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The University of Virginia’s College at WiseSpring 2007

Dear Alumni and Friends:

As one of our faculty members, Suzanne Adams-Ramsey, said recently – “A dream is an idea that exists just beyond our grasp. A dream is a secret until you tell it.”

No longer is our dream a secret. The public announcement of the Fulfilling the Dream campaign is fueling the imagination and enthusiasm of our many supporters. A successful $50 million campaign will transform this College and make an idea that seems just beyond our reach a reality. The campaign has already raised over $25 million toward the goal – a rousing start!

Our challenge is to dream as big as our founders did. When a small group of local residents met in December 1953 at the Wise Inn to discuss creating a college in their community, they had no idea where their dream would lead. Yet more than fifty years later, their dream lives on – nurtured by all those who love this College. With investments from our alumni and friends, the Fulfilling the Dream campaign will help UVa-Wise preserve and strengthen the values for which it is recognized – opportunity, academic rigor, personal integrity, and service to the region, the Commonwealth, and the nation.

In this issue of the UVa-Wise magazine, you will learn about the Fulfilling the Dream campaign. I encourage you to consider how you might participate.

With my very best wishes,

David J. Prior Chancellor

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Chancellor for a Day. For the first time in UVa-Wise history, a chancellor exchanged roles with a student during the “Chancellor for a Day” charity event held Feb. 16. For each food item donated, students had the opportunity to put their names in a drawing in hopes of being selected as the College’s chief executive. The lucky student was freshman Morgan Henry of Burke, who had a full day of meetings, while “freshman” David J. Prior attended classes and played air hockey in the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center. The fund raiser was conceived by the UVa-Wise Inter-Greek Council and National Residence Hall Honorary. Some 485 food items were ultimately donated to the food bank in Pound.

The UVa-Wise Magazine is produced by the Officeof College Relations and the Office of Alumni Relations for alumni and friends of The Universityof Virginia’s College at Wise.

EditorJane Meade-Dean ’89Senior Director of College [email protected]

Alumni EditorValerie Lawson ’87Director of Alumni [email protected]

Assistant EditorRoger Hagy, Jr. ’05Assistant Director of College [email protected]

Principal PhotographyTim Cox, Tim Cox Photo/Graphics

Contributing WritersRoger Hagy, Jr. ’05Jeff HowardJane Meade-Dean ’89Chris MyersMarcia Quesenberry Cassandra Sproles ’00Brian Wills

Contributing PhotographersValerie Lawson ’87John McCarroll ’95Chris Myers Jenny SalyersCassandra Sproles ’00

Culbertson Hall photo (page 6) and Commencement processional photo (page 25) courtesy of the Kingsport Times-News.

Magazine DesignJenny SalyersGraphic Artist/Printing Assistant

Tell us what you think about The UVa-WiseMagazine. E-mail your comments, story ideas andalumni submissions to [email protected] or contact us by mail at The UVa-Wise Magazine, One College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293 or by phone at(276) 328-0128.

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HomecomingAll roads led back to UVa-Wise

as alumni returned to the College for Alumni-Homecoming 2006

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‘Gone with the Glory’History and Hollywood combine

in Brian Wills’ latest book

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Year in ReviewA look back at the College’s successes,

July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006

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Fulfilling the DreamThe College’s $50 million capital campaign kicks off

Vol.VI No. 2

On the cover: U.Va. founder Thomas Jefferson stands further immortalized as a beautiful statue on the campus of UVa-Wise, which has become a worthy

expression of Jeffeson’s dream for his “academical village” in Charlottesville. (Photo by Tim Cox)

UVa-Wise and Northrop Grumman Corporation formally announced on Sept. 18, 2006, a public-private partnership that will strengthen both the College’s technology curriculum and the company’s workforce recruitment efforts in Southwest Virginia.

Northrop Grumman officials also announced a $1 million commitment to enhance UVa-Wise’s new software engineering degree program, the only one of its kind in Virginia.

“Northrop Grumman and UVa-Wise are formally establishing a model partnership of cooperation and mutual benefit,” said UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior during the announcement event. “UVa-Wise will be the educational hub, providing student internships, faculty and student research opportunities and advanced technical training for Northrop Grumman employees. Additionally, UVa-Wise will work closely with K-12 educators and the region’s community colleges, all of which are vitally important to the success of Southwest Virginia’s emerging technology industry.”

The public-private partnership will augment Northrop Grumman’s workforce development for its new Russell County location. Last November, Northrop Grumman was selected to modernize Virginia’s information technology infrastructure, an effort that will lead to the creation of 433 new high-tech jobs in Southwest Virginia. Company officials have said the College’s efforts to strengthen its existing programs in computer science and management information systems as well as its plans to add

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relationship with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Today, I am proud to officially establish a partnership with the University’s western campus.”

Half of the $1 million commitment will be funded through a grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA).

Joining in the check presentation and signing of a memorandum of understanding between the College and Northrop Grumman were Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and members of the Southwest Virginia legislative delegation, including Senator William Wampler, Senator Phillip Puckett ’67, Delegate Terry Kilgore ’83, as well as VCEDA Chair Mark Wooten and VCEDA Executive Director Jonathan Belcher.

“The remarkable leadership of the members of the Southwest Virginia legislative delegation helped ensure state funding was obtained for the software engineering program,” Chancellor Prior said. “These legislators worked diligently to provide for both the facilities and equipment and the human capital needed to launch the software engineering program.”

During the 2006 session of the General Assembly, the legislature approved a budget that included $808,900 to hire faculty and staff for the software engineering program and purchase equipment. The budget includes another $10.9 million for the renovation of the original wing of the Science Center, which will ultimately house software engineering labs.

The College also has received financial support from a variety of sources including a combined total of more than $500,000 from Wise County, the Commonwealth Foundation and the Appalachian Regional Commission for feasibility studies, an advanced computing laboratory and high school student preparation.

software engineering were key factors in the site selection.

UVa-Wise will use the $1 million gift to continue purchasing the latest technology and to recruit highly trained faculty for the software engineering degree program, which began with the start of the 2006-07 academic year. Northrop Grumman also plans to offer UVa-Wise technology students paid internships and make offers of employment to qualified graduates. The company will make in-kind contributions of hardware, software and services to the College.

Steven R. Perkins, sector vice president, Washington Operations, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, represented the company at the September event and presented Chancellor Prior with the ceremonial check.

“There is a legacy at Northrop Grumman of recruiting and finding talented people through our partnerships with the Commonwealth’s colleges and universities,” Perkins said. “We currently have a wonderful

After signing a technology partnership, Northrop Grumman official Steven Perkins and UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior shake hands to the applause of Virginia Delegate Terry Kilgore ’83, Virginia Senator William Wampler, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and VCEDA Chair Mark Wooten.

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has signed an agreement with Sykes Enterprises, Inc., that will create student internships and job opportunities with the international technical support company.

“When the College collaborates with businesses like Sykes, our students benefit,” said UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior. “Thanks to this agreement, UVa-Wise students will have greater access to paid internships and to full-time employment after they graduate.” Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, Sykes will provide:

• Paid student internships for full-time students in accounting, business, economics, communication or other majors related to the development of management and leadership skills;

• Employment opportunities for graduates with majors related to management and leadership;

• An annual scholarship for a student or students studying management or leadership;

• In-kind contributions to majors related to management and leadership including service on the College’s Department of Business and Economics Advisory Board and as a source for adjunct faculty and guest speakers;

• Paid international internships to the extent that funding is available and to the extent practicable. If available, international internships would be offered to full-time students in accounting, business, economics, communication or other majors related to the development of management and leadership skills.

“A lot of the success we’ve had over the last six years at our facility in Wise is due to the graduates of UVa-Wise,” said Todd McReynolds ’00, operations manager for the Sykes facility in Wise.

For the last several months, McReynolds has worked closely with David Kendall, chair of the UVa-Wise Department of Business

and Economics, to forge the mutually beneficial agreement.“We’re excited about the progress we’re making today,”

Kendall said. “Our goal is to develop a program that will benefit students headed for careers in management and leadership. UVa-Wise students who join the program will get a career head start, one-on-one mentoring and valuable work experience while they complete their college degrees.”

UVa-Wise Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Gil Blackburn called the agreement a “showcase of College and corporate collaboration.”

“This is the beginning of something really important for UVa-Wise,” Blackburn said.

Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., Sykes is a global leader in providing customer contact management solutions and services in the business process outsourcing (BPO) arena.

UVa-Wise signs agreement with Sykes Enterprises, Inc.

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UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior, Sykes Operations Manager Todd McReynolds ’00 and UVa-Wise Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Gil Blackburn joined to sign the agreement on Feb. 19.

UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Northrop Grumman official Steven Perkins, VCEDA Executive Director Jonathan Belcher and VCEDA Chair Mark Wooten hold the $1 million check presented to UVa-Wise for the software engineering program.

(Continued from page 2)UVa-Wise is the only college in Virginia

to offer a bachelor’s degree in software engineering. Students who complete the 75 credit hours required for the major, in addition to the College’s 53 general education credit hours, will receive a bachelor of science degree in software engineering. Software engineering students will learn to apply concepts from computer science, engineering and mathematics to the development of high-quality software. Graduates from the UVa-Wise program will be prepared for employment in software development fields and have the necessary background for graduate work in software engineering, computerscience or other disciplines that require extensive work in information processing.

With 32,000 employees in 16 locations, Northrop Grumman is the largest technology/manufacturing private employer in Virginia and is one of the largest providers of systems integration and information technology systems and services to the U.S. government.

UVa-Wise students complete degrees with least debt, according to U.S. News ranking

For the third consecutive year, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise tops the list of national liberal arts colleges whose students graduate with a low debt load.

The UVa-Wise Class of 2005 completed their degrees with less debt than students at any of the nation’s other liberal arts colleges, public or private, according to the latest issue of U.S. News and World Report’s annual college guide.

UVa-Wise ranked first among the 212 national liberal arts colleges for graduating students with the least amount of debt. Among the UVa-Wise Class of 2005, 70 percent accrued some student debt. Of those UVa-Wise graduates who do have student loans to repay, the average amount of debt is $9,157. That compares to an average debt load of $29,706 for students at Marymount Manhattan College in New York, the liberal arts college with the largest average student debt.

“The College’s ranking is truly remarkable when you consider that 80 percent of our students demonstrate financial need,” said UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior.

“Our institutional philosophy is to package financial aid so that our students incur as little debt as possible,” Prior added. “The ranking is an affirmation of the dedication of our donors and the hard work of our Financial Aid staff, but most importantly our students are receiving a high-quality UVa-Wise education with a debt load they can manage.”

UVa-Wise to add major in music in fall 2007The University of Virginia’s College at Wise will launch a new major in music in the fall of 2007 leading to a Bachelor of Arts

degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. “We certainly think we’ll have 10 to 15 students declare a major in music in the first year of the program and many others have

expressed an interest in studying music,” said David Volk, assistant professor of music and academic coordinator for the Division of Music. “This is a very exciting addition to the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and one that will greatly enrich the liberal arts experience at UVa-Wise.”

Students accepted into the music major will complete a variety of courses in music theory, music history/literature, applied music, ensemble performance, orchestration and conducting. The degree requirement also includes the presentation of a 30-minute lecture recital during the student’s junior or senior year. The program will emphasize solo and ensemble performance in voice, piano and traditional band instruments.

“We’ll be able to build the program with existing faculty and by enlisting assistance from the remarkable number of talented musicians in the area who will contribute to the program as adjunct instructors,” Volk said.

In addition to Volk, the College’s Division of Music currently includes Richard Galyean, director of bands; Michael Cox, staff instructor of music; and adjunct instructors Terry Russell, a professional trombone player who teaches jazz; Jeremy Woodard, an early music specialist, singer and keyboard instructor; and Suzanna Masters, a veteran music educator who teaches clarinet and woodwind techniques.

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UVa-Wise to add major in biochemistry in fall 2007The University of Virginia’s College at Wise will introduce a new major in biochemistry in the fall of 2007, allowing students to

earn a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry. “Biochemistry is an interdisciplinary field of study that is increasing in scope and importance within the sciences every year,” said

Kevin Jansen, chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and an assistant professor of biology. “A biochemistry major will prepare our students for graduate studies in the field and satisfy the pre-professional requirements for health-related postgraduate studies at medical schools and veterinary schools.”

UVa-Wise students majoring in biochemistry will be required to take courses focused in biology and chemistry. Nearly all of the required coursework is already available to students, as only one additional course in biochemistry must be added to the course offerings. Additional faculty members will not be necessary at this time.

Clearly, UVa-Wise students have been anticipating a major in this exciting new field. Jansen noted that nearly two thirds of the College’s first-year biology and chemistry majors have expressed an interest in biochemistry as a major. Biochemists today work within a rapidly growing array of exciting new scientific fields, including genomics, proteomics, ionomics and metabolomics.

The growth of the biochemistry field is reflected at UVa-Wise by the College’s continued support of scientific study. Along with the 2003 addition to the Science Center, the College recently received funding for a renovation of the original science building.

While 2006 saw UVa-Wise sign its fifth international agreement, 2007 will see even more strides toward internationalization at the College through the efforts of the newly developed International Programs Office (IPO).

Led by Field Director of International Programs Witold Wolny (pictured at left), the IPO offers UVa-Wise students the opportunity to study abroad through a variety of available programs. Students may study for one to two semesters at one of the College’s sister institutions, or may study abroad by choosing from among 32 other institutions in eight countries through the College’s agreements with Academic Programs International (API). In addition, students may participate in international internships, volunteer abroad with humanitarian organizations or join their UVa-Wise classmates in one- to five-week trips led by College faculty members. Upcoming trips include international destinations such as Belgium, London, Mexico, Spain and Portugal.

“Studying abroad allows students to see the world in an insightful, energizing and personal way that will be unlike any traveling experience they may have after college,” Wolny said.

The College’s internationalization efforts are not unilateral, however. The IPO also encourages students in other countries to apply and enroll at UVa-Wise for their own study abroad experience in the United States.

For more information, visit the IPO’s Web site at www.uvawise.edu/international.

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Retired faculty and staff certainly left an indelible mark on the College during their years of service to the institution. And recently, working together as the Twinleaf Society, retirees raised money for a more tangible expression of their dedication – a beautiful post clock that now adorns the walkway to the Chapel of All Faiths.

“There are lots of things that can be said about the clock but the most important aspect is the way our retired faculty and staff supported this wonderful addition to our campus,” said George E. Culbertson ’57, the Twinleaf Society’s treasurer and a leader in the clock fund-raising project. “We still consider it our campus and we are proud of where the College is today, where it is going and the part we played in making it happen.”

The Twinleaf Society is a voluntary group representing all retired employees of Clinch Valley College and UVa-Wise who wish to maintain contact with the College and each other. Founded in 2003, the Twinleaf Society is named for Jeffersonia diphylla, a locally indigenous plant with bifurcated leaves, commonly known as Twinleaf. At the suggestion of William J. Hooper, professor emeritus of physics, the Twinleaf Society selected its name and the Jeffersonia as its symbol to represent the organization’s dual composition of retired faculty and staff and to signify the association between the group and “Mr. Jefferson’s University.”

“When several of us began talking about organizing our own retirees group several years ago, one thing that we all agreed on was that it must include both faculty and staff,” said J. Rex Baird, president of the Twinleaf Society. “Currently, our group is one of only two in the state that does include both.”

An illustration of the Twinleaf adorns the four faces of the handsome 15-foot-tall post clock. The clock was crafted by the Verdin Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, the oldest clock manufacturer in North America. In business since 1842, Verdin clocks and bells can be found at the Smithsonian Institute, Walt Disney World, the Mayo Clinic, and hundreds of churches, communities, colleges, universities and businesses around the world.

“I think the clock adds a bit of old world charm to the campus,” Culbertson said. “It is a focal point that naturally draws your attention. We hope it will serve this role for many years to come.”

Twinleaf Clock new focal point on campus

Time never looked lovelier . . .

Members of the Twinleaf Society gathered around the base of the timepiece for a photo following the Aug. 22, 2006, dedication ceremony. From left are, first row: Frank Colyer, Barbara Short, Ruth Wells, Margie Schoenwald, Bill Ramseyer, Mary Ramseyer, Glenn Blackburn, Clayton Willis ’56, Sally Baird ’92 and Chancellor Emeritus Joseph C. Smiddy. Second row: George Culbertson ’57, Roy Wells ’56, Dick Davidson, Dick Peake, Sharon Daniels ’88, Wayne Edwards ’62 and Rex Baird. Third row: Winston Ely ’61 and Phil Shelton.

More than 70 individuals contributed to the Twinleaf Society Clock project by purchasing commemorative bricks, which are positioned around the base of the clock. Additional bricks are still available. Alumni and friends may purchase bricks on behalf

of their families or in honor of faculty, friends or organizations. Each brick is $500; proceeds will go toward future Twinleaf projects. For more information about purchasing a brick, contact the Office of Development at (276) 328-0129.

Small group meetings began the first night and each group met throughout the next four days. Participants were able to meet other new students through icebreakers, get to know each other and have meaningful conversations at educational and social sessions.

Expedition participants also plunged into the local community through an array of community service opportunities including making blankets for Project Linus, cafeteria tray liners for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, reading to children at the local library, assisting with pet adoption, conducting a cabin clean-up for the forest service and volunteering at the Heritage Hall nursing home.

Several College traditions were incorporated into Expedition, including the “Highland Challenge,” convocation, the freshman class photo and Welcome Week activities.

Students also participated in an icebreaker program called “Playfair” and a student-led skit called “Risqué Business,” which deals with major college issues like sex, drugs, alcohol, diversity, student debt, credit issues and Internet safety.

Expedition 2006 was a learning opportunity for everyone involved in the planning and implementation process. Student Affairs is already planning this year’s events and will incorporate feedback received from participant and leader evaluations in order to make Expedition 2007 even better.

Freshmen discover ‘new world’ at

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RHA hosts regional SAACURH conference

The UVa-Wise Residence Hall Association (RHA) hosted the 2006 South Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (SAACURH) Conference at the Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport, Tenn., Oct. 27-29.

The conference brought more than 700 residential student leaders and their advisors to the region. The UVa-Wise RHA welcomed more than 70 institutions from throughout the Southeast.

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By Jeff HowardDean of Students

In 1804, Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition to see what lay beyond the boundaries of the United States into largely uncharted territory. More than 200 years later in 2006, freshmen at Mr. Jefferson’s university in the mountains embarked upon an expedition into life after high school.

Expedition is an extended orientation program for all UVa-Wise first-year students to help make their transition into the campus community as seamless as possible. It allows new students the opportunity to become familiar with the campus and for residential students to move into their residence hall room before upperclassmen arrive.

The inaugural year of Expedition coincided with two major College events, including the implementation of the Quality Enhancement Plan, a required portion of the College’s reaccreditation process by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) that focuses on student engagement. Expedition also coincided with the beginning of a new first-year student residency requirement. First-year students from outside of Wise County (or those otherwise exempted) were required to live in campus housing for their first year.

Expedition would not be possible without the strong commitment and participation by the upperclassmen who serve as small group leaders. Expedition leaders go through a very competitive selection process in the spring. They not only work with first-year students throughout the program, but they also live with the freshmen. Leaders lived in private rooms in Culbertson Hall among members of the freshman class.

Each leader took charge of a small group of 20 first-year students and participated with them in community service, team-building and educational and transitional experiences in the days leading up to the beginning of classes. For Expedition 2006, first-year students arrived on campus on Friday. Parents, family and friends said farewell to their students before their residence hall floor meeting and went to meet each other and members of the Student Affairs staff at the “Parents Split Party.”

UVa-Wise students win Goodman Accounting ChallengeUVa-Wise accounting students Matthew Dean of Charlottesville, Lijah Robinson of Castlewood, Kristen Blevins of Stafford and

Jason Lawrence of Newport News won the Goodman Accounting Challenge, earning a $2,500 award for the the College’s Department of Business and Economics.

In addition to the money awarded to the UVa-Wise Department of Business and Economics, each student received a $250 individual award. The team was led and moderated by Dana Kilgore, an associate professor of accounting at UVa-Wise.

To compete in the Goodman Challenge, the team first had to excel in a pre-qualifying exam. Seventeen southeastern university/college teams competed in an eight-hour accounting exercise to become finalists. Four teams competed in the final challenge, a six-hour exam with complex accounting and tax problems simulating today’s public accounting challenges.

The other finalist teams that placed were Virginia Tech and two teams from Salisbury University. The exercise was created and judged by Goodman & Company partners.

“We’re really proud of Jason, Kristen, Lijah and Matt; they set a lofty goal and worked as a team to make it happen,” said David Kendall, professor of economics and chair of the Department of Business and Economics. “Our accounting program at UVa-Wise has been strong for years, thanks to the teaching and dedication of accounting professors Dana Kilgore and Teena Fast ’90. But this year our students have really raised the bar.”

Goodman & Company created the annual Goodman Accounting Challenge in order to recognize outstanding accounting students and to promote the integrity of the accounting profession. The Goodman Accounting Challenge is a two-part interactive exercise in

UVa-Wise student spends semester studying at Disney College

Who was your study partner in school? UVa-Wise senior Kate Daub ’07 recently had plenty of study partners to choose from, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse and Goofy.

Daub, a Williamsburg native, spent the Spring 2006 semester as an intern with the Disney College Program in Orlando, Fla. The program boasts the opportunity for undergraduate students to “live, learn and experience” through a combination of work and education.

Because of her work in the Entertainment Department, Daub is not permitted to divulge her actual job, but did say getting the job was a rigorous process that included a couple of interviews and an audition in Georgia. Once in Florida, Daub lived in Disney housing with about 5,000 other college interns.

Disney College Program interns have the opportunity to take several different courses and earn some college credit. Daub participated in a résumé-building class called “Marketing You.” She also took an entertainment class designed for theatre majors which highlighted the process of putting together a Disney show like “The Lion King.”

Daub is now a campus representative for the Disney College Program. She gives informational talks to other students and helps them apply for the program. As a sign of Daub’s success, another UVa-Wise student - Brittany Robinson - is living the Disney life this semester.

“I love being a campus rep and loved working for Disney,” Daub said. “It was a great program that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I learned a lot.”

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Matthew Dean, Lijah Robinson, Kristen Blevins and Jason Lawrence

ethical accounting practices. Using situations that the company experiences on a daily basis, the test was constructed and challenges senior-level accounting students to apply their knowledge to real-world accounting problems. Finalist teams in the challenge were hosted for weekend festivities with entertainment and banquet ceremonies.

Goodman & Company is a regional certified public accounting firm delivering quality accounting, tax and specialized services. Celebrating their 75th anniversary of professional integrity in 2007, Goodman & Company is one of the largest and most trusted accounting, auditing and tax services firms in the Southeast. The firm’s 69 partners and more than 450 professionals offer expert knowledge in specific industries such as construction, distribution, financial institutions, government contracting, healthcare, manufacturing, not-for-profit, real estate and professional service firms.

Alumni traced the many roads leading back to UVa-Wise for the annual Alumni-Homecoming Weekend celebration Sept. 21-23. Journeying from all parts of Virginia and locales throughout the United States, alumni reunited and reminisced with their former classmates and professors while enjoying traditional Homecoming events like the Alumni Picnic, the Luau by the Lake, and, of course, the big Homecoming football game.

The 2006 Homecoming Senior Court included (from left) Jade Nightstar and Ryan Nutter, Kari Osborne and Travis Brannon, Krystal Moon and Chris Kostic, King Josh Justice and Queen Terri Anne Hill, 2005 Queen Jessica Adams ’05 and Chancellor David J. Prior, Andrea Elizabeth Jones and John Kaylor, and Kate Daub and L.J. Boothe.

Underclassmen on the 2006 Homecoming Court included (from left) Cindy Smoot and Luke Layne, Jaime Herman and Sean Sedberry, Brittney Barrett and Jekyma Robinson, King Josh Justice and Queen Terri Anne Hill, Sandi Wood and Jose Orellana, Heather Hawthorne and James Kennedy, and Amelia Trask and Luke Parks.

Josh Justice of Wise and Terri Anne Hill of St. Paul were crowned Homecoming King and Queen for 2006.

Daniel Lawhorne shows off his painted face and Cavalier spirit.

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Jaime Taylor ’05 (Pilgrim’s Knob) and her son, Xavier Rene, take in the festivities,

while dad Bill Taylor ’05 watches the game.

Some of the residents of the original Martha Randolph Hall gathered during Homecoming to visit their former residence hall. Present for the reunion were Amy Poteet ’86 (Ashland, Ky.), Kim Lambert ’86 (Alexandria), Tracy Jones ’87 (Kingsport, Tenn.), Terry Lambert Franchi ’84 (Centreville), Eileen Deckard ’83 (Weber City), Kim York Couch ’86 (Abingdon), Anetha Wright ’86 (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Page Sowards ’83 (Big Stone Gap).

Rick Street ’01 and Amy Street ’01 came from Christiansburg with their children Colby, Tyler and Jordan for the Homecoming events.

Despite the chilly September weather, student fans show their Cavalier pride.

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Several alumni came together to tailgate at the Homecoming football game. Tailgaters included (from right) J. Derrick Williams ’97 (Stuart), George Shupe ’97 (Galax), Rodney Stanley ’97 (Clintwood), Kent Grant ’97 and Tonya Sterling Grant ’97 (Pound), Jettie Greer Mullins ’99 (Clintwood) and Shannon Logan (Clintwood). The children (from left) are Marley Sterling, daughter of Kim Sterling ’97 and Danny Sterling (Farmville), Ashton Grant and Hunter Grant.

Fran Wall ’73 (Abingdon), president-elect of the Alumni Association, brought her family to the Homecoming festivities. Accompanying Fran were her husband, David (right), son Mark DeLeon ’07 (left), wife Melissa DeLeon ’02 (Abingdon) and their children, Lauren Marie and Marcus.

Walton Meade ’56 (Pound) and wife Desilvia enjoy the food at the Alumni Picnic.

Kevin Kilgore ’86 and wife Hattie Jane Elkins Kilgore ’88 traveled to Wise from Bristol to attend the reunion.

Billie Jean Damron Cole ’86 (Prestonsburg, Ky.), Sharon Daniels ’88 (Big Stone Gap), Valerie Stanley Lawson ’87 (Wise) and Myra Corello ’85 (Metairie, La.) enjoyed the cluster class reunion for the classes of 1985-1987.

Dirk Davis ’85 (Floyd) and wife Jennifer with Rusty Necessary ’87at the reunion.

Alan Williams ’04 and wife Amanda Meeks Williams ’03 traveled from Waynesboro with their son Landon Ray to celebrate Homecoming.

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Professor Van Daniel, Pam Holbrook ’85 (Lexington, Ky.), her sister Belinda Holbrook Denson ’87 (Roanoke) and retired professor Wayne Edwards ’62 (Wise) gather during the Alumni Picnic.

Amy Poteet ’86 (Ashland, Ky.) and C. Fletcher Dean ’86 (Big Stone Gap) catch up at a Cluster Class Reunion for the classes of 1985-87.

French professor Michael O’Donnell and Dr. N. Carroll Mullins ’70 (Chadds Ford, Pa.) find a photo of O’Donnell in a past

edition of the “Outpost” yearbook.


ndividuals learn history in a variety of ways. They can read biographies of military and political figures or historical monographs of subjects that catch their interest. They can

listen to the lectures of eminent scholars or view documentaries that feature powerful images and poignant musical scores. Because of the enormity of their work, some historians have established wide readerships and devoted followings in their professions. The names of Bruce Catton and Bell Irvin Wiley in earlier years, or James M. McPherson, James I. “Bud” Robertson, Jr., Stephen E. Ambrose and Ken Burns come to mind in this regard. However, for all of their individual and collective eloquence and historical insights, historians can only reach a limited audience. This is obviously less true for cinematic productions. Perhaps no single medium has informed public knowledge of history - for good or ill - as have motion pictures. The movies have “moved” generations of people in ways - and to extents - that historians never could.

This is not to say that history has appeared in the same manner in cinema throughout the years. As presented on the big screen, history has evolved significantly over the last hundred or

History and Hollywood combine in

‘Gone With the Glory’

By Brian S. Wills so years. Innovators and film pioneers like David Wark Griffith brought their notions of historical events to life in ways that built upon the strong theatrical tradition that preceded film and tapped effectively into the latest technological advances to give their work a mass appeal. The result has been the phenomenon of motion pictures: moving images of people, places and events that come alive for audiences before their eyes.

Likewise, the American Civil War has served as a popular historical subject. Certainly, Hollywood has considered the conflict suitable for its type of portrayal, although that portrayal has often reflected better the times in which the films have appeared than the historical or historically based events they purport to represent. Thus, Griffith’s cinematic masterpiece, “The Birth of a Nation,” burst upon movie audiences in 1915 with the effectiveness, as President Woodrow Wilson was supposed to have said, of “writing history with lightning.” Yet, for even elements of society at the time, and certainly for viewers in subsequent generations, the film’s notoriously flawed notion of history (particularly with regard to race) renders it problematic, despite its technical innovations.

In every instance, whether designed overtly or by happenstance, movies have sent messages that resonate with viewers. Much of the early work in cinema reflected the desire for sectional reconciliation and national unity as the United States emerged on the international stage. Likewise, there was

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the accepted notion of “white supremacy,” as illustrated in D.W. Griffith’s productions, which also mirrored an age of “Anglo-Saxonism” and imperialism rampant throughout the country and the globe at the time.

“Gone with the Wind” (1939) brought Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the American South unforgettably onto the wide screen, establishing Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh as timeless movie icons. However, even its incredible success failed to secure a place for Civil War cinema in the years that followed, as the world once more turned to war and the fight against Nazi Germany and Japan took precedence in movie-goers’ minds.

At the conclusion of World War II, Hollywood turned once more to the Civil War for its inspiration. The following two decades represented something of a zenith for the subject, with motion pictures that ranged as widely as “Drums in the Deep South” (1951) and “Friendly Persuasion” (1956) to “Shenandoah” (1965) and “The Undefeated” (1969). Particularly in the 1950s, Civil War themes seemed to abound as audiences not only watched adaptations of well-known fictional works, but saw depictions of historical events as well.

In the period, there was the almost constant engagement between adherents of the North and South (usually against common opponents like the Indians) in numerous Civil War westerns that were occasionally based upon, or at least inspired by, factual incidents. Cinematic accounts often mirrored specific historical events from the conflict. Van Heflin’s “The Raid” (1954) took audiences to the fringes of war and espionage as his Confederates threatened the small Vermont hamlet of St. Albans. John Wayne and William Holden led Union cavalry raiders through Mississippi in “The Horse Soldiers” (1959). But films that generally lauded unity or championed personal heroism were not destined to forever dominate Civil War cinema.

The Vietnam Era saw an increase in a different type of film. Often, these “Civil War pictures” were metaphors for what the public, or at least the filmmakers who were trying to reach them, were thinking about an increasingly unpopular war in Southeast Asia and an ever-growing list of casualties among the young Americans engaged in it. The “Journey to Shiloh” (1968) that James Caan, Michael Sarrazin and Harrison Ford’s characters undertook with their comrades from Texas might just

as well have been to Saigon for the terrible implications that the conflict wrought on the would-be warriors. Likewise, Clint Eastwood’s Union corporal John McBurney in “The Beguiled” (1971) illustrated the ambiguity of soldiering, regardless of the side the men fought on or the virtues they supposedly embodied, when it came to contact with civilians. “A Time for Killing” (1967) featured Glenn Ford and George Hamilton as opponents whose antagonism overrode all limits and whose ranks included a psychotic killer, played by Max Baer, Jr. (television’s Jethro of “The Beverly Hillbillies”).

The Civil War films of the 1980s and 1990s placed a new emphasis on social consciousness. The 1989 film “Glory” focused on the evolution of the African-American 54th Massachusetts Regiment, albeit largely through the eyes of the unit’s young white commander. “Pharaoh’s Army’ (1995) took the war from the mainstream of major campaigns and battles into the back country of Kentucky with exceptional performances by Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson as the Northern soldier and Southern civilian thrust by the demands of war into a complex relationship. In both instances, the Civil War onscreen was clearly focused on people and places across the broad spectrum of the war’s experience.

Civil War cinema remains a powerful reflection of the way society has come to see the conflict that divided the nation in the mid-nineteenth century, as well as one of the most significant means by which the images of that conflict are shaped in the popular mind. Yet the films that have appeared also reveal more about both the times in which they have been produced and the mindsets that prevailed in those times than they say about the historical events themselves. Perhaps little more could be expected of the combination of fiction and entertainment with nonfiction and education, but in the final analysis, as the writer Gore Vidal explained, “he who screens the history, makes the history,” even of so important a national trauma as the Civil War.

Brian S. Wills, Kenneth Asbury Professor of History at UVa-Wise, combines two passions - history and movies - in his latest book, “Gone with the Glory: The Civil War in Cinema.”


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Withen featured in San Diego firefighting article

Associate Professor of Sociology Patrick Withen was featured in a November 2006 article in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Withen, who has worked 24 summers as a smokejumper (a firefighter who parachutes down to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews), discussed the Ten Standard Firefighting Orders and their effectiveness – or lack thereof.

Withen noted that in addition to these 10 overarching rules for firefighters, there are other numerous rules and regulations for firefighters to keep in mind. Withen proposed merging these many rules into 10 factors that are essential safety considerations in wildland firefighting situations. Other firefighters have supported Withen’s suggestions.

UVa-Wise faculty publish science research in public policy journal

Scholarly journal “Forum on Public Policy” recently published a research article written by UVa-Wise faculty members Aaron Johnson, Kevin Jansen and Matthew Maurer. In “Is Science to Blame for the Intelligent Design Debate?” the authors argue that the intelligent design debate is a symptom of the general public’s lack of understanding of the scientific process.

Johnson is an assistant professor of geology, Jansen is an assistant professor of biology and chair of the Department of Natural Sciences, and Maurer is an assistant professor of science education.

UVa-Wise faculty featured on ‘With Good Reason’

During recent months, UVa-Wise faculty have been featured on “With Good Reason,” a statewide public radio program.

Assistant Professor of Geology Aaron Johnson spoke about science curricula and the intelligent design debate during the broadcast entitled “Intelligent Design on Students’ Minds” in January 2007.

Provost and Professor of History and Education Gilmer Blackburn took part in the “Endangered Languages” broadcast in July 2006. Blackburn argued that the Scots-Irish who settled much of Virginia were neither Scottish nor Irish but independent, contentious individuals whose contributions to society have gone largely unnoticed.

Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Amy Clark ’92 discussed the educational value of cooking, quilting and church-going for Appalachian women during the broadcast entitled “The Crooked Road” in May 2006.

Teaching fellow and historian Brian McKnight ’97 was featured in the “Israel on the Appomattox” broadcast in March 2006. Based on his research, McKnight disputed the popular perception that Virginia coal camps were dreary, dirty and depressing places.

In December 2005, George Michael, assistant professor of political science and administration of justice, was featured in the broadcast entitled “War Memorials: Who Controls the Past?” Michael discussed the possible convergence between extremist groups in the United States and militant Islamic terrorists.

Listen to archived copies of these and other broadcasts of “With Good Reason” at www.withgoodreasonradio.org.

Fowlkes named College’s first vice chancellor for information technology

J. Keith Fowlkes has been named the College’s first Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. Fowlkes will assume his new position in May.

“I have always aspired to serve an institution that seeks to realize the full potential of technology in educational and intellectual growth,” Fowlkes said. “I believe UVa-Wise is precisely that institution for me.”

Fowlkes currently serves as the chief information officer at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind., where he has worked since 2001. Previously, Fowlkes was employed for 10 years in various IT and faculty roles at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind. He has also served in various levels of state leadership with the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System, Indiana’s I-Light project, the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research Summit and the Independent Colleges of Indiana CIO Group. Fowlkes has also served as a technology consultant for numerous organizations including Goodyear, RCA Championships, Inc., and the Indiana PGA.

In his post at UVa-Wise, Fowlkes will be responsible for overseeing the Office of Information Technology and for promoting innovative and effective applications of technology for both academic and

administrative purposes. Other responsibilities will include ensuring a safe, secure and stable computing environment; raising the technology skill level of faculty, staff and students; and steering the College through federal, state and University of Virginia policies relevant to technology in higher education. Fowlkes will join five other vice chancellors as a member of Chancellor David J. Prior’s senior staff.

“We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Fowlkes and his family to our community,” Prior said. “He brings to us a wealth of experience and achievements in a small-school, team-based setting much like our own here at UVa-Wise.”

Fowlkes received a B.S. in business administration from the University of Tennessee at Martin, and both an M.B.A. and an M.A. in information systems management from Webster University in St. Louis.

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Amy Clark ’92 presents at composition and communication convention in New York City

Amy Clark ’92, assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at UVa-Wise, presented at the 2007 annual convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in New York City on March 22.

Clark delivered a presentation entitled “Reading and Writing the Rural: Literacy Learning in the Margins of Awareness” during the conference session, “Rural Literacies from Appalachia to the Plains: Identities in Formation.” During this session, presenters described what constitutes rural literacies and how they shape rural identities, while also challenging the rural/urban and illiterate/literate dichotomies.

Each year, the CCCC Convention welcomes college faculty members from around the world to network and gain information on the latest innovations in education.


UVa-Wise honored with two CASE awardsThe University of Virginia’s College at Wise has been honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)

for the planning and execution of two major campus events in 2006.UVa-Wise received an Award of Excellence in the special events category for the concept and execution of the events surrounding

the April 2006 inauguration of Chancellor David J. Prior. Individuals receiving recognition include Inauguration Committee chairs Amelia Harris, academic dean, and Marcia Quesenberry, executive assistant to the chancellor; Debra Wharton ’78, director of Special Events; Jenny Salyers, graphic artist; and Jane Meade-Dean ’89, senior director of College Relations. The Inauguration Committee was also recognized.

UVa-Wise received an Award of Merit in the institutional relations category for the October 2006 kickoff event, which formally launched the College’s Fulfilling the Dream capital campaign. Individuals receiving recognition include Debra Wharton ’78, director of Special Events; Jenny Salyers, graphic artist; and Jane Meade-Dean ’89, senior director of College Relations. The Office of Development and College Relations was also named in the award.

The College’s winning entries were displayed during the CASE District III convention in Nashville and will be archived at the CASE International headquarters in Washington, D.C.

CASE is the professional organization for advancement professionals at all levels who work in alumni relations, communications and development. UVa-Wise is a member of CASE District III, which includes colleges and universities from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Professor Garrett Sheldon was invited to the White House in August where he joined four historians for a meeting with President George W. Bush. The meeting, which was held in the Oval Office, included discussion about Sheldon’s book on the political philosophy of James Madison. In a letter of thanks, President Bush wrote: “I enjoyed our discussion and appreciated the opportunity to hear your perspective on the events of our time.”

Kendall develops computer model of food handling practices funded by FDA

Professor of Economics David L. Kendall’s recent research on the cost and benefits of food safety regulation led to the development of a sophisticated computer model of the entire United States food chain. Kendall developed the Food Handling Practices Model, an operational, stochastic simulation model that provides a quantitative method for estimating annual benefits (avoided morbidity and mortality) of changes in food handling practices, using Analytica, a sophisticated simulation modeling software.

Published in the “Journal of Food Protection” by Kendall and his colleagues and building on applied research on consumer food handling practices, the Food Handling Practices Model allows analysts to estimate benefits attributable to changes in food handling practices by food category, by pathogen and by specific risk factor. Kendall’s research on the costs and benefits of food safety regulation was funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, who published results of his research on the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) Web site at www.jifsan.umd.edu.

Morgan receives prestigious Dudley Award, AFCA honorsRunning back Ra’Shad Morgan ’08 posted a record-setting

football season, highlighted by the honor of becoming the first Highland Cavalier to win the Dudley Award, which recognizes Virginia’s top collegiate player in the Division II/III/NAIA category.

The junior from Chesterfield received nine first-place votes and 55 total points in the ballots of sports writers throughout Virginia. The Dudley Award, named for former U.Va. great “Bullet” Bill Dudley, has been presented annually since 1990. The award honoring a Division II/III/NAIA player was added in 2004.

Morgan was also named to the inaugural American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NAIA All-American Team. For the first time, AFCA selected an all-American team solely from the NAIA ranks of college football. The AFCA NAIA All-American Team consists of the top 26 players throughout the nation.

The 5’10” 208-pound running back led UVa-Wise to an 8-3 record, its best in a decade and its first winning season in five years.

Morgan ran his way to arguably the best season by a UVa-Wise running back and earned Mid-South East Division’s recognition as “Offensive Player of the Year.” The junior also was selected to the All-Mid-South First Team as running back.

Morgan set 11 Highland Cavalier season and single-game records while leading the NAIA in three offensive categories. He rushed for 1,657 yards on 306 attempts with 25 touchdowns. Morgan led the nation and had a new Cavs’ record of 150.6 rushing yards per contest. He also excelled in the NAIA for all-purpose yards (178.3 yds/gm) and scoring per game (13.6 ppg), both UVa-Wise records. Other season marks set by the running back included 1,961 all-purpose yards, 25 scoring touchdowns and 152 points scored.

Morgan rounded out his 2006 stats with 35 receptions for 304 yards. He is now second in career rushing yards (2,947 yds.) and third in five other categories in the school books. Morgan produced four games with at least 190 yards on the ground and nine 100-yard contests in 11 games this season while scoring a rushing touchdown in 10 games.

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Wasem named ‘Coach of the Year’

In his fifth season at the helm, UVa-Wise football coach Bruce Wasem was honored as the Mid-South East “Coach of the Year.” His team was ranked in the NAIA Top 25 poll for the majority of the season – topping out at 18 at the end of September. The team ended the season 24th in the final regular season poll.

The 2006 football campaign turned out to be the third-best season in the program’s 16-year history for the Highland Cavaliers. The team wrapped up the year at 8-3, effectively doubling the victories from last season. The Cavs posted their first winning season since going 6-4 in 2001. This season’s squad finished third only to the 1995 and 1996 teams, which recorded 10 wins each. The Cavs also had their best year in the program’s five-year history in the Mid-South Conference by tying for second place in the East Division.

Viers ’08 to play volleyball in Barbados for Team USA

UVa-Wise junior volleyball player Natasha Viers ’08 was recently selected to spend this

summer playing volleyball for Team USA. She has been invited to play on the USA Athletes Volleyball team that will be traveling to Barbados from May 31 to June 7 to compete in the Barbados vs. USA Friendship Volleyball Tour.

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Scarbrough ’02 joins Cavs baseball coaching staffJosh Scarbrough ’02 came “home” to Wise to join the Highland Cavalier baseball coaching staff this fall.

The new UVa-Wise assistant coach returns to the squad after serving as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II’s Southwest Baptist University (SBU) in Bolivar, Mo., for the past three years (2004-06).

Scarbrough now serves as the top Cavs baseball recruiter. He also will work with the UVa-Wise hitters and catchers.

While at Southwest Baptist, Scarbrough worked primarily with the Bearcats’ hitters and catchers while assisting with the program’s rercuiting. Under his direction, the 2005 Southwest Baptist hitters broke the school’s home run record by hitting 54 homers. During his time at SBU, Scarbrough coached seven All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association players, including the 2006 MIAA Freshman of the Year.

As a student, Scarbrough was a four-year player (1999-2002) for the Highland Cavaliers. During his senior season, he was a team captain and helped lead the Cavs to a second-place Appalachian Athletic Conference finish and berth in the NAIA Region XII tournament. In his final season, Scarbrough finished ninth in the nation with 15 home runs and 18th in runs batted in. His record of 15 home runs is still a UVa-Wise single-season record.

Scarbrough earned his B.A. in history from UVa-Wise in 2002 before earning a master’s degree in education from Southwest Baptist last spring.

Sarah Helton ’07 breaks Lady Cavs scoring recordSeniors Chelsea Lee ’07, Rachel Helton ’07 also post impressive basketball season

UVa-Wise seniors Sarah Helton ’07, Chelsea Lee ’07 and Rachel Helton ’07 each broke records and made Lady Cavs history for their outstanding performance during the 2006- 0 7 women’s basketball season.

Sarah Helton became the all-time leading scorer in UVa-Wise women’s basketball history for her career total of 2,190 points. During her last game as a Lady Cav, Sarah surpassed the previous record of 2,172 career points, held by Christy Gray-Dalton ’98. Helton and Gray-Dalton are the only Lady Cavs to earn more than 2,000 career points.

During her record-setting final season, Sarah Helton also was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference women’s basketball Player of the Week three times and was selected to the All-AAC women’s basketball team for the third time in her career. Helton was named to the All-AAC first team and the All-Defensive Team for 2006-07.

Chelsea Lee also was named to the All-AAC women’s basketball team for the third time in her career - this year as a member of the All-AAC third team. Lee also finished fourth on the College’s career scoring list with a total of 1,446 points and tied for the school’s career record of 469 assists.

Rachel Helton also surpassed the 1,000-point career plateau during the Lady Cavs’ victory over Union College on Jan. 16. Rachel ended her Lady Cavs career with a total of 1,136 points, including 191 three-pointers.

In addition, Lady Cavs Rachel Helton, Sarah Helton, Terri Ann Hill ’07, Chelsea Lee, and Kim Norris ’09 were all named to the Academic All-AAC Team.

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Author and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham will speak at UVa-Wise on April 23 as part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Meacham will discuss “Media’s Secret Bias: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Truth about the News” during a 7:30 p.m. lecture in the Chapel of All Faiths. A book signing will follow in the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center.

As editor at one of the nation’s most respected news magazines, Meacham is responsible for the daily editorial operations of the magazine and its Web site, Newsweek.com.

Meacham rose through the ranks at Newsweek beginning in January 1995 when he came to the publication as a writer. In June of the same year he became the national affairs editor.

Not only has Meacham received high journalistic praise, but his most recent book, “American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation,” has also received high marks from historians and journalists alike.

Meacham’s book “Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship” a chronicle of the wartime relationship between Roosevelt and Churchill, was published by Random House in 2003. The work was a New York Times bestseller and was named a book of the year by The Los Angeles Times.

For more information about the Chancellor’s Lecture Series, contact the Office of College Relations at (276) 328-0130.

Newsweek editor at UVa-Wise April 23

Seven new members have joined The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Board, and five current members have been re-appointed to four-year terms.

During 2006, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors appointed Dawneda Fowler Williams of Wise, Ernest H. Ern of Charlottesville, Mike L. Allen ’81 of Big Stone Gap, C. Michael Puckett ’66 of Lebanon and Charlie R. Jessee ’62 of Abingdon to serve new four-year terms as members of the UVa-Wise Board.

Dawneda Fowler Williams, a native of Grundy, is a long-term supporter of UVa-Wise. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina and her master’s degree from the University of Virginia. She has served as a member and president of the UVa-Wise Foundation Board and also served as co-chair of the College’s

50th Anniversary Coordinating Committtee. Ms. Williams also currently serves on the Board of Trusteess at Berea College.Ernest H. Ern served as chancellor of UVa-Wise during the 2004-2005 academic year. He earned his bachelor’s degree from

Bates College and his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Lehigh University. He has held several administrative positions at the University of Virginia, where he is currently Senior Vice President and University Professor of Environmental Sciences Emeritus. Mr. Ern also currently serves on the UVa-Wise Campaign Cabinet.

Mike L. Allen ’81, a native of Wise County, attended the United Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance School and currently serves as agency president of South-West Insurance Agency in Norton. Mr. Allen also currently serves on the UVa-Wise Foundation Board and is a member of the Wise County Education Foundation.

C. Michael Puckett ’66 attended UVa-Wise before earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. He is currently the assistant superintendent for Russell County Public Schools in Lebanon, where he also serves as director of transportation and secondary supervisor. Mr. Puckett’s duties with the school system also include responsibility for business partnerships, the AIM Scholar Program, public relations, employee and student recognition, and Tech Prep.

Charlie R. Jessee ’62 is a practicing attorney with Jessee and Read, PC, in Abingdon. He graduated in 1983 from Cumberland Law School at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Jessee also currently serves as a member of the UVa-Wise Foundation Board and has been instrumental in the receipt of estate gifts to the College in excess of $3.1 million.

In addition, the College Board appointed two new members to one-year terms. As president of the Alumni Association, Kathy T. Stewart ’77 will serve a one-year term on the UVa-Wise Board, while Brittney L. Mullins ’07 is currently serving a one-year term as the Board’s student member. The UVa-Wise Board also welcomed the renewed appointments of current members Michael G. McGlothlin of Grundy, Eliza S. Rigg of Wise, Joseph Frank Smiddy, M.D. ’60 of Church Hill, Tenn., William J. Sturgill ’56 of Norton and James Michael Thomas of Gate City.

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Newly appointed Board members include Ernest H. Ern, Kathy Stewart ’77, C. Michael Puckett ’66, Dawneda Fowler Williams, Mike L. Allen ’81, Charlie R. Jessee ’62 and Brittney L. Mullins ’07.

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“Expedition” for freshmen.• Replaced fuel oil boilers with natural gas and installed 34

Arlington light fixtures.• Contacts in student development rose 54 percent, to 4,408.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS• Appointed a Field Director of International Studies to

increase students’ opportunities for foreign study. Signed a sister institution agreement with University of Huelva (Spain).

• Created the Department of Communication Studies to meet growing student interest; developed a forensic chemistry course for non-science majors with an emphasis on civic engagement and scientific literacy; added Chinese and Asian studies to the history curriculum; and developed a senior capstone course in the foreign-language disciplines.

• Equipped an additional “smart” classroom, complete with the latest technology for teaching and learning.

• The Center for Teaching Excellence increased the number of the region’s public school teachers completing licensure and/or endorsement requirements and more teachers became “highly qualified” as defined by “No Child Left Behind.”

DEVELOPMENT AND COLLEGE RELATIONS • Donors and friends gave or pledged $10.4 million in support.

The previous annual record was $5.7 million.• Endowment reached the $30 million threshold – the majority

in scholarships.

Alumni participation in the annual fund increased from 12 percent to 13.66 percent.

• Updated over 5,000 alumni and donor records.• Successfully completed several major campus events,

including the dedication of the Thomas Jefferson statue in honor of the College’s 50th anniversary and the chancellorship of Ernest H. Ern, as well as the month-long Inaugural Celebration for Chancellor David J. Prior.

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT• Recruited largest freshman class in the College’s history:

402 on census date.• Seventeen percent of freshman class identified themselves

as members of an ethnic group – also the highest in the College’s history.

• Increased academic GPA of freshman class from 3.45 to 3.47.

• U.S. News & World Report ranked UVa-Wise first among more than 200 national liberal arts colleges for graduating students with the least amount of debt.

FINANCE & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS• Fifty-percent increase in the College’s use of eVA and

Small Women and Minority (SWAM) vendors.• Established 18 new vendor contracts to meet departmental

needs.• Human Resources completed a new staff handbook and

completed 11 programs for faculty and staff on employee benefits.

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The Bill Ramseyer Press Box was dedicated to become the last major component of the College’s “field of dreams.” The new facility honors the College’s founding football coach.

UVa-Wise student athletes competed successfully in several sports. The women’s basketball team won their first Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament Championship and made their first trip to the NAIA national playoffs. The women’s softball and tennis teams each won their first AAC tournament title, while the men’s basketball team reached the AAC tournament semifinals.

Fall ’05/Winter ’06September ’05UVa-Wise welcomed 402 freshmen in the fall of 2005, the largest in its history. Enrollment peaked at 1,953, with 65 percent originating from far Southwest Virginia and 8.8 percent of students identifying themselves as members of an ethnic group. These records in enrollment and diversity demonstrated that the College’s vision of becoming a premier, public liberal arts college was taking root.

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Private support soars As UVa-Wise grew and evolved in fiscal year

2006, so did the support of alumni and friends. Private gifts and pledges totaled $10.4 million - double the previous annual record. By supporting new scholarships, faculty research, capital construction and many other worthy projects, donors ensured the continuing viability of the College’s vision. Through its effective stewardship of the investments of donors and citizens, UVa-Wise met 100 percent of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Management Standards, five rigorous management practices in fiscal affairs.

Stepping in to lead UVa-Wise as its seventh chancellor, David J. Prior brought to his new post more than 30 years of teaching and administrative experience, as well as nationally recognized research and scholarship in neurophysiology. The College community honored his arrival with a month-long celebration, including an inaugural ceremony with representatives from dozens of regional and national colleges and universities. A popular highlight was “Celebration of Appalachia: A Sense of Place,” an academic symposium featuring College faculty speaking on a wide range of topics, from the Appalachian dialect to the geology of coal mining.

The College was recognized for membership in the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), an elite group of colleges with a shared commitment to the liberal arts.

June ’06The State Council of Higher Education approved the Commonwealth’s first undergraduate degree in software engineering, a new offering at UVa-Wise. The new degree program culminated several years of work by the Commission on Science & Engineering, UVa-Wise leaders and College faculty to expand the academic program into new technology fields. The software engineering major rounded out new programs in computer science and management information systems. With announcements by Northrop Grumman and CGI-AMS to locate in nearby Russell County, Southwest Virginia quickly gained prominence in the high-tech arena, which spurred the College to invite Professor Emeritus and former Provost George Culbertson to develop and launch the College’s first Technology Partnership Program.

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Faculty research gains greater spotlight

UVa-Wise faculty research received recognition on a wider front. Assistant Professor George Michael’s provocative book “The Enemy of My Enemy” was the subject of a major feature in the Chronicle of Higher Education, a leading national publication. Other books published by UVa-Wise faculty included Associate Professor Mark Clark’s “Beyond Catastrophe: German Intellectuals and Cultural Renewal After World War II, 1945-1955” and “Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia” by teaching fellow Brian McKnight ’97. In addition, Professor Tom Costa presented his research on the geography

of slavery in Virginia to the British Group in Early American History

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Johnson presented on the intelligent design debate at the

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TOTAL ENROLLMENT HEADCOUNTBudget increasefuels construction

To accommodate the College’s new initiatives and its third straight year of enrollment growth, the 2006 Virginia General Assembly and Governor Tim Kaine approved a base budget increase of more than $2 million, plus $809,625 for the new software engineering and related programs.

With construction funding or non-general fund authorization for six projects also approved, UVa-Wise began preparing for an exhilarating building program. Including general obligation bond and privately funded construction already planned, the $60 million capital infusion includes a renovation of Crockett Hall, a new campus entrance, renovation of the theatre building to create an all-encompassing visual and performing arts center, a new residence hall, a new dining commons, a renovation of the science building, a renovation of Smiddy Hall, a new IT building and an addition and renovation to the Lila Vicars Smith House.0

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T he campaign for The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is jjjjjjjjjjj indeed about ‘Fulfilling the Dream’ . . . Jefferson described for us ‘the important truths, that knowledge is power, that knowledge is safety, and that knowledge is happiness.’ His dream was to equip young people with useful knowledge that prepared them to be leaders in a young Republic. This campaign will allow the College at Wise to continue this important work today, and in the days ahead.

John T. Casteen III President, University of Virginia

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The Campaign kicks off . . .

UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior is joined in a toast by (from left) Campaign Co-chairs Marcia Adams Gilliam ’82 and Hunter J. Smith, as well as Chancellor Emeritus Joe Smiddy and Jim Gott ’72, chair of the UVa-Wise Board.

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University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III presents his remarks during the kickoff of the College’s $50 million capital campaign.

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“Our challenge is to dream as big as our founders did and to develop a college that continues to be worthy of the aspirations our students and their families have for themselves, our region and the Commonwealth. This campaign will enable us to provide the extra measure of excellence our students deserve.” – Chancellor David J. Prior

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise officially launched the most ambitious fund-raising effort in its history on Oct. 21, 2006, with the kickoff of the $50 million “Fulfilling the Dream” capital campaign.

The gala event brought together some 200 of the College’s most loyal alumni and friends, including several representatives from the University of Virginia.

The campaign goal is more than double the $21 million the College raised during its first campaign, which ended Dec. 31, 2000. The UVa-Wise campaign will be part of the University of Virginia’s $3 billion capital campaign that will conclude in 2011.

“Our challenge is to dream as big as our founders did and to develop a college that continues to be worthy of the aspirations our students and their families have for themselves, our region and the Commonwealth,” said UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior. “This campaign will enable us to provide the extra measure of excellence our students deserve.”

In addition to the co-chairs Marcia Adams Gilliam and Hunter J. Smith, members of the Campaign Cabinet include: Ernest H. Ern of Charlottesville; James M. Gott ’72 of Kingsport, Tenn.; Don M. Green ’61 of Wise; Charlie R. Jessee ’62 of Abingdon; John K. Matney of Bristol; Michael G. McGlothlin of Grundy; Don R. Pippin ’58 of Norton; Ben F. Sergent III of Jonesville; William J. Sturgill ’56 of Norton; J. Michael Thomas of Gate City; and Jerry W. Wharton of Wise.

Honorary Campaign Cabinet members include the late Kenneth P. Asbury of Wise; Martha A. and James W. Holyfield of Denver, Colo.; Harold C. Jackson of Pound; Chancellor Emeritus Joseph C. Smiddy of Wise; and Helen J. Sutherland of Pound.

The “Fulfilling the Dream” campaign is guided by a 13-member Campaign Cabinet. The group is chaired by long-time supporters Marcia Adams Gilliam ’82 of Abingdon and Hunter J. Smith of Charlottesville.

Gilliam, a first generation college graduate who now serves as president of CSE Financial Services, Inc., recounted how her personal dream began when she enrolled at what was then Clinch Valley College. “I do not believe that the founding fathers of the College could have envisioned the economic impact of the College on the region,” Gilliam said during the kickoff event. “However, 50-plus years later, we recognize the impact of our College and can only dream of the future impact it will have.”

Along with her late husband Carl W. Smith, Mrs. Hunter J. Smith has been committed to the College from its early days. “The campaign will touch every phase of college life and truly make a difference in the lives of our students,” Mrs. Smith said.

Gordon F. Rainey, Jr., the National Campaign Chair for the University of Virginia, speaks during the campaign kickoff. The College’s $50 million campaign is part of the University of Virginia’s $3 billion capital campaign.

Campaign Co-chair Marcia Adams Gilliam ’82 introduces the “Fulfilling the Dream” Campaign goal of $50 million during the gala kickoff event held Oct. 21. Gilliam and fellow co-chair

Hunter J.Smith lead the 13-member Campaign Cabinet.

The “Fulfilling the Dream” campaign began quietly on July 1, 2004, and has already amassed $25.2 million in gifts and pledges as of Jan. 31, 2007. The $50 million campaign total is divided into nine categories, which have been identified as critical to the continued growth of UVa-Wise.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for Scholarships - $10 millionThe College’s scholarship endowment provides $1.1 million annually to

deserving students. As a result, students at UVa-Wise graduate with the lowest debt of any liberal arts college in the nation despite the fact that 80 percent of the College’s students demonstrate financial need. As the student body continues to grow, so will the need for scholarship support.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for Professorships - $3 millionAt present, four endowed professorships have been established and three

others are partially funded. Endowed professorships are the most prized accolade in the academic world and will help UVa-Wise attract and retain top faculty.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for the Enhancement of Academic Programs - $4 million

Student research projects, foreign study opportunities, lab supplies, high tech equipment and internships will be funded through this effort.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for Athletics - $8 millionUVa-Wise competes against colleges offering three times the level of support

for athletic programs. No state funds may be used to support athletics, so private fundraising is essential to “level the playing field.”

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for a Dining Commons - $8 millionThe current dining facility located in Cantrell Hall was built when the College

housed 262 students. With nearly 700 students now living on campus, the existing facility has exceeded capacity. The Commonwealth does not allow state funds to be used for the construction of dining facilities.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for a Residence Hall - $2 millionWith a new residence hall projected to cost $10 million, $2 million in private

support will greatly reduce the bond cost to students. The Commonwealth does not allow state funds to be used for the construction of residence halls.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for a Convocation and Recreation Center - $10 million

Built in 1961 when the student body numbered in the hundreds, Fred B. Greear Gymnasium is perhaps the most heavily used building on campus. With a total enrollment of 2,000 students, the gym is often used for intramural play until after midnight.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for a Center for the Arts - $4 millionThe new fine arts center will bring art, music and drama under one roof for

the first time in the College’s history. With an anonymous $4 million gift already in hand, construction of the facility will begin later this spring.

Fulfilling the Dream . . . for New Initiatives & Great Ideas - $1 million Each year brings new and exciting ideas, which could be implemented with available funding.

“This campaign will bring more than a new dining commons, a new residence hall, and new professorships and scholarships,” President Casteen said. “It will have profound and enduring effects on the College, its students, its faculty, and its neighbors.”

The kickoff event included remarks by University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III, and Gordon F. Rainey, Jr., who chairs the University’s campaign.

“‘Fulfilling the Dream’ – what an appropriate theme for this campaign when one considers where this all began and the positive impact that success in this campaign will have on every aspect of student life at the College and the difference it will make in the lives of generations of students to come,” Rainey said. “Before this College was founded, there were no public colleges in Virginia west of Radford. Higher education was simply out of reach for many young people in this region. What we see around us at the College today is a remarkable example of the determination, perseverance and will of the people of this region.”

“Coming out here this afternoon, I was thinking how appropriate it is that one of America’s premiere public universities has as its sister institution one of America’s premiere public liberal arts colleges,” Rainey said. “You should be enormously proud of what has been accomplished.”

President Casteen said the College is “on the cusp of yet another remarkable transition.”

“(The ‘Fulfilling the Dream’ campaign) is a tremendous opportunity,” Casteen said. “This is a chance to shape something that will endure.”

“This is the fulfillment of a vision for the College that we can trace to Sam Crockett and Colgate Darden and others who nurtured this institution in its beginnings,” Casteen said.

The story of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has always been one of dreams . . . and of people who have joined together to make their dreams a reality. What began one cold, snowy night in 1953 was a modest dream: to bring the opportunity for higher education to the children of the coalfields. In the half-century since, UVa-Wise has become a worthy expression of Thomas Jefferson’s dream for his “academical village” in Charlottesville, that the youth of the Commonwealth would enjoy educational opportunities, which are second to none.

“The campaign for The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is indeed about ‘Fulfilling the Dream,’” Casteen said. “Jefferson described for us ‘the important truths, that knowledge is power, that knowledge is safety, and that knowledge is happiness.’ His dream was to equip young people with useful knowledge that prepared them to be leaders in a young Republic. This campaign will allow the College at Wise to continue this important work today and in the days ahead.”


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Fund Established byThe B. F. Athletic Scholarship Fund Anonymous

The B. F. Needy Scholarship Endowment Fund Anonymous

The Joshua Bentley Memorial Football Scholarship Fund Family and friends of Joshua Bentley

The Clyde Patton and Margie Read Bishop Memorial Scholarship Fund Clifton P. and Sara Bishop & Family

The John I. Burton Class of 1956 Scholarship Fund Ida Adams, Ray & Teresa H. Ammon, Carroll & Pat Dale, John D. Fulton, Charles H. Henderson, III & Mary Henderson, Robert L. & Mary Lively, Joseph C. & Julie Ann Maiolo, Preston D. Miller, Jean H. Scallan & Albert D. & Sandra Zay

The Sam Gilbert Foreign Study Fund Carol Sue Gilbert ’56

The Kay Hawkins and Dorothy Mullins Scholarship Fund N. Carroll Mullins ’70

The James (Jimmy) Holyfield Athletic Scholarship Fund James W. and Martha A. Holyfield

The Valerie and Steve Lawson Scholarship Fund Steve Lawson’78 and Valerie Lawson ’87

The Lee & Phipps Scholarship Fund Lewey K. Lee ’64 and Brenda B. Lee ’78, Paul Phipps ’72 and Barbara Phipps’83

The Lewey K. and Brenda B. Lee Scholarship Fund Lewey K. Lee ’64 and Brenda B. Lee ’78

The Becky Seay Matney Scholarship Fund John and Becky Seay Matney ’84

The John Matney Scholarship Fund John and Becky Seay Matney ’84

The Freddie E. and Karen S. Mullins Scholarship Fund Freddie E. Mullins ’71 and Karen S. Mullins ’74

The Poor Farm Society Scholarship Fund The Poor Farm Society

The Kathleen Miller Strunk Professorship in Nursing Fund Charlie R. Jessee ’62, Executor of the Kathleen Miller Strunk Estate

The Thurston H. Strunk Professorship in Nursing Fund Charlie R. Jessee ’62, Executor of the Kathleen Miller Strunk Estate

The Thurston H. Strunk and Kathleen Miller Strunk Charlie R. Jessee ’62, Scholarship Fund Executor of the Kathleen Miller Strunk Estate

The Thomas Family Athletic Fund Mike and Debbie Thomas

The Thomas Family Scholarship Fund Mike and Debbie Thomas

The Coach Tom Turner Scholarship Fund Family and friends of Tom Turner

The Judge Robert T. Winston Scholarship Fund Joyce Winston

The Colonel Ambrose White & Thelma M. White, Thelma M. White ’73TMCK Corporate Scholarship

Why should you give to UVa-Wise? From student, faculty and staff success stories, to research and study abroad programs, to intercollegiate athletic programs, to

facilities and student scholarships, all have been shaped by private gifts from generous alumni and friends at UVa-Wise. Both major gifts and more modest donations are vital to the College’s mission and illustrate the fact that positive impact comes in all sizes.

In addition, alumni participation is essential to the future success of UVa-Wise. Alumni support is one of the important factors used by U.S. News & World Report when ranking universities (currently UVa-Wise is ranked 8th). Therefore, an increase in alumni giving increases the College’s ranking, which, in turn, increases the value of the degrees earned by alumni of the past, present and future. Your gift, no matter the size, demonstrates a strong commitment to the College.

There are many reasons the annual fund is so important to UVa-Wise, but two stand out. First, it is largely unrestricted, which means your gift can go directly toward the bottom line for projects and programs the chancellor deems essential but not otherwise funded. And second, annual giving is just that: annual. By making contributions from year to year, alumni and friends provide a reliable stream of support for academic and student-life programs and encourage others to give as well. State funds and tuition alone do not meet the cost of educating today’s students.

Please consider giving to the College today. For more information, contact Annie Miller ’00, the director of the annual fund, at (276) 376-4519 or [email protected].

RECENTLY ESTABLISHED SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Charlie R. Jessee ‘62 honored as UVa-Wise ‘Volunteer of the Year’

Abingdon attorney Charlie R. Jessee ’62 has been named The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Volunteer of the Year for 2005-2006.

“Charlie is constantly working on behalf of our College,” said UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior during the Oct. 21 awards ceremony, part of the Benefactors Celebration and Campaign Kickoff.

The Wise native earned a two-year degree from the College in 1962 before going to work for Westmoreland Coal Company. While at Westmoreland, Jessee was instrumental in the passage of the Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. Later, Jessee continued his education by completing bachelor’s and master’s degrees at East Tennessee State University and a law degree from Cumberland School of Law.

A founding partner of the Jessee & Reed law firm in Abingdon, Jessee currently serves as a member of the UVa-

Wise Foundation Board, the College Board, and the Campaign Cabinet. Jessee’s civic activities include being a founder of the Big Brother and Big Sister organizations in Bristol and being an active member of his church. Since 1970, he has contributed extensively to the work of the Shriners and the Masonic Lodge.

Jessee also accepted the College’s Benefactor of the Year Award on behalf of his friend and client, the late Kathleen “Katie” Miller Strunk. Strunk’s $2.7 million bequest will greatly benefit the nursing program at UVa-Wise. One million dollars of the Strunk bequest has been used to establish the Thurston H. Strunk and Kathleen Miller Strunk Scholarship Fund. The remaining $1.7 million has been used to establish endowed professorships in the Department of Nursing.

An Abingdon resident for nearly 30 years, Strunk passed away July 7, 2004, at the age of 86 after a long battle with cancer.

Chancellor Prior presents Charlie Jessee with the Volunteer of the Year Award.

Sam Gilbert Foreign Study Fund established Students at UVa-Wise will have a greater opportunity to study abroad thanks to the Sam

Gilbert Foreign Study Fund. Established by Carol Sue Williams Gilbert ’56 in memory of her late husband, the fund will

enable full-time students at UVa-Wise to travel to a foreign country and engage in the study of that country’s culture, language and customs. Several students could benefit from the Sam Gilbert Foreign Study Fund each year.

“Sam and I lived out of the country for many years and enjoyed it,” Mrs. Gilbert said. “We felt like the places we’d lived had added so much to our lives and our understanding of the world. There’s nothing like being there and seeing it for yourself. Traveling is as much a part of a young person’s education as anything else.”

During Mr. Gilbert’s career with Gulf Oil, the couple lived for 14 years in Venezuela and another eight years in London, England. After his retirement in 1985, the Fort Worth, Texas, native settled in his wife’s hometown of Wise. A year later, Mr. Gilbert became the volunteer manager of the Wise County Food Bank, an effort to which he devoted his life for the next 20 years.

Mr. Gilbert passed away suddenly on April 29, 2006, at the age of 73. In recognition of his extraordinary service to elderly residents of Southwest Virginia, his exemplary leadership and compassion and service to others, Mr. Gilbert was posthumously awarded the 2006 James Lawson Barker Outstanding Volunteer Service Award.

For Mrs. Gilbert, the Sam Gilbert Foreign Study Fund will help students be more aware of circumstances in their home communities and those in other parts of the world.

“Travel changes your attitudes, if nothing more than making you realize how lucky you are to live where you live and have what you have,” Mrs. Gilbert said.

“Sam would be very happy for UVa-Wise students to have experiences that broaden their lives,” Mrs. Gilbert said. “He always wanted it for our children and he would be very happy to know this would enrich and broaden somebody’s life.”


Sam Gilbert

Charlie Jessee and his wife, Jill Jessee ’62, and their sons John and Richard at the Campaign kickoff. Their daughter Rebecca was unable to

PHILANTHROPIST SOCIETYMembers of the Philanthropist Society have included the College in their will, named the College as a beneficiary of life insurance, made a gift of paid-up life insurance, or deeded property to the College while retaining use of the property for their lifetime.

emma addington+Luther addington+morton O. alper+anonymousanonymousanonymous+anonymous+Jettie e. Bakerraymond C. Bice, Jr.glenn Blackburn & Jere n. BlackburnHattie Bolling+Kermit Bolling+elizabeth g. CauthenJirina H. Chapin+gertrude Cherry+phyllis marks Cohen+wallace Cohen+william Cohen+paul Dishner+Jerry Fields ‘75 & Donna Fields ‘77Kathy sutherland Finn ‘84Charles Fuller+Dorothy gilley garrison+sterling gilliamrobert C. Hancock+James W. Holyfield & Martha Ann Roberts Holyfieldanne Jackson+Harold C. JacksonBetty m. Johnsonelmer r. Johnson ‘56+ Dennis F. Kern ‘72Charlotte King+e. glenwood King+

Honor Roll of BenefactorsThe faculty, staff, students and alumni of The university of virginia’s College at wise gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following donors during the 2005-2006 year. The gifts listed on the following pages were made between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006.

Clinton Lambert+Lucille Lambert+gertrude manhal+ Frank mayorshi ‘61 & gerry mayorshi ‘56L. victor mcFall & Helen mcFallvirginia irene meador+David w. mersereau & marianne Laws mersereau ‘84 ronald L. moore ‘61 & Jean D. mooremichael e. O’Donnell & Jill O’DonnellJoe T. phillips & anne p. phillipsDon r. pippin ‘58 & gloria r. pippin ‘73ron redmanLelia maude richmond+eliza s. riggKent rigganthoney robbinsrobert H. sage ‘79 & Laura sagepaul D. sarvela & Debra price sarvela ‘79 Ben F. sergent & nancy H. sergentClyda rae simms ‘76+albert D. smith ‘02Helen m. stallardnicolas starkovskywilliam J. sturgill ‘56 & gaye sturgillFarley sutherland+Helen Jackson sutherlandJames D. swartz ‘01 & Jennifer r. swartzFrederick gordon Tice+Thelma phipps weaver+roy wells ‘56 & ruth wellsHarold C. wright+roger e. wright & Joan m. wright

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Class year denotes alumni of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise * Denotes five consecutive years of giving to the College ** Denotes ten consecutive years of giving to the College*** Denotes fifteen consecutive years of giving to the College + Denotes the friend or alumnus is deceased

DARDEN SOCIETY

alpha natural resources, LLCamvest Corporation***anonymous*anonymous**michael L. CantrellCoal energy resources, inc.***Crutchfield Corporation*William G. Crutchfield, Jr.*marvin w. gilliam, Jr. & marcia elaine adams-gilliam ‘82**richard B. gilliam, sr. ‘74 & Leslie F. gilliam**James m. gott ‘72 & eva m. gott***martin gott & Christy gottrobert C. Hancock+*avis Holda**The estate of Casimir Holda+Cass Holda+**James W. Holyfield & Martha A. Holyfieldgreg Jordan & susan Jordan ‘82massey Foundationmichael g. mcglothlin & sandra Keen mcglothlin*norton Community Hospital***Columbus phipps Foundation**mike Quillen & sherry Quillen**Donnie ratliff & victoria g. ratliffslemp Foundation*Carl w. smith+***Hunter J. smith***The estate of Kathleen miller strunk+The estate of Kathleen C. sturgill+sunTrust BankThe estate of Thelma phipps weaver+Beth siphers wendellLettie pate whitehead Foundation***

JEffERSON SOCIETY

Billy allenanonymousanonymousanonymousanonymous*Ted Barnette & Karen BarnetteTodd Barnette*wendell Barnette & Brenda Barnette**glenn Blackburn & Jere n. Blackburn***The estate of phyllis marks Cohen+***Council for Basic educationCumberland resources Corporation**Carroll w. Dale & patricia s. Dale ‘58***Double Kwik markets**ernest H. ern & Jeanette p. ernFnB southeast*Carol sue gilbert ‘56***sam gilbert+***James K. Hammond ‘72 & angela B. Hammond*Harold C. JacksonBetty m. Johnson**

Lacy & mattie meador scholarship**scholarship americaandy scott ‘05 & wendy B. scottspecial Fund #4 of The norfolk Foundationrobert F. stallard ‘76 & Jeannie n. stallard ‘80**The estate of susie sturgill+Joyce r. winston***wise Kiwanis Club***The estate of Harold C. wright+

WASHINgTON SOCIETY

The Clara abbott Foundationafton service Centeraker enterprises*Tom aker, Jr. & sharon aker*mike L. allen ‘81 & mary Beth allen***meredith Leigh Bogush Trustn. r. Burroughs education TrustDirk paxton Davis ‘85 & Jennifer Davis*Delta Coals, inc.**Christopher D. Freeman ‘82*Jack H. gibbs Trust Fund**Thomas Harvey & Dianne HarveyKeith Horton & ann n. Horton ‘81James n. HumphreysCharles r. Jessee ‘62 & Brenda J. Jessee ‘62Kiwanis Club of nortonKline Foundation***wilma r. Lambert**russell m. Large & Charlene Large ‘87Lewey K. Lee ‘64 & Brenda B. Lee ‘70***mail Handlers Local 305marty realty CompanyLarry J. mcreynolds ‘70 & rita mcreynolds***mountain view regional medical Centermullins insurance agency, inc.*Danny g. mullins ‘70*Oliver Coal sales***penn virginia resource partners*romak Construction, inc.**Oleg rudnik & Tatiana rudnik*south-west insurance agency***iloe read stallard*Hiram a. streetCarolyn F. sutherland ‘82Helen Jackson sutherlandBardin Thrower & eleanor Thrower***uva-wise alumni association**virginia Tech Foundation, inc.Terry w. wright & Dinah J. wright ‘84**

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michael H. abbott ‘82 & Judith p. abbott ‘77***aCTarnold L. addington & sue Davis addingtonadkins, elkins & Hunnicutt**alpha zeta Chapter of the Delta Kappa gamma society


american energy, LLCamerican Legion auxiliary, inc.amvets post no. 5John w. andersen*anonymousanonymousanonymous*anonymous*anonymous***J. B. atwood, Jr. & Freda a. atwood***auxiliary scholarship Fund, inc. of Bristol regional medical Centerrex Baird & sally s. Baird ‘92***Fred a. Bays ‘86 & Teressa Y. Bays*Clifton p. Bishop & sara a. BishopBlankenship/Justice scholarship FundLowell Blevins & rosemary Blevins*Loretta Bollingmorgan e. Bolling ‘58 & Betty J. Bolling ‘57, ‘70*Jean D. BostLucy williams Bowman*Bristol virginia education associationBuchanan County public school education FoundationCarol p. Buchanan*Donald w. Caudillelizabeth g. Cauthen**Cavalier pharmacy, inc.Center for scholarship administration, inc.Charity League of martinsvilleChick-Fil-a, inc.Chilhowie High schoolalbert Lee Clark ‘85 & michelle p. Clark ‘87***mike ClissoBobby H. Colyer, sr. ‘57 & margie L. Colyer***mike Combs & sheila B. Cox Combs ‘72***Commonwealth of KentuckyCommonwealth of virginiaperry v. Cook ‘70 & saundra p. Cook***Corrigan/Fairchild Chapter of the national Football FoundationCounty of DickensonTim Cox & angel Coxgeorge e. Culbertson ‘57 & nancy B. Culbertson ‘77***ralph Cummins & Carolyn Cummins**James D. Curyneal g. Cury & romany CuryLuciano D’amato & Janice D’amato**van w. Daniel iii***richard Davidson & phyllis L. Davidson***Dickenson County Freewill Baptist Conference**Bernard e. Dotson, Jr.Doubletree Hotel - Crystal CityDale Dunneast Carter’s valley ruritan Clubeast Tennessee FoundationeCmC Foundation

F. wayne edwards ‘62 & Brenda p. edwards***r. winston ely ‘61 & Tamara s. ely ‘90***w. C. english Foundationesi, inc.evans Distributing Company, inc.Fellowship of Christian athletesFidelity Charitable gift FundForest Chapel methodist ChurchCharles B. Foulkrod & sarah s. Foulkrodroger D. Fraley & irene Foust Fraley*Fraternal Order of eagles #4123galax Foundation for excellence in educationgene H. garrett ‘78 & Bonnie garrett**george p. gibson ‘67 & sarah p. gibson ‘65goff street Foundationgrand Chapter of virginia, Order of eastern starDon m. green ‘61 & phyllis green***Bobby F. Griffin & Freda Griffin*andrew K. gurney ‘63 & Barbara gurney robert Hale scholarship Fundelsey a. Harris iii & amelia J. Harris*ron Heise & Julia r. Heise***Charles H. Henderson iii & mary m. HendersonHelen g. Hill scholarship Fundalbert Darrell Holbrook ‘73**Holston High schoolnoah Horn+noah Horn well Drilling, inc.*william C. Horne ‘91 & rebecca Horne ‘91*Joe T. Howard & Frances F. Howard ‘70***Betty m. Humphreys*max Jenkins ‘57 & Jimmie Jenkins*Jewell smokeless Coal Corporation***Judith e. Johnson ‘94**sewell F. Johnson, Jr.**The Joy FoundationJudges athletic association scholarship Fundgary w. Juhan & Lynne C. Juhan**n. Brent Kennedy ‘73 & robyn Kennedy**william D. Kilgore, Jr. & Christa KilgoreKingsport Chamber Foundation, inc.*Jack w. Kitts insurance agencyJack w. Kitts & Dorothy e. KittsKiwanis Club of waynesboroJim a. Knight & Jeanette D. Knight***Knights of Columbus**s. alex Knox & Deborah Knox***steve Lawson ‘78 & valerie s. Lawson ‘87***Loudoun Youth soccer associationmarine Corps scholarship Foundationmarty materials Company*John matney & Becky matney ‘84mcConnell & related Family Clansminers exchange Bank***


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miners Oil Companymissionary emergency Fundmissionary emergency Fund*phillip morris usa TFpp scholarship programmountain mission school, inc.Frederick J. mullins ‘66 & Jennifer mullinsLawton mullins ‘04rick L. mullins ‘91 & Jillian mullins*shelcy mullins, Jr. & Karen T. mullins***mutter insuranceLyle C. mutter mark w. mutternational merit scholarship Corporationnorth Carolina Community FoundationnOwC of washington DCFrank e. page scholarship Fund*patrick County High schoolrichard H. peake*pepsi Cola Bottling Company***scott perkins & rhonda m. perkins ‘73**paul L. phipps ‘72 & Barbara r. phipps ‘83**Don r. pippin ‘58 & gloria r. pippin ‘73***John C. pollak & Harriette pollakpowell valley national Bank**David James prior & merry Lu priorDale Profitt, Attorney, PCS. Dale Profitt & Peggy M. ProfittJosephine C. propper*Ford C. Quillen scholarship Fund**Kenneth J. Quillen & renata r. Quillen*radford rotary Clubrainbow gymnasticsBill ramseyer & mary a. ramseyer***Christopher w. ratliff ‘98 & sonya renee ratliff ‘02*eliza s. rigg***Frances C. roberson***Thurston rose ‘63 & mary ann rose ‘63***Christopher m. ross ‘93 & Jennifer L. Davies-rossKen ross architects, inc.rotary Club of scott Countysaw Community FoundationThe scholarship Fund of alexandriascholarship program administratorsscott County Lifesaving & First aid Crew, inc.scott County retired Teachers associationn. B. shingleton scholarship FundJoseph C. smiddy & reba graham smiddy***smyth County Lodge #1004southwest surgicalsportswise**ervin stiltnersturgill Funeral Homes***sunTrust Bank, east TennesseeTazewell County Fair association, inc.William A. Thompson III & Jan Chaffin Thompson*Trust Corp americaunited states Treasury national service award*united steel workers of americavan pelt elementary school p. T. a.anthony ray vannostrand ‘85*

Carl F. vaught Charitable Trustroger C. viers ‘64 & Beverly viers***virginia association For Family & Community education, inc.virginia Credit union, inc.virginia High school Leaguevirginia state parks FoundationLouis e. walborn & shirley a. walborn ‘66*Jesse walker FoundationDavid w. wall & Frances m. wall ‘73**wal-mart Foundationwal-mart store #1302Claude v. warren & Berniece warren*Bruce wasem***wave, inc.wellmont Health systemroy L. wells ‘56 & ruth B. wells***westmoreland Coal/penn virginia Foundation***sam m. wharton ‘65 & Debra a. wharton ‘78**Thelma m. white ‘73s. Hoyt williams & Dawneda F. williams***Brian s. wills & elizabeth s. wills ‘74***wise County Chamber of Commerce**witt motor Company, inc.***walley witt ‘70***wolfe, williams & rutherford**Danny L. wood ‘75 & phyllis B. wood ‘75**wYmT-Tv mnt. Basketball Classicisam zibdeh & iman zibdeh ‘88**

fOuNDER’S SOCIETY

abingdon High schoolalpha sigma of alpha Delta Kappaamerican Legion auxilary unit 265greg andranovich ‘78anonymous*appalachia women’s Clubnell asbury**r. g. atkins educational TrustAuxiliary Virginia State Firefighters AssociationHoward L. Baucom & Barbara BaucomDonald p. Begley ‘59gerald g. Blackwell & Cynthia L. BlackwellBristol Tennessee education FoundationC. C. BrooksRichard D. Brumfield & Nancy H. Brumfieldrobert J. Cantrell ‘78 & eileen Cantrell*Caroline High schoolmark a. Caruso & Carol B. CarusoCentreville High schoolChateau morrisette, inc.Claim adjusters LimitedClark scholarship Trustwendell r. Clark & sarah D. Clarkroderick alan Colyer ‘84 & valeri J. Colyer ‘83***Jack sewell Cooper ‘60Thomas m. Costa & mary e. martin**Crabtree Buick-pontiacCumberland Historical societysharon s. Daniels ‘88**


Christine DeanDiamond Jewelry wholesalerobert H. easterlingeastern Coal Council, inc.Lu ellsworth & phyllis p. Hatcher ‘75*Farmers & miners Bank*First Bank & Trust Company*First Baptist Churchronald C. Flanary ‘70 & wilma B. Flanary***Fort Blackmore primary schoolpeter Francisco soil & water Conservation DistrictLois Fry memorial scholarship Fundgasco Drilling, inc.sylvia p. gillespie ‘58*e. C. glass High school scholarship Fundwilliam a. goins & rhonda K. goins ‘90*Danny C. greear ‘61 & Louella short greear ‘64***grundy wrestling Club of virginiaguyan Heavy equipment, inc.John Handley High schoolwalter HarberThe Harbor CompanyJudy g. Harding ‘75gary a. Harvey ‘91 & melissa HarveyJames T. Hatcher, Jr. & Betty s. Hatcher***Julia elaine Herlinger ‘67Honaker men’s ClubFran g. Hunt ‘80 & martha Hankins Hunt ‘81robert isaac, sr. & Dorothy isaac**Bob Jenkins ‘61 & stathia Jenkins*The Justin FoundationThomas a. Kennedy ‘92 & natasha m. Kennedy***Dennis F. Kern ‘72*Kiwanis Club of Big stone gapLee & phipps, pC*Lana w. Low ‘70Frank B. mayorshi ‘61 & gerry mayorshi ‘56***Tommy mcamis & Denese mcamispatrick a. molony & Brenda molonyLewis F. morris memorial scholarshipmotive power, inc.Danny a. mullins ‘89 & amy a. mullins ‘90*Kevin w. mullins ‘93** & Jennifer Bolling mullinsn. Carroll mullins ‘70 ***roger g. mullins & victoria J. mullinsnapa auto parts**nash & powers insurancenational ministries - american Baptist ChurchesDon newlon & Cynthia Johnson newlon ‘92**norfolk southern Foundationmichael e. O’Donnell & Jill O’Donnell***paramont Coal Companypatrick County education Foundationpayless super markets***Lyndon r. powers ‘81 & Joyce powerspowhatan High school-powhatan votech Center

premier Designs, inc.princess anne High schoolagnes Quesenberry*marcia K. Quesenberry*Quesenberry’s, inc.*ratcliffe Foundationa. m. ratcliffenorman C. ratliffe & mabel ratliffe*mark a. raymond ‘99 & miranda raymondrichlands High schoolroanoke valley sports ClubBetty m. robertsJames r. robertsrobinette steel***waltine Clore robinson*edwin r. roop ‘76 & Karen m. roop***parmod sapra & nilu sapraJames p. senter ‘60 & ginger rose sentersherando High school althletic associationnorma a. siemen ‘85***Joshua ryan skeens ‘02*Tommy skeens ‘72*Joseph F. smiddy ‘60 & Lizbeth smiddy*smyth County educational Foundation, inc.stafford Communications**John r. stafford iii**Kathy Thacker stewart ‘77**neal stidham & Donna s. stidham ‘84*edward g. stout ‘71 & Linda D. stout ‘72J. a. street & associates**Thompson & Litton*Kenneth J. Tiller & gillian Huang-Tillerunited Transportation union insurance associationThe university of virginia’s College at wise student servicesLucille g. vicarsvirginia Baptist Foundation, inc.wampler appraisal service*russell wampler ‘90 & Jenny Lee wampler ‘04**g. C. wharton ivphillip w. wharton Fannie L. williams+James C. willis ‘56 & shirley willis***wise County animal Hospital*wise County education associationwilliam C. witt, Jr. & Kathleen a. Deponte*radford e. wolfe & shirley J. wolfe**

CAvALIER SOCIETY

ad-Out, inc.**Bob adkins & Teresa adkinsapplebee’s neighborhood grillKenneth p. asbury+***steve Banner & rita Jo Banner ‘74*Banner’s Farm, inc.*


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gilmer w. Blackburn & martha Burke BlackburnBrian Keith Blanton ‘92 & Daphne Dawn Blanton ‘93**John C. Blanton ‘62 & Judith a. Blanton ‘62**albert Bragg + Louise stone Bragganthony a. Brickey ‘98John i. Burton High schoolThe Catholic aid associationColgard Outdoor sports*Donnie Counts insurance agencyJames s. Cox ‘75 & susan Leigh Cox ‘73***anna Lee Culbertson*Daughters of the stars, Chapter of the p. Buckley moss societyC. Fletcher Dean ‘86 & Jane meade-Dean ‘89*Clinton F. Dean & peggy J. DeanCurtis Deel insurance agencyKeith Dishner & Linda Q. Dishner ‘71***Dungannon intermediate schoolsimeon e. ewing & glenda F. ewing*Falcon Coal Corporation*Fig enterprises, LLCJay Fischer & rosemary Fischerricky H. Fogg & michele p. Fogg ‘80*David g. Fuqua & marion H. Fuquagap Development Corporationgilford gibsongarland a. Hall ‘91 & melissa Hall*ronald L. Hicks, Jr. ‘98 & Heidi a. Hicks ‘98*Bob Howard ‘77 & susan Howard**Jack r. Howard & patricia K. Howard*impressions of norton, inc.*william p. Kanto, Jr. & Barbara newell KantoJerry w. Kilgore ‘83 & marty Kilgore ‘87Joe Douglas Kilgore & Brenda m. Kilgore**nolan L. Kilgore ‘67 & Betty L. Kilgore ‘67madge KiserCharles LawsonCharles p. maine ‘74 & Lulia C. maine ‘74Douglas K. mcLellan & elizabeth m. mcLellanrandy mcmahon ‘80 & Laura mcmahon***James L. miller ii & Kyla Bohon miller ‘88*shane miller**william H. miller ‘66 & patricia miller**preston w. mitchell***Frank D. molinary ‘72 & Constance w. molinary ‘80*Freddie e. mullins ‘71 & Karen s. mullins ‘74*Oscar neece & Orana s. neece ‘90Thomas e. neff insurance agencyThomas e. neff & rene m. neffnew peoples Bank, inc.*new river Carbon of virginia, inc.The p. a. C. e. Clubaugusto a. portuondo & Daisy portuondo**Christopher michael Quillen & Jennifer L. Quillen ‘01Fred L. ramey, Jr. ‘88 & Jessica Lynn ramey ‘88***Larry richardson & Betty richardson*randy rigg & Lisa H. riggriggs Oil Company, inc.*arnie riggs*Kenneth J. robertson & Dorothy K. robertson ‘67

Danny ray rowland ‘84*Cathy L. sandidge ‘71***H. w. sandidge, Jr. & Helen F. sandidge**margie schoenewaldJohn a. shafer ‘86 & patricia susoeffmelvin r. shelton ‘71 & Cathy sheltonTerry L. shortt***eric s. smith & rosa r. smithsmyth Companies, inc.Jimmy C. stewart & Jo stewart ‘84***Clarence stone, Jr. ‘74 & marilyn stoneTazewell Christian ChurchTrail of the Lonesome pinewampler ConstructionDavid e. wampler & vickie wampler*

CENTuRION SOCIETYa & a enterprises, inc.aarp Big stone gap Chapter 4455Charles a. absher & Chollie absherChristopher achua & pauline r. achua*Don g. adams & anna adams**James w. adams ‘94 & stephanie r. adams ‘92**J. marty adkins ‘85 & marybeth m. adkins ‘92*Kimberly a. ahladisBonnie m. aker ‘73*Creed F. alderson, Jr. & nicola L. aldersonalpha Delta Chi sororitypaul D. altarez ‘99David B. amos ‘03Danny anderson & Teresa andersonJason p. anderson & Kari D. andersonJerrad uriah anderson ‘01 & Lakesha nichole anderson ‘01anonymousapple Blossom Trailer parkTerry e. arbogast & Odelia g. arbogastarch Coal, inc.Linda arnettCamden e. arthur ‘98alan atwood & suzi atwoodDebbie Bacaeddie Baker & Judy D. Baker ‘78John D. Baker ‘71 & Joanna m. BakerLarry O. Baker ‘67 & patricia a. Baker**Henry m. Bandy & Cita Bandyanne Barker ‘89*gary L. Barker ‘65 & sue anne BarkerClyde BarnetteBilly Bartlett & allison BartlettBartlett’s Hometown Heating & Coolinggeorge m. Barton ‘81 & Lisa Barton ‘81michael g. Basham & Betty Basham***eddie Bateman & Tara m. BatemanTerry e. Bates ‘64 & Donna marie Lawson Bates ‘74John s. Battle High schoolClarajean Baysearl scott BaysO. J. Baysrobert L. Bays ‘70+ Danny Belcher


Kim Belcher ‘06 adam m. Bell ‘00 & Tammy n. Bell ‘99Jerry Bell & Trina BellJames w. Bellamy, Jr. ‘97*Charles David Bentley ‘70 & Katherine sue Bentley ‘81John BerchinskyJackie H. Beverly*p. scott Bevins ‘89 & Becky Bevins ‘91*pat r. Bevins ‘94ronald w. Bingham & Karen a. BinghamDale Blackwell & myra BlackwellC. r. Blair*D. a. BlairBlake & moody Cpa’s, inc.Bland/Central/appalachia Training school alumniJ. allen Blanken & Janice BlankenBrandon D. Blanton & amanda g. Blantonmark F. Bledsoe ‘83 & amy L. Bledsoe ‘89*David a. Blevins insurance agencyrobert C. Bloomer ‘91 & elise m. BloomerTeresa scott Boggswendell C. Boggs & Tana m. BoggsBolling excavating, LLCBrandon Lee Bolling ‘98*Claude BollingLanny p. Bolling ‘72 & Candace BollingLawrence Bolling, Jr. ‘73 & sandy Bolling*Lois Bollingwallace BoltonCharles L. Bond ‘75 & Diane Bond*gary L. Bond ‘62***Bradford J. Bowen ‘00 & whitney m. Bowen ‘00*Helen BowenHurshel w. Bowers & wanda F. BowersKenneth D. Boyd, Jr.*Kristen Boyd*Ted C. Boydgeorge Bradyrodney T. Branham & Delya p. Branham ‘00e. Dean Bray iii & Julie Carter Bray ‘87**Darrell r. Breeding & mary irene BreedingJohn H. Brickey, Jr. & shirley r. BrickeyJohn H. Brickey iii ‘86*David Brillhart & Charlotte L. BrillhartJerry p. Broadwater*vivian Brooks*Bob L. Brown ‘67 & ann B. Brownmichael D. Brown & susan a. BrownThomas C. Broyles & Betty Broylesvalerie a. Bruce*phyllis Brummitte*Jeffrey a. Bryant & Teresa D. BryantBryant’s mine electric, inc.David s. Burgess ‘94 & rachel D. Burgess ‘06gary D. Burgess

william Byrd Football Club Byron Cantrell & Carmen H. Cantrell ‘81gregory p. Cantrell & patti CantrellHarry B. Cardwell iii & patti H. CardwellJoseph r. Carico ‘95*Carroll engineering Companygarry CarrollClifton w. Carson & regina r. CarsonThomas r. CaseBilly CassellCharles T. Charboneau & Cathleen schwartz Charboneau ‘78Lura Jo ChaseTommy n. Chester ‘73***Terry e. Chisenhall & gina Chisenhall ‘89scott Church & Deidre anne Church ‘84***mark w. Clark & Leigh g. Clark*michael w. Clark & Donna Jo ClarkJohn e. Clogston & reita r. ClogstonCochran Family Foundationgeorge m. Cochran & Lee s. Cochranrickey J. Colley ‘90 & Tina m. Colley ‘89Bill Collie & pam J. Collie ‘93*rick CollierJames J. Collins & Joan F. Collins**robert ronald Collins ‘59 & Barbara Benko Collins**stan Collinssteve D. Collins & Deborah Hill Collins ‘73J. ed Combs ‘78 & Cathy CombsKenny Combs & Deb Combs**Dennis CompstonC. eugene Compton ‘76 & Dollie Compton ‘88randy v. Compton ‘74 & phyllis Comptonsteve ConklinB. v. Cooper & shirley F. Cooper ‘75scott v. Cooper ‘82 & Julie C. Cooper ‘85Thomas v. Cooper & Constance s. CooperJames e. Cornett & sue Cornett*County Technical assistance serviceThe CourtyardOtho E. Craft, Jr. & Margaret Hollyfield Craft**Hugh Craigrandy g. CraverJohn w. Crawfordroy Crawfordrobert s. Creech ‘96 & sascha Creechalexander T. Crockett & rebecca L. CrockettJohn a. Crockett ‘86 & shelli Crockett*Jace s. Cuje ‘88 & nancy L. Cuje**eugene Carl Culbertson & mildred w. Culbertson*Larry maynard Culbertson ‘72 & nancy B. Culbertson ‘84***steve D. Curran ‘75***matthew Cusano & Jacqueline CusanoD & D rentals, inc.Delmar w. Dale, Jr. ‘96 & audrey Chang*gene p. Damron & Tamara J. Damron


38 spring 2007

Don Danielsethel DanielsLinda Davidsonw. scot Davis & Denise s. Davismartha g. Deanmark DeLeon & melissa w. DeLeon ‘02Department of Biology, west virginia universityBernard p. Dhasrichard David Dick & Joyce D. meeksCleo DingusDonald elmer Dingus & Joetta nash Dingus ‘57**Larry g. Dingus*roger B. Dingus & Carla s. DingusJimmy Dishner & pat Dishner***Charlotte C. Dison ‘56Don DiversD. michael Donathan**edward L. Dotson ‘75g. Fred Dotson & sarah F. Dotsonmayo B. Dotson+Thomas Y. Dotsonsteven m. Dowdy ‘86steven Doyle & Tonja smith-Doyle ‘98Jeffrey H. Driver & Terri C. Driver ‘86*Joseph L. Drum ‘70 & sandy DrumLawrence eagle & ellen elizabeth sovern*edo’s Japanese restaurantClaude e. elkins, Jr. ‘93 & ruth a. elkinsDonald T. ellenburgesaB welding & Cutting productsJody Lee evans ‘82 & Kimberly D. evansFairbanks CoalJack D. Fairchildronnie F. Farmer ‘74 & elsa B. Farmer ‘93*Daniel w. Fast & Teena m. Fast ‘90James F. Ferguson, Jr. ‘89 & Cynthia Lou w. Ferguson ‘90Kathy sutherland Finn ‘84*Finn’s Brass & silver polishingFirst Broad street united methodist ChurchFrank Fischer+*James allen Fischer ‘61 & sue Fischer**rose Fischer*John Flanary & Judy C. Flanary ‘77**Jim FlaniganDoug Fleming & sue ellen FlemingLeslie a. Fletcher ‘92Foggyboot enterprises, LLCr. edward Franks ‘94 & shannon C. Franks ‘94Bradley H. Fraziervanessa L. Freeman ‘95Dennis p. Fritz ‘79 & alice Fritz*David wayne Fuller ‘89***galax High schoolrick galyean & Cathy L. galyeanwilliam T. gamble & anna B. gambleHal D. gardner ‘71 stephen garrett & Debbie garrett ‘75Thomas e. gaston & elizabeth C. gaston ‘56*gibson welding & machineBrian edward gibson ‘96

Jerry g. gibson & Kimberly a. gibson ‘84Larry gibsongreg gilbert & Dawn gilbert ‘82**ralph gilby & patricia g. gilby ‘61Tyler g. giles ‘03James wade gilley & nanna Beverly gilley ‘59ian gilliam ‘98 & nicole gilliam ‘99sterling L. gilliam*glamorgan Coal resources LLCglass slipper Bridal Boutique, inc.Kara L. goins ‘98Frank good & Louise witt goods. michael goodnoughsrikumar gopalan & renu gopalan*eva L. goverJay Timothy graham ‘97marlon a. graham ‘78 & Tina D. grahamsam D. graham, sr. & Jane O. grahamTammy L. graham ‘98eric T. greene ‘91 & Cathy greeneH. gaylon greenhill & Hannah m. greenhillallen gregory & ann Y. gregory*margaret m. grovevaughn r. groves & mary L. grovespaul r. guill & patricia H. guill ‘92John e. guy ‘87 & gail guy*Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home, inc.*Charles m. Hale, Jr. & molly L. HaleJ. C. Hale & Donna g. Hale ‘71michael J. HalkowitzDon C. Hall & sherlene Hallscott C. Hall ‘94 & Kimberly g. Hall ‘92ronald Hamblin & sharon T. Hamblin*Jo anne Harding ‘76*Brian m. Harris ‘05 & amanda K. Harris ‘04robert g. Harrison & susan p. HarrisonCharles w. Hartgrove ‘97Jason m. Harvey ‘00 & Olivia m. Harvey ‘03Tyrone H. Hash & Becky s. Hashandy s. Hawkins ‘98 & paige allen Hawkins ‘98Bob L. Hayes ‘59 & ella Hayes*e. Jean HaynesBryan C. Head ‘98 & marnie m. Head ‘96Kirby Hearl*Helping Hand, inc.Daniel g. Helton & Debbie H. Heltonron Helton & Kathy Heltonr. michael HendricksJames HepnerBobby w. Hill & Bernice HillLarry J. Hill ‘62 & Brenda Hill***george L. Hiller & Laura m. HillerJohn Hiltonevelyn HolbrookFrances L. Holbrook ‘77*roger a. HolbrookDoug Horne & sherry r. HorneFoy r. HubbardJim D. Hughes ‘71*Joshua Daniel Hughes ‘98 & mendy Hughes*


michael H. Hughes ‘71*michael r. HughesJoseph F. Hunnicutt ‘82 & Crystal g. HunnicuttHunt Commercial properties groupTimothy wayne iddings ‘99 & Trisha Kae anderson-iddings ‘01*innovative graphics & Design, inc.James O. ireson ‘90 & sherri iresonmary J. isaac ‘73**robert e. isaac, Jr. ‘85*J & m parts Delivery, inc.Jackie’s screen printingJina m. James-sauls ‘97Jennings insurance agency*John w. Jerrell ‘97 & Bethany H. Jerrell ‘95gary F. Jessee ‘73 & Yvonne JesseeBrenda C. Johnson ‘71Drew Johnson ‘78 & pamela s. Johnson ‘79Beverly B. JonesDaniel K. Jones ‘94 & Karen T. Jonesmichael a. Jones ‘86 & Caroline JonesTammie JonesTim Jones ‘81 & martha s. Jones*phillip C. Justice, Jr. ‘97gregory Kallenralph C. Keene, Jr. ‘76 & susie KeeneDavid Kendall & Laura ann Kendall ‘93Harold Kennedy, sr. ‘55***richard Kennedy & susan gumm KennedyTravis Kennedy, Jr. ‘90Lonnie L. Kern & ada L. Campbell*Bobby L. Ketron & suzan H. Ketron ‘85**A. Frank Kilgore ‘77 & Teresa Chafin*John H. Kilgore, Jr. ‘85 & rhonda a. Kilgore ‘87*Kevin r. Kilgore ‘86 & Hattie J. Kilgore ‘88*randall Kilgore & Dana g. Kilgore***robert Kilgorerobert D. Kilgore & Courtney Lynn Kilgore ‘89***robert C. KingJack Kiser & mary KiserJames a. Kiser ‘75 & Brenda w. Kiser ‘86Christopher L. Kommes ‘94 & Karen Kommesgregory Lee Kress ‘81D. scott Kroh & pamela J. KrohKimberly L. Lambert ‘86michael r. Lambert ‘78 & ginger Lambert ‘78Landmark Financial services, LLC*randy H. Lane ‘92roy r. Laster & margaret LasterClint Lawson, Jr. ‘76*D. geraldine Lawson ‘63+rodney a. Lawson ‘64skip Lawson & Kristi Lawson*Lear incorporatedBill J. Lee & mary Jane Lee***Dante s. Lee & Lisa s. Lee*

Harold w. Leftwich & sally H. Leftwichrobert a. Leonard ‘57 & robin K. Leonard**i. J. LewisJ. andrew Lewis & Becky w. LewisLiberty Flying servicesroy glenn Light & Freda v. Lightmichael J. Lipps ‘02 & Linda p. Lipps ‘98John w. Litton ‘56 & georgia Lee Littonshannon LoganLonesome pine realtyJeff LukensFrederick a. Luntsford, Jr. ‘71 & ava gail Luntsford**L. B. Lyle & Betty Lyle*James r. Lymanarchie maggard & marsha maggardDwayne e. maggard & Carla maggard*e. earl maine, Jr. ‘61 & glenda s. maineLynn michele manchester ‘96 & Kathleen m. wachalaJames maness*michael B. mason ‘72 & Teresa stepp mason ‘77eleanor D. matthews*william F. maxwell ‘59 & marilyn maxwell*phyllis J. maynardmike mcCall & Jennifer a. mcCallron D. mcCall ‘72 & Linda mcCall**Brenda s. mcClellan ‘66Dan mcCoy*robert g. mcCoy & Hilda s. mcCoysteve mcCoy & wilma mcCoy**matthew T. mcCurry ‘00william a. mcDilda & elizabeth m. mcDildaTom mcgarril & Kathy H. mcgarril ‘83*John T. mcguire ‘99 & misty D. mcguire ‘99sarah Love mcreynolds ‘87ricky Dean meade ‘89 & Holly meade**virginia H. meador**ronald w. meister & Jane m. sovern*peter v. merrittsausten C. micklem iii & Yolanda m. micklemamelia D. milesChristine J. milesronald miles*reece milhornDuane a. miller ‘94 & anna K. miller ‘00*James H. miller & mary ann miller*Jamie millerJim miller & sue millermike millerDaniel s. minahan & anita arleen minahan*Timothy r. minahan ‘78 & Cindy B. minahanJames e. mitchell & marcia Y. mitchellmoccasin gap napaH. ronnie montgomery & sandy montgomery*Jean r. mooreronald L. moore ‘61 & Jean D. moore


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suzan e. mooreAllen MorefieldJewell B. morgan ‘76morris michael mosberg & Brenda K. mosberg ‘71mosby’s steakhouse, inc.Don J. mullins ‘56 & Cathy D. BarkerDonnie r. mullins ‘83 & Janie a. mullins*Doug mullins, Jr. & Jill mullinsemory a. mullins ‘90 & Justin mullinsJack B. mullins**James wesley mullins*Jettie greer mullins ‘97robert mullinsTom e. mullins & alma r. mullins*Larry C. mumpower ‘62 & vivian w. mumpowermark C. munsey & nancy west munsey ‘71Britt murphree & Kelly murphree ‘03sara nasseh ‘93national armature & machine, inc.David C. nauss & patricia J. nauss*russell D. necessary ‘87 & martha C. necessary*eddie w. neely & Jeni L. neely ‘74*maurice e. nida ‘83 & robin nida**norfolk southern good government Fund matching gift programnorton insurance agency, inc.mark a. Odle ‘84 & Joan Odlemartin i. n. Okorie & esther OkorieJeffrey O’Quinn & Dawn allison O’Quinn ‘89ron Orender & sandra OrenderDennis Orr & mona Orr*everette B. Orr ‘76 & Linda D. Orr**george a. Owens, Jr. & Debra L. OwensCharles w. pangle & rhonda pangle*Charles H. parsons, sr. & sue parsons***C. r. pate and Company*allen v. patterson & Kathy Lynn pattersonrobert C. patton & Bette pattonJohn w. peace ii & Tabitha H. peace ‘00Florine B. pennington*C. wayne perry ‘78 & penny m. perry ‘79Joy L. petroJack C. phelps, Jr. ‘75 & eva C. phelps ‘75Joe m. pilkenton & Janice pilkenton***stone pilkenton & Janice L. pilkentonBob pippinF. scott pippinpool specialties & supplies, inc.Jack porcoalta e. porterCecil porter+potter insurance agency, inc.Joe C. powers & susan r. powersTony g. powers ‘87 & patricia a. powerswilliam r. preston, Jr. & irene F. prestonLesha price ‘85John m. prince & phyllis princerichard s. prior ‘85 & marie priorBob Quillen & myrl Quillen*Ford C. Quillen & gail B. QuillenCharlie e. rainey, Jr. & sharon r. rainey

richard ramsey scholarship FundJoe D. rasnick ‘82 & glenda K. rasnick*Donald r. ratliff ‘84ronald s. ratliff ‘74 & Teresa T. ratliff ‘00raven rock golf CourseLinville g. reed & Barbara ann reed***michael L. renfro ‘73 & Diana C. renfropatrick H. reynolds ‘93william J. reynolds & Linda F. reynolds*Carl e. richards & rose H. richardswilliam a. richardson ‘76 & sandra C. richardson ‘76James s. riggs*Tim riggsedward a. riner ‘79 & Karen elizabeth riner*Harold ringley & alma Jean ringley***walter e. rivers & Teresa e. rivers**george L. roat & mari m. roatLisa a. roberson ‘84Doug roberts & rochelle Lynn roberts ‘ 01**george F. roberts***glenn e. roberts, Jr. & patti roberts ‘70*Harry Clifford roberts, Jr. ‘62 & Charlotte s. roberts*Joe roberts & Lona w. robertsneal Jason roberts ‘96 & Lori a. roberts ‘97*Bruce K. robinette & patsy Y. robinette***robinson auto parts no. 4Billy r. robinson ‘03 & Jeria Kiser robinson ‘03Clark m. robinson, inc.John F. robinson & maria robinsonTroy robinson & mary C. robinson ‘82***Leonard David rogers ‘85 & Donna rogers ‘96**stanley rogers & ruby w. rogers ‘74**Jeraldine m. roopTony D. roop ‘97 & amy D. roop*robert H. sage ‘79 & Laura m. sage***Chad salyerJoe B. salyer, Jr. & nancy Lou salyer ‘80Dana L. samplegreg L. sandersJane ann sandidgemichael sandt & Lori a. sandt ‘96paul D. sarvela & Debra a. sarvela ‘79*Joe a. scardo ‘63 & gerry scardo*John T. schoolcraft & paige s. schoolcraftJames H. schumacher & Kathleen a. schumachers. Buford scott & susan Bailey scottsusan B. & s. Buford scott Trust FundJimmy seayBen F. sergent & nancy H. sergentsidney r. sewell & Carolyn w. sewell ‘78phil shelton*ricky a. sheltonronald David sheppard, Jr. & Carla D. sheppardDawn michelle short ‘98*J. Charlene shortt ‘74*ronnie shortt & marcia Lee shortt ‘85r. mack shupeBrenda sizemoreandy skeenpaul skeen


eddie skeens ‘76 & marianne H. skeensglen “skip” skinner & Jan p. zentmeyer*michael B. slade & Lee ann sladeBrack e. slate & rosemary m. slateKenneth C. slater & Jane p. slatersandy H. slaughterCaynor smith, Jr. & mary D. smith ‘96H. william smith ‘05 & nancy smithLane a. smith iii ‘89 & Honi smith**Luis smith & sarah J. pilkenton ‘97mary v. smithsouthwest Consulting & Holding, inc.southwest Disposal, inc.southwest virginia Orthopedics, pC*southwest virginia work Force investment Boardmaurice a. sovern & georgia sovernray spenilla & Jennifer spenilla**st. paul Builders & supply CompanyClyde stacy*Bradley e. stallard ‘93 & velisa stallard ‘93F. Harold stallard ‘66 & Katherine B. stallard ‘71Joe stallard & pat H. stallard***Lee stallard ‘69***richard stallard & Connie a. stallard ‘76Bobby stanleyDennis stanley & Teresa C. stanleyTracy L. stapleton ‘91 & wendy Kay stapleton ‘92*roy T. starry & georgia B. starry ‘73al stecker & Jane B. stecker***paul richard steinman iii & Karen a. Benko steinman ‘63Danny sterling & Kimberley p. sterling ‘97**Stewart Law Office, PC*gregory m. stewart & mia stewartJentlea e. stewart ‘71Bobby ray stidhamKimberly J. still ‘82william n. stokes, Jr. ‘74 & Toni gilliam stokes ‘74*r. mike stone ‘71 & Debbie O. stonegary r. stratton**sam strongmichael strouth ‘80 & Carolyn s. strouth ‘67*Sturgill Law Office, PC*Larry D. sturgill ‘84 & patricia sturgillmark e. sturgill ‘90 & Kimberly H. sturgill ‘89william J. sturgill ‘56 & gaye sturgill***robert F. summers & Twila F. summers ‘70Darnell C. sumrell, sr. & Cheryl B. sumrell ‘74Thomas surrattmichael D. sutherland ‘74 & regina L. sutherlandsykes enterprises, inc.Foster e. Tankersley & Cynthia a. Tankersleyanthony s. Taylor ‘00Troy v. Taylor ‘00David K. Thomas ‘83 & Tanya Thomasmichael Thomas & Karrie m. Thomas*Thrower, Blanton & associates, p.C.

wayne Tignor Jerry Tiller ‘58 & Linda g. Tiller ‘67*Todd’s Hair studio*Trevor supply Company, inc.regina L. TrottCatana Turner*shirley H. utterbackvalley Broadcasting & Communications, inc.valley utility Buildings, inc.a. m. vedha, m. D.scott a. vermillion ‘98 & Leanne m. vermillion ‘98vic’s Decorating, inc.*virginia association of Fairs, inc.w. C. Hydraulics, inc.w m B Development, inc.wachovia CorporationJames David r. wall ‘93 & sabrina wallHabern wallen ‘65 & ann H. wallen ‘70Ben wampler & elece wamplerDavid H. wampler & Linda s. wamplerernie w. ward & Debbie ward**J’andre O. ward & elizabeth a. atwell-wardJeff ward ‘98 & margo s. ward ‘00patricia wardedwin D. watson ‘76 & Debra D. watson ‘91*L. a. wells & Beulah wellsJay C. wheelerroger D. whitaker ‘70 & Brenda whitakerJerry wayne white ‘74*roy whiteDamon L. williams ‘90 & melanie s. williams**David L. williams ‘67 & ann L. williams**Francis w. williams ‘65 & ruth a. williams ‘91J. Derrick williams ‘97 & andrea B. williamsKevin m. williams ‘94 & Blairanne williams*roger L. williams ‘72 & Lora e. williams ‘71sandra e. williams ‘58vernon mandel williams ‘84 & shari a. williams ‘85Leo stanley willis & Barbara m. willis***Danny wilsonstan wilson & Linda H. wilson***David winchell & Derissa winchellJames e. winkateswinston witt & Judy witt***Joseph a. wolfe*Joseph e. wolfe ‘72 & Jami wolfe**ronald e. woody ‘76 & glenda s. woodyemory wright & inez wrightJohn w. wright & Kay D. wright*michael D. wright ‘72 & Diane D. wrightTroy w. wrightgeorge wythe High schoolBobby L. Yates & mildred Kirby Yates ‘71*Yeary & associates, p.C.emmitt F. Yeary ‘61


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RED & gRAY SOCIETYJason L. absher ‘02s. randy adams & alma L. adamswilliam a. adams & Dorothy C. adams ‘93martin p. ahrens & Darlene phipps ahrens ‘78george aichel & zelma m. aichel*morris L. akers ‘92 & Donna akersDonald g. allen & elizabeth ross allen ‘83rachel n. allen ‘06Barry wade allison ‘92 & mary Beth allison ‘00*alpha psi Chapter of Delta Kappa gamma internationalChad e. alvarez & autumn a. alvarez ‘97Bethlehem amareKaren J. andersonpatsy L. anderson ‘71*samuel L. anderson & Carol L. anderson ‘74anonymousDaniel D. armstrong ‘97John D. arrington ‘94James p. ashley & sandra D. ashley ‘86*Donald H. askins & gloria Jewell askins ‘73ray austin ‘01 & nicole F. austin ‘00Franklin g. Babbitt & suzanne r. BabbittKen BaileyCathy L. Baker ‘79D. greg Baker ‘82H. allen Baker ‘91 & Brenda BakerKyle g. Baldwin & Joann BaldwinJames e. Barnes & abigail Flanary Barnes ‘93Barbara Barnette*Carl Barton & sandra Kaye Barton ‘88**william v. Bates ‘86 & gina Batese. Leigh BattleJestin m. Beck ‘01randall C. Belcher ‘97 & april D. Belchergary D. Bellamy & Carol O. Bellamy ‘70Charles w. Bennett ‘58*Jeremy J. Bentley ‘98paul e. Bentley & wanda J. BentleyDanielle r. Benton ‘06michael D. Berry ‘05gary Beverly & Jo Beverly ‘76melissa Coleen Bevins ‘01John e. Black & rowena s. BlackDonna Lynn Blankenship ‘82Donald w. Blansett ‘71 & Teresa BlansettJames Boggs & Lois D. Boggs ‘89James D. Boggs ‘79 & Donna e. Boggs ‘81roger O. Boggs ‘61 & pat BoggsTrevor H. Boggs ‘99 & robyn Boggs ‘03paul K. Bolinskey ‘97 & Dianna Cooper-Bolinskey ‘96Barbara a. Bolling ‘06Bob r. Bolling*roger a. Bolling & Janice e. Bolling ‘95Doug Booherg. rosa Bott ‘05K. wayne Bott ‘76 & gwyneth m. Bott ‘79Christine m. Bowen ‘05

robert s. Bowen & Kristen H. Bowen ‘06 Kenneth Bowling & peggy w. Bowlingshannon BowlingTarrah O. BoyDarlene L. BradleyFelix Don Bradley & Lois ann Bradley ‘90amy m. Breeding ‘03Kayla L. Breeding ‘06michelle L. Breeding ‘03ron Brockman & monnie J. Brockman ‘72Don Brookswilma B. BrooksBradley s. Broskie ‘95 & Jessica T. Broskie ‘93a. Dean Bryant & Joann s. BryantHelen H. Bryantwesley D. Burke & Karen Y. Burke ‘84*michael O. Burns, Jr. ‘00michael J. Bush ‘93 & rebecca w. Bush ‘93mark a. Calhoun ‘78 & sandy CalhounJeanne v. Callaway ‘79alison Cantrell ‘94Carl L. Carter ‘62 & rita C. Carter*David m. Carter & Betty wells Carter ‘72Joe Carter & Kristina g. Carter ‘04Justin L. Carter ‘00matthew D. Carter ‘05David wayne Carty ‘73 & rebecca H. Carty ‘73*Timothy H. Carty ‘91Brian g. Cary ‘99 & Toni L. CaryJohn D. Cassell ‘63 & Janice w. CassellQuentin Castle, sr. & nyrell Castleskipper Castleaaron F. Cathell ‘06James a. Chapman ‘91 & mary ChapmanKermit Charles & stephanie L. Charles ‘93Kristina L. Charles ‘06Chartwells Compass grouprobert L. Childers & Debborah Childersmichael D. Childress ii & Jeannie B. Childress ‘06william p. Childress ‘03elijah J. Christman ‘03Helen m. Clark*giles L. Cochranzachary K. Cochran ‘83 & Charlotte J. CochranCoeburn Chapter of The Order of the eastern star #153Coeburn Civic League*Darrell H. Cole & Judy Diana Cole ‘87Frank Colley & Fredia g. Colley ‘89James n. Collie & sherry CollieJames Collier & Deborah v. Collier ‘94ashley n. Collins ‘04Carter Collins ‘56 & anna B. CollinsCurtis C. Collins ‘90nathaniel L. Collins & april L. Collins ‘03Brett s. Compton ‘02 & Jessica B. Compton ‘03edward D. Conley & pam K. Conley ‘84*Courtney L. Conner ‘04steven K. Cooney ‘82 & mary D. CooneyBradley w. Cope & anya K. Cope ‘05


Jeff CopelandTasha m. Cornett ‘06Truel w. Corns ‘73 & Diana m. Corns ‘83*Dale Couch & rebecca L. Couch ‘73Harold ray Couch ‘67 & Linda CouchJohn e. Couch & Cinnamon Justene Couch ‘01*maynard D. Counts & Connie Counts ‘90*michael Counts ‘72 & Deanna K. Countssteven Counts & sheila K. Counts ‘97John g. Cox & Cathy L. smith-Cox ‘78william F. Cox iii & patricia L. Cox ‘82Heather J. Crabtree ‘06James m. Crabtree ‘00 & ashley r. Crabtreematthew r. Cradic ‘04Justin D. Crawford ‘02r. Jack Cress ‘63 & marian w. Cressgreg & monica Crossraymond v. Dale & mary alice Dale ‘70vincent Dale ‘99 & Christy m. Dale ‘00*James L. Daugherty ‘72 & paula DaughertyCruce Davis & Linda C. Davis ‘84Lorean B. Daviswhitney Davis & Kimberly T. Davis ‘92matt Day ‘02Carolyn J. Deannettie DeanTimothy n. Dean ‘87 & stephanie g. Dean ‘94Kimberly Deel ‘01mark Deel & patricia a. Counts-Deel ‘95ritchie s. Deel ‘05richard D. DeJerf & nancy e. DeJerfKeith a. Denson & Belinda H. Denson ‘87peter richard D’entremontJoe e. Depriest & Brenda B. Depriest ‘86*Deanna DickensonDee DickersonFeng s. DinDixon educational ConsultingDanny L. Dixon ‘70 & maxie L. DixonJonette mabell Dixon ‘01Carline r. Dorsainvilphillip Dowdy ‘61 & rebecca Jewell DowdyTodd Carlton Dresser & Kristine Helmstetter Dresser ‘97*Bill Druschel & stephanie n. Druschel ‘93randy s. Duncan & sherri r. Duncan ‘97Donald L. Duty & andrea m. Duty ‘03matthew C. Dysart ‘90 & sabrina DysartJeanette eckerphilip L. edwardsray eldridge ‘83 & norma J. eldridgemilton a. ellison ‘73 & Carolyn a. ellison ‘78*wesley L. elswick & Brenda K. elswick ‘86*anne engChristopher englandCarlton L. english & eva m. englishClara e. eskin ‘01 & ‘06

Brian estep ‘03Charlotte w. estep ‘70sandy etter & Debra w. etter ‘78robert a. FairchildDavid m. Farley & Judith g. Farley ‘65perry F. Farmer & Jacqueline Farmer ‘00russell L. Fee & stephanie s. Fee ‘87Tracy FentressBrett matthew Fields ‘01Larry Fish ‘63FishtalesJohn Flanigan & patricia s. Flanigan ‘82James H. Fletcher & sue stockton FletcherThe Flower Houseedward J. Foley & patricia a. FoleyKristi r. Foster ‘05John e. Foy ‘62 & Tobey a. Foyedsel B. Fraley ‘88*mary Hargis Fraley*Foster D. Fuller & miriam m. Fuller ‘60Brian Keith Furrow ‘02 & angela p. Furrow ‘96raymond w. gallagher & Linda Hill gallagher ‘71william a. garnett & sammie e. garnett ‘65robert m. gaucher & renea w. gaucher ‘92geneva Chervenic realtyChristopher L. george & Carla anne B. george ‘91ronald J. germain & Carol a. germainLili getahun ‘06James H. gibson ‘62 & Lorene a. gibson ‘57stephen m. gibson & rosa Lee mullins gibson ‘96Tom gibson & Delores a. gibson**margaret e. gilbert ‘71Donald m. gillespie+Fay Bond gillespie ‘70James B. gilley & irene K. gilleyKenneth gilley & Thelma s. gilleyKent gilley ‘73 & Joan gilleygarnett gilliam & Carolyn B. gilliam ‘63*Thomas g. gilliam ‘78 & Jenny B. gilliamwilliam David gilmer ‘98 & Connie m. gilmerJanice T. gilpin ‘72victoria ann giunta ‘04Jarred glass & Carla w. glass ‘06mark n. glovier & Laura s. glovierrobert D. good ‘80 & Jean goodTamara r. greear ‘91reba June greenBarron M. Griffith ‘04 & Crystal C. HancockSara R. Griffith ‘99mike grimes & patricia J. grimes ‘04stephen L. groshel ‘94 & Carla groshelandrew a. gulino ‘93 & allegra m. gulino ‘93william m. Hagey & Doris C. Hageyroger B. Hagy, Jr. ‘05garland T. Haines & pamela F. HainesJeff Hale

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ronald v. Hale ‘87 & Tempi H. Hale*Blake Hall & minerva a. Hall ‘90John r. Hall & Joan C. Hall ‘61**richard a. Hall ‘70 & Doris m. Hall**robert L. Hall & melissa Christine Hall ‘01steven s. Halley ‘99David K. Hampton ‘99 & Cindy C. Hampton ‘79L. preston Hancock & Tonya K. Hancock ‘56Lucille T. Harkrader+gary L. Hartsock ‘73 & Deborah m. Hartsockwayne Hawkins & Bridgette a. Hawkins ‘94Diana H. Haynes ‘98george w. Hearl & Doris L. HearlDennis g. Hensdill & glenna J. Hensdill ‘77g. adam Herron ‘97aaron C. Hicks ‘97 & Candi n. austin-Hicksamber L. Hill ‘00Carrie a. Hill ‘98Kevin D. Hill ‘03 & elizabeth a. Humphreys Hill ‘05Lee Hillmarilyn a. HilliardKaren e. Hobbs ‘99*Bobbie Jo Hodges ‘94Debbie K. HoggJames e. Holbrookpamela K. Holbrook ‘85Holiday inn of nortonDennis s. Honeycutt & pamela D. Honeycutt ‘71william J. Hooper & Barbara HooperJeremiah C. Hopkins ‘06richard C. Horner, Jr. & eloise g. Hornerrichard C. Horner iii & peggy Hornermichael D. Hoskins ‘84william r. Hubbard ‘63Cassandra HughesJim HumphreysCharles D. Hunt ‘64 & rosalind w. HuntBennett e. Hylton & Dolly L. Hylton ‘00walter e. Hylton & melinda Kay Hylton ‘02Brian D. ison & Dottie s. ison ‘86mark w. Jankowske ‘03James Jenkinserica D. Jensen ‘06Danny B. Jessee ‘72 & rosemary B. Jesseesheena Lynn Jessee ‘06Charles B. Johnson & Lisa JohnsonCrystal L. Johnson ‘03Dreama JohnsonKenneth wayne Johnson ‘02Tracie r. Johnson ‘03Christopher D. Jones & Carmen r. Jones ‘01*Jimmy F. Jones & Linda L. Jones ‘70John w. Jones iii & Betsy T. Jonesroy D. Jones ‘72 & vicky a. Jonessandra L. Joneswendy C. Jones ‘88william Jones & Betty L. Jones ‘87william g. Jones & Chris m. JonesHomer w. Jordan ‘61robert a. Jordan ‘99 & wendy s. Jordan ‘02

Donald e. Justus & Brenda K. Justus ‘91Thomas Kaufman & Carolyn w. Kaufman ‘56James s. Kennedy ‘67 & Cheri KennedyJodie D. Kern ‘04nora Leslie Kern ‘06Charles Kestner & Deborah T. Kestner ‘02Jason e. Kidd ‘06James D. Kiefer ‘99 & Diane C. KieferDalles T. Kindle & Betty Kindlem. Frazier King & Jeanne D. KingConnie KirkHarold g. Kirk & Donna m. KirkBill Kiser & Barbara Kisermatt Kiser ‘88 & Kim Kisermichael m. Kiser ‘96shirley L. Kiser ‘56Laurie ann Lakatosh ‘84*eric n. Lane ‘99 & misty H. LaneJeff Langroger D. Langrel & mary a. Langrel ‘67marie LanninghamFran Large Trucking, inc.emily s. Lawson ‘06Tony Lawson ‘74sherman p. Lea, Jr. ‘03warren s. Leap iii ‘00 & Lydia B. Leap ‘00rosanne C. Letson ‘81Cleopatra r. Lightfoot ‘06Timmy Lipps & Tammy LippsDanny L. Lloyd & mary ellen LloydDavid B. LoBiondo ‘04Dan a. Long ‘62 & Linda H. LongJeffrey a. Lutz ‘02Connie F. Lynch-ramey ‘85Heath mabe & wendy m. mabe ‘01marjorie m. mabe ‘74Kenis L. maciel ‘04steve C. maggard ‘91 & Tara Lynn maggard ‘89Donnie maine & rita e. maineshahid malik ‘78 & sabiha s. malikDavid J. mallard & Karen p. mallard ‘88Jay marchwinski & Beth marchwinski ‘78paul marcum ‘61*greg marcus ‘76 & sharon p. marcusrichard marcus & Jo ann marcus ‘83scott marcus & m. Cristina portuondograham a. marsteller ‘99 & sarah H. marstellerLes marvin & Carol L. marvin ‘89Ben e. mason & maria T. g. mason ‘72Joseph s. matney ‘63 & Christinia a. matney*mike mcDaniel & Lucinda mcDanielwilliam J. mcDonaldBrian D. mcKnight ‘97 & pamela J. mcKnight ‘99george L. mcreynolds & glenna Ball mcreynolds ‘70Barry g. meade & amy w. meade ‘02Linda s. meadematthew B. meade ‘85 & Christina g. meaderuby C. meade ‘58John B. melvinJoseph g. messer ‘71 & Deborah B. messer


Faye g. metzl ‘59James C. michnowicz & stephanie p. michnowicz ‘00Larue Carter milessamuel J. miles ‘00*Timothy p. miles ‘00*Brian miller ‘05 & ginger r. miller ‘06James B. miller iii & Carol millerLonnie miller & Trena millerThomas w. miller & Billie sue miller ‘67allen mink & Kaye C. mink ‘82elizabeth ann minor ‘76Chris a. mitchell & Carolyn L. mitchell ‘95Harold mitchell & Carolyn O. mitchell ‘84Lester i. moore ‘75 & Carolyn w. moore ‘75randy moore ‘80 & imelda moore ‘81*steven K. moore & suzanne r. moore ‘93Thomas moore & Darlene H. moore**Frank e. morgan, Jr. & Kami r. morganJoseph J. mulieri ‘77 & Cydney H. mulieri ‘77Bryan L. mullins & michelle F. mullinsDenvil mullins ‘59 & Connie p. mullinselizabeth mullins ‘73*Fred mullins, Jr.gary mullins & mary H. mullins ‘96gregory L. mullins ‘00 & Leah K. mullins ‘02James r. mullinsJames ron mullins & nola L. mullins ‘83Johnny mullinsJordan p. mullins ‘00 & amanda m. mullinsJuanita B. mullinsKevin D. mullins ‘91 & sandra L. mullins ‘91Larry n. mullins ‘66 & wanda O. mullinsmichael T. mullins ‘75 & Jeanne mullinsphillip C. mullins & patricia L. mullins ‘98*robert m. mullins & ida mulllins ‘72*shannon a. mullinssusie mullinsTheresa a. mullins ‘06william C. mullins ‘93 & Lisa F. mullinsTracy mumpower ‘03John F. murphy & priscilla T. murphy ‘72marcella g. nash ‘76*samuel r. needham & Judy C. needham ‘96*margaret J. nettlingJohn w. newell & susan newellKim nicholesstephen w. niece, Jr. ‘05 & Katie H. niecesharon H. nixon*James w. nunley & Connie p. nunley ‘72*mike O’Bryan & Denise g. O’Bryan ‘88morgan L. O’Quinn ‘06wendy alta Orangene g. Orr & Frances g. OrrC. Cole Osborne ‘05 & stephanie T. Osborne ‘04Jessie OsborneTimothy Osborne & Kathy m. Osborne ‘83

Billie Joyce Owens ‘86Carnita L. Owens ‘06eileen s. Owenselizabeth stanley Owens ‘04 matthew Oyos & Cindy wilkeyChester F. palmer & Donna L. palmerwesley m. pattillo & zelma m. pattillo ‘58**David e. peace ‘04Bill pearceyTodd peck & Diane a. peck ‘82J. K. perkins ‘91 & Connie J. perkins ‘90randy g. peshoff ‘97 & ann L. peshoff ‘97Jessica C. pestana ‘05Dennis L. petterson ii & Lori D. petterson ‘84edwin m. phillips ‘69 & Frances m. phillips ‘71glyn r. phillips, Jr. & paulette B. phillips ‘87paul a. phillips ‘96Clifton D. phipps & Loria anne phipps ‘04Hancel Derek phipps ‘89 & Jennifer phippssheila r. phipps ‘91Julie anne pinkardalan L. plisko ‘72 & valena white plisko*Brownie e. polly, Jr. & Barbara polly**ronald L. porter & rita J. porter ‘71Charles B. poston ‘93Jamal potterL. Jeanne powers ‘80michelle praterroberta K. presley ‘76James Harold price, Jr. ‘74Jonathan a. price & Carrie B. price ‘99Lester prince & mary Jo princeLaura D. pritchard ‘91David w. proctor & anne B. proctorrandy purvis & stephanie D. purvis ‘99Quesenberry grading & Haulingreba D. ramey ‘06Larry w. rasnake ‘71 & patricia rasnakeCraig s. rasnick ‘93 & aimee rasnick ‘92s. waite rawls, Jr.samuel O. reece & nell e. reeceDaina T. reynolds ‘78 & Jane Brangenberg reynoldsJasper e. reynolds ‘76 & rita D. reynolds ‘72Joshua D. reynolds ‘06nicholas w. richards ‘06allen C. richardson & Denise C. richardsonDavid L. ridenourCraig a. rife & Bridget L. rife ‘01D. Doug rife ‘78 & michelle Boyd rifeJosephine C. rife ‘58**michael e. rife ‘91 & Kelly D. rifeFaye m. rigsby ‘63Janet riveraJane F. roanegregory K. roberts ‘94 & shelby J. roberts ‘96Lloyd robinette, Jr. & Cecilia s. robinette ‘75

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richard n. robinette & paula robinetteC. J. robinsonroger’s auto sales*John rogers & Betty F. rogersmarvin rolen & amy rolen ‘60Carolyn s. roseDavid L. rose ‘94 & wendi p. rose ‘94george H. rose & Julie a. roseKenneth rose & Joe ann rose ‘63millard F. rose ‘59 & Carolyn Y. roserandy K. rose ‘80 & ann L. rosericky i. rose ‘03 & Kristina p. rose ‘03vada roseWinfield H. Rose ‘62 & Judith Rosemark J. roubik & Kris a. rowan-roubikDavid L. rousemichael w. rowland ‘80 & Tina D. rowlandJustin B. runyon ‘98Danielle m. sadler ‘04Frederick K. saffouri ‘97 & Denise Lynn saffouri ‘97gary w. salyer ‘75 & sonia F. salyer ‘90richard salyer & maria s. salyer ‘94michael samerdyke & elizabeth steele samerdykeemily r. samples ‘06Bobby D. sanders & Tonya m. sanders ‘00Dennis sanders ‘87 & patti L. sanders ‘89Kenneth C. sanders ‘84*roger D. schuler & Lori a. schuler ‘90r. matt schwarz & Janice m. schwarz ‘86Billie Jean scottwilliam D. scott & peggy w. scott ‘83*garrett w. sheldon & elaine e. sheldonDavid william shelton ‘93 & ami m. sheltonKevin D. shinn & Teah D. shinn ‘91John D. shockey ‘61 & Judy Y. shockey ‘61Barbara m. shortBobby J. short ‘90 & angela shortCurtis r. shortridge ‘70 & sandy J. shortridgeLarry amos shortt ‘70 & Katherine B. shortt ‘75Tony Cardell shortt ‘70 & s. Kay shortt ‘66rabern simmons ‘04Clyda rae simms ‘76+*roberta smallwoodalbert D. smith ‘02C. L. smith & rachel K. smith ‘06Cheryl e. smith ‘95Christina smith ‘00*Cloise smithCourtney T. smithella m. smith ‘04eugene w. smith & ann smithHeather m. smith ‘99Kellie n. smith ‘03pearl m. smithThomas a. smith & Kathy K. smith ‘06Carl r. snodgrass ‘58 & Louise a. snodgrassgregory south ‘67 & patty southsteven r. sproles ‘00 & Cassandra J. sproles ‘00roger D. st. Clair ‘79 & sheila L. st. ClairCurtis a. stacy ‘74 & Betty H. stacy ‘73*

william L. stafford, Jr. & rhonda pfaffelizabeth g. stallard ‘57Tracy stallardrandell stanleyrandy Doyle stanley ‘78 & Betsy stanleyrodney L. stanley ‘66 & Trudy w. stanley ‘67Karin Ficus stapleton ‘79Dave steanesallen r. steeleKeddy steele & andrea J. steele ‘00michael steele & marlene m. steele ‘04gregory a. stidham ‘79 & Freda g. stidhamJim stokes & anne stokesBrandi r. stone-Bishop ‘06Douglas D. strouth, Jr. ‘04Jack C. sturgill ‘57 & virginia sturgillJames D. swartz ‘01 & Jennifer r. swartzYvonne K. sweeney ‘71robert v. swindall ‘74 & Carolyn swindallFarhad Tahbaz & Dina C. Tahbaz ‘71Joe Bud Tankersleymike TaylorTennessee County services associationCharles g. Terry, Jr. ‘97 & rachel s. Terry*Charles e. Thomas ‘96 & Carla L. Thomas ‘97ronald g. Thomason & elizabeth nesbitt Thomason ‘89Barry Thompson & miriam Thompsonscott ThompsonJames g. Tilley, Jr.Cynthia TolbertLinda s. Toon ‘06andrew F. Traynor, Jr.andrea m. Triplett ‘95Clifford Turner & shirley L. TurnerLarkin Turnerronny Turner & gloria v. Turner ‘71*walter p. vance & virginia m. vance ‘72maurice s. vanhook, Jr. ‘67 & rebecca L. vanhookedward L. vann & Bonnie vanngary varner & geneva C. varner ‘77robert russell varner & Lisa H. varner ‘93amy L. varson ‘79*Jared Timothy vasold ‘04Harold D. vencil & Teresa K. vencil ‘74steven vest & gayle vest*Juanita B. wade ‘72geri L. wallace ‘78Daniel L. wallen ‘66george a. walton, Jr. ‘86Bruce g. walzer ‘74 & mary Lou walzer*michael Keith wampler ‘97 & misty michelle wamplerCharles r. ward ‘76 & Brenda H. ward ‘76michael n. washburn & rhonda L. washburn ‘73Thomas washingtonTimothy F. watkins & Karen D. watkins ‘95randy a. watts & amanda s. watts ‘01Barry r. wells & martha w. wells ‘73Bill C. wells & patricia p. wells ‘81T. Lynn wells ‘57whitney erin wells ‘02


Joseph r. werling & elizabeth r. werling ‘99west virginia university, information systems & networkingBarney w. west & angela m. westadam s. wharton ‘06 Lora C. wharton ‘06samuel m. wharton iii ‘04Freddie wayne wheatley ‘66 & nancy B. wheatley ‘89James r. wheeler & mollie m. wheelersarah r. whitaker ‘06edwin r. white & Tracey p. white ‘84*James L. whitlow, Jr. & patricia s. whitlowgreg whittaker & Chantale whittaker ‘71*ralph D. wiggins & Clara H. wiggins ‘91marion m. wiles ‘92Jaxon wilkens ‘06Joe williamsJoe williams ‘99 & angela T. williams ‘92Kevin D. williams ‘99 & Tonya w. williamspeggy a. williams ‘77shirley J. williamswanda K. williamsJoel T. williamson ‘06 & Jessica K. williamson ‘01Jeffery L. willis & Jeannie m. mullins-willis ‘98Kelly g. willis ‘92 & Diane e. williswilson modal Charge CaseJim T. wilson & Caryl H. wilson ‘76*Jimmy D. winkles & edda L. winkles ‘75wise Lumber & supply, inc.Christy D. wolfe ‘96Hugh K. wolfe, Jr. ‘63John w. woodward & Doris J. Baker-woodward ‘74robert woodward & shirley woodwardJanet m. worshamB. Harold wright ‘67 & Carolyn s. wrightC. F. wright iii & Deborah C. wright ‘97anthony K. Yates & Carol r. Yates ‘76valerie m. Yates ‘01John p. O. Yost ‘04Donald Young & malissa a. Young ‘05

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SOCIETY MEMbERSHIPS

The Darden society ($25,000 & above)The Jefferson society ($10,000 to $24,999) The washington society ($5,000 to $9,999) The Chancellor’s society ($1,000 to $4,999) The Founder’s society ($500 to $999) The Cavalier society ($300 to $499) The Centurion society ($100 to $299) The red & gray society ($1 to $99)The philanthropist society

Members of the Philanthropist Society have included the College in their will, named the College as a beneficiary of life insurance, made a gift of paid-up life insurance, or deeded property to the College while retaining use of the property for their lifetime.

gIfTS bY CLASS YEAR

Class of 1955Harold Kennedy***

Class of 1956Carter Collins Charlotte C. Disonelizabeth C. gastonCarol sue gilbert*** Tonya K. HancockCarolyn w. Kaufmanshirley L. KiserJohn w. Littongerry mayorshi*** Don J. mullinspaul r. Quillen*william J. sturgill***roy L. wells***James C. willis***

Class of 1957Betty J. Bolling*Bobby H. Colyer, sr.*** george e. Culbertson***Joetta nash Dingus**Lorene a. gibsonmax Jenkins*robert a. Leonard**elizabeth g. stallard Jack C. sturgillLynn wells

Class of 1958Charles w. Bennett*morgan e. Bolling*patricia Dale***sylvia p. gillespie*ruby C. meadezelma m. pattillo** Don r. pippin***Josephine C. rife**Carl r. snodgrass

Carl r. snodgrassJerry Tiller*sandra e. williams

Class of 1959Donald p. Begley robert ronald Collins**nanna Beverly gilleyBob L. Hayes*william F. maxwell*Faye g. metzlDenvil mullins

Class of 1960 Jack s. Coopermiriam morris Fulleramy rolenJoseph F. smiddy*

Class of 1961roger O. Boggsphillip Dowdyr. winston ely***James allen Fischer**patricia g. gilbyDanny C. greear***Don m. green***Joan C. Hall**Bob Jenkins*Homer wayne Jordane. earl maine, Jr. paul marcum*Frank B. mayorshi***ronald L. mooreJohn Douglas shockeyJudy Y. shockeyemmitt F. Yeary

Class of 1962John C. Blanton**Judith a. Blanton**

Bob L. BrownHarold ray Couchgeorge p. gibsonJulia elaine HerlingerJames s. KennedyBetty L. Kilgore nolan L. Kilgoremary a. LangrelBillie sue millerDorothy K. robertsongregory southTrudy w. stanley*Carolyn s. strouth*Linda g. Tiller*maurice s. vanhook, Jr.David L. williams**B. Harold wright

Class of 1969edwin m. phillipsLee stallard***

Class of 1970robert L. Bays+Carol O. BellamyCharles David BentleyBetty J. Bolling*perry v. Cook***mary alice DaleDanny L. DixonJoseph L. DrumCharlotte w. estepronald C. Flanary***Fay Bond gillespierichard a. Hall**Frances F. Howard***Linda L. JonesBrenda B. Lee***Lana w. Lowglenna Ball mcreynoldsLarry J. mcreynolds***Danny g. mullins*n. Carroll mullins***patti roberts*Larry amos shorttCurtis r. shortridgeTony Cardell shorttTwila F. summersann H. wallenroger D. whitakerwalley witt***

Class of 1971patsy L. anderson*John D. BakerDonald w. BlansettLinda Q. Dishner***Linda Hill gallagherHal Douglas gardnermargaret e. gilbert

gary L. Bond***Carl L. Carter*F. wayne edwards***John e. FoyJames H. gibsonLarry J. Hill***Charlie r. JesseeBrenda J. JesseeDan a. LongLarry C. mumpower Harry Clifford roberts, Jr.Winfield H. Rose

Class of 1963John D. Cassellr. Jack CressLarry FishCarolyn B. gilliam*andrew K. gurneywilliam roy HubbardD. geraldine Lawson+Joseph s. matney*Faye m. rigsbyJoe ann rosemary ann rose***Thurston rose***Joe a. scardo*Karen a. Benko steinmanHugh K. wolfe, Jr.

Class of 1964Terry e. Bates Louella short greear*** Charles D. HuntLewey K. Lee***roger C. viers***

Class of 1965gary L. BarkerJudith g. Farleysammie ella garnettsarah p. gibsonHabern wallensam m. wharton**Francis w. williams

Class of 1966Brenda s. mcClellanwilliam H. miller** Frederick J. mullinsLarry n. mullinss. Kay shorttF. Harold stallardrodney L. stanleyshirley walborn*Daniel L. wallenFreddie wayne wheatley

Class of 1967Larry O. Baker**


Donna gail Halepamela D. HoneycuttJim D. Hughes*michael H. Hughes*Brenda C. JohnsonFrederick a. Luntsford**Brenda K. mosbergJoseph g. messerFreddie e. mullins*nancy west munseyFrances m. phillipsrita J. porterLarry w. rasnakeCathy L. sandidge***melvin r. sheltonKatherine B. stallardJentlea emmer stewartr. mike stoneedward g. stoutYvonne K. sweeneyDina C. Tahbazgloria v. Turner*Chantale whittaker*Lora e. williamsmildred Kirby Yates*

Class of 1972Lanny p. Bollingmonnie BrockmanBetty wells Cartersheila B. Cox Combs***michael CountsLarry maynard Culbertson***James L. DaughertyJanice T. gilpinJames m. gott***James K. Hammond*Danny B. Jesseeroy D. JonesDennis F. Kern*maria T. g. masonmichael B. masonron D. mcCall**Frank D. molinary*ida mullins*priscilla T. murphyConnie p. nunley*paul L. phipps**alan L. plisko*rita D. reynoldsTommy skeens*Linda D. stoutrobbie Dane sturgillvirginia m. vanceJuanita B. wade

roger L. williamsmichael D. wrightJoseph e. wolfe**

Class of 1973Bonnie m. aker*gloria Jewell askinsLawrence Bolling, Jr.*David wayne Carty*rebecca H. Carty*Tommy n. Chester***Deborah Hill CollinsTruel w. Corns*rebecca L. Couchsusan Leigh Cox***milton a. ellison*Kent gilleygary L. Hartsockalbert Darrell Holbrook**mary J. isaac**gary F. Jesseen. Brent Kennedy**elizabeth mullins*rhonda m. perkins**gloria r. pippin***michael L. renfroBetty H. stacy*georgia B. starryFrances m. wall**rhonda L. washburnmartha w. wellsThelma m. white

Class of 1974Carol L. andersonDoris J. Baker-woodwardrita Jo Banner*Donna marie Lawson Batesrandy v. Comptonronnie F. Farmer*richard B. gilliam**Tony Lawsonmarjorie m. mabeCharles p. maineLulia C. maineKaren s. mullins*Jeni L. neely*James Harold price, Jr.ronald s. ratliffruby w. rogers**J. Charlene shorttCurtis a. stacy*Toni gilliam stokes*william n. stokes*Clarence stone, Jr.

ronald e. woodyCarol r. Yates

Class of 1977Judith p. abbott***nancy B. Culbertson***Judy Flanary**glenna J. HensdillFrances Holbrook*Bob Howard**a. Frank Kilgore*Teresa stepp masonCydney H. mulieriJoseph J. mulieriKathy Thacker stewart**geneva C. varnerpeggy a. williams

Class of 1978Darlene phipps ahrensgreg andranovichJudy D. Bakermark a. Calhounrobert J. Cantrell* Cathleen schwartz CharboneauJ. ed CombsCarolyn a. ellison*Debra w. ettergene H. garrett**Thomas g. gilliammarlon a. graham, m.D.Drew Johnsonginger H. Lambertmichael r. Lambertsteve Lawson***shahid malikBeth marchwinskiTimothy r. minahanC. wayne perryDaina T. reynoldsD. Doug rifeCarolyn w. sewellCathy L. smith-Coxrandy D. stanleygeri L. wallaceDebra a. wharton**

Class of 1979Cathy L. BakerJames D. Boggsgwyneth m. BottJeanne v. CallawayDennis p. Fritz*Cindy C. Hamptonpamela s. Johnson

Cheryl B. sumrellmichael Dennis sutherlandrobert v. swindallTeresa K. vencilBruce g. walzer*Jerry wayne white*elizabeth s. wills***

Class of 1975 Charles L. Bond*shirley F. CooperJames s. Cox***steve D. Curran***edward L. DotsonDebbie garrettJudy g. Hardingphyllis p. Hatcher* James a. KiserCarolyn w. mooreLester i. mooremichael T. mullinseva C. phelpsJack C. phelps, Jr.Cecilia s. robinettegary w. salyerKatherine B. shorttedda L. winklesDanny L. wood**phyllis B. wood**

Class of 1976Jo BeverlyK. wayne BottC. eugene ComptonJo anne Harding*ralph C. Keene, Jr.Clint Lawson, Jr.*earl g. marcuselizabeth ann minorJewell B. morganmarcella g. nash*everette B. Orr**roberta K. presleyJasper e. reynoldssandra C. richardson william a. richardsonedwin r. roop***eddie skeensClyde rae simms*+Connie a. stallardrobert F. stallard**Brenda H. wardCharles r. wardedwin D. watson*Caryl H. wilson*


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penny m. perryedward a. riner*robert H. sage***Debra a. sarvela*roger D. st. ClairKarin Ficus stapletongregory a. stidhamamy L. varson*

Class of 1980michele p. Fogg*robert D. goodFran g. Huntrandy mcmahon***Constance w. molinary*randy moore*L. Jeanne powersrandy K. rosemichael w. rowlandnancy Lou salyerJeannie n. stallard**michael strouth*

Class of 1981mike L. allen***george m. BartonLisa BartonKatherine sue BentleyDonna e. BoggsCarmen H. Cantrellann n. Hortonmartha Hankins HuntTim Jones*gregory Lee Kressrosanne Letsonimelda moore*Lyndon r. powerspatricia p. wells

Class of 1982michael H. abbott***D. greg BakerDonna Lynn Blankenshipsteven K. Cooneyscott v. Cooperpatricia L. CoxJody Lee evanspatricia s. FlaniganChristopher D. Freeman*Dawn gilbertmarcia e. adams gilliam**Jo ellen HardingJoseph F. Hunnicuttsusan Jordan nina Kaye minkDiane a. peckJoe D. rasnick*mary C. robinson***Kimberly J. stillCarolyn F. sutherland

Class of 1983elizabeth ross allenmark F. Bledsoe*zachary K. Cochranvaleri Colyer***Diana m. Corns*ray eldridgeJerry w. KilgoreJo ann marcusKathy H. mcgarril*Donnie r. mullins*nola L. mullinsmaurice e. nida**Kathy m. OsborneBarbara r. phipps**peggy w. scott*David K. Thomas

Class of 1984Karen Y. BurkeDeidre anne Church***roderick alan Colyer***pam K. Conley*nancy B. Culbertson***Linda C. Davis Kathy sutherland Finn*Kimberly a. gibsonmichael D. HoskinsLaurie ann Lakatosh*Becky matneyCarolyn O’Quinn mitchell mark a. OdleLori D. pettersonDonald r. ratliffLisa a. robersonDanny ray rowland*Kenneth C. sanders*Jo stewart***Donna J. stidham*Larry D. sturgillTracey p. white*vernon mandel williamsDinah J. wright**

Class of 1985J. marty adkins*albert Lee Clark***Julie C. CooperDirk paxton Davis*pamela K. Holbrookrobert e. isaac, Jr.*suzan H. Ketron**John H. Kilgore, Jr.*Connie F. Lynch-rameymatthew B. meadeLesha pricerichard s. priorLeonard David rogers**marcia Lee shorttnorma a. siemen***

Class of 1989anne Barker*p. scott Bevins*amy L. Bledsoe*Lois D. Boggsgina ChisenhallFredia gay ColleyTina m. ColleyJames F. Ferguson, Jr.David wayne Fuller***Courtney Lynn Kilgore***Tara Lynn maggardCarol Lee marvinricky Dean meade**Jane meade-Dean*Danny a. mullins*Dawn allison O’QuinnHancel Derek phippspatti L. sandersLane a. smith**Kimberly H. sturgillelizabeth nesbitt Thomasonnancy B. wheatley

Class of 1990Lois ann Bradleyrickey J. ColleyCurtis C. CollinsConnie Counts**matthew C. DysartTamara s. ely***Teena m. FastCynthia Lou w. Fergusonrhonda K. goins*ann HallJames O. iresonTravis Kennedy, Jr.amy a. mullins*emory allen mullinsOrana s. neeceConnie J. perkinssonia F. salyerLori a. schulerBobby J. shortmark e. sturgillrussell wampler**Damon L. williams**

Class of 1991H. allen BakerBecky Bevins*robert C. BloomerTimothy H. CartyJames a. ChapmanCarla anne B. georgeTamara r. greeareric T. greenegarland a. Hall*gary a. Harveyrebecca Horne*

anthony ray vannostrand*shari a. williams

Class of 1986sandra D. ashley*william v. BatesFred a. Bays*John H. Brickey iii*John a. Crockett*C. Fletcher Dean*Brenda B. Depriest*steven m. DowdyTerri C. DriverBrenda K. elswick*Dottie s. isonmichael a. JonesKevin r. Kilgore*Brenda w. KiserKim L. LambertBillie Joyce OwensJanice m. schwarzJohn a. shafergeorge a. walton, Jr.

Class of 1987Julie Carter Bray**michelle p. Clark***Judy Diana ColeTimothy n. DeanBelinda H. Densonstephanie s. FeeJohn e. guy*ronald v. Hale*Betty J. Jonesmarty Kilgorerhonda a. Kilgore*Charlene Largevalerie s. Lawson***sarah Love mcreynoldsrussell D. necessary*paulette B. phillipsTony g. powersDennis sanders

Class of 1988sandra Kaye Barton**Dollie ComptonJace s. Cuje**sharon s. Daniels**edsel B. Fraley*wendy C. JonesHattie J. Kilgore*matt KiserDenise g. O’BryanKaren p. mallardKyla Bohon miller* Fred L. ramey, Jr.***Jessica Lynn ramey***iman zibdeh**


william C. Horne*Brenda K. Justussteve C. maggardKevin D. mullinsrick L. mullins*sandra L. mullinsJ. K. perkinssheila rae phippsLaura D. pritchardmichael e. rifeTeah D. shinnTracy L. stapleton*Debra D. watson*Clara H. wigginsruth a. williams

Class of 1992stephanie r. adams**marybeth m. adkins*morris Lane akersBarry wade allison*sally Baird***Brian K. Blanton**Kimberly T. DavisLeslie a. Fletcherrenea w. gaucherpatricia H. guillKimberly g. HallThomas a. Kennedy***randy H. LaneCynthia Johnson newlon**aimee rasnickwendy Kay stapleton*marion marshea wilesangela Terry williamsKelly g. willis

Class of 1993Dorothy C. adamsabigail Flanary BarnesDaphne Dawn Blanton**Jessica Thompson Broskiemichael J. Bushrebecca w. Bushstephanie Lynn Charlespam J. Collie*stephanie n. DruschelClaude e. elkins, Jr.elsa B. Farmer*allegra m. gulinoandrew gulinoLaura ann Kendallsuzanne renee mooreKevin w. mullins**william C. mullinssara nasseh

mary H. mullinsJudy C. needham*paul a. phillipsneal Jason roberts*shelby Jean roberts Donna rogers**Lori anne sandtmary D. smithCharles e. ThomasChristy D. wolfe

Class of 1997autumn avalon alvarezDaniel D. armstrongrandall C. BelcherJames w. Bellamy, Jr.*paul K. Bolinskey shelia Kay CountsKristine Helmstetter Dresser*sherri r. DuncanJay T. grahamCharles w. Hartgroveg. adam Herronaaron C. HicksJina m. James-saulsJohn w. Jerrellphillip C. Justice, Jr.Brian D. mcKnightJettie greer mullins ann Livingston peshoffrandy g. peshoffsarah J. pilkentonLori a. roberts*Tony D. roop*Denise Lynn saffouriFrederick K. saffouriKimberley p. sterling**Charles g. Terry, Jr.*Carla Lynn Thomasmichael Keith wamplerJ. Derrick williamsDeborah C. wright

Class of 1998Camden e. arthurJeremy J. BentleyBrandon Lee Bolling*anthony a. Brickeyian gilliamwilliam David gilmerKara L. goinsTammy L. grahamandy s. Hawkinss. paige HawkinsDiana H. HaynesBryan C. Head

Charles B. postonCraig s. rasnickp. Heith reynolds Christopher m. rossDavid william sheltonBradley e. stallardvelisa stallardLisa H. varnerJames David r. wall

Class of 1994James w. adams**John D. arringtonpat r. BevinsDavid s. Burgessalison CantrellDeborah v. Collierstephanie g. Deanr. edward Franksshannon C. Franksstephen L. groshelscott C. HallBridgette a. HawkinsBobbie Jo HodgesJudith e. Johnson**Daniel K. JonesChristopher L. KommesDuane a. miller*gregory K. robertsDavid L. rosewendi p. rosemaria s. salyerKevin m. williams*

Class of 1995Janice e. BollingBradley steven BroskieJoseph r. Carico*patricia a. Counts-Deelvanessa L. FreemanBethany H. JerrellCarolyn Leigh a. mitchellCheryl e. smithandrea michelle TriplettKaren D. watkins

Class of 1996Dianna Cooper-Bolinskeyrobert s. CreechDelmar w. Dale, Jr.*angela p. FurrowBrian edward gibsonrosa Lee mullins gibsonmarnie mullins Headmichael m. KiserLynn michele manchester

Heidi a. Hicks*ronald L. Hicks, Jr.*Carrie a. HillJoshua Daniel HughesLinda p. Lippspatricia L. mullins*Jeannie m. mullins-willisChristopher w. ratliff*Justin B. runyonDawn michelle short*Tonja smith-DoyleLeanne michelle vermillionscott alexander vermillionJeff ward

Class of 1999paul D. altarezTammy nelson BellTrevor H. BoggsBrian g. Carysteven vincent Dale*nicole gilliamSara R. Griffithsteven s. HalleyDavid K. HamptonKaren e. Hobbs*Timothy wayne iddings*robert a. JordanJames D. Kiefereric Lanegraham a. marstellerJohn Thomas mcguiremisty D. mcguirepamela J. mcKnight Carrie B. pricestephanie D. purvismark a. raymondHeather m. smithelizabeth r. werlingJoe williamsKevin D. williams

Class of 2000mary Beth allison*nicole Fleming austinadam m. BellBradford J. Bowen*whitney m. Bowen* Delya p. Branhammichael O. Burns, Jr.Justin L. CarterJames m. CrabtreeChristy m. Dale*amber L. englandJacqueline FarmerJason matthew Harvey


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Dolly L. HyltonLydia B. Leapwarren s. Leap, iiimatthew T. mcCurrystephanie p. michnowiczsamuel J. miles*Timothy p. miles*anna K. miller* gregory L. mullinsJordan p. mullinsTabitha H. peaceTeresa T. ratliffTonya m. sandersChristina smith*Cassandra J. sprolessteven r. sprolesandrea J. steeleanthony s. TaylorTroy v. Taylormargo s. ward

Class of 2001Jerrad uriah andersonLakesha nichole andersonTrisha Kae anderson-iddings*ray austinJestin michael Beckmelissa Coleen BevinsCinnamon Justene Couch*Kimberly DeelJonette mabell DixonClara estelle eskinBrett matthew Fieldsmelissa Christine HallCarmen robertson Jones*wendy martin mabeJennifer L. QuillenBridget L. riferochelle Lynn roberts**James Darryl swartzamanda s. wattsJessica K. williamsonvalerie michelle Yates

Class of 2002Jason L. absherBrett s. ComptonJustin David Crawfordmatt Daymelissa worley DeLeonBrian Keith Furrowmelinda Kay HyltonKenneth wayne Johnsonwendy scott JordanDeborah T. Kestnermichael J. LippsJeffrey a. Lutzamy w. meadeLeah a. Kiley mullinssonya renee ratliff*

Christine m. Bowenmatthew D. Carteranya K. Coperitchie scott DeelKristi r. Fosterroger B. Hagy, Jr.Brian m. Harriselizabeth a. Humphreys-HillBrian millerstephen wendell niece, Jr.C. Cole OsborneJessica r. pestanaH. william smithmalissa a. Young

Class of 2006Kim BelcherDanielle r. BentonBarbara a. BollingKristen H. BowenKayla L. Breedingrachel D. Burgessaaron F. CathellKristina L. CharlesJeannie B. Childressrachel n. ColeTasha Cornett Heather J. Crabtreerobert a. Fairchild

Joshua ryan skeens*albert D. smithwhitney erin wells

Class of 2003David B. amosrobyn Boggsamy m. Breedingmichelle L. Breedingwilliam p. Childress, iii elijah J. Christmanapril L. CollinsJessica B. Comptonandrea m. DutyBrian estepTyler g. gilesOlivia m. HarveyKevin D. Hillmark wayne JankowskeCrystal L. JohnsonTracie r. Johnsonsherman poindexter Lea, Jr.Tracy mumpowerKelly murphreeBilly r. robinsonJeria Kiser robinsonKristina p. rosericky ira roseKellie n. smith

Class of 2004Kristina g. Carterashley n. CollinsCourtney L. Connermatthew r. Cradicvictoria ann giuntaBarron M. Griffithpatricia J. grimesamanda K. HarrisJodie D. KernDavid B. LoBiondoKenis L. macielLawton mullinsstephanie T. Osborneelizabeth stanley OwensDavid e. peaceLoria anne phippsDanielle m. sadlerrabern simmonsella m. smithmarlene m. steeleDouglas strouth, Jr.Jared Timothy vasoldJenny Lee wampler**samuel m. wharton, iiiJohn p. O. Yost

Class of 2005michael D. Berryg. rosa Bott

Lili getahunCarla w. glassJeremiah C. Hopkinserica D. Jensensheena Jesseenora Leslie KernJason e. Kiddemily s. LawsonCleopatra r. Lightfootginger rena millerTheresa a. mullinsmorgan L. O’QuinnCarnita L. Owensreba D. rameyJoshua D. reynoldsnicholas w. richardsemily r. samplesCourtney T. smithKathy K. smithrachel K. smithallen r. steeleBrandi r. stone-BishopLinda s. Toonadam s. whartonLora C. whartonsarah r. whitakerJaxon wilkensJoel T. williamson

Endowed Funds by Purpose

Total - $34,438,100


For Chris Freeman ’82, giving back is an obligation that comes with success

Philanthropy is possible at any age. Just ask Chris Freeman ’82, the College’s youngest alumnus to establish an endowed scholarship.

“You don’t have to be older to be sensitive to the people around you,” Freeman said.

Six years ago, Freeman set up the Christopher Freeman Scholarship Fund, which benefits two students from his hometown of Coeburn each year. Scholarship recipients must show a desire to go to college but they need not be straight-A students. “I wanted the scholarship to be for someone who might not qualify for other scholarships,” he said.

The first member of his immediate family to earn a college degree, Freeman was encouraged in his efforts by his parents, his five sisters and his maternal uncle. “Because I was so supported – both financially and morally – when I started becoming successful it was my obligation to reach back and help someone else,” Freeman said. “It’s like reaching back to help your kin.”

Freeman’s road to success began in the late 1970s at what was then Clinch Valley College. Although Freeman is fiercely proud of his family’s Appalachian roots, he knew he wanted a different life than the one his parents had known. Freeman’s father was a coal miner with a fourth-grade education, and his mother worked hard to raise six children.

“I come from a family with good moral character and I’m so proud of my Appalachian heritage,” Freeman said. “I love who I am and I love that my father was a coal miner, but I knew that I didn’t want to be a miner.”

Freeman graduated from the College in 1982 with a major in history and a minor in accounting. He moved to Maryland, near his sister, and then to Washington, D.C., where he worked at various jobs for a few years.

In 1984, Freeman took a job with the GEICO Corp. insurance company working as an underwriter. The training Freeman received in his accounting minor helped him work his way up the corporate ladder to become a supervisor. In the months before the Y2K computer scare, GEICO encouraged its employees to apply for a “computer boot camp.” Freeman was accepted into the training program, where he mastered the COBOL computer language – definitely not a typical field for a history major. Today, Freeman is a senior programmer and analyst with GEICO.

Freeman calls the creation of the scholarship fund “one of the best decisions I have ever made.”

Freeman was able to make an even bigger contribution to the scholarship fund through GEICO’s charitable donation policy. “My company will match the contribution I make 2:1, up to $5,000 a year,” he said.

And for the man who wrote a detailed book tracing his genealogy back more than 200 years, the scholarship provides a means to perpetuate his family’s name. “I don’t have children, so this scholarship will live on forever, and decades from now someone will remember who I am,” Freeman said.

phi·lan·thro·py. . . a desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable activities

Encarta World English Dictionary

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alumniDONOR PROFILE

Class of 1978Randy L. Byington has joined the graduate faculty at East Tennessee State University’s College of Public and Allied Health as a professor of allied health sciences, teaching both healthcare administration and healthcare research. Byington, who holds a doctoral degree in education leadership, has taught as an adjunct faculty member at ETSU since 2003 and most recently served as Virginia Intermont College’s director of Adult Degree Studies. Randy and his wife, Jo Ann, live in the Indian Springs community of Kingsport, Tenn.

Class of 1980Patricia A. Evans is a kindergarten teacher with the Department of Defense, where she has served for 21 years, teaching in schools in Europe. Upon the closing of the school where she was teaching at Kitzingen, she moved to a school in Schweinfurt, Germany. Patricia says that no matter how far you travel you always run into folks from the past and the College. Last year her school hosted singer/songwriter Dan Crow; when he started performing and telling stories from the coalfields, she knew he had to be from the Appalachians. After talking with him, Patricia learned that he once taught at J.J Kelly High School in Wise. She says it was wonderful reminiscing about Wise. Patricia, who earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia, makes her home in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Class of 1981Tammy Kennedy Hilt gave birth to twin sons, Granger Phipps Hilt and Clayton Edward Hilt, on Feb. 6, 2006. Tammy worked as a high school English teacher for Smyth County Schools until her sons were born. She plans to be a stay-at-home mom until the boys begin school. Tammy, her husband, Don, and their sons reside in Tannersville.

Class of 1965Anne Merrill is president of AMDS, Inc. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mary Washington College in 1967. She makes her home in Englewood, Fla.

Class of 1970Fred W. Banner is director of Municipal Information Technology for the City of Franklin, Tenn., where he and his wife Sue make their home.

Class of 1973Deata Trent McConnell Reed and the Rev. Thomas Matney Reed were married on July 29, 2006. Deata is an adjunct music accompanist in the UVa-Wise Department of Visual and Performing Arts.

Class of 1974Judy Taylor Haxton was selected as teacher of the year in 2006 by North Cobb Christian School in Kennesaw, Ga. She has been teaching kindergarten there for 17 years. She also received the Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award for Georgia in 1997 and is in her 30th year of teaching. She lives in Georgia with her husband, David, son Timothy and daughter Alisha.

Class of 1975Genoa McMahan Strickland and her husband, Jay, have been married for 30 years and have two grown sons, Todd and Joel. Residents of Grand Prairie, Texas, Genoa and Jay are the authors of “The Potato Joke Book.” The publisher, Author House, says, “ ‘The Potato Joke Book’ is a witty and silly look at taters, tots, spuds, and yams designed to crack a smile on the face and teach children the fun of simple word association. With over 50 family-friendly jokes and many colorful illustrations, ‘The Potato Joke Book’ is sure to become a favorite of children and adults who like to laugh.” The book is available online from AuthorHouse.com.

Class of 1976William S. Mullon was recently named executive director of James Crystal, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. James Crystal, Inc. is a broadcast company with radio stations and sports properties in Florida, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. He and his wife Tammy Lynn have five children: Ashlea, Anna, Chandler, Olivia and Quentin.

In town for the 35th Pound High School reunion in the summer of 2006, several alumni gathered at the home of Jack and Millie Bentley. Attendees included Stephen D. Shortt ’75, Jerry Hollyfield ’77, Roger Maggard ’75, Clyde Boggs, Howie Boggs ’79, Skip “Delmas” Lawson, James Cox ’75, Randy V. Hamilton, Thomas Holbrook ’75, Sheila Cox-Combs ’72, and Jack and Millie Bentley ’72. Photo submitted by Sheila Cox-Combs ’72.

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Class of 1984Lori Donley is the department manager for the Department of Public & International Affairs at George Mason University (GMU). She earned a BIS in theatrical writing for exceptional children from GMU in 2005. She and her husband, Dennis, have two children, George and Sam. They make their home in Manassas Park.

Sheila Dougherty May is a special education teacher with the Hardin County School System. She earned a master’s degree in special education from Western Kentucky University. She and her husband, Les, have two children, Nickolas and Abbie.

Billy B. Rose and Michele Woodard Rose ’86 have two children, Patrick and Colton. Bill is vice president of information technology for Avnet, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz. He serves as the primary Global Information Solutions leader who partners with Avnet’s corporate services group, which includes financial, human and legal resources. Bill previously served as senior IT director for Coca-Cola’s shared applications services team. He holds a certificate in information technology management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Michele home-schools their two children. They make their home in Phoenix, Ariz.

Class of 1985Kester F. Dingus is assistant director of the Western Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc. Kester, his wife Veneta and their three children – Jordan, Dakota and Logan – live in Low Moor.

Brad Miller ’81, an international activities manager for African, Latin American and Middle Eastern Affairs in the American Chemical Society’s Office of International Activities, ha s b e e n a w a r d e d a $200,000 Discovery Corps Senior Fellowship from the Na t iona l Sc ience Foundation to increase collaboration between

U.S. and Brazilian chemistry researchers in the area of biofuel research. Brazil is recognized as an exemplary leader on the use of plant biomass to produce renewable energy sources, particularly ethanol-based fuels. There is considerable value and mutual benefit in combining U.S. and Brazilian expertise and knowledge bases in plant-derived biomass as a source for alternative fuel and other products leading to energy independence and pollutant reduction, Miller says.

Funding for Miller’s proposed yearlong project will be applied toward a two-week site visit to Brazil by a group of U.S. scientists; two joint American Chemical Society–Brazilian Chemical Society symposia that will be held at ACS and SBQ meetings in 2007; and two Web-based seminars on bio-renewable chemistry.

“This promises to be a very rewarding opportunity to contribute to the chemistry communities in both countries in an area of shared interest,” says Miller, an ACS employee since 1999 who has worked with counterparts in Brazil for the past seven years to develop and sustain chemical science exchange programs.

Miller holds a Ph.D. in education with a research background in international scientific, academic and professional mobility. He is a member of the third group of fellows named to the NSF Discovery Corps, a pilot program begun in 2004 that is exploring innovative ways for scientists to combine their research expertise with service to society as a whole. The fellowship program is supported by NSF’s Division of Chemistry, the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities and the Office of International Science and Engineering.

Class of 1987S. Mark Fields and his wife Cindy welcomed their third child, Lauren Grace Ellen, on June 22, 2006. She was welcomed home by her sisters, Alyssa and Leanna. Mark is a network engineer at Bristol Virginia Utilities. They live in Meadowview.

Michael Pease is an accountant with Mountain Empire Older Citizens. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Lincoln Memorial University in 1992. He lives in Clinchport.

Nancy Hobbs Willis and her husband Ray own and operate a trucking company that includes 10 tractor and trailer units. When they moved to Kodak, Tenn., they downsized from 38 to 10 units with 16 employees. They have three children - Jeffrey, Kristy and Jeffery - and four grandchildren: Sandra, Brad, Christia and Matthew. Nancy says they love living in the Smoky Mountains, with the exception of all the traffic. They invite other alumni who live or who may be traveling in the Smoky Mountains area to give them a call at (865) 932-4648. Nancy says that “the Smoky Mountains are beautiful in the fall, but the prettiest sights of fall are still back home in Southwest Virginia.”

Class of 1988Roderick A. Mullins recently returned to Wise County to teach English at the Wise County Alternative Education Center. Prior to this appointment, he was teaching English at Magna Vista High School in Henry County. He has also worked in broadcasting and media. He is an assistant with the J.J. Kelly Marching Band, a youth counselor with the Wise First Church of God and an avid photographer. He and his wife, Kim, and their son, Andrew, live in Wise.

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Class of 1989Reta Belk is a commercial lines manager with BB&T Insurance Services/DeJarnette & Paul. She lives in Richmond.

Karen S. Chafin is library director at Pikeville College. She earned a master’s degree in information sciences from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She lives in Pikeville, Ky.

Brenda Holbrook is a media specialist with Sevier County Schools in Tennessee. She earned a master’s degree from Radford University in 2000. She and her husband, Larry, and their children, Brendan and Dustin, live in Seymour, Tenn.

Class of 1990Kenneth “Todd” Bevins is vice president of AmSouth Investment Services in Johnson City, Tenn.

Class of 1991Claire Stinson is vice president for business and fiscal Affairs at Tennessee Tech University. Stinson previously served as vice president for business affairs at Northeast State Community College. Stinson has had responsibility for general and grants accounting, budgeting, managing the finances of the educational foundation, purchasing and overseeing capital projects, human resources, financial aid and auxiliary services, including food services and the bookstore. She earned a master’s degree in accounting and a doctorate in education from East Tennessee State University. She has one daughter, Heather. Stinson makes her home in Cookeville, Tenn.

Class of 1992Bruce Alan Campbell and Rachel Eades were married on July 1, 2006. Bruce is employed as a teacher in the Fayette County School system. They live in Ansted, W.Va.

Karen Davis-Beggs was recently named Surgoinsville Middle School Teacher of the Year and Middle School Teacher of the Year for Hawkins County Schools in Tennessee. She was the only special education teacher nominated from a field of 419 other teachers. She and her husband, Mark, have a daughter, Avalon Elizabeth. They reside in Church Hill, Tenn.

Class of 1993Cherri Shortt Hall earned a master’s degree in social work in 2004 from Radford University and was hired as a mitigation specialist with the Capital Defenders office serving Southwest Virginia. Cherri married Rick Hall on Aug. 19, 2006. The Halls make their home in Christiansburg.

Lisa Roberson ’83 recently released her first solo recording, “Open the Door.” Lisa has performed her original country blues for more than four decades at venues as diverse as a flatbed truck in Appalachia to a honky-tonk in Nashville and a village square in Lithuania. Born in Wise as the daughter of the late Judge James Roberson and retired business faculty member Frances Roberson, Lisa learned to play guitar and piano by age six. She drew on the rich influences of coal country, mountain culture, folk, gospel and bluegrass music, and began writing her own songs.

“I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in music or the magic it makes in crossing barriers of language and culture and politics,” Roberson said.

Lisa played in several bluegrass, country rock and blues bands in Nashville and Charlottesville, including Mother of Pearl, Giant Women in Red Shoes and Mason Dixon, a touring band that opened for Freddy Fender.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in music business and audio engineering from Belmont University in Nashville in 1993 and went on to work at Asylum Records as a video production director and was production coordinator for Emmylou Harris’ “Wrecking Ball.” From that experience, she wrote and directed a video documentary for PBS, “Building the Wrecking Ball.”

“Connecting with some of the most talented artists in the business has been a huge gift,” Roberson said. “I loved working with every one of them. Now, the opportunity to work on my own music is opening a brand-new door.”

The title track, “Open the Door,” is about Lisa’s battle with cancer. “I could surrender or I could open the door and do battle like the warrior poet I am,” Roberson said. She chose to fight. Through the battle, the song emerged; the sickness receded. “Surviving means getting the chance to keep opening the door…receiving and giving the gift.”

Roberson’s CD is available at the UVa-Wise Campus Bookstore, the Clapboard House in Wise and online at www.lisaroberson.com.

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Class of 1994Donald Ashby is the head basketball coach at Pikeville College, where he has also been responsible for student activities, intramural sports, residence life, new student orientation and student government. He and his wife, Jill, have one son, Tate.

Kalli Turner Scaglione is employed by Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals. She and her husband, Chris, have a 2-year-old daughter, Quinn. They reside in Virginia Beach.

Class of 1995Vanessa Lea Freeman recently accepted a position as associate director of development with the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, where she will be working specifically with foundations and corporations. She lives in Charlottesville.

Class of 1996Elizabeth A. Horn and John Thomas Roberts celebrated their first anniversary on Oct. 1. They make their home in Fort Worth, Texas.

George Walling works as a nurse anesthetist. He earned a master’s degree in nursing with an anesthesia concentration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga through the Erlanger School of Anesthesia in 2001. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in Blountville, Tenn.

Class of 1997Charles Rhoton is a teacher with Washington County Schools in Tennessee. He earned a master’s degree in education from Virginia Tech in 2002. He and his wife, Valarie, have one child, Aidan. They live in Bristol,Va.

Stephen Stanley is a network engineer with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Stephen earned a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University in 2006. He and his wife, Patricia, and their children – Matthew, Madisyn and Mason – live in Midlothian.

Class of 1998Jamie Garrett is a staff accountant with MS Technology, Inc. He is married to Hannah Newman, and they live in Knoxville, Tenn.

Sarah Baker Hardy and her husband, David, live in Fredericksburg with their 15-month-old son, James David Hardy. He is pictured here in his Halloween costume of Elvis Presley. Sarah is an elementary school teacher.

Josh Hughes is a group sales manager with EnterpriseRent-a-Car. He lives in Trussville, Ala., with his wife, Mendy.

Class of 1999Marty R. Halloway is the Tazewell Residency Administrator of Bland and Tazewell Counties for the Virginia Department

of Transportation (VDOT). Previously, he served VDOT as an assistant residency administrator. He earned a master’s degree in engineering from Old Dominion University and is a licensed professional engineer. In his current position, Marty oversees transportation activities on approximately 600 miles of highway in the two

counties and supervises a workforce of about 92 employees. Marty is married to Brandi Clatterbuck-Halloway, and they reside in Bluefield.

David Scott works as an information systems security manager with Northrop Grumman. He and his wife, Carole, have two children, Kaitlyn and Will. They make their home in Lake Ridge.

Shanea Watkins is a policy analyst in empirical studies with the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Her duties include immigration and education policy. She is working on her doctorate degree and will defend her dissertation this semester. She lives in Burke.

Class of 2000Shannon Duncan-Raetzel is a scientist with Luna Innovations. She and her husband, Michael, are the proud parents of a daughter, Aubrey, born Jan. 1, 2006. They live in Christiansburg.

Nathan Horne is an assistant project engineer for SNX Gas. His wife, Angela Dean Horne ’01, teaches earth science at Richlands High School. The couple welcomed their first child, Josie, on April 12, 2006. They live in Cedar Bluff.

Stephanie Price Michnowicz and her husband, Jim, are the proud parents of a son, Alexander Casimir, who was born July 17, 2006. Stephanie earned a master’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2002. Jim, a former faculty member at UVa-Wise, recently accepted a position as an assistant professor of Spanish and linguistics at North Carolina State. They reside in Raleigh, N.C.

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Amy Street and Rick Street ’01 live in Christiansburg with their three sons: Colby and twins Tyler and Jordan. Rick is a teacher and football coach at Northside High School. Amy is taking time off from teaching to be at home with their sons.

Class of 2001LaKesha Anderson is an instructor and academic advisor at George Mason University. She earned a master’s degree in communications at East Tennessee State University in 2004. She and her husband, Jerrad Anderson ’01, and their children, Akasha and Exodus, live in Woodbridge.

Gerald Douglas Arrington is an adjunct professor of law at Appalachian School of Law (ASL), where he teaches Legal Process I & II. He graduated magna cum laude with a juris doctorate degree from ASL in 2004. He is the assistant commonwealth’s attorney for Buchanan County. His wife, Christine S. Arrington ’05, owns and operates a Merle Norman Cosmetics Studio in Grundy. They live in Breaks with their son, Dylan Alexander.

Charles Baker is a captain in the United States Marine Corps. He plans to earn a master’s in business administration from the University of New Orleans in 2007. He lives in New Orleans, La.

William Lucas teaches 11th-grade history at Halifax County High School, where he also coaches 9th-grade football and basketball. He lives in South Boston.

Amanda Sizemore Watts is an advanced research chemist with Eastman Chemical Company. She earned a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Kentucky in July 2006. She and her husband, Randy, reside in Kingsport, Tenn.

Class of 2002Jason Absher is a recruiter with Mountain States Health Alliance. He previously worked at Norton Community Hospital. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from King College in 2006 and resides in Johnson City, Tenn.

Chandra Stone Compton is the youth dual diagnosis and clinical case manager in the Youth & Prevention Division of Piedmont Community Services. She is currently pursuing a Virginia Board of Counseling license and her Licensed Professional Counselor credentials. She was married to Rodger H. Compton on June 5, 2006.

Mark Cooper is a teacher and coach with Buchanan County Schools. He is the head boys’ basketball coach and also coaches football and boys’ track. He and his wife, Connie Jo Cooper ’01, have two sons, Tyler and Austin. The Coopers live in Hurley.

Jennifer R. Moore-Avon is an alcohol substance abuse counselor in the Employment Division of CWI. She earned a master’s degree in education from Mercy College. She is married to Andrew Avon and they make their home in Glens Falls, N.Y.

Lydia Dorton Williams and her husband, Nick, welcomed a son, Bryson Shaun, on Feb. 1, 2006. They make their home in Raleigh, N.C.

Class of 2003Sundy Stidham Adams is a second-grade teacher for Norton City Schools. She earned a master’s degree as a reading specialist from Emory & Henry College in 2006. She and her husband, Tim, welcomed a daughter, Savannah Faith, on Dec. 30, 2005. David Amos and Stephanie Lark Mullins were married Sept. 9, 2006, at Greenway Haven in Abingdon. David is a staff member of the UVa-Wise Post Office in the Student Center and is a member of the UVa-Wise Alumni Association Board of Directors. Stephanie and David live in Wise.

Arten Charles is a biologist with Summit Engineering. He is married to April Damron Charles ’04, who is a case specialist with the Juvenile Drug Court for the Administrative Office of the Courts. They make their home in Jenkins, Ky.

Jessica Compton was recently hired as a teaching fellow in communication at UVa-Wise. She previously worked as an employment consultant for Career Support Systems, Inc. in Roanoke. She is married to Brett Compton ’02, an optometrist. Brett graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry with a Doctor of Optometry degree. They make their home in Abingdon.

Edith Donahue plans to attend radiology school in spring 2007. She currently lives in Woodbridge.

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Michael Hackney graduated from the Virginia State Police Academy on March 14, 2006. He is currently assigned to Prince William County and lives in Manassas.

Robin Lawson teaches sixth and seventh grades at St. Paul Elementary School. She is also the St. Paul High School cheerleading coach and sponsor. She and her husband, Andy, have three children: Bryce, Kobe and Hayden. They live in Castlewood.

Emerald Robinson just finished a film in Asheville, N.C., entitled “A Dance for Bethany,” in which she appears with actors William McNamara and Robin Lively. She portrayed the character Paige, a dance school pianist and the film’s antagonist. She met and worked with UVa-Wise alumnus Frank Hoyt Taylor ’70, who also appears in the film. Emerald is currently working on commercials for U Go Get It.

Temese Willis is a science teacher and certified personal trainer. She plans to begin a home-based personal training business. She is pursuing a master’s degree in education with a concentration in literacy from Old Dominion University. Temese lives in Newport News.

Class of 2004Jimmy Joe Adkins and Pearl Lynn Wells were married June 24, 2006, in the Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden at UVa-Wise. Jimmy is employed by Enterprise Rentals in Norton. Pearl teaches at Appalachia Elementary School.

Stephen E. Kilgore is a pathology assistant with Brigham and Women’s Research Hospital in Boston, Mass. He graduated with honors from the Quinnipiac University in New Haven, Conn., with an MHS-PA. While Stephen was a student at UVa-Wise, he worked for Kingsport Pathology Associates. There he was recognized for his cooperative, caring personality and talented work skills, and his employers encouraged him to pursue a career in pathology. He lives in Cambridge, Mass.

Crystal Morgan was recently accepted to the Nashville School of Law in Nashville, Tenn. She lives in Ashland City, Tenn.

Valerie Rae Meade Osborne and her husband, Jeremy, are the proud parents of a 1-year-old son, Joshua Eli, who celebrated his birthday on Aug. 10. Valerie is a business education teacher at Ervinton High School. They live in Coeburn.

Jeremy Price is a patrol officer with the UVa-Wise Campus Police. After completing his degree in administration of justice, Jeremy went on to graduate from the Southwest Law Enforcement Academy in the fall of 2004. He previously worked as a deputy sheriff in the Wise County Sheriff’s Office.

Class of 2005Brian M. Harris is manager of yard operations at Union Pacific Railroad. He and his wife, Amanda K. Harris ’04, live in Round Lake, Ill.

Brittoney Stiltner is a business office clerk at Appalachian School of Law. She lives in Grundy.

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Jessica Cain Pestana ’05 and Godfrey Pestana ’07 were married on May 27, 2006, in Kingsport, Tenn. Jessica is employed at UVa-Wise as an adminstrative and office services specialist III in the Human Resources Department. Godfrey, an Army reservist , completed his degree requirements at UVa-Wise in December 2006. Several UVa-Wise alumni participated in the Cain-Pestana wedding, including Alesha Roberts ’04, Sheena Jessee ’06, Greta Clevenger ’07, James Poitier ’05, DeAndre Lewis ’06 and Herb Watson ’07. They have an addition to their family, a new puppy named Deuce. They make their home in Wise.

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Class of 2006 Jesse Berry Begley married Tucker Begley on May 27, 2006, and they honeymooned at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, and Cody, Wyo. Jesse is a registered nurse at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. Jesse and Tucker live in Gate City.

Emily Blanton and Justin Nixon Wyatt were married June 24, 2006, in Wise.

Michael Adam Cole and Rachel Nicole Allen Cole were married June 17, 2006, in Damascus. Fellow alumni Carla Glass ’06, Holly Henley ’05 and Matt Pickering ’06 participated in the wedding. The couple lives in Johnson City, Tenn.

Meagan L. Hughes is attending Seton Hall University’s John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations. She lives in Newark, N.J.

Robert Monahan is a pharmacy intern with CVS Pharmacy. He will begin classes at the new ETSU College of Pharmacy in January 2007, making history with the inaugural class. He and his wife, Katie, live in Johnson City, Tenn.

Ray Mullins II is the Office of Service Mining/AmeriCorps VISTA program’s watershed protection development coordinator for the UVa-Wise Wetlands project. Mullins will be working to improve the overall site conditions of the Wetlands project. Several planned objectives include the design and implementation of educational signage detailing wetlands ecology and various species of flora and fauna, as well as the construction of an informational kiosk at the gateway to the wetlands.

Olivia Scott and Brandon Webb were married Aug. 5, 2006, in Giles County. Alumni Maggie Breeding ’06, Kayla Breeding ’06 and Joseph Perry ’06 participated in the ceremony. Brandon is currently a resident director at Bridgewater College. Olivia is working at Dayton Learning Center as an ESL teacher for preschool children. They live in Bridgewater.

Rachel Kennedy Smith is a safety engineer with the United States Navy. She and her husband, Chad, have one daughter, Sarah. They live in King George.

Joel Williamson is employed by the Student Activities Department at UVa-Wise as coordinator of intramurals and outdoor recreation. Joel is also a sergeant in the Army National Guard. He is married to Jessica Shell Williamson ’01, and they live in Norton.

Emily Houchins Baker ’06 and Jeffrey Baker ’07 were married at the Lawn by the Lake at UVa-Wise on June 17, 2006. Several UVa-Wise graduates participated in the ceremony including Kristi Foster ’05, Stephen Niece ’05 and LeAnn Mullins ’07. Emily is a teacher at Coeburn Primary School and Jeff is employed by Frontier Health. They live in Wise.

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Megan Michelle Short Fannon ’06 was married to Travis Wesley Fannon on July 22, 2006, at Esserville Freewill Baptist Church in Norton. UVa-Wise alumni participating in the ceremony included Leigh Anne Shortt Sturgill ’04 and Brittany Padgett ’07. The groom attended UVa-Wise from 2002 until 2004 and is employed at Wallens Ridge State Prison. Megan is an admissions counselor at UVa-Wise.

In MemoriamRobert “Bob” Charles Hancock, a member of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Foundation Board, passed away Jan. 23, 2007. Mr. Hancock was the pharmacist at Hancock-Lambert Pharmacy in Clintwood for more than four decades. A member of St. Therese Catholic Church in St. Paul where he served as lay reader, Mr. Hancock contributed most of his income to charities, especially those dealing with children, education and the arts. Mr. Hancock was a devoted friend of the College for many years. Memorials may be made to the Thelma Meade Hancock Scholarship at UVa-Wise, 1 College Avenue, Wise, Virginia 24293. Kay Hawkins ’60 passed away July 14, 2006. Kay retired from the University of Michigan, where she was the associate director of food service. She returned to Bristol in 1996 and was employed by the Haven of Rest Rescue Mission. Her nephew, Dr. N. Carroll Mullins ’70, has established the Kay Hawkins and Dorothy Mullins Scholarship Fund to benefit worthy and deserving students. Preference will be given to Wise County residents in good academic standing who major in nursing or another health-related field.

D. Geraldine Lawson ’63 passed away Oct. 2, 2006. Geraldine was the founder, president and executive director of Attic Productions, Botetourt County’s community theater. The Attic Productions Board of Directors recently voted to name the theatre building the D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Center. As Geraldine’s family noted in her obituary, “the Attic will forever be a shining beacon of stars that will continue to touch the lives of many around the world, much like Geraldine touched all the lives she came into contact with.” Geraldine is survived by her husband, Rodney; children David, Lianna and John; and seven grandchildren.

James Patrick “Pat” Tritt ’65 passed away Feb. 8, 2007. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, a master’s degree from the University of Nebraska and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. A former distributive education instructor at high schools in Pennington Gap and Platte, Neb., he later worked for the royal family of Saudi Arabia as the director of vocational instruction. He also worked for two years in Cairo, Egypt, designing the vocational education curriculum.

Joe H. Andis ’66 passed away Sept. 30, 2006. He was employed as an electrical designer by the Newport News Shipyard for 35 years before retiring in 2001. He lived in Abingdon.

Robert Lee “Bob” Bays ’70 passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 11, 2007. A dedicated fan of the Highland Cavaliers, Bob and his family, several of whom are alumni of the College, were regular tailgaters at home football games. Bob is survived by his wife Jean, stepdaughter Kim Phillips Bays ’90 and her husband Jeff Bays ’92, and a stepson, Eric Phillips. Among Bob’s siblings are alumni Becky Bays Massie ’84 and Fred A. Bays ’86.

Connie McKinney Childress ’72 passed away Feb. 14, 2007, after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Connie was a retired teacher at Vansant Elementary/Middle School and principal at Vansant and Russell Prater Elementary/Middle Schools. She is survived by her husband, Jim Wayne Childress ’70, and son J.W. Memorial gifts may be made to the Connie E. Childress Scholarship Fund at UVa-Wise, 1 College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293.

Dolly Sue Helbert Dowell ’72 passed away Dec. 7, 2006, following a lengthy battle with cancer. A retired employee of Wise County Public Schools, Dolly received her master’s degree in counseling from East Tennessee State University. She also served as a member of the Mountain Empire Community College Advisory Board. As a former English teacher, drama teacher and school counselor, Dolly touched and influenced the lives of many young people. Dolly is survived by her husband of 36 years, Donnie Dowell; her loving son, Jonathan Dowell and wife Sabrina of Abingdon; and her loving grandchildren, Savannah Dowell, Gunnar Dowell and Titus Dowell.

Chris L. Boggs ’85 passed away Aug. 21, 2006 after a 20-month battle with colon cancer. Chris was an avid fisherman, hunter and football fan. Chris requested that his body be donated to science for cancer-related and other research; his body was donated to the Medical Education and Research Institute in Memphis. Chris was a proud member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and he leaves many to mourn his death, including his wife, Donna Deckard Boggs ’87 and son, Tanner Lee. He lived in Lancaster, S.C.

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The College has lost its first dean and one of its earliest faculty members with the passing of Olen Kenneth “OK” Campbell. Campbell passed away Feb. 26 at his retirement home in Commerce, Okla. He was 100.

Born in Oklahoma on May 16, 1906, a year before the territory became the 46th state, Campbell was a school superintendent by the age of 24, and a ground school instructor for the Air Force during World War II.

Campbell, who earned his education degrees from Columbia University and Duke University, was one of the first faculty members when the College opened on Sept. 20, 1954. His late

College’s first dean, O.K. Campbell, passes away in Oklahoma at 100wife, Jessie Lee Campbell, also worked at the College teaching numerous business classes. Campbell accompanied Sam Crockett, the College’s director, on his mission to persuade Joseph C. Smiddy to become the school’s first biology instructor. And it was Campbell who, at the request of University of Virginia President Colgate Darden, delivered the $1 check to the Wise County clerk to formally purchase the former poor farm property for the College.

“The College is really a prime institution for the state of Virginia,” Campbell said during an interview last year. “It is making great progress and I’m rather proud of it.”

UVa-Wise alumni invited to annual meeting

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Alumni Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. at Alumni Hall.

During the meeting, F. Wayne Edwards, Immediate Past-President and Chair of the Nominating Committee, will present the slate of candidates for the 2007-08 Alumni Board election. Available positions for officers include Treasurer and President-Elect, with five Alumni Board member positions available. Additional nominations may be made from the floor during Edwards’ presentation. In addition to this business, Treasurer Ed Roop will provide a financial statement and Alumni Director Valerie Lawson will make an annual report.

A reception in honor of Valerie Lawson ’87 will follow the business meeting.

All alumni are invited. Please call the Alumni Office at (276) 328-0128 by Friday, April 6, to let us know that you plan to attend.

Alumni Association to host 21st annual gala May 12On Saturday, May 12, 2007, the Alumni Association will host the 21st annual Cavalier Alumni $elebration, the

oldest and most enjoyable alumni tradition to date. This gala event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Lonesome Pine Country Club in Big Stone Gap. Tickets are $125 per couple and include delicious foods, drinks, dancing and a chance to win more than $10,000 in prizes. To reserve your ticket, please contact the Alumni Association at (276) 328-0128 or e-mail [email protected].

Nominations sought for 2007 Alumni Recognition Program

The Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the 2007 Alumni Recognition Program which honors alumni, former faculty and staff members, and friends of the College who have made significant contributions to their profession, community, society, the College or the Alumni Association. Recipients will be honored during a ceremony in November 2007. For selection criteria and a list of past recipients, visit the Alumni Web site at www.uvawise.edu/alumni.

Nominations may be submitted to the UVa-Wise Alumni Association, Alumni Hall, One College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293, or via e-mail to Valerie Lawson at [email protected].

The Phi Sigma Sigma sorority celebrated its 10th anniversary during Homecoming. Front row: KhadiJa MaCaully, Vanessa Freeman ’95, Kayla Cantrell, Rachel Torres, Kelly Maples, Emmy Spilenkothen, Nicolette Cox and Kelly Goins. Second row: Diane Cornett ’88, Robin Mitton, Jessica Garrett, Joyce Sowa, Sara Roop, Holly Weisiger, Andrea Jones, Rebecca Ford and Jessica Kennedy Hood ’05. Third row: Kimberly Kilgore, Sarah Hamilton, Holly Henley ’05, Michelle Prater, Bonnie Short ’05, Mollie Meade ’06, Maggie Yost ’06, Kristi Foster ’05, Jessie Miller McNalley ’04 and Lindsay Perkins. Fourth row: Stephanie Austin, Tracy Johnson ’03, Nicole Austin Fleming ’00, Heather Kroetch, Andrea Jessee ’04, Aimee St. John Cregger ’06, Laura Adams, Susan Haskins and Santana Vasquez.


Grace Mullins Allio ’70, far left, and her sister, Zelma Mullins Pattillo ’58, far right, stopped by the campus last fall for a visit with Chancellor Emeritus Joseph C. Smiddy and Chancellor David J. Prior.

Allio is a retired Wise County teacher and Pattillo is a board-certified chaplain and retired coordinator of spiritual care for New Beacon Hospice in Birmingham, Ala. Both sisters hold special distinction in the annals of College history. Allio was the first graduate to receive a four-year degree from the College, and Pattillo graduated at the top of her class.

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1. A group of alumni and friends listen to a presentation from UVa-Wise Chancellor David J. Prior about the College’s “Fulfilling the Dream” capital campaign. The group gathered at the Allandale Mansion in Kingsport on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006.

2. Eula Austin ’77, Debbie Bentley ’77, Debra Wharton ’78 and Charlotte Collier ’77.

3. The UVa-Wise Jazz Ensemble, directed by Terry Russell on trombone, entertained the gathering. From left are, Charles Moore, Russell, Michael Maggard and Brittany Russell.

4. Alumni President Kathy Stewart ’77, Mary Lou McSpadden ’58 and her husband, Bill.

5. Hattie Jane Elkins Kilgore ’88, Kevin Kilgore ’86, Beverly and Roger Viers ’64.

6. Faculty member Gretchen Martin and her husband Matt Stanley ’05, and faculty member John Mark Adrian and wife Wendy.

7. Marcia Adams Gilliam ’82 and retired faculty member Wayne Edwards ’62.

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gatherings1. Eric Clark ’90 and Michelle Clark ’90 of Bristol enjoy the alumni reception held at the Bristol home of Ed and Linda Stout ’72.

2. Linda Dishner ’71, Frank Taylor ’70 and Cathy Sandidge ’71.

3. Stan Willis, Melissa Bowden Steward ’94 and Winston Ely ’61.

4. Joy Petro, Darrell Holbrook ’73 and Mike Wright ’72.

5. UVa-Wise Chancellor David Prior, Teresa Mullins ’73, Henry Mullins ’70, Sharon Daniels ’88 and Linda Dishner ’71.

6. Hostess Linda Stout ’72 is seated. Standing, from left, are Henry Mullins ’70, Kathy Stewart ’77, Chancellor David Prior, Ed Stout ’72 and Stan Willis.

7. Henry Mullins ’70 and Stan Willis.

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been president of Hillbilly Foods of Bristol since 1986. Fred is married to Robin May McClellan ’77 and they have three children: Jesame, Tai and Seaton.

J. Rex BairdDistinguished Service Award

Rex Baird served with distinction on the faculty at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise for 30 years beginning in 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He served as professor of biology and as chair of the Department of Biology and chair of the Division of Natural Sciences. Upon his retirement he was bestowed the title of Professor Emeritus of Biology. During his career, he also taught at Washington & Lee University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, College of William & Mary and Drexel High School.

Baird’s community service activities include serving on the Board of Governors at Wise General Hospital, as a Wise Kiwanis Club member and for the Botany Section of Virginia Academy of Science. He served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Flora of Virginia Project.

Baird received the Distinguished Professor Award at UVa-Wise in 1996 and was listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. He is currently serving as treasurer of the Poor Farm Society Board of Managers and was founding president of the Twinleaf Society. He served on the Pro-Art Association Board for a number of years and is currently trustee emeritus. Baird and his wife, Sally Smith Baird ’92, have two sons, Jimmy and Donny; three grandchildren, Justin, Lindsay and Shannon; and one great-grandson, Parker.

Richard A. DavidsonDistinguished Service Award

Richard Davidson dedicated his career to The University of Virginia’s College at Wise with 40 years of service spanning from 1965 to 2005. During those years, he served as teacher, administrator and advisor. Some of his positions included professor and Chair of the Department of Education, Director of Upward Bound, Dean of Students, Director of Athletics, Director of the Teacher Education and Summer School, Interim Director of Continuing Education and Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. Upon retirement he was bestowed the title of Professor Emeritus of Education.

Davidson served as grand marshal at Commencement for a number of years and served on the Wise County School Board for 14 years. He served previously on the UVa-Wise Foundation Board.

Davidson was recognized for his honorable service to students with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Service in 1988 and the Harrison Award for Distinguished Professor in 2001. He was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for Outstanding Support and Service in 2002. Davidson is a member of the Poor Farm Society, a charter member of the Twinleaf Society and is on the Highland Cavalier Club Board.

Alumni Awards & Athletic Hall of FameEstablished in 1999, the UVa-Wise Alumni Association

Recognition Awards Program recognizes alumni and faculty for significant contributions and achievements.

Jerry W. Kilgore ’83Outstanding Alumni Award

Jerry Kilgore is the first graduate of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise to be elected to an executive level position in the Commonwealth of Virginia, being elected to the position of Virginia Attorney General in 2002. Kilgore is currently a partner in and chair of the law firm of Williams Mullen’s Multistate Corporate Compliance & Public Policy Group. While serving as Attorney General, Kilgore oversaw the relationship between the office and the business community, including consumer issues, qui tam investigations, pharmaceutical issues, environmental inquiries, telecommunications and energy.

While serving as Virginia Attorney General, Kilgore successfully promoted more than 100 pieces of legislation with the Virginia General Assembly. Under his leadership, Virginia led the nation in tough new technology crime legislation, anti-gang initiatives, pro-business legislation like the Small Business Regulatory Relief Act and strengthened Virginia’s domestic violence laws. Prior to his election as Attorney General, Kilgore served as Secretary of Public Safety. Kilgore received his law degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary in 1986. He is married to Martha “Marty” Harless Kilgore ’87 and they have two children, Klarke and Kelsey.

W. Frederick McClellan ’76Outstanding Alumni Award

Fred McClellan has been a mover and shaker in his community since he was a young man. Soon after graduating from college, McClellan immersed himself in community activities, joining several local community action groups, but he was especially committed to the Wise County/City of Norton YMCA. He was honored for his work in 1983, when he received the Wise County Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year award. In 1993, McClellan co-founded the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance (BCMA) to bring national and international recognition to the people of the Southern Appalachian region, the musical and cultural heritage of the region, the region’s role in the development of country music and the region’s influence on music around the world. To recognize and promote this tradition, the BCMA helped craft legislation in the Virginia General Assembly and the U.S. Congress, recognizing Bristol as the official Birthplace of Country Music. The legislation also recognized BCMA as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The BCMA served as the lead organization in the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featuring Appalachia. McClellan served as the first President of the BCMA from 1994 to 1998 and returned as president in July 2005. Plans were unveiled in September for a new $9.5 million Birthplace of Country Music Cultural Heritage Center in downtown Bristol. He has

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Wendi Collier ’96 Women’s Basketball

Wendi Collier finished her Lady Cavalier career as the program’s all-time leading rebounder with 1,169 rebounds. She was also one of the most prolific scorers in the College’s history. During her four years (1992-96), she landed second in the career scoring list with 1,746 points. Collier also holds the career record for best free throw percentage of 75.6 percent.

She earned NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors as a senior and was selected All-Appalachian Athletic Conference and NAIA Academic All-American Scholar during her last two seasons. Collier earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and psychology/sociology from the College in 1996. She went on to obtain a Master’s of Education in Curriculum Development from Carson-Newman College in 1999. Collier received

Six honorees were recognized at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Athletic Hall of Fame and Alumni Association Recognition Awards held Nov. 11, 2006.

Each year, the UVa-Wise Athletic Hall of Fame Committee honors a group of individuals who have made significant contributions to the College’s athletic programs. The Hall of Fame, which began in 1998 with 12 inductees, includes outstanding athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty, support personnel and friends. Honorees for the 2006 Athletic Hall of Fame included:

Above, (standing) Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Wendi Collier ’96, Outstanding Alumni Award recipients Jerry W. Kilgore ’83 and W. Frederick McClellan ’76, Chancellor David J. Prior, and (seated) Distinguished Service Award recipients Richard A. Davidson and J. Rex Baird. Inset, Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Nat Law ’99.

a specialty in tax from the George Mason School of Law. The Big Stone Gap native teaches chemistry for Arlington County Public Schools and works part-time at H&R Block. She is in the process of moving to Marietta, Ga., where she will open a Liberty Tax Services office and will practice Estate, Family and Tax law.

Nat Law ’99 Men’s Basketball

Nat Law completed his basketball career at the College as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,092 points. After eight years, he now stands second. As one of the Cavaliers’ best shooters and scorers, he holds the individual season record for points scored (806), field goals made (274) and three-point field goals made (114). All three records were set during his senior season. Law finished with the career mark for field goals made (702). He was named to the NAIA Division II All-American Second Team in 1998-99 and received honorable mention as a junior. Law was selected to the Virginia SID College Division All-State Team and named the Tennessee Valley Athletic Conference Player of the Year during his final season. He was also voted to All-TVAC three times and to the TVAC All-Freshman squad. Law is a manager of the Customer Contact Center for Allstate Insurance Company. He and his wife Keeisha have two children, Paje and Kaiya.

Dear Alumni,

It is bittersweet that I share with you that I have accepted the new position of Major Gifts

Officer at UVa-Wise. It promises to be an exciting and challenging position with

opportunities for growth for the College and for me professionally.

It has been a singular honor to have served as your Director of Alumni Relations for

nearly 19 years. Together, the Alumni Association Board of Directors and I have created

a strong and supportive alumni body that has accomplished much in the past two

decades.

I could write a very long document about the many accomplishments we have achieved

but I want to spend more time talking about the bonds we have established with one

another. One of the most important and rewarding aspects of my job has been the

friendships that we have forged. Alumni have made me part of their families and I have

made them part of mine. I have been overjoyed as I attended their weddings and learned

of the births of their children. I have been heartbroken when one of them passed away or

lost a spouse or child. Likewise, when something wonderful or sad has happened in my

life, I’ve wanted to share it with those alumni with whom I have worked so closely. We

have laughed together, cried together, and, at times, even been scared together.

Being the Alumni Director has meant much more to me than being a well-organized,

passionate and caring administrator. It’s meant getting involved in projects and personal

relationships that often leave us emotionally drained. But when we care so deeply for

one another and for the institution in which we share a bond, we find the strength to do

what needs to be done in each situation that arises.

We have a great College here in the mountains of Southwest Virginia and although it

may sound cliché, it has been a tremendous joy for me to have been an integral part of

the growth of the Alumni Association and the College. I want to thank all of the Alumni

Association Board members and especially the alumni presidents who have served as

great motivators over the years. They have kept things real for me and have always

found a way to remind me of what is special about our alma mater.

As this semester comes to a close, I will move into my new position and my office will

be located in Smiddy Hall. I will be returning to the building where my first office was

20 years ago. Our alumni will never be far from my mind or heart. As a matter of fact, I

hope I’ll have more time to visit with you. I’ll be in touch and see you when we are in

your area or when you visit campus.

Yours in service,

Valerie S. Lawson ’87

Director of Alumni Relations Valerie Lawson ‘87 accepts new position at UVa-WiseSince 1988, Valerie Lawson has poured her heart and soul into the Alumni Association, the Office of Alumni Relations and indeed,

the College. Soon, she’ll begin a new chapter in her career as she assumes the post of Major Gifts Officer at UVa-Wise.Among Lawson’s many accomplishments, some of the most notable include leading the fund-raising effort to purchase and renovate

the facility now known as Alumni Hall; establishing Alumni-Homecoming as a traditional event that attracts an increasing number of alumni back to the campus every year; and hosting an assortment of annual events that have helped forge a strong, devoted alumni base.

Lawson served as the coordinator for the inauguration of former chancellor L. Jay Lemons in 1994 and as coordinator of the College’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration in 2004. She served as co-chair of the College’s commencement ceremony for more than a decade and served as the first chair of the College’s Staff Council.

Active in a number of civic organizations, Lawson is past president of the Wise County Chamber of Commerce, a recipient of the Business Journal’s “Forty under 40” Leadership Award and the 2002 recipient of the Alumni Association Award. She also serves on the Town of Wise Planning Commission.

A search for Lawson’s replacement has begun. Until her successor is named, Lawson will continue to serve the Alumni Office.

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Calendar

Annual Meeting of AlumniApril 10Alumni Hall 6 p.m.Followed by a reception in honor of Valerie Lawson ’87

15th Annual Southwest Virginia Early Childhood ConferenceApril 149 a.m. – 3 p.m.Keynote speaker:Laura Numeroff,Author of “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”

Community Spring Swing Golf TournamentApril 20Lonesome Pine Country ClubSponsored by Norton Community Hospital Registration at 8:30 a.m.; tee-off at 9:30 a.m.Benefits the Alumni Association and the Athletic Department

21st Annual Cavalier Alumni $elebrationMay 12Lonesome Pine Country Club 7 p.m.

CommencementMay 19Keynote speaker: Leonard W. Sandridge, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the University of Virginia

Alumni-Homecoming Weekend 2007Sept. 20 - 22

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