Davidian Debra Schaffler Frisch Patricia Darwin Fussell Bonny Denton Gibson Eloise Terrell Gray Janet Waters Hebbard Shannon Lindsey Hudson Donna A. Jackson ❤ Janet M. Lawrence ❤ Lindsay Lemasters Lewis ❤ Gena Odom Masciello Wende Sanderson Meyer von Bremen ❤ Jill I. Myers Helen Anne Richards ❤ Kelly Russell Wanda Maynard Schroeder ❤ Susan Snider ❤ Katherine E. Weekes ❤ Robin Winn Wilson Annie Laurie Brennan Wynn 1981 Participation: 11.27%Total Annual Fund: $5,975.00Total All Gifts: $5,975.00Benson Society Barbara Beddingfield Magnan ❤ Stephanie E. Parker ❤ Mary Langel Stults ❤ Janet Hicks Tweed 1836 Club Paige Hawkersmith Edwards Contributors Cynthia L. Cobb ❤ Mary Thompson Monfort Donna L. Woods
1982 Participation: 17.72%Total Annual Fund: $3,825.00Total All Gifts: $3,825.00Fountain Club Suzanne Colter ❤ Susan L. Holloway ❤ Lili Huskey Trudeau 1836 Club Susan Cartledge Barker Jennifer Houser Chapin Lisa DiMuro Gosnell ❤ Wen-Ni Wang Contributors Mong-Zang Lin Chang Linda C. Johnson Ellen Fiebel Johnson Sally Sanders Jones Karen A. Martin Jennifer Willis Payne Mary Ellen Skowronek Sutphin 1983 Participation: 24.00%Total Annual Fund: $1,510.00Total All Gifts: $2,010.00Fountain Club Ellen Futral Hanson ❤ 1836 Club Peggy Jones Hall ❤ Motomi Kawamura Contributors Cynthia E. Bell-Lee ❤ Laura Alexander Boone Judith Lane Brown Beth Parker Davis Mary Ann Aiken Fitzgerald ❤ Anne Elizabeth Koon Wadra Garner McCullough ❤ Catherine Cross McDonald ❤ Mary Lisa Boyer Millican ❤ 1984 Participation: 24.49%Total Annual Fund: $1,830.00Total All Gifts: $1,830.00Fountain Club Loretta L. Pinkston ❤ 1836 Club Connie J. Averett Thelma Wilson Sexton Contributors Debra McGee Ambrose Patricia Sterling Brzezinski ❤ Jo Duke ❤ Connie S. Evans Tonya Davis Gray Carol A. Hamrick Amanda S. Jacobs Jeanon Moore Massien Carswell Hannon Patterson 1985 Participation: 14.29%Total Annual Fund: $1,765.00Total All Gifts: $1,765.00Benson Society Teresa Dudek Goodpaster 1836 Club Rhonda L. Barcus ❤ Contributors Lori Alcorn Campbell ❤ Lisa Ahl Duncan ❤ Sheila Belknap Feightner Holly T. Heath ❤ Karen Toner Mixon Sara King Pilger ❤
1986 Participation: 14.89%Total Annual Fund: $2,890.97Total All Gifts: $2,890.97Benson Society Dana Flanders Laster ❤ 1836 Club Janie Chien Golden Tara Baker Ramsey ❤ Contributors Alaine Thomas Bowman Rebecca Voyles Caravati Kenlyn G. Sawyer Dana Grinstead Tanner ❤ 1987 Participation: 10.39%Total Annual Fund: $995.00Total All Gifts: $1,595.00Fountain Club Carla T. Asbell Dennis ❤ Barbara Roe Wallace ❤ 1836 Club Leesa Akins Flora ❤ Contributors Lisa Morgan Edwards ❤ Teri Green Frazier Margaret McKnight Karrh Lisa D. Shiveler ❤ Melissa Tolbert Smith 1988 Participation: 19.35%Total Annual Fund: $4,010.00Total All Gifts: $6,510.00Candler Circle Joan Finney Hatcher Benson Society Jody Bethea Riggs ❤ Verah Dorsey Turner ❤ Fountain Club Gwen Futral Gallagher-Howard Pamela Lohr Hendrix 1836 Club Beth A. Herndon ❤ Lorie Patterson Lanier Contributors Linda Gay Eubanks ❤ Donna F. Groover Renee Melton Soeltz Kathryn Lawrence Spada Rosalind Evans Weiss ❤ 1989 Participation: 32.31%Total Annual Fund: $10,635.00Total All Gifts: $22,135.00Porter Society Debbie Stevenson Moses ❤ Pierce Society Mary Beth Brown Swearingen ❤ Candler Circle Geovette E. Washington ❤ Benson Society Tracy Ward Tilley ❤ Contributors Terri Futch Blocker Denise Cheek Brown Jennifer Kane Chacosky Ashley Jones Childers Kristin N. Claus ❤ Susan Fay Flowers Kathryn Smith Foster Malika Ghosh Garrett Julia Baker Huster Lynn Summerour Ivey Pamela Hissing Jacobson Donna Carole Stribling Kitchens
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Cynthia Buchanan Lynch ❤ Tyrene House Neil Monique Asbell Parrish Tanya R. Wade Serena Hunt Webb 1990 Participation: 28.74%Total Annual Fund: $5,705.04Total All Gifts: $5,930.04 Benson Society Helma Wood Clark ❤ Lori Reese Patton ❤ Fountain Club Lisa Foster-Morrow Kym Preuss Lukosky 1836 Club Hayley C. Burch Tara Joyner Haussler Holly Nichols Jarrell Pamela R. Sailors Contributors Deborah Hackett Brown Melissa Adkins Brown Michelle Vitoria Cato Heidi Shannon Cook Ashley Garrett ❤ Maria Shackelford Gause Constance Bennett Grant Amanda F. Harris Theresa Castruccio Hurst Leigh Gamel Keller Kathryn Reumann Mullen Karene Harron Nebel Kelley Smith Powell Rebecca F. Sage Wendy Newingham Stanley ❤ Virginia Bowman Wilcox Angela Kerr Wittmann 1991 Participation: 24.00%Total Annual Fund: $3,596.00Total All Gifts: $3,696.00Fountain Club Hope Hahn Shields ❤ Sheila Taylor Southerland Michelle Toole Westbrook ❤ 1836 Club Elizenda M. Ceballos ❤ Luana Luisa Dickey Kimbrell Kari Goellner Kitchens Contributors Amy Lara Blanchett Carlton ❤ Katherine S. Compain ❤ Teresa Morris Futral ❤ Trina L. Hammonds Cynthia L. Hershey ❤ Beth A. Kargel ❤ Robyn Miller Schopp ❤ Mandira Sharma Jamaree Pugh Stokes Stacey Stanton Walker Jeanmarie Desmond White ❤ Kristin Van Brero Yashko 1992 Participation: 11.83%Total Annual Fund: $1,505.00Total All Gifts: $1,705.00Fountain Club Cynthia Costello Busbee 1836 Club Sylvia L. Ross ❤ Kelley R. Southerland ❤ Contributors Anne M. Cordeiro Katie S. Garrett Louisa Waters Hightower
Adra Diane Mayhue Johnson Jennifer A. Johnson ❤ Lianne Navran Kagunda ❤ Leslie Avera Noble Charlotte Gray Vasquez Mary Marcia McMahan Winfrey ❤ 1993 Participation: 21.33%Total Annual Fund: $5,700.00Total All Gifts: $5,700.00Benson Society Melanie Filson Lewis ❤ Bonnie Padgett Ramsbottom Fountain Club Ruth Powell Storts ❤ 1836 Club Carrie Melissa Bell Alison Charney Hussey ❤ Emily Adams Mowery Cynthia Hunnicutt Sams Contributors Mary K. Atwood Barbara Summers Blevins Eileen Gray Booth Lanai C. DeVos Jill Kosobucki Moore Hallie Suber Prince Leigh Copeland Sayers Cathy Lee Taylor 1994 Participation: 36.11%Total Annual Fund: $3,720.00Total All Gifts: $3,720.00Candler Circle May Morgan Ackerman ❤ Benson Society Nichole Collins MacMillan ❤ 1836 Club Cara Carroll Baity ❤ Melissa Campbell Davis Tina D. Gann ❤ Contributors Michelle Arauz Jill Hauver Celeste Michelle Holland Conner Melissa McKenzie Crowder ❤ Dora Ward Curry Sheila A. Davis Tara L. Elmore Michelle Smith Green Jane Carver Kimbrel ❤ Valerie S. Knopik Nicole H. Licata Alexis F. Long Wendi Windham Martin Holly Hawkins Odom Lee Twombly Olson Kimberly C. Parker Lisa Brannen Pompa Melanie Rahn Janelle V. Reynolds-Fleming Marcie Hamill Sink Julie Pace Stubbs Jacquelin Dravis Wilson 1995 Participation: 20.00%Total Annual Fund: $2,940.00Total All Gifts: $2,940.00Benson Society Dawn Gochnour Hoffman Fountain Club Susan C. Wheelis ❤ 1836 Club Rebecca Calhoon Haskey ❤ Valerie Lines Sands Contributors
Jennifer Aiello Catherine H. Atchley ❤ Merry Alicia Barton ❤ Jennifer Blythe Buchanan Erinne Guice Hatchett Nancy L. Lamb Kea Hoover Mitchell Jennifer Shermer Pack Elizabeth Banowsky Swain Tina Valdes ❤ 1996 Participation: 20.51%Total Annual Fund: $9,395.00Total All Gifts: $9,395.00Pierce Society Deidra West Smith Benson Society Patrenice Guthrie Thomas ❤ Beth Milstead Wilson ❤ Fountain Club Michelle McCluney Horgan Yehudi Ben-j Self-Medlin ❤ 1836 Club Kristin Conley Lamble ❤ Contributors Sharon Brim Chappelle ❤ Katherine Worley Hammes ❤ Anna Wilkins Hulse Joy Mastrangelo Kaczor Stephanie Miller Kitelynn Aimee Morris Lashley ❤ Laura A. Meyer Sherry V. Neal ❤ Monica M. Santamaria Miriam Likins Templeman ❤ 1997 Participation: 17.86%Total Annual Fund: $1,297.50Total All Gifts: $1,297.501836 Club Carrie A. Herndon ❤ Teresa A. Lawson ❤ Contributors Pamela Lavache Davis Rachel Viets Fortuna Stephanie Pate Lewis Mary Mitchell McKinnon ❤ Suzanne Spooner-Faulk Kendra Biggs Therrell Elisabeth A. Waterman Maris A. Williams 1998 Participation: 18.06%Total Annual Fund: $2,365.00Total All Gifts: $2,365.00Fountain Club Erin M. Dallas ❤ 1836 Club Amanda M. Allen ❤ Amelia Armstrong Carmichael Sandra Hunt Gardner Julie Houston Trieste Contributors Pamela Davis Corvelli Brandy M. Hayes ❤ Emily Carr Heath Carmen Kypriandes Garcia ❤ Nartaya Jumpasorn Miller Mandy L. Satterfield Laura Facey Sullivan Bianca Venuto Towler
1999 Participation: 46.05%Total Annual Fund: $1,886.00Total All Gifts: $1,886.00Fountain Club Kathryn Smith Vinson ❤ 1836 Club Michele L. McDuffie Contributors Nichole G. Arnault Lisa Elliott Balfour Maleia Barry ❤ Heather Beene Booker Elizabeth P. Bridges Bingle C. Brown Jennifer Gammage Bush Amanda Avery Renee Cooper Nhan Kim Dang Amy E. Daniels Courtney Drake Carrie Walker Dumm Amanda Marine Evans Odona S. Ezell-Whiddon Danielle Fleming Fanning Christina Cote’ Findley Tiffany L. Grayson Jessica L. Jarman Yvonne Wiggins Jones Jasmyn L. Jones Stacey Barney Launius Erica Collinsworth Lockwood Jennifer Lee Manstrangelo Mary W. Mathis Christine Olszweski McCampbell Shayna Jordan Pierce Tracie R. Porter-Carmichael Liza K. Sanden Stephanie Daniels Schnackenberg Allison F. Simko Alicia J. Smith Amy-Christine Vinson Smith Daphne Ristau Stellato Mary Lynn Johnson Truelove 2000 Participation: 10.71%Total Annual Fund: $1,420.00Total All Gifts: $1,420.001836 Club Lindsay Cole Abernethy Melissa Graham Meeks ❤ Lisa A. Sloben ❤ Contributors Amanda Driggers Grau ❤ Jessica D. Salter Amy R. Stone Shauna L. Stotler-Hardy Joya T. Walker Cally R. Whiddon ❤ 2001 Participation: 12.50%Total Annual Fund: $2,760.00Total All Gifts: $2,760.00Benson Society Abbie Smoak Lacienski Fountain Club Brandy Morris Kirkwood ❤ 1836 Club Melissa Bowen Brown ❤ Tara S. Hobbs Lindsey Rich Wagnon Contributors Hannah L. Callender Amanda M. Cenzer Adriana P. Cooper-Jones Jywanya Smith Dillinger Stephanie L. Dunda ❤
2002 Participation: 13.54%Total Annual Fund: $1,565.00Total All Gifts: $2,025.00Fountain Club Natalie Puckett Evans 1836 Club Jody Swink Miles ❤ Contributors Crystal Rogers Cheyne Ebony Roberts Ferrell Erica Herrmann Fluet Catherine O’Kelley Fore Chenny Q. Gan ❤ Lorry I. Izula Christina S. Johnson Vidal E. Olivares Patricia Deal Perry April L. Prince Kathryn E. Taylor 2003 Participation: 14.77%Total Annual Fund: $2,015.00Total All Gifts: $2,015.00Fountain Club Abbie Brannon Covenah ❤ Jennifer Y. Jenkins Contributors Danielle Wiggins Becker Bonne Boyd Bedingfield Virginia E. W. Dicken Emily Neal Duke ❤ Rachel A. Garcia ❤ Lauren E. Haney LaKeisha D. Lowe Nicki Leigh Neufeld Hope McMichael Pendergrass ❤ Venita Swain Ramirez Sherrie N. Randall 2004 Participation: 16.81%Total Annual Fund: $1,530.00Total All Gifts: $6,030.00Candler Circle Laura V. Knox Benson Society Julia C. Munroe 1836 Club Katherine D. Crozier-Theis Jessica N. Spurlock Alexandra Aldica Willis ❤ Contributors Mary Kathryn Borland Clinton E. Brantley, Jr. Juliana S. Cabrales Anna L. Cornelious Bethany A. Dale Lauren A. Eckman Lynn Miller Hardee Katy Haye Elizabeth Garrett King Emily Dukes LeVan Jamie Stodghill Mahaffey Amanda Wood Marsh Erin Zinko McKenna Sarah L. Shearouse Amanda Gluck Steger 2005 Participation: 8.40%Total Annual Fund: $829.00Total All Gifts: $829.001836 Club Ashling Thurmond Osborne ❤ Contributors Courtenay Staples Bunn ❤
Zenda D. A. Davis Karen L. Kitchens ❤ Darlene Rutland Murphy Jessica K. Prince Megan A. Quinn Johnnie Pascale Skelton Danielle Ducharme Wunn Christina Aiken Young 2006 Participation: 13.82%Total Annual Fund: $2,807.00Total All Gifts: $3,157.00Fountain Club Amy M. Fletcher ❤ 1836 Club Mollie Elizabeth Hughes ❤ Parrish Smotherman Jenkins ❤ Jenna Miller Jones ❤ Jaime Foxx McQuilkin Danielle C. Sawtell Melanie Reed Williams Contributors Anna Katherine Amacker Lauren Hamblin Beaty ❤ Suzzi N. Biller Rosemary Harrington Courville ❤ Cynthia M. D’Souza Sylvia M. Gonsahn-Bollie Allyssa M. Green Amy Moore Martin Heather M. Miller Amy E. Smith 2007 Participation: 5.56%Total Annual Fund: $891.68Total All Gifts: $891.68Fountain Club Dawn Peyton Nash ❤ Contributors Morgan L. Felts Azekah T. Griffiths Lisa R. Hosecloth Angela O’Neal Wright ❤ 2008 Participation: 22.54%Total Annual Fund: $3,564.00Total All Gifts: $3,564.00Fountain Club Wendy Blade Joseph Connie Kang Carla Ruiz-Ney 1836 Club Hillary M. Jarrett Pamela C. Pinkston Contributors Shih-Yu S. Chen Mary S. Davis Catherine E. Dermody ❤ Jessica E. Dermody ❤ Pragna Halder Kathryn L. Murphy Angel Feightner Poe Missy L. Poole Jan Giles Tedders ❤ Thuy T. Vo Stephanie Hood Wittry 2009 Participation: 9.52%Total Annual Fund: $1,025.00Total All Gifts: $1,025.001836 Club Kathy Reese McCollum ❤ Contributors Cristiana Baloescu
Lucy I. Guy Katherine F. Kennedy Kimberly N. Minor Caroline C. Smith Jennifer L. Theisen Laney J. Turner Melissa A. Ward-Angalla 2010 Participation: 7.37%Total Annual Fund: $385.00Total All Gifts: $385.00Contributors Rachel A. Fullerton Freda Gaines ❤ Sarah A. Kaplan ❤ Helen A. Likins Lindsey Ambegia Lucas Kelly M. Scott Cheyanne S. Siebenaler 2011 Participation: 10.64%Total Annual Fund: $602.00Total All Gifts: $602.00Contributors Stacie R. Barrett Danise L. Bennett Shirley E. Blunk Annabel Fowler Brooks Kellie R. Cauley Amy Kathleen Clenney Sarah A. Hudson LeAnne E. Nicholson Kelly L. Page Marina S. Terzieva Georgia Belle Thomas 2012 Participation: 10.53%Total Annual Fund: $455.00Total All Gifts: $455.00Contributors Christian Taylor Bishop Hannah G. Doan Cheyenne E. Foster Suzzanne R. Griffiths Marta D. Kurshumova Samantha B. Lint Susan Yandle Middleton Patricia B. A. Velasco 2013 Participation: 9.21%Total Annual Fund: $1,395.00Total All Gifts: $1,395.00Benson Society Kinsey Betts Mason 1836 Club Katherine N. McIntosh Contributors Brittany L. Appelboom Marisa G. E. Arnold Kendal C. Binion Chelsea D. Bolton Meizi Li Hannah S. Rawcliffe 2014 Total Annual Fund: $2,247.00Total All Gifts: $2,247.00Benson Society Frances G. Galbraith Contributors Claire D. Helm Wesleyan Class of 2014
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Top Ten Lists for Class Giving 2013 - 2014
Participation 1928 100.00% 1934 66.67% 1964 59.69% 1999 46.05% 1954 44.71% 1973 39.68% 1953 39.13% 1955 38.46% 1958 38.46% 1972 38.24%
gifts to All Funds 1947 $1,905,007.68 1960 $540,034.77 1965 $497,650.00 1975 $222,228.86 1949 $200,530.98 1969 $109,734.00 1955 $106,195.00 1956 $100,595.00 1939 $97,013.52 1954 $93,661.74
gifts to Annual Fund 1975 $54,253.86 1967 $42,960.00 1958 $37,567.00 1947 $36,425.00 1960 $36,230.00 1963 $35,901.56 1970 $32,159.00 1956 $30,595.00 1968 $29,235.00 1965 $26,687.50 1964 $23,445.00
Gifts made between July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 * deceased62
May Morgan Ackerman 1994 and Robert K. Ackerman
Jeanette Loflin Shackelford 1961 and James Shackelford
Susan B. AllenJulie A. JonesPatricia Hammock Wall 1970
Fletcher C. AndersonAshley Jones Childers 1989Donna Carole Stribling Kitchens 1989Monique Asbell Parrish 1989
Cate E. AtchleyCatherine H. Atchley 1995 and Charles E. Atchley, Jr.
Jackie Turner Bailey 1962Carol Burt 1964Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Julia G. BaldwinPatricia Hammock Wall 1970
Brenda Lee Barclay 1964Class of 1964
Susan Cartledge Barker 1982Deena Harrell Cherry 1980
Bettye Withers Barnes 1942Julianne Withers Roland 1953
Dale Odum Barrow 1960Patricia Shriver Mancuso 1960
Carolyn Wade Barry 1959Helen Poole Fontsere’ 1959Marion Wade Mixon 1956
Kathleen DeBerry BaskinKathleen DeBerry Brungard 1967
Jennifer A. Bass 1978Kelley Smith Powell 1990
Thomas L. BassJerome P. Tift
Eileen Moffitt Batchelor 1972Susan Mann Kimbrell 1972
Lauren Hamblin Beaty 2006Mollie Elizabeth Hughes 2006Jaime Foxx McQuilkin 2006Cathy Coxey Snow 1971Wesleyan College Alumnae Association
Arthur Elverton BellerLorinda Lou Beller 1964
Lorinda Lou Beller 1964Lucy Guggenheimer Ross 1964
Robert Alan BellerLorinda Lou Beller 1964
Theodore Howard BellerLorinda Lou Beller 1964
Mayson Thornton Bissell 1953
Lynn Bissell Reed 1976
Regina S. Bland 1976Nancy Williamson Witek 1976
Penny K. and Jimmy D. BolinKathy A. Bradley 1978
Emma Leah BookerHeather Beene Booker 1999
Brenda Cutler BooneDorothy Groh Cutler 1964 and William J.
Cutler, Jr.
Priscilla Gautier Bornmann 1968 and John Albert Bornmann, Jr.
Eve L. Birmingham 1968Elizabeth Martin Bunte 1968
Katherine Breland Bradley 1979Kathy A. Bradley 1978
Janella Sammons Brand 1962Susan Sammons 1964
Pauline Mann Brennan 1955Annie Laurie Brennan Wynn 1980
Beulah Laslie Brinson 1958Martha Jean Laslie Woodward 1954
Jane Speir Brook 1976 and Arthur D. BrookLaurie B. Douglas
Jane Speir Brook 1976Debra J. Brook and FamilyJoanna Buffington and Dean BrookLaurie B. Douglas
Carolyn Sims Brooks 1956Lucy Neeley Adams 1956
Judith Lane Brown 1983Wadra Garner McCullough 1983
Oberley Andrews BrownMarsha Brown Thomas 1973
Robin Caroline Brown 2016Denise Cheek Brown 1989
Kathleen DeBerry Brungard 1967Alexis Xides Bighley 1967Diane A. Lumpkin 1963Jane Manley Wheeless 1967Wesleyan Class of 1967 Golden Hearts
Glenda Barrett Bull 1964Carol Burt 1964Julia Baker Huster 1989
Helen Domingos BullJan Bull Burgess 1970
Elizabeth Morrison Burch 1993Hayley C. Burch 1990
Jan Bull Burgess 1970Suzanne Harris McAliley 1970
Carol Burt 1964Susan B. AllenLouise Dunaway BurtDorothy Groh Cutler 1964Mary Russell George 1964Julie A. JonesSusan C. Monteith 1964Karen Moore Thomson 1967Wesleyan Class of 1964
Louise Dunaway BurtCarol Burt 1964
Patricia Bonner Burton 1962Carol Burt 1964
Candler Women, Brandi Vorhees and Mary Ann Howard
Kelly L. Page 2011
Charlotte Knox Canida 1968Babs Richardson Pirkle 1968 and Walter A. Pirkle
Charles M. CarmichaelAmelia Armstrong Carmichael 1998
John Thomas CarmichaelAmelia Armstrong Carmichael 1998
J. Cannon Carr, Jr.Susan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971
Eugenia Ware CarterSusan B. Allen
Kimberly S. CasebeerJulie A. JonesCathy Coxey Snow 1971Andrea G. Williford
Kellie R. Cauley 2011Lisa Cauley
Janis ChatmanJody Swink Miles 2002
Deena Harrell Cherry 1980Susan Cartledge Barker 1982
Ashley Jones Childers 1989Ellen Futral Hanson 1983
Anna Caite ChristyMarsha Lynn Christy 1973 and John D. Christy
Caroline Grace ChristyMarsha Lynn Christy 1973 and John D. Christy
Nancy Williams Clarke 1963 and Ned W. ClarkeMargaret Craig Bryant 1963
Kristin N. Claus 1989Lisa D. Shiveler 1987
Frances Oehmig Collins 1947Anne Stuckey Clarke 1960Newell M. CollinsPreston M. Collins, Jr.
Frances Collins ConnorMary Catherine Collins O’Kelley 1972
Betty Turner Corn 1947Susan B. AllenGeorgann Dessau Blum 1947 and Arnold
S. BlumSusan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971Mary Lewis Pierson 1947 and R. Duke MillerSusan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker III
Rosemary Harrington Courville 2006Toni and Kevin Harrington
Abbie Brannon Covenah 2003Patricia C. Brannon DeGuire
Lois Goldman Cowan 1945Susan B. Allen
Carolyn Gleaton Cox 1955 *Phyllis Clough Davis 1955
Bill CristKasse Andrews-Weller 1972
Ashley Stavran Cryder 2006Jaime Foxx McQuilkin 2006
Diane H. Cutler 1992Dorothy Groh Cutler 1964 and William J.
Cutler, Jr.
Dorothy Groh Cutler 1964Carol Burt 1964
Mary Helen Pope Daniel 1964Carol Burt 1964
Auburn A. Davidson 2017Tara Joyner Haussler 1990
Meagon DavisCathy Coxey Snow 1971
Laura Treadway de Martino 1967Carol Burt 1964
Mary Nunn Domingos 1946Frances and Walter P. Neely
The Dommenge FamilyLaurie M. Sikora
Jessica Plapinger DuVall 1968 *Barbara Batson Ferrell 1968
Merrilyn Welch Eastham 1953Lucia Hutchinson Peel Powe 1953
Robert J. EdenfieldMargaret K. Edenfield
Hale Coble Edwards 1973Linda Brown Walker 1973
Iris Carroll Edwards 1962Walter D. Edwards
Gifts in honor of
Gifts in honor ofPaige Hawkersmith Edwards 1981Mary Langel Stults 1981
Mildred Fincher Efland 1942Mack Efland IIIChristopher E. Orlie
C. Edward EiknerSylvia L. Ross 1992
Bertie Williams Elliott 1939 *Barbara Davis Morgan 1939
Sandi EllisPaige Hawkersmith Edwards 1981
Charisma Enam 2011Michael Joseph Parella
Rosalind G. EvansRosalind Evans Weiss 1988
Odona S. Ezell-Whiddon 1999Stephanie Daniels Schnackenberg 1999
C. Steve FarrJulie A. Jones
Sally Bone Fay 1965Susan Fay Flowers 1989
Sheila Belknap Feightner 1985Harold FeightnerAngel Feightner Poe 2008
James FerrariMargaret K. EdenfieldMolly M. Martin and Martin Foundation,
Inc.
Arline Atkins Finch 1956Clarice Pittman Elder 1958Lucy Guggenheimer Ross 1964
Arline Atkins Finch 1956 and Ronald M. Finch, Jr.Susan B. Allen
Gayle Attaway Findlay 1955Ann H. and Hugh Weldon
Katie FlairConstance and Carl Flair
Amy M. Fletcher 2006Jaime Foxx McQuilkin 2006
Roger L. FloraLeesa Akins Flora 1987
Susan Fay Flowers 1989Sally Bone Fay 1965
Susan Beller FolliardLorinda Lou Beller 1964
Catherine O’Kelley Fore 2002Mary Catherine Collins O’Kelley 1972
Joan Shapiro Foster 1956Susan B. Allen
Gena Roberts Franklin 1971Susan B. AllenSusan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971
Olivia Hope FredriksenRachel A. Garcia 2003
Ruth White Fruit 1954Marjorie Perkins Squires 1951Stephanie Hood Wittry 2008
Jean Cain Gaddis 1961Ermine M. Owenby 1961
Karen D. Garr 1969Pamela Henry Pate 1971
Ashley Garrett 1990Holly Nichols Jarrell 1990
Mary Russell George 1964Carol Burt 1964
Patricia GibbsSarah R. Huscko
Willanna Anderson Gibbs 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964
Marsha McDonald Godsey 1966Jo An Johnson Chewning 1966
Alice Childs Golson 1945Beth Childs Brooks 1966Joyce Rice Ellison 1972
Marjorie Bowen Graham 1971Virginia Bowen Maier 1964
Jane Mulkey Green 1942Toma and Arnold Mulkey
Judy Woodward Gregory 1963Pat M. Woodward
Eleanor Laslie Griffin 1960Martha Jean Laslie Woodward 1954
Kenan Guan and Jianzhong KangYi Kang 2008
Qingtai GuanYi Kang 2008
Charlotte Jolly Hale 1962Judy McConnell Jolly 1964Marybelle Proctor Menzel 1962
Ellen Futral Hanson 1983Deidra D. DonmoyerKay Watkins Hanson 1961
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Patricia R. Hardeman 1968Lauren Drinnon Leskosky 1977Tena N. Roberts 1960Wanda Maynard Schroeder 1980Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
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Devin M. Harris 2004Keva Harris
Christine HarshbargerVirginia Harshbarger Lamback 1966
Katharyn E. Hart 2003Jane A. Dolan
Tara Joyner Haussler 1990Katherine S. Compain 1991
Juliette Adams Hawk 1957Susan Hawk
Holly Thorp Heath 1985Sally Thorp Heath 1957
Sally Thorp Heath 1957Holly T. Heath 1985
Lavenia Burt HendersonCarol Burt 1964
Christy HenryFrances G. Galbraith 2014 and George
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Elizabeth W. Herlong 2012David W. Herlong
Dorothy Rhoden Hicks 1962Marybelle Proctor Menzel 1962
Judith Johnson Highsmith 1967Carol Burt 1964Karen Moore Thomson 1967
Kathleen Smith Hill 1953Kathi Hill Goddard 1977
Beth Bramblett Hirzel 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964
Jane Morgan Hogan 1949Joyce Rice Ellison 1972
Amanda M. Holliday 2014Stephanie Pate Lewis 1997
Quintress L. HollisJulie A. Jones
Denise W. HollowayCathy Coxey Snow 1971
Mary Ann Pollard Houghland 1960Susan B. AllenCathy Coxey Snow 1971Susan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker III
Debbie Kavadas Houlis 1976LuAnn Weeks Holden 1976
Mary Ann HowardJulie A. Jones
Mac HubbardCynthia H. McMullen 1976
Millie Parrish Hudson 1975Susan B. AllenJulie A. Jones
Anne Scarborough Hughes 1978Mollie Elizabeth Hughes 2006
Anne Scarborough Hughes 1978 and James Wright Hughes
Mollie Elizabeth Hughes 2006
Mary Goss Hughes 1963Julia G. and Cecil A. Baldwin, Jr.
Dorothy L. Hunt 1992Norma Mullings Hunt 1961
Betty S. HurdleJody Swink Miles 2002
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James Otey Walker III
Ann McDonald Hurt 1964Susan McDonald Sheehan 1972
Sara Walters Ingram 1968Babs Richardson Pirkle 1968 and
Walter A. Pirkle
Marcia IsaacsonKasse Andrews-Weller 1972
Emma Jo Jones Ivey 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964 Green Knights
Peyton R. JablonskiAmy-Christine Vinson Smith 1999
Darlene Hassler Jackson 1966Nan N. McWilliams 1966
Janet Friberg Jarrett 1978Louise H. and Richard E. Friberg
Charisse G. Jenkins 2001Sherrie N. Randall 2003
Suzanne JenningsCarol Burt 1964
Mary Helen Johnson 1964Carol Burt 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964 Green Knights
Rosalie Voigt Johnson 1956Linda C. Johnson 1982
Julie A. JonesKimberly S. Casebeer
Suzanne Spence Joyce 1966Jo An Johnson Chewning 1966
Suzanne Gosnell Joye 1964Carol Burt 1964
Rhoda Morrison Joyner 1962Marybelle Proctor Menzel 1962
Suzanne Jones Kahn 1961Robert H. Kahn, Jr. Family Foundation
Krissy KempJody Swink Miles 2002
Heather Preuss Kent 1996Stephanie Miller Kitelynn 1996
Julia Stillwell Ketcham 1958Susan B. Allen
Susan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971Debbie Stevenson Moses 1989Susan Woodward Walker 1970 and
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Marilyn McRae Kitchens 1964Carol Burt 1964
Ruth A. Knox 1975Susan B. AllenCarol Burt 1964Nancy S. ColeA. Donald Faulk, Jr.David E. HearinCordelia Dessau Holliday 1948Mary Ann Pollard Houghland 1960Susan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971Andrew H. KnoxNan G. Maddux 1975Julia R. and Rush Abbott PeaceSusan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker IIIWesleyan College Alumnae AssociationClaire A. Yoder
Christine KryjakCatherine M. Kryjak
Elizabeth Dillard Kuipers 1992Abigail Howard Dillard 1966
Abbie Smoak Lacienski 2001Jennifer and Dana L. Smoak
Eleanor Adams Lane 1958John O. Adams, Jr.Sandra Combs Lewis 1961
Aimee Morris Lashley 1996Cyndie S. MorrisHope Hahn Shields 1991
Susan Leonard 1965Helen Kendall Elder 1965
Lauren Drinnon Leskosky 1977G. Bryan Leskosky
Lindsay Lemasters Lewis 1980Louise L. Bender 1979
Melanie Filson Lewis 1993Alison Charney Hussey 1993
Catharine Burns Liles 1966Susan B. AllenLibby BaileyLeila B. Holmes
Catharine Burns Liles 1966 and Marion H. “Brother” Liles
Louise and Jerome L. Kaplan
Richard H. LowranceSusan B. and William H. Allen
Margaret Thrower MacCarySusan B. Allen
Douglas B. MacMillan, Jr.Julie A. Jones
Nichole Collins MacMillan 1994Kristin Conley Lamble 1996Douglas B. MacMillan, Jr.
Nan G. Maddux 1975Larrie Del and Joseph G. Martin, Jr.
Carrie Brooks Miller Maertens 1947Anne M. Maertens
Virginia Bowen Maier 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964
Nedra Martin Malone 1965Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Patricia Shriver Mancuso 1960Sandra Hunt Gardner 1998
Hannah Harrell Martin 2003Bonne Boyd Bedingfield 2003
Matthew R. MartinMelissa Graham Meeks 2000
Molly M. MartinPatricia GibbsFred M. MartinJoyce M. and T. Baldwin Martin, Jr.
Monty T. MartinJulie A. Jones
Frances Strickland Masse 1964Carol Burt 1964
Brittany K. Matlock 2006Jaime Foxx McQuilkin 2006
Jane Kollock McCall 1946Joyce Rice Ellison 1972
Frances Callaway McCommon 1947Martha Bradford Swann 1947
Heather McCormickMary Ann Fitzgerald Blackwell 1953
Carolyn Martin McCrea 1965Jean Webb Tippins 1965
Joann McDanielAmy Moore Martin 2006
Shirley Haile McGee 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964
Ruth McIlveen 2003Jody Swink Miles 2002
Ashley Wheelus McKenna 2005Sally Moffett McKenna 1975
Erin Zinko McKenna 2004Sally Moffett McKenna 1975Amanda Gluck Steger 2004
Mary Margaret Woodward McNeill 1960
Pat M. Woodward
Mary Standifer Meadors 1945Virginia Martin Lawrence 1945
Barbara MilsteadBeth Milstead Wilson 1996
Kea Hoover Mitchell 1995 Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959Kea Hoover Mitchell 1995
Marion Wade Mixon 1956Carolyn Wade Barry 1959Jo Ann Copeland Chapple 1956
Namita Mohanty 2003Abbie Brannon Covenah 2003
Deborah S. MoorePaige Hawkersmith Edwards 1981
Caron Griffin Morgan 1973Anne Holderfield Ficken 1960
Rosalie C. MorganLisa Morgan Edwards 1987
Jean Middlebrooks Morris 1957Karen Toner Mixon 1985
Debbie Stevenson Moses 1989Susan B. AllenAtlanta Wesleyan Alumnae ClubJaime Foxx McQuilkin 2006Ann and James L. MosesJody Bethea Riggs 1988Tracy Ward Tilley 1989
Jan Gay Munn 1953Lucia Hutchinson Peel Powe 1953
Claire Michaels Murray 1952Susan B. Allen
Mary Catherine Collins O’Kelley 1972Kasse Andrews-Weller 1972Frances Oehmig Collins 1947Catherine O’Kelley Fore 2002
Vidal E. Olivares 2002Jody Swink Miles 2002
LaTrelle Blackburn Oliver 1962Marybelle Proctor Menzel 1962
Regina B. OostMelissa Graham Meeks 2000
Ives W. and Eddie Power Ort III *Janet Ort 1978
Pledger W. ParkerEmily Britton Parker 1947
Stephanie E. Parker 1981Beth Parker Davis 1983
Frances ParksMay Powell Parks 1970
Babs Richardson Pirkle 1968Babs Richardson Pirkle 1968 and
Walter A. Pirkle
Adelaide Wallace Ponder 1946McAlpin H. ArnoldMary Graham Ponder Foster 1973Leigh Lambert Goff 1978Douglas Ponder Suto 1975
Kay Mitchell Potaczala *Beverly F. Mitchell 1968
Lucia Hutchinson Peel Powe 1953Merrilyn Welch Eastham 1953
April L. Prince 2002Jessica K. Prince 2005
Patrick C. PritchardMargaret K. EdenfieldMolly M. Martin and Martin Foundation, Inc.
Wade Mixon Putnal 1981Marion Wade Mixon 1956
Janice Rich Rentz 1964Carol Burt 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964 Green Knights
Anne Thornton Reynolds 1973Linda Brown Walker 1973
Harriet Laslie Reynolds 1962Martha Jean Laslie Woodward 1954
Barry RhoadesMargaret K. EdenfieldMolly M. Martin and Martin Foundation, Inc.
Martha Conner Ricard 1972Nancy Conner Coxwell 1970
Bryndis W. Roberts 1978Jennifer Y. Jenkins 2003
Tena N. Roberts 1960Mary Jo Porch Floyd 1961
Loisanne Tatum Robins 1979Bruce R. Robins
Candace Beard Rogers 1976Romney C. Rogers
Julianne Withers Roland 1953Bettye Withers Barnes 1942
Jeanne Norton Rollberg 1979Joan Jennings Norton 1953
Sylvia L. Ross 1992Eugenia Posey-Marcos 1976
Joyce RussellJody Swink Miles 2002
Constance RuysDona D. Vaughn 1966
Barclay Stith Rybarczyk 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964
Susan Sammons 1964Janella Sammons Brand 1962
T. Alfred Sams, Jr.Susan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971Susan Woodward Walker 1970
Mr. and Mrs. Harold SawyerSirena S. Fritz
Joyce Reddick Schafer 1955Robin W. and Thomas E. Barfield, Jr.Holli C. and Chris S. EdwardsSally Anderson Hemingway 1979 and
Tim HemingwayJeanon Moore Massien 1984Randall O. NorrisKathleen SmithRaymond H. Smith, Jr.
Cindy Migeot Schumann 1993Carrie Melissa Bell 1993
Jessica N. Seale 2010Sally Bone Fay 1965
Margaret Mannheim Sease 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964 Green Knights
Jane Anne Mallet Settle 1947Marcia Mallet Ades 1954
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Jeanette Loflin Shackelford 1961Chenny Q. Gan 2002
Ann Beard Shahid 1969Ellen Beard Martin 1968
Patricia S. and Patrick S. ShannonHeidi Shannon Cook 1990
Susan McDonald Sheehan 1972Marsha L. Jackson 1976
Mae SheftallKaren L. Kitchens 2005
Betty ShewfeltTena N. Roberts 1960Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Swechhya Shrestha 2013Michael Joseph Parella
The Sikora FamilyLaurie M. Sikora
Erin Sammons Sima 1995Joan Maddox Sammons 1957
Elizabeth S. Sims 1964Mary Russell George 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964
Amy E. Smith 2006Jaime Foxx McQuilkin 2006
Debbie Jones Smith 1976Abbie Brannon Covenah 2003Lewis Smith, Jr.
Eileen Mullings Smith 1964Norma Mullings Hunt 1961
Libba Cook Smith 1949Helen Proctor Morris Watson 1946
Amanda McDowell Smoll 2004Jody Swink Miles 2002
Jean Cone Snooks 1945Betty Snooks Moses 1975
Cathy Coxey Snow 1971Carol Burt 1964Abbie Brannon Covenah 2003Mary Jo Porch Floyd 1961Julie A. JonesBeverly F. Mitchell 1968Pamela Henry Pate 1971Loretta L. Pinkston 1984
Aaron M. South 2014Ming, Inc.South & Associates, Inc.Ming South
Amanda Gluck Steger 2004Erin Zinko McKenna 2004
Brigid Lee StellatoDaphne Ristau Stellato 1999
Morgan StemplerHale Coble Edwards 1973Anne Holderfield Ficken 1960
Loutricia Carter Stephens 1964Carol Burt 1964
Mary Jane and Willard E. SummersBarbara Summers Blevins 1993
Helen Horne Sweigert 1955Joyce Ann Loudermilk Richards 1955
Jessica TannerJulie A. Jones
Nancy Lowe Taylor 1968Babs Richardson Pirkle 1968 and
Walter A. Pirkle
Tiffany Brannen Taylor 1989Hope Hahn Shields 1991
Virginia Reynolds TaylorMary Beth Taylor Keys 1969
Nina Sheppard Terrell 1958William D. Terrell
Patrenice Guthrie Thomas 1996Susan C. Wheelis 1995
Neva King Thompson 1960Marlene King Richards
Karen Moore Thomson 1967Carol Burt 1964
Randolph W. Thrower *Stephen A. Reichert
Casey Thurman 1965Susan B. and William H. AllenBeverly F. Mitchell 1968
Eileen Vickery Thurmond 1972Mary Catherine Collins O’Kelley 1972
Julie Houston Trieste 1998Bianca Venuto Towler 1998
Amelia VasquezCharlotte Gray Vasquez 1992
Janice and Ermine VenutoBianca Venuto Towler 1998
Marion W. VickersMarilyn Vickers 1967
Mary Abbott Waite 1968Diane G. Walker 1968
Nancy Filer Waite 1964Wesleyan Class of 1964
Anna L. and Henry Lee WalkerHale Coble Edwards 1973
Linda Brown Walker 1973Pamela Henry Pate 1971
Marianna Patton Walker 1979Anne Ricketson Zahlan 1959
Susan Woodward Walker 1970Pat M. Woodward
Helen and Otto WallatLeah Wallat Odden 1954
Geovette E. Washington 1989Tracy Ward Tilley 1989
Helen Proctor Morris Watson 1946Elizabeth Cook Smith 1949
Mary Towers Weese 1966Jo An Johnson Chewning 1966
Wesleyan Class of 1945 Lifelong Friends
Wylene Dillard Kendrick 1945 *
Wesleyan Class of 1946Jane Kollock McCall 1946
Wesleyan Class of 1953Caroline Eagerton Upperco 1953
Wesleyan Class of 1954Sylvia Crum Evans 1954Ruth White Fruit 1954
Wesleyan Class of 1956Arline Atkins Finch 1956
Wesleyan Class of 1957Juliette Adams Hawk 1957
Wesleyan Class of 1959 Golden HeartsJudith Johnson Whitwer 1959
Wesleyan Class of 1961Mary Jo Porch Floyd 1961Ermine M. Owenby 1961
Wesleyan Class of 1963 Golden HeartsDonna Smith Harbour 1963
Wesleyan Class of 1964 Green KnightsDorothy Groh Cutler 1964Virginia Mitchell Hutcheson 1964Frances Strickland Masse 1964Andrea R. Moody 1964Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Wesleyan Class of 1965Glennda Kingry Elliott 1965
Wesleyan Class of 1967 Golden HeartsAnne Hilger Manley 1967
Wesleyan Class of 1968 Green KnightsPriscilla Gautier Bornmann 1968Andgelia Proctor Kelly 1968Lila Teasley Porterfield 1968
Wesleyan Class of 1969Janet Burkhalter Haworth 1969
Wesleyan Class of 1973 PiratesHale Coble Edwards 1973
Wesleyan Class of 1975Rita Parker McGarity 1975
Wesleyan Class of 1978 Purple KnightsLaura Shippey Gafnea 1978
Wesleyan Class of 1979Jacqueline Webb Bullard 1979
Wesleyan Class of 1981Cynthia L. Cobb 1981
Wesleyan Class of 1982 Purple KnightsJennifer Houser Chapin 1982
Wesleyan Class of 1990Ashley Garrett 1990
Wesleyan Class of 1991 Golden HeartsStacey Stanton Walker 1991
Wesleyan Class of 1993 20th ReunionKari Goellner Kitchens 1993
Wesleyan Class of 1999 Golden HeartsMichele L. McDuffie 1999
Wesleyan Class of 2005 PiratesDanielle Ducharme Wunn 2005
Wesleyan Class of 2006 Purple KnightsJenna Miller Jones 2006
Wesleyan College Advancement, Alumnae and Communications Team
Ruth A. Knox 1975
Wesleyan College Grounds Crew - Physical Plant
Lynn Carithers
Wesleyan College International Students
Malika Ghosh Garrett 1989
Cooper Morgan WestPatrenice Guthrie Thomas 1996
Cory WhaleyAmy Whaley
Susan C. Wheelis 1995Patrenice Guthrie Thomas 1996
Margaret Rodgers Whitaker 1953Martha Bielmann Hastings 1952
Keely L. Whittington 1996Yehudi Ben-j Self-Medlin 1996
Virginia Bowman Wilcox 1990Kristina Marie Battles 2015Julie B. Rogers
Faye Terrell Williams 1957Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
Nell G. WilliamsKay Williams New 1967
Andrea G. WillifordSusan B. AllenCarol Burt 1964Kimberly S. CasebeerJulie A. JonesGrier Williford
Bettie McDavid Willson 1957Joan Wadsworth West 1956
Linda Maria Willson 1964Carol Burt 1964
Myrtle WilsonBeth Milstead Wilson 1996
Nancy Williamson Witek 1976Regina S. Bland 1976
Anne-Kathrin Witt 2007Susan B. Allen
Stephanie Hood Wittry 2008Jaime Foxx McQuilkin 2006
Martha Jean Laslie Woodward 1954Susan B. AllenBarbara Walker Coburn 1954
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Sharon Trammell Aad 1967Barbara A. Bryant 1967
Hazel G. Redfearn AdamsJuliette Adams Hawk 1957
Mary Jo Mann Adams 1952Marella Mitchell Cassels 1952Margaret Lynch Cordell 1952Patricia Berry Faust 1952
Mrs. Rufus AdamsTrudie Parker Sessions 1965
Christine AhlHeidi Shannon Cook 1990
William Newman AinsworthMary Ainsworth Mitchell 1947
Carolyn E. Akin 1963Margaret Craig Bryant 1963
Amelia Anne Alderman 1975Carolyn Bowman Biggs 1975
Madie AndersBeth Milstead Wilson 1996
Patrick Lloyd AndersJane Kollock McCall 1946
Marie AndersonJane Brockinton Earhart 1964
Ottis and Vesta Oliver AndersonKathy A. Bradley 1978
Betty M. AndrewsMargaret Andrews Willis 1974
Betty M. and Sandy W. AndrewsMargaret Andrews Willis 1974
Maya AngelouMarybelle Proctor Menzel 1962
Katherine Hall Arnold 1937Katherine Arnold Hale 1970Claire A. Yoder
Frank Logan Asbury IIISusan B. AllenRuth A. Knox 1975Jerrye Griffeth Short 1949
Ann Hall AshmoreMary Helen Hall Ringe 1964
Betty Gragg Austin 1942Susan Gragg Cash 1949
Charles E. AverettConnie J. Averett 1984
Addie McKellar Baird 1939William E. Baird, Jr.
Geneva Davidson Baird 1944S. Carol Baird
Sara and Hobart BallouAllyn Ballou Veatch 1968
Evelyn Wright Banks 1914William N. Banks, Jr.
Maymsie Ousley Bass 1923Maryann Bass Chapman 1960
Ellen D. and Herman E. BeardSandra and Hal Baskin
Mary Launius Beauchamp 1949Richard H. Beauchamp
Eleanor L. and Morris Beller
Lorinda Lou Beller 1964
Helena Anjou Beyer 1964Mary Russell George 1964
Laverne G. BinkleyTeri Green Frazier 1987
Leila Caldwell Birch 1906Benjamin Bowdre
Elizabeth Gill Blalock 1929Elizabeth Blalock Butler 1959Bebe Blalock Littles 1961
Toof A. Boone, Jr.Trudie Parker Sessions 1965Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Gulnar K. BoschMary Nims Hogan 1948
Margaret Wilson Boswell 1964Eugenia Sewell Davidson 1964Lucy Guggenheimer Ross 1964Pamela Watkins Young 1964
Elizabeth Bowers Bowen 1938Virginia Bowen Maier 1964
Debbie BoydJanie Shirah Stump 1972
Mary J. BoyerMary Lisa Boyer Millican 1983
Betty Jo Hammock Boyes 1948John W. Boyes
Sallie Touchton BoyetteGloria Boyette 1960
Inez Jones Bradley and Willie B. Bradley
Kathy A. Bradley 1978
Charlotte Lewis BradyElizabeth Lewis Parsons 1952
Elizabeth Dykes Breland 1951Kathy A. Bradley 1978
Patricia Beller BrennanLorinda Lou Beller 1964
Alberta Trulock Brewer 1938Joy B. Trulock 1946
Irene Neal Brewer 1935Catherine I. Brewer
Carolyn Alexander BrooksLynn B. Moses 1977
Caroline Hopkins Brown 1952Mary Eva Bryan DuBose 1952
Helen Piers BrowningCarlyle PlaceMargie HughesLaura B. Strange
Emma BruceAnita Bruce Etheridge 1957
Betty Livingston Bruner 1944Vivia L. Fowler
Wayne Aiken Burdell 1949Sara Stewart Rountree 1949
Barbara Brannen Burgamy 1953Anne D. Strozier 1953
Joanne Williams Callahan 1953Kay L. and Stuart Davis III
Jorge CamachoCarmen Kypriandes Garcia 1998
Lillian Mary Mitchell Camp 1887Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
Helen Grace Cappleman 1970B. J. Molpus Posey 1970
Judith Carter Natalie Miller McCook 1954
Harriet Moore Cauthorn 1971 Janice Moody Cayton 1971Helen Ferguson Zachry 1971
Gayle Register Chaffin Charles H. Chaffin, Jr.
Dorothy Spearman Chambers 1928 Jane Chambers Bostwick 1965
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen Chance, Jr.Linda Chance Newiger 1972
Mary Frank McClure Chandler 1919 Frankie M. Chandler TrustJane Chandler Rhodes 1949
Gertrude Slocumb Cherry Nan Cherry Baird 1958
Austin Christopher Childers Ellen Futral Hanson 1983Pamela Hissing Jacobson 1989Donna Carole Stribling Kitchens 1989Hope Hahn Shields 1991Tracy Ward Tilley 1989
John Hudson Christy Marsha Lynn Christy 1973 and John
D. Christy
Anne Purvis Church 1951 Mary Bird Horner Harvey 1951
Gayle Clark 1968 Virginia Goulding Johnson 1966
Kirbi Clark Lindsey Hubbard
Joyce Kingery Clay 1949 Mildred Roads Griffith 1949
Elizabeth Stephenson Clayton 1926 Edgar H. Clayton III
Mae Kelly Clements 1920 Winifred Clements Begin 1952
Annie Hyer Coleman 1886 Elizabeth Smith Addison 1951
James Oscar CollinsJanet Kelly Collins 1949
Preston Milo CollinsNewell M. CollinsPreston M. Collins, Jr.Frances Collins ConnorMary Catherine Collins O’Kelley 1972
Myrtle Paulk Colson 1920 Dona D. Vaughn 1966
Jonathan T. Conyers Lindsay Cole Abernethy 2000Kelly P. Baete 2000Erin Kavanaugh Kirkley 2000Jessica D. Salter 2000Amber M. Velasquez 2000Wesleyan 2000 Equestrian Team
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cook Autumn Cook Ireland 1954
Julia McClatchey Cook 1927 Emily Chase Cook 1970 and Charles
M. Cook
Sue Keen Cook 1948 Rhea Von Lehe Ashley 1950Louis H. Cook, Jr.
Lovick P. Corn Hannah L. Allen 1980Susan B. AllenCarolyn and William H. Anderson IILibby BaileyPatricia W. and Thomas L. BassAlexis Xides Bighley 1967Georgann Dessau Blum 1947 and
Arnold S. BlumMimi P. and Richard A. ChildsFrances Oehmig Collins 1947Gayle Attaway Findlay 1955Vivia L. FowlerGena Roberts Franklin 1971 and
George W. FranklinJudy Woodward Gregory 1963Anne Scarborough Hughes 1978Susan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971Ruth A. Knox 1975Diane A. Lumpkin 1963Margaret T. MacCaryMartha M. McNeillBetty Nunn Mori 1958Karene Harron Nebel 1990Mary Catherine Collins O’Kelley 1972William W. Oliver, Jr.Mary Lewis Pierson 1947 and R. Duke MillerJane I. ShirahCathy Coxey Snow 1971James Otey Walker IIISusan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker IIIKay B. West
Carolyn Gleaton Cox 1955 Frances Moulthrop Gordon 1955Mary Webb Lockhart 1955Elizabeth Wilson Lowry 1955Sara Stuart Seaborn 1955
Carole A. Cushing 1964 Catherine Cushing Thierry 1968Judy Weaver Yielding 1968
Barbara M. and William J. CutlerDorothy Groh Cutler 1964 and William
J. Cutler, Jr.
James Walter Wright Daniel Betty Daniel Robinson 1949
Claire Hammond Davis 1960 Lee Anne ChaneySarah A. LauElaine Shive
Colleen Sharp Davis 1924 James S. Davis
Karen Davis 1970 Patsy Lockhart Schutte 1970
Katrina Goellner Dean 1993 Kari Goellner Kitchens 1991Robyn Miller Schopp 1991Stacey Stanton Walker 1991
Frederick Howard DeBerryKathleen DeBerry Brungard 1967
Connie Welsch Coxey DemlowCathy Coxey Snow 1971
Nicole Keller Derrick 1994 Melissa McKenzie Crowder 1994Valerie S. Knopik 1994Nicole H. Licata 1994Holly Hawkins Odom 1994
Gifts in Memory of
Wilmer M. Dickey, Jr. Beulah Laslie Brinson 1958Trudie Parker Sessions 1965Nancy Peterson Shaw 1958Nina Sheppard Terrell 1958
Louise Futrelle Dodd 1949 Mildred Roads Griffith 1949
Lucia Chappell Domingos 1919 Lucia Domingos Chapman 1948 *
Allene Drury Doyle Debora Doyle Edenfield 1974
Jim Drury Jan Drury Cox 1970
Seth E. DuPuis Dorothy DuPuis Mackin 1938
Jessica Plapinger DuVall 1968 Elizabeth Martin Bunte 1968Susan A. Cobleigh 1968Jenny Kopp Curl 1970Susan Swain Goger 1968Vicki Page Jaus 1968Ruth A. Knox 1975Jo Slover Smith 1968Ginger Sanders White 1968Marilyn Avra Williams 1967
Elizabeth Pittman Dux 1970 Patsy Lockhart Schutte 1970
Ann Walker Elliott 1953 Ann Harrell Saunders 1953
Faith Beller Ellis Lorinda Lou Beller 1964
Mr. and Mrs. William W. EwingAnn Ewing Shumaker 1963
Betty Anderson Farkas 1942 Bettye Withers Barnes 1942Elizabeth Martin Jennings 1942 * and
Henry S. Jennings, Jr.Ruth A. Knox 1975Cathy Coxey Snow 1971Cristina Farkas Williams 1974
Alma L. Farnell Beth Milstead Wilson 1996
Catherine and Sumner FarrenSally Farren Benoy 1967
Neva Jane Langley Fickling 1955Raye CopelinDeen D. Sanders
Mildred Ammons Fields 1957 Peggy Miller Nelson 1957 *
Annie Pitman Fincher Mildred Fincher Efland 1942
Elaine Halley Findlay 1954 Susan Findlay CarrollAmelia Halley 1966
Judy Lang Fischer 1967 Cynthia Wilson Hauth 1967
Eloise Grahl Flanders 1924 Mary Lynn Johnson Truelove 1999
Rodney W. Floyd Mary Jo Porch Floyd 1961
Anne Chillrud Forsythe 1953 Eugenia Trapp Rohrberg 1953
Rob FortunaMarianne Graeme Fortuna 1972
Betty Clower Fowler 1968 Martha Clower Thomas 1964
Joseph B. Fraser, Jr. Susan B. Allen
Beulah Laslie Brinson 1958Medra Lott Keyser 1958Nancy Peterson Shaw 1958Nina Sheppard Terrell 1958
David Earle Fulton Autumn Cook Ireland 1954
Martha Banks Gaddis 1951 Helen Longino Dunwody 1951James W. Hart
Kathrine King Gering 1970 Arlyn Mathews Hawley 1970Deborah Giugni McMillan 1970Anne Herndon Oswald 1970Martha Jane Thompson 1970
William M. Gibson Bonny Denton Gibson 1980
Carol Anne Golden 1967 Alexis Xides Bighley 1967Class of 1967 Golden HeartsCynthia Wilson Hauth 1967Anne Elizabeth Koon 1983Jane Manley Wheeless 1967
Mariah Green Allyssa M. Green 2006
Ivelyn Lanier Gregory 1930 Flora Phillips Grindstaff 1967
Celetta Clarke Grice 1936 Celetta Grice Callaway 1977
Betty Anne Smith Griffin 1946 Kathi Hill Goddard 1977
Mary Laslie Grodner 1955 Frances Moulthrop Gordon 1955Martha Jean Laslie Woodward 1954
Louis K. and Ruth J. Groh Dorothy Groh Cutler 1964 and William
J. Cutler, Jr.
Hugh John Hagemeyer Vivia L. FowlerGrace R. GriffinSusan C. HagemeyerBeth C. HolcombeSally L. La PorteValerie ReedLinda and Stuart SmithCathy Coxey Snow 1971
Kathryn Terry Hall 1944 Leila Herndon Doney 1944
Mae Eason Hall 1946 Diana Hall Richardson 1969
Vivian B. and Robert M. Hammock Patricia Hammock Wall 1970
Bobbie Gene and Jack HamrickCarol A. Hamrick 1984
Marjorie Wallace Hamrick 1963 Ann Ewing Shumaker 1963
Evelyn Hamrick Slaton 1951 Robin Chesney Hopkins 1951
Ann Leighton Hanley 1959 Helen Poole Fontsere’ 1959
Olivia Pope Happ 1907 Jane D. and John F. Willingham
Roslyn Atkinson Harden 1949 Francina Brock Kern 1949
Judith James Hardy 1963 Ann Ewing Shumaker 1963
Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Harris Marsha Harris Rudolph 1962
Rita Delaney Harris 1987 Mary Lisa Boyer Millican 1983
Gloria Williamson HawesMichelle Toole Westbrook 1991
Thomas Leonard Hawes Michelle Toole Westbrook 1991
Petrona Garrard Humber Hean 1912 Elizabeth Hean Stone 1948
Gettis B. Henderson Linda Ennis Johnson 1970
Marie Eads Burch Hendrix Dorothy Hendrix Hope 1962
Esther Kim Herr 1922 David M. Hyun
Herbert C. Herrington 1945 Karen Moore Thomson 1967
Nell Warren Hicks 1954 Joyce Paris 1954
Bessie and Lloyd HiersVirginia Hiers Roebuck 1968
Lynda Andrews Highsmith 1967 Susan Kirvin Ogburn 1967
Margaret Frances Quarles Hinely 1958Nancy Doss Holcombe 1958
Martha Newsome Hines 1887 William P. Simmons, Jr.
Naomi Smith Hodges 1926 Nona Hodges Foster 1948
Essa Churchwell Holland Sonya Shipman Otte 1962Harriet Holland Schmitt 1962
Nancy Williams Holliman 1954 Beth Holliman Boswell 1977 and Glenn
C. Boswell, Jr.
Lamar E. and Charles Monty Hood, Jr.
Anne Hood Geisler 1968
Calvin Houghland Mary Ann Pollard Houghland 1960
Elizabeth Wade Howard 1953 Anne-Claire McMaster Jackson 1953
Nancy A. Howard 1957 Jane Howard Reinmuth 1958
Jean Tatum Hudson Janie Hudson Williams 1967
Linda Marie Hughes 1984 Patricia Sterling Brzezinski 1984Jo Duke 1984
Laura Parker Hunt 1949 Emily Hancock Bredeson 1949Laura Hunt Edenfield 1974Ruth A. Knox 1975Nadine Cranmer Read 1949Anne Strozier Threadgill 1949
Margaret Cantrell Isaacs 1933 Susan Isaacs Dodson 1969
Renwick Ivey Lynn Summerour Ivey 1989Donna Carole Stribling Kitchens 1989Tracy Ward Tilley 1989
Helen Lovein Jackson 1941 Helen Jackson Burgin 1968Ruth A. Knox 1975Victoria Wilson Logue 1960Mary Frances Webb Nall 1945 *Virginia Larson Schneider 1968
Henry K. Jarrett III Hillary M. Jarrett 2008
Elizabeth Martin Jennings 1942 Bettye Withers Barnes 1942Camille H. and Joseph E. CarruthAmy and Harry EubanksMartha Martin Ginn 1945Horace S. JenningsBetty Nunn Mori 1958Colleen & Sam Nunn Family
FoundationAlice Burrowes Ritter 1942Rachael D. SandersCathy Coxey Snow 1971Patricia Jennings VonperbandtKenneth Martin Worthy
Jean Roberts Johnson 1923 Laura Johnson Fowler 1957
Emily Mallet Johnston 1949 Marcia Mallet Ades 1954
Annie Anderson Jones 1948 and Frank C. Jones
May Morgan Ackerman 1994 and Robert K. Ackerman
Charles Jefferson Jones Emily Hancock Bredeson 1949
Frank C. Jones Kay B. West
Helen Elliott Jones Susan Jones Shulman 1968
Jane Methvin Jones 1945 Helene Jones Schwartz 1945
Margaret G. and William C. JonesMaria Shackelford Gause 1990
Virginia Percy Jones 1938 Dorothy Wink Bolding 1938
Barbara Lord Joyner 1982 and William Robert Joyner
Tara Joyner Haussler 1990
Robert Henry Kahn, Jr. Jean Cain Gaddis 1961
John Lee “Jack” KemphConstance Crauswell Kemph 1974
Helen Youngblood Kendrick 1951 W. Moffett Kendrick
Martha DeLay Kennedy 1925 Martha Kennedy Gay 1956
Roberta Ingle Jolly Kersh 1936Charlotte Jolly Hale 1962 and Floyd
C. Hale
Mildred Shirah Kight 1936 Leila K. Kight 1968Ruth A. Knox 1975Jane I. Shirah
Gordon C. KingMarlene King RichardsNeva King Thompson 1960
S. Lawrence KingMarlene King RichardsNeva King Thompson 1960
Marjorie Savage Kirkpatrick 1937 Sue Ann Savage Truitt 1963
Margaret “Pinkie” Evans Knox 1937Peg K. and John H. Morrison, Jr.
Mary Lyles Aiken Knox 1934 Pat Rimmer Knox-Hudson 1958
Robert E. KnoxThe Hall-Knox Foundation
Ruth Hall Knox 1940 The Hall-Knox Foundation
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Joy Johnson Kopp 1951 Ellen Fiebel Johnson 1982
Sammie LambNancy L. Lamb 1995
Betty S. LaMontagne Sandra LaMontagne Binkley 1967
Sara Griffin Perkins Landry 1980 Patricia Darwin Fussell 1980Robert B. Woodall, Jr.
Linda H. Lane Frances White Skoglund 1964
Annie Mays Larmore 1928 Susan B. AllenMarjorie N. BolenMiriam P. CarverMildred Fincher Efland 1942Ruth White Fruit 1954Rita E. HazneRuth A. Knox 1975Robin L. KropfElaine M. McWilliamsMaureen B. MeyerJudy NoblesJoyce Paris 1954Betty C. and Johnny A. ParrottJoyce E. ReedyVee SimmonsPolly and Charles SimpsonCathy Coxey Snow 1971Susan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker IIIWesleyan College Alumnae Association
Ann Draughon Lary 1953 Joan Jennings Norton 1953
Carol J. Latta 1970 Chris vonLehe Burns 1970Nancy Conner Coxwell 1970Susan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker III
Janet Kelley Lawrence Kathryn Lawrence Spada 1988
Elizabeth Mobley Lawton Vivia L. Fowler
Elizabeth Yost Lea 1954 Frances Yost Knight
Anne Winship Bates Leach Patricia A. Henry 1976
Mabel Starr Lee Brenda Lee Barclay 1964
Pauline Domingos Lester 1945 Lucia Domingos Chapman 1948 *
Coleman T. Lewis Kay Carroll Barnes 1960Tena N. Roberts 1960Virginia Sumerford York 1960
June M. LilesJeanette Loflin Shackelford 1961 and
James Shackelford
Joan Laslie Livingston 1952 Martha Jean Laslie Woodward 1954
Helen Granade Long 1929 Helen Long Bass 1954
Kitty Grey Long Vivia L. Fowler
Cecil Lane Lovein Margaret Strickland Lovein 1975
Bessie Jones Lowe 1905 Nancy Lowe Taylor 1968
Christine Lewis Lowe 1939 Nancy Lowe Taylor 1968
Marjorie A. Lowrance Frances and Fernando La Rosa
Julius Lynn Marsha Lynn Christy 1973 and John D. Christy
Susan Perry Maddox 1975 Susan Ewing Maddox 1969
Mary Lane Mallet 1917 Marcia Mallet Ades 1954
Mildred and Harold MaloneSharon Malone Boyd 1969
Sara Joyce Berg Munroe MannersJulia C. Munroe 2004
Angelica Maravelas Alexis Xides Bighley 1967
Barbara F. Marble Barbara Marble Tagg 1969
Anne Halley Marshall 1947 Amelia Halley 1966
Suzanne Spradling Martin 1967 Robert S. Martin
Elizabeth Hall Mason 1934 Virginia Mason 1965
Alice McKinnon Mathews 1934 Margaret M. Mathews 1973
Elsie Lowden Maxwell Hambright 1934 Jeanette Loflin Shackelford 1961
Melburn R. Mayfield Louise Cochran Mayfield 1950
Mary Stewart Becking Smith McClain 1942Karin Smith Glendenning 1967
Ben Harris McClary Lynn Golson Priester 1972
Thomas Harlan McCookTrudie Parker Sessions 1965
Virginia McClellan McCowen 1944 Maureen and Steve DemkoWesleyan College Alumnae Association
Alfred S. McDonaldCarolyn McDonald Parham 1964
Dewitt McGee Anne McGee Morganstern 1958
Sarah Thornton and Dewitt McGeeAnne McGee Morganstern 1958
Martha Weaver McKenzie 1944 and Emmet Gardner McKenzie, Jr.
Martha McKenzie McNeill
Margaret Elizabeth McKinnon 1939 Margaret M. Mathews 1973
Norman P. McLean Sarah Rebekah Duncan Kinsey 1958
Laura Lilly McMichael 1930 Elizabeth Lilly 1973
Mary Knox McNeill 1968 The Hall-Knox FoundationPat Rimmer Knox-Hudson 1958
Jane Kreiling Mell 1945 James R. MellMarybelle Proctor Menzel 1962
Stephanie M. Mercer 2005 Christina Aiken Young 2005
Kathyrn Holmes Messink 1924 Ann Messink Ross 1950
Naegeli Von Bergen Metcalf Rebekah Lord Smith 1969
Darlene Debault Mettler Adriana P. Cooper-Jones 2001Melissa Graham Meeks 2000Cynthia Hunnicutt Sams 1993Miriam Likins Templeman 1996
Lynden Wall Mignerey 1966 Elizabeth Girlinghouse Bernard 1966
Jane Gary Miller 1942 Ruth A. Knox 1975Mary Ellen MeadowsJudith Miller Newbern 1967 and Jess
Newbern
Kirstine O’Neal Miller Peggy Likes Miller 1965
Virginia Bowers Miller 1936 Virginia Bowen Maier 1964
Florence B. Milstead Beth Milstead Wilson 1996
George P. MontisSusan B. AllenMarguerite Hall Carter 1966Susan Glover Logan 1966Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Carolyn McCall Morgan 1972 Lynn Golson Priester 1972
Jeanette Harris Morgan 1941 Teresa Morris Futral 1991Helen Ferguson Zachry 1971
Hazel MorrisAndrea Morris Gruhl 1961
Marianne Morris 1956 Arline Atkins Finch 1956
Gloria Jones Moye 1974 Sue Sherrill Burdette 1974
Eunice Ann Christine Munck 1938Linda G. Anderson 1971Olivia Lopez Hartenstein 1965
Emily Boswell Murphey 1936 Ellen and Lee B. Murphey
Flewellyn MurpheyFred W. Hicks III
Valeria McCullough Murphey 1948 Fred W. Hicks III
Jami Murphy Darlene Rutland Murphy 2005
Marie Butler Neel 1959 Helen Poole Fontsere’ 1959 Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
Peggy Miller Nelson 1957 Juliette Adams Hawk 1957Michael C. McGhee
Margaret E. NeSmith 1992 Virginia T. Phillips 1977
Linda Taylor Nessmith 1984 Jo Duke 1984
Harriet Bruce Neubauer Tena N. Roberts 1960Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Robert R. Nichols Patrenice Guthrie Thomas 1996
Gwendolyn Giebeig Norris Laura Ruth Norris 1977
William Bascom Norris Laura Ruth Norris 1977
Reverend and Mrs. Jack H. Overton Patricia Overton Oberg 1972 and
Donald E. Oberg
Sarah Jones Pafford 1934 Martha Pafford Schindhelm 1968
Betty Patterson Lindsey Rich Wagnon 2001
Glenn F. PaulSusan Paul Tyler 1973
Joseph S. Persinger Margaret Murphy Persinger 1952
Louise Carroll Pharr 1920 Carroll Ricketson Bolton 1973
Reverend and Mrs. James Rush Phillips, Jr.
Flora Phillips Grindstaff 1967
Judith Roe Phillips 1961 Thomas E. Phillips
Margaret Atchley Phillips Mary Goss Hughes 1963
Joel PlumKasse Andrews-Weller 1972
William Graham Ponder Susan B. AllenRuth Middlebrooks Barnwell 1946 and
James M. BarnwellKay Hickman Beasley 1975Susan Lott Clark 1946Hale Coble Edwards 1973Mary Graham Ponder Foster 1973Ruth A. Knox 1975Jane Kollock McCall 1946Beverly Burgess Meadors 1946
William O. Powell 1959 Victoria Wilson Logue 1960 Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
Gladys Moss Powers 1929 Jane Powers Weldon 1959
Barbara Wiggins Prescott 1957 Carla DuBose Kalec 1957
Jacob S. Quiambao Carol Freeman Ake 1979Katherine Breland Bradley 1979Amy Miller Braun 1979Lauretta Elliott Garrett 1979Virginia Stein Hubbard 1978Judy Sanders Hughes 1979Jeline Knighton 1979Anita E. Marchman 1979Rebecca Tuten McClain 1979Theresa L. McKenna 1979Sherrie Shellard O’Hara 1979Cynthia Mercer Riley 1979Linda Chastain Rowe 1979Linda Stewart Scott 1979
William F. Quillian, Jr. Susan B. AllenRuth A. Knox 1975
Mickey Terrell Quillian 1953 Anne Strickland Bradburn 1953Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
Modena McPherson Quimby 1933 Elizabeth Rudisill 1966
John F. Rabai Gail Hollingsworth Rabai 1956
David Berry Rahn Melanie Rahn 1994
Helen “Bess” Reid Terri Futch Blocker 1989Denise Cheek Brown 1989Pamela Hissing Jacobson 1989Donna Carole Stribling Kitchens 1989Debbie Stevenson Moses 1989
Dorothy Wilkin Repass 1945 Carol Repass Hollis 1970
Beverly Rich Lindsey Rich Wagnon 2001
Katheryn Meade Richardson Mary P. Barnes and Nancy P. Marshall
Mary Hester Richardson 1931 Mary P. Barnes and Nancy P. Marshall
Leila Smith Ricketson Anne Ricketson Zahlan 1959
Nancy Maddox Rivers 1929 Nancy Rivers Parker
Jeanne Lindley Rives 1966 Betty Westmoreland Shuster 1966
Roy Heyward Roberts Jennifer Y. Jenkins 2003Bryndis Roberts 1978
Takiyah Roberts Ebony Roberts Ferrell 2002
June Robins Loisanne Tatum Robins 1979
Marian Watson Rogero 1945 Ginger Sanders White 1968
Katherine Rebecca Rogers 1960 Catherine Murphree Hartley 1959
Edwin O. Roland Barbara Roland Colwell 1970
Lois D. and Warren RollinsCarol Anne Rollins Harrison 1962
Richard T. Ross Ann Messink Ross 1950
Alexander H. Rossiter, Jr. Juliette Adams Hawk 1957
Edmund D. Rudisill Elizabeth Rudisill 1966
Emily Brown Rumble 1926 Mary Lane Edwards Hartshorn 1949
Frederick Ashley Saltmarsh Wanda Saltmarsh Hopkins 1970
Nellie Faye and James Render Terrell, Jr.Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
Sally Fambrough Sanders 1955 Jeanie Denton Anderson 1955Sally Sanders Jones 1982James R. Sanders, Jr.Joyce Reddick Schafer 1955
Susan Joyce Scenna 1976 Melissa Worley Callahan 1976Jane Gardner Preston 1976
James L. Schaaf Vivia L. Fowler
Mary Ellen Findlay Schmich 1945 Mary T. Schmich
Ouida Mize Scholtz 1953 John F. BlackCourtney Bryan-CaronH. D. Pete EttingerDonnie H. MartinGregory C. Voida
Andrew Schoonover Debbie Jones Smith 1976
Gretchen Nelson Scott Vann 1957 Virginia Sumerford York 1960
Mildred T. Segler Linda Segler Reynolds 1965
Gwendolyn Sorrell Sell 1967 Marilyn Vickers 1967
Margaret Duckworth Sewell 1949 Susan B. AllenErinne Guice Hatchett 1995Aimee Morris Lashley 1996Cyndie S. Morris
Ruth Calhoun Shackleford 1912 Brenda Lee Barclay 1964
Jewel Shannon Heidi Shannon Cook 1990
Sylvia Tabor Shealy 1958 Thomas T. Shealy
Alton Jason Shirah May Morgan Ackerman 1994 and
Robert K. AckermanHannah L. Allen 1980Susan B. and William H. AllenHelen E. BaileyAlexis Xides Bighley 1967Myra Jane Holman Bird 1950Kathy A. Bradley 1978Jenny Lynn and W. Waldo BradleyBetty Turner Corn 1947
Gayle Attaway Findlay 1955Vivia L. FowlerGena Roberts Franklin 1971 and
George W. FranklinFann Dewar Greer 1966Judy Woodward Gregory 1963Anne Scarborough Hughes 1978Elizabeth Martin Jennings 1942 * and
Henry S. Jennings, Jr.Ruth A. Knox 1975Diane A. Lumpkin 1963Margaret T. MacCaryTommy and Karen MasonBetty Nunn Mori 1958Debbie Stevenson Moses 1989William W. Oliver, Jr.Mary Lewis Pierson 1947Deborah Bell Roberds 1975 and
James W. RoberdsDebbie Jones Smith 1976Cathy Coxey Snow 1971Susan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker IIIKay B. West
Cornelia Shiver 1925 Harriett E. Mayo 1971
Frances Candler Shumway Pamela Lohr Hendrix 1988Robin Chesney Hopkins 1951
Christine Olson Sibley 1970 Rosalie Bischof 1970Linda Golden Moore 1970
Betty Sweet Simmons May Morgan Ackerman 1994 and
Robert K. AckermanBetty B. Nanninga
Macie Simpson Beth Milstead Wilson 1996
Mildred Gower Sims 1927 Carolyn Sims Brooks 1956
Anne Hyer Smith 1942 Elizabeth Smith Addison 1951
Betty Allen Smith 1944 Martha Simmons Woodall 1964
Frances Ware Smith 1936 Suzanne Smith Giddings 1966
Frances Knott Smith 1932 Barbara S. Woodson
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Smith Linda Smith Gregg 1969
Margaret Ragan Smith 1944 Leila Herndon Doney 1944
Myrtle McCrimmon Smith Elizabeth Smith Moore 1950
Thelma Durden Snow Cathy Coxey Snow 1971
Patricia Wing Srinivas 1951 Charlotte Battle Everbach 1952
Martha Groover Staples 1949 Mary Lane Edwards Hartshorn 1949Ruth A. Knox 1975
Mary Smith Starr 1944 Brenda Lee Barclay 1964Margaret Smith Carruth 1942
Rachel Davidson Strickland 1926 Nancy Bowden Wiley 1961
Thelma Fraser Strickland 1977 and William Earl Strickland
Ellen S. Clann
Eva Heath Sullins 1947 Beth Sullins Hughes 1975
Marjorie Andrews Sumerford Virginia Sumerford York 1960
Suelle McKellar Swartz 1933 Suelle M. Swartz 1967
Betty Moss Swygert 1954 Priscilla Gautier Bornmann 1968
Robin Coble Taylor 1979 Hale Coble Edwards 1973
Bob Terrell Natholyn Miller Freeman 1954
James Render Terrell, Jr. Mary Terrell Mitchell 1959
The Henry GirlsDouglas B. MacMillan
Gloria Thomas Allyssa M. Green 2006
Cornelia Turner Thornton 1930 Mayson Thornton Bissell 1953
Margaret Munroe Thrower 1935 Adelaide Jernigan HeiselMary T. WickhamKenneth Martin Worthy
Randolph W. Thrower Susan B. AllenAlexis Xides Bighley 1967Julia Cobey Gluck 1962 and John M.
GluckJudy Woodward Gregory 1963 and H.
Scott GregoryElizabeth C. JosephSusan Pyeatt Kimmey 1971Ruth A. Knox 1975Diane A. Lumpkin 1963Mary Pat C. and Fred MartinBetty Nunn Mori 1958 and Jean A. MoriDebbie Stevenson Moses 1989Julia C. Munroe 2004Trudie Parker Sessions 1965Cathy Coxey Snow 1971Gary Still Suters 1953 and Everett T.
SutersSusan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker III
Margaret Munroe Thrower 1935 and Randolph W. Thrower
Adelaide J. HeiselKenneth M. Worthy
Martha Zachry Thwaite 1939 Catharine Burns Liles 1966 and Marion
H. Liles, Jr.
William D. Titterton Winifred Bosch Titterton 1945
Sandra Smisson Tolleson 1980 Susan B. AllenPatricia Darwin Fussell 1980Paula Hunt Geiger 1956 and James
N. GeigerColleen & Sam Nunn Family
FoundationJane PerfectBebe and Albert P. Reichert, Jr.
Michael J. Topolosky, Jr. Arline Atkins Finch 1956 and Ronald
M. Finch, Jr.
Frankie R. and Reginald R. TriceFred W. Hicks III
Martha Turner Katherine N. McIntosh 2013
Sue Marie Thompson Turner 1950 Martha Bradford Swann 1947
Urban Von Ulshafer Kevin L. Ulshafer
Patricia Jones Vanderpool 1971 Glenda Harkins 1971Jan Shelnutt Whalen 1971
Emily Whitaker Vickers 1942 Marilyn Vickers 1967
Edna Rice Vickery Rebecca Jones Brock 1972
Leon J. Villard Kathleen DeBerry Brungard 1967Diane Dennington Robertson 1970
Wanda J. Villard Kathleen DeBerry Brungard 1967
Fannie Belle Vinson 1892 Catherine Vinson Pullen 1959
Lula Calhoun Vinson 1932 Catherine Vinson Pullen 1959
Marynell Sampley Waite 1940 Mary Abbott Waite 1968
May Belle and Kenneth Walker Elizabeth Walker Heckman 1972
Leotta Walls Natholyn Miller Freeman 1954
Ruth Ingle Warren 1938 Charlotte Jolly Hale 1962 and Floyd C. Hale
Katherine Calhoun Wellons Susan B. and William H. Allen
Wesleyan ConservatoryRenee’ Rousseau Tillery 1949
Linda Warnock White 1958 Jeanette Loflin Shackelford 1961
Sarah Hague White 1975 Beverly F. Mitchell 1968
Arthur D. Whitfield Jacqueline Barden Whitfield 1959
Madison Whorton Natholyn Miller Freeman 1954
Mary Elizabeth Wills Susan B. and William H. AllenHelen Neal Kleiber 1967Trudie Parker Sessions 1965
Henry Kate Gardner Wilson 1984 and J. Frederick Wilson
Katherine Wilson Johnson 1968
J. Frederick Wilson Thelma Wilson Sexton 1984
Myrtle Wilson Beth Milstead Wilson 1996
Mary Jenkins Winders 1935 Martha Winders Helgerson
Betty Stewart Wingfield 1938 Elizabeth Wingfield Dick 1963
Julia Osborne Withers 1918Julianne Withers Roland 1953
Barbara Swindle Wood 1950 Charlotte Getz Gerken 1959
Effie Mae Dunn Wood 1931 Ruth Dunagan Wood 1962
Elizabeth Rycroft Wood 1944 Susan B. AllenLynn and Charles P. Deaton, Jr.
Julia Munroe Woodward 1934 Shari Richardson Arrington 1971Glennda Kingry Elliott 1965Judy Woodward Gregory 1963Beth A. Kargel 1991Victoria Wilson Logue 1960Mary Margaret Woodward McNeill
1960Karen Connor Shockley 1963Susan Woodward Walker 1970 and
James Otey Walker III
Mitch WrightCarolina’s SunTrust Team
Mary Jean Yates Susan B. AllenSally Moffett McKenna 1975Fabia Trice Rogers 1963Trudie Parker Sessions 1965
Ruth Kasey Yost 1928 Frances Y. Knight
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May and Robert K. AckermanBetty Smith Addison ‘51Hannah L. Allen ‘80Susan B. AllenDebra McGee Ambrose ‘84Linda G. Anderson ‘71William H. Anderson IIMcAlpin H. ArnoldRuth Wong Arnow ‘56William E. Baird, Jr.Kathleen P. BallouWilliam N. Banks, Jr.Jennifer A. Bass ‘78Patricia and Thomas L. BassMartha Gragg Bates ‘45Edwina Hall Beall ‘53Lorinda Lou Beller ‘64Alexis Xides Bighley ‘67Loyd H. Black, Jr.Regina S. Bland ‘76Georgann Dessau Blum ‘47Sylvia Fesco Bond ‘81Priscilla Gautier Bornmann ‘68Gloria Boyette ‘60Kathy A. Bradley ‘78Jean Mouchet Brannon ‘52 and L. Travis Brannon, Jr.Beulah Laslie Brinson ‘58Jane Speir Brook ‘76Barbara A. Bryant ‘67Patricia Sterling Brzezinski ‘84Virginia Perry Buckner ‘33Margaret and Mark S. BurgessporterRosalind Allison Burns ‘47Carol Burt ‘64Cynthia Costello Busbee ‘92Carol Hindman Butler ‘78Helen E. Cannon ‘60Carolyn Malone Carpenter ‘39 *Peggy Carswell ‘49Willene McGee Castleberry ‘47Jo An Johnson Chewning ‘66Susan Lott Clark ‘46Susan A. Cobleigh ‘68Nannette Coco ‘73Frances Oehmig Collins ‘47Barbara Roland Colwell ‘70Anne M. Cordeiro ‘92Betty Turner Corn ‘47 and Lovick P. Corn *Pamela Davis Corvelli ‘98Lois Goldman Cowan ‘45Laurel Dean Gray Craft ‘46 and T. Fisher CraftPeggy Chesnutt Daniel ‘91Linda Dekle-FrostMildred Taylor Dennis ‘57Emily Hardman Dickey ‘58 and Wilmer N. Dickey *
Margaret Spear Diederich ‘44Berta Dodd-Marbut ‘58Mary Nunn Domingos ‘46Eloise Maxwell Doty ‘68Margaret Neal Doty ‘53 and Clayton N. DotyJo Duke ‘84Beth Mason Duncan ‘61Marjorie Potts Durden ‘40Ann Lee Alley Earnshaw ‘59Margaret K. and Robert J. EdenfieldMildred Fincher Efland ‘42Annetta Zimmerman Elliott ‘67Glennda Kingry Elliott ‘65W. Tinsley EllisBee Seckinger Epley ‘58Amanda Marine Evans ‘99Charlotte Battle Everbach ‘52Cheryl Grantham Fee ‘68Arline Atkins Finch ‘56 and Ronald M. Finch, Jr.Gayle Attaway Findlay ‘55Eleanor Gravely Fleming ‘57Thomas F. Flournoy, Jr. *Jane Esther Foley ‘42Phyllis F. ForschlerJoan Shapiro Foster ‘56Vivia L. FowlerGena Roberts Franklin ‘71Courtney Knight Gaines ‘51Tina D. Gann ‘94Ashley Garrett ‘90Anne H. and J. Harper GastonMaria Shackelford Gause ‘90Jackie Herron Gilmer ‘76 and Harry W. GilmerCaroline Oliver Goff ‘92Margaret Shoemaker Gordon ‘65Lisa DiMuro Gosnell ‘82Jane Mulkey Green ‘42Judy Woodward Gregory ‘63Eleanor Laslie Griffin ‘60Mildred Roads Griffith ‘49Charlotte Jolly Hale ‘62Mary Pierpont Riley Hall ‘57Laura Lowe Harmon ‘72 and Barrie H. Harmon IIIRobyn Harmon ‘77Carol Anne Rollins Harrison ‘62Mary Lane Edwards Hartshorn ‘49Betty Upchurch Hasty ‘55Beverly J. and Gilbert HeldPamela Lohr Hendrix ‘88Cynthia L. Hershey ‘91Carol Inman Heyward ‘60 and Andrew H. Heyward IIINancy Hill-Bates ‘61C. Terry HollandCordelia Dessau Holliday ‘48
Virginia Ann Daniel Holman ‘75 and Calvin M. Holman
Anne Scarborough Hughes ‘78Mollie Elizabeth Hughes ‘06Lucy Cline Huie ‘41Betty S. and William H. HurdleSusann C. HutchisonJessica L. Jarman ‘99Janet Friberg Jarrett ‘78Suzanne McNatt Johnson ‘60Mildred Hawkins Jones ‘49 and L. Bevel Jones IIICatherine Gibbons Jost ‘70Suzanne Woodham Juday ‘69Carla DuBose Kalec ‘57Dana Karstensen-Bryan ‘99Mary Cordes Kelley ‘39Julia Stillwell Ketcham ‘58 and Ralph L. KetchamMedra Lott Keyser ‘58Leila Kight ‘68Kari Goellner Kitchens ‘91Dorothy M. and Robert E. Knox, Jr.Ruth A. Knox ‘75Nancy Lamb ‘95Eleanor Adams Lane ‘58Kayron McMinn Laska ‘87 and John LaskaJanet M. Lawrence ‘80Betty Kemper Lhotka ‘57Mary Elizabeth Jordan Lippitt ‘74Gayle Lloyd ‘62Betty I-May Lo ‘95Richard H. LowranceJohn F. LoydNancy Middleton Lucia ‘65Diane A. Lumpkin ‘63Nancy Dixon Lutz ‘60Margaret T. MacCaryBeverly Hinely MacMahon ‘74Wendy Coffman MacMahon ‘78Nan G. Maddux ‘75Patricia Shriver Mancuso ‘60Molly M. MartinVirginia Mason ‘65Jeanon Moore Massien ‘84George W. Mathews, Jr.Lucile Adams Mathews ‘66Elizabeth N. Mathis ‘96William M. MatthewsMichele L. McDuffie ‘99Rita Parker McGarity ‘75Sally Moffett McKenna ‘75Barbara Bird McLendon ‘60Mary Margaret Woodward McNeill ‘60Sally Griffie Mehalko ‘67Wende Sanderson Meyer von Bremen ‘80Mary Ainsworth Mitchell ‘47
Susan C. Monteith ‘64Tommie Sue Montgomery-Abrahams ‘63Elizabeth Gibbons Montis ‘66 and
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Chartered in 1989, the Society for the Twenty-first Century recognizes alumnae and friends who make estate plans or life-income gifts benefiting Wesleyan College. Through their generous commitments, Society members will sustain and strengthen Wesleyan well into the College’s third century.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEESHannah L. Allen ‘80Cynthia H. AutryJulia G. BaldwinAlexis Xides Bighley ‘67Priscilla Gautier Bornmann ‘68Candy BurgessJane Johnson Butler ‘65J. Cannon Carr, Jr.Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.Betty Turner Corn ‘47Robert J. EdenfieldGlennda Kingry Elliott ‘65William A. Fickling IIIGayle Attaway Findlay ‘55Amy M. Fletcher 2006Gena Roberts Franklin ‘71Judy Woodward Gregory ‘63Robert F. Hatcher, Jr.J. Cal Hays, Jr.Susan Pyeatt Kimmey ‘71James R. King, Jr.Robert E. Knox, Jr.Ruth A. Knox ‘75Margaret T. MacCaryDennie L. McCraryBrenda Witham McGinn ‘70Beverly F. Mitchell ‘68Betty Nunn Mori ‘58Debbie Stevenson Moses ‘89Andrew H. NationsElizabeth C. OgieLynda Brinks Pfeiffer ‘63Elizabeth H. PickettAmy V. RaulsBryndis W. Roberts ‘78T. Alfred Sams, Jr.Marvin R. SchusterDan SpeightSusan Woodward Walker ‘70B. Michael WatsonKay B. WestJennifer Stiles Williams ‘93
EMERITUS TRUSTEESWilliam H. Anderson IIThomas L. BassCathy CoxAndrew H. Heyward IIIGene A. HootsWilliam H. HurdleL. Bevel Jones IIIGeorge W. Mathews, Jr.William M. MatthewsSam NunnWilliam W. Oliver, Jr.
BOARD OF MANAGERSPris Gautier Bornmann ’68Jane Price Claxton ’68Glennda Kingry Elliott ’65Ashley Garrett ’90Lucy Guy ’09Parrish Smotherman Jenkins ’06Carol Bacon Kelso ’73Abbie Smoak Lacienski ’01
Jan Lawrence ’80Melanie Filson Lewis ’93Rita Parker McGarity ’75Jaime F. McQuilkin ’06Beverly F. Mitchell ’68Lynn Moses ’77Susan Woodward Walker ’70
BOARD OF VISITORSCynthia Costello Busbee ‘92Saralyn Collins ‘90Wes GordonRebecca L. GristElizabeth W. HardinEugene S. Hatcher, Jr.Katherine J. HuttoStephen L. JukesRichard P. MaierF. Dale MathewsAlbert P. Reichert, Jr.Trudie Parker Sessions ‘65Tim SheridanMike SimmonsJustin SoumaHelen StembridgeJohn L. WoodMary Zarcone
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTSusan B. Allen Senior Development OfficerKimberly S. Casebeer Director of Foundation Relations and
Donor StewardshipMary Kathryn Borland ‘04 Director of Alumnae Affairs, Classes of 1980-2014Whitney Davis Advancement AssociateDevyn W. Foti ‘13 Executive Assistant to Institutional Advancement, Alumnae Affairs and the
Office of CommunicationsMillie Parrish Hudson ‘75 Director of DevelopmentJulie A. Jones Director of Advancement ServicesMonty Martin Advancement Services SpecialistDeborah Jones Smith ‘76 Director of Special ProjectsCathy Coxey Snow ‘71 Director of Alumnae Affairs, Classes of 1930-1979Andrea Williford Vice President of Institutional Advancement
The recognition extended to those listed in this publication is one small way to thank the many contributors to Wesleyan College between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.
An asterisk indicates a donor deceased prior to publication. Italicized names in the class giving section indicate the alumna gave to Wesleyan via a planned gift.
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Margaret Parsons Andrews ‘47Robert F. Baldwin, Jr.Barret Brown ‘69Helen Piers BrowningRaymond J. BuckelLucy Carolyn Malone Carpenter ‘39Lovick P. CornNeva Langley Fickling ‘55Thomas F. Flournoy, Jr.Dorothy R. Gower ‘34June Cason Mayer ‘54Lucile Dismuke Neighbors ‘45 and Dan L. NeighborsWilliam Graham PonderMartha Groover Staples ‘49Randolph W. ThrowerSue Marie Thompson Turner ‘50Emily B. Walker
Amy-Christine Vinson Smith ‘99Betsy Palmer Smith ‘60Jean Armstrong Smith ‘52 and Robert H. SmithJoyce Hussey Smith ‘53Jean Cone Snooks ‘45Sarah Turnbull Snow ‘74 and Claude H. Snow, Jr.Marjorie Perkins Squires ‘51 and William H. SquiresMartha Groover Staples ‘49 *Kathryn Gibbs Steinbruegge ‘45Preston Stevens, Jr.Kathryn Stiles Stribling ‘47Karlyn Sturmer ‘75Sylvia Newton Summers ‘64 and Roland S. SummersMary Jane and Willard E. SummersMartha Bradford Swann ‘47Melissa Spradley Sweet ‘01Ann Scott Terry ‘70Artemisia Dennis Thevaos ‘52Bernardine Smith Thomas ‘38Martha Clower Thomas ‘64Betty A. Thompson ‘47Mary E. Thompson ‘79Mary Jane Wood Thornton ‘54 and J. Earl ThorntonRandolph W. Thrower *Casey Thurman ‘65Mary McCord Tierney ‘46 *Frances Torbert Tilley ‘40 *Tracy Ward Tilley ‘89Julie Houston Trieste ‘98Laura Jones Turner ‘46Marion W. VickersKathryn Smith Vinson ‘99Marianna Patton Walker ‘79 and Carroll A. WalkerCharlotte Little Walker ‘49Susan Woodward Walker ‘70Patricia Hammock Wall ‘70Katherine Stickley Watson ‘60 and H. Mitchell Watson, Jr.Gail Thompson Webster-Patterson ‘64Susan C. Wheelis ‘95Howard J. Williams, Jr.Jean Gilbert Witcher ‘66Martha Jean Laslie Woodward ‘54Jane L. Wootton ‘51Cynthia Wright ‘75Georgiana Hsueh Yang ‘49Charles H. Yates, Jr.
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Dr. Tom Ellington, associate professor of political science at Wesleyan, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to teach at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, during spring semester 2014. Active in more than 155 countries, the Fulbright Program selects its recipients based on academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership in their fields. Each year the core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides approximately 800 teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Recipients teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Tom was selected as a senior scholar to teach a course at Ewha in political processes in modern democracies.
Not content to limit his travels to Asia, Ellington spent more than a month hiking in France and Spain. “Korean universities start their spring semester later than most American institutions, so I had some time on my hands between the end of my duties in Macon and the beginning of classes at Ewha. In December (2013), I moved out of my apartment and put all my belongings in storage, then left for Europe with a twenty-pound backpack and a pair of trekking poles.” In just over a month, Ellington walked the Camino de Santiago across the Pyrenees Mountains from France into Spain, making his way to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela where St. James the apostle may be buried. Sometimes he walked in rain or snow. Sometimes he walked in solitude, and sometimes he walked with others along the route that pilgrims have been walking for more than 1,000 years.
After returning to Macon to repack his bags, Ellington flew to Korea where from March to June he taught comparative politics and political theory to a class of nearly fifty students. Ranked as a top twenty university in South Korea, Ewha is the world’s largest women’s university and has graduated most of the women executives in Korea’s top 100 companies. Boasting nearly 25,000 students in its nine undergraduate colleges and fifteen graduate schools, Ewha’s classes are much larger than Wesleyan’s, too large to teach seminar style.
In addition to teaching, Ellington spent much of his time doing research in Ewha’s library, which he described as exceptional. Relying on a limited knowledge of Hangul, Korea’s official script, rudimentary language skills, and the assistance of a Korean co-author, Ellington was able to do the necessary research and writing for his project on Korea’s National Intelligence Service. He presented his research paper, Pulling Back from the Brink: Politics and Society in Transition, in November at the Georgia Political Science Association’s 2014 Annual Conference in Savannah.
Tom was in Korea when the Sewol ferry sank on April 16. The disaster claimed the lives of 284 people, primarily students on a field trip, causing deep sadness throughout the country. “It was a sad time and even a month later concerts and events were canceled because no one could smile or enjoy celebrations. Yellow ribbons were commonplace as many people mourned the needless loss of these young people.”
Throughout his teaching exchange Ellington made new friends and developed a deeper understanding of customs and cultural differences. “One of the customs in Korea is communal dining when eating out. Everyone pulls food from common dishes and you can’t even pour your own drink. Everyone is responsible for
other people at the table. It’s a good custom, just different from our American traditions.”
His cultural experience spanned two continents and, like many travelers, Ellington was glad to come home after six months of hiking, making acquaintances who spoke various languages, sleeping in hostels, teaching in a lecture setting, researching a new project, and learning a new language. He was especially glad to return to Wesleyan where his students awaited him and the stories of his travels.
In the summer of 2007, Ellington served as a visiting professor at Sookmyung Women’s University, also in Korea.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Since its inception more than 60 years ago, the Fulbright Program has provided approximately 325,000 grants for U.S. citizens to go abroad and for non-U.S. citizens to come to the United States. The Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas and is sponsored by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).
Understanding customs and cultural differencesEllington awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to teach at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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