Volume 1 Number 8 December 2019

PowerPoint Trainingfor InstructorsDoug CummingsRichard HardwickScott Langhorst

Spring CatalogVolunteersMary Barkley Terry Cavanaugh Thomas RedmondVern Stocker

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Thank You To All OurVolunteers

We Couldn't Do It Without YouThe Osher Institute at W&M could not operate without its volunteers. Ourtalented instructors, dedicated Board, and enthusiastic committee membersgenerously volunteer their time and skills to our vibrant institute, and weare thankful to all. But did you know that many of your fellow membersvolunteer to support the smooth operation of Osher at W&M in a number ofother ways? Read on to see how, and to our wonderful teams of volunteers,we thank you very kindly for jobs well done!

Office andRegistration DayVolunteersToy CarpenterLisa CraftCathy FlanaganDiane LedererStew NickersonGeorge RichmondCathy Sanderson

Computer LabVolunteersJoe AmbrosioJim BowersScott LanghorstPeter Swiers

Class HostsAbby Jo Helfand JuraschekAlan CumminsAnn TeskeAnn RexAnn SkeltonAnna AndersonAnne BrennanAnne HartAudrey MartinBentley GreggBruce RiserBruce PowellBruce RiserCarol JakobovitsCarol BachmannCarol BallCarol ShuttCarol ShermanCarol BachmannCarol DeakinsChristine WellsClara MasseyCynthia DevoreDeborah MisiagDeborah DeBaccoDeborah MisiagDeidre Lenderking

Katherine WhitbeckKathleen AndersonKathy SchoonmakerKen  TurnerKirk ClaudiaKit OberLaurie HainesLeonard ScharfLinda ODonnellLinda JohnsonLinda PincusLinda JamesLisa CraftLouis MarcusLynda DunniganMargaret PetersonMarilyn HamlyMarla BorenMarlene CumminsMarsha RehkampMary MinorMary HuntMary ChestonMelinda MorganMichael RichardsonNancy BolashNancy GreeneNancy HodgesNeil Bright

Dennis PillsburyDiane LedererDonald MartinDonald SchillingDonna PowellDorothy BaratEdwin Thomas IIIElaine JansenElizabeth MorganEllen SporeEloise BrandenFrank WoodFritz OberGary BrynesHughes WilliamIna BerkeyJacelyn PolizziJames LockardJan SarmiereJanet DombrowskiJanice IdyllJean BlackallJeanne MillinJim RettigJoan BrockenbroughJoan RuszkowskiJoAnn GoraJoann BouchardJohn DyerJohn VandeSandJoseph CarenaKaren SchifrinKaren McPhersonKaren Eversole

Noel VedenPat WilkinsPatricia KachPatricia GallagherPatricia KachPatricia VaughanPaula MoscatoPeter SchoonmakerPhilip HorbertRalph SimmonsRichard ZakourRobert ByrneRobert AmbroseRobin RogersRodney StoneRosalind SiegelSandy Anderson Scott OrrSharon DoyleSusan DelanoSusan ShaverSusan BivinsSusan MasonTerese MayberryWalt HojnackiWalter MorrisonWanda BrownWarren SpenceWayne GlassWendy KeenerWendy LeBoltWilliam GearyWilliam BeanWilliam Johnson

Class AssistantsAnil AntaniAnne CollinsAudrey Martin Barbara Pemberton Bentley Gregg

Krieger Denny Lombardo LisaMark HuntMary MeagherMary SchafrikMel TaberMichael Richardson

Bruce Powell Carol Ball Carolyn Austin Catherine Davis Catherine Sheedy Catherine Davis Christopher Welch Claudia Kirk Cristina Klema David Ross Dennis Krieger Denyse Doerries Diana O'Connell Donald Ellerthorpe Ed McMahon Ed Peterson Edward Chambers James Carey James Black Jeffrey Paul John VandeSand John Dyer John Brady John Delano John Brady Jon Gould Karen Thomas Karen McPherson

Michael HarbinMike HatfieldNancy PattersonPatricia VolpRichmond GeorgeRobert DennisRobert AmbroseRobert DennisRobert MooreRobert BrennanRobert BloomRobert LundRodney StoneRuurdje LaarhovenSamuel  FletcherSherry WalkerSusan BivinsSusan MasonSusan WagnerSylvia KingTerence RileyTerry CavanaughWalter SchmidWilliam CarpenterWilliam RifferWilliam Meeks

Always Room for More!While we are so grateful for the many volunteerswe already have, we will always welcome more!There are opportunities for everyone to becomemore involved at Osher, for example: committeemembers, photographers, marketing assistance,class assistants, hosts, etc. Call us at 221-1506and we'll find an area that interests you. 

Spring Catalog ChangeOne-time Lecture: Publishing Options and Pointers, taughtby Dawn Brotherton, has been moved to March 4, 9:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Wightman Cup Room. To seeupdated changes, check the Announcement section on ourwebsite. 

Important DatesSpring RegistrationOur course request period begins December 6. On December 14 the seatassignment (lottery) will notify you of courses in which you were enrolled.You will also receive waitlist notifications. Remember, however, registrationnever closes. Be sure to tell your friends about Osher!

New InstructorsWe are excited to welcome our new instructors for the Spring 2020semester.  We know you will bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, andskills to our classrooms. Our new instructor orientation will be held onJanuary 3rd and we will be emailing more information soon. 

AV and Host TrainingIf you have ever considered volunteering as a host or class assistant, butare concerned about the responsibilities, we offer host and a/v trainingduring the 2nd week of January. Let us know you would like to attend tolearn more about it. 

Town and Gown Noontime LecturesOur Town and Gown series offered engaging lectures this fall and ourmembers learned about everything from post communism to what keepsour local government awake at night. They also enjoyed seasonal soundsfrom the Botetourt Chamber Singers.

Be sure to register for the Spring series, which will include a wide variety oftopics from ceramics to face to face diplomacy and will include a lecturefrom William and Mary's own provost, Peggy Agouris.

Office Closed for  Winter Break

December 23 - January 1The Osher Staff wishes you a happy holiday

season!

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