Class Notes

Alison Cross Denler wrote from Colorado that she is sorry to have missed the 40^th reunion, but hopes to make the next one. Her daughter and son-in-law had Emmalin Louise Royce in October 2015, making Alison a grandmother! They were stationed in Korea at the time and she flew over to spend 2 months helping out. They are back in the States stationed at Ft Leonard Wood, MO. Her younger daughter Rachel got married in October 2016 outdoors at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and then they went to Ireland for their honeymoon.

Dave Kitterman wrote that he is consolidating and downsizing. Smart man to stay ahead of the retirement curve! Carolyn Roberts and Lucy Dee Kinsey continued their tradition of participating in the annual Walk to End Alzheimers in DC in October since both of them lost their mothers to the disease. It has become a great bond for them. Lucy’s younger daughter Monica married Daniel Thomas in September. They had an evening wedding at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond. She and her husband Carrol are so happy for them.

Sue Sendlein Luscomb wrote that she and Rich are still in Germantown, TN. Their daughter Alicia joined her dad’s clinical psychology practice after finishing her pre-doctoral internship in NH. Alicia’s husband Dustin is a pilot with Delta Airlines and was recently promoted to captain. Sue’s daughter Ashton and her husband Zach are moving to London in 2017 for his job as a financial analyst. They are excited to be going and Sue is looking forward to visiting. Sue continues her involvement in Community Bible Study, P.E. O., volunteering at an inner city school, and working part-time in a fabric store. Rich continues to stay busy in his practice with no plans for retirement at this point.

Sharon Reel Fuhrmeister had a second grandchild, Coral Ann Mueller born in September 2016. She visited Mark and Mary Carroll Myers in St Petersburg, FL in April. She has a trip planned for Israel and New Zealand in 2017.

Ann Chryssikos McBroom is now a grandmother. Henry Oliver McBroom was born in September 2016 and she says he is very cute! Barbara Baylis Hinton is still in Fairfax. Her older daughter Laura is a captain in the Army and recently back from a year in Korea. Daughter Jackie is a cardiac perfusionist in Atlanta. Barbara’s husband still coaches volleyball and is working for the DOD at the Pentagon. She still works at the local elementary school, currently manning the front desk. She and her husband have taken in an international student from Lithuania who is a 6’8” basketball player. They’ve enjoyed getting back into high school sports and spending time with this wonderful young man.

My old freshman year roommate, Hannah Patterson Crew sent word that her younger daughter Emily is getting married in May. They are busily planning for that and Hannah said it doesn’t leave her any time to make plans to retire. She hopes to take a big, exotic vacation after the wedding! Barbara Bryant Zingg and her husband Rob of 41 years live in Harper’s Ferry, WV. Barbara teaches math at one of the local high schools and has recently completed her second masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Rob teaches special education at the cross town rival high school and plans to retire after this school year. Their elder son Jason lives nearby with his wife and son Josh lives with his wife in Ohio. Barbara has recently become active with projects with the West Virginia Department of Education . She was the only classroom teacher on the State Superintendent’s Commission on Assessment. In addition, Barbara was a key speaker on the statewide Academic Spotlight tour to address rigorous standards and academic excellence in West Virginia.

Carrie Bell Jacobus continues to teach and inspire students in chemistry. She loves her work and has won multiple awards for her teaching. She has 2 grandchildren with another one on the way. She is a fiber artist and tries to combine the science and art sides of her brain. She is staying home during the holidays in order to go into her studio and make art! Carrie is also writing a series of science books for young children. Lundy Baker Updike wrote that she and husband Jim and their youngest son Tom Updike ’17, traveled to Dubai for Thanksgiving to visit their oldest son Sam who is programming lighting systems for a new amusement park. They swam in the Arabian Gulf, visited the tallest building and biggest mall in the world and met people from all over the world. Their middle son Jim Updike ’13, bought a condo in Sterling, VA. Jim and Lundy will celebrate their 35^th wedding anniversary in January. Jim plans to retire in 2017 and they will take a trip to Ireland with the UMW rugby team in March as they close out their final year as collegiate parents.

Kathleen Chapman is still living in Tempe, AZ. Winter there is the best, she said, but summer not so much. She is going to retire when the academic year ends after 10 years of teaching and 11 years of working as a Speech and Language Pathologist Assistant. She is looking forward to “getting back to her life.” She works three days a week and takes care of her grandson two days a week. She loves taking care of him and gets to see her son Nick 2 mornings a week when she does. Nick is an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Arizona. He graduated in the top 2% of his class at the University of Arizona. Nick and his wife Allie are expecting their second child. Her daughter Emily received her master’s degree in psychology and works for Arizona Adult Mental Health as an administrator for Mercy Care. Kathleen and her husband Michael are approaching their 35^th wedding anniversary in March. Two summers ago she and Michael visited her college roommate from MWC, Nancy Sparks-Cresswell, in Oregon where she lives with her husband and three kids nearby. Nancy transferred from Mary Washington to the University of Oregon where she graduated. Last summer Kathleen and Micahel went to Rocky Mountain National Park in CO. This summer they’re taking the whole family to the beach at San Diego.

Joanna Pinneo wrote from Colorado that she received a Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism at UC, Boulder, Center for Environmental Journalism. She began in August 2016 and finishes in May 2017. Her project is reporting on Indoor Air Pollution in the Developing World. She is taking African Dance, Public Speaking, Science Writing and Narrative of the Self. She joined a group of photographers called Ripple Effect Images several years ago. It is a team of journalists who document the plight of poor women and girls and highlights the programs that are helping to empower them.

Yolande A. Long’s son Andrew Fallen married Allison Russell in August at the UVA chapel. They are both UVA grads. The groom’s brother Ross was the best man and the bride’s sister Meg was the maid of honor. Clare Stechschulte ’14 was also a bridesmaid. Melissa Baisch Face, ’78, the groom’s godmother attended the wedding. The newlyweds will live in Richmond where Andrew works at Capital One and Allison is with Environmental One. Henry and Madelin Jones Barratt’s son William and daughter-in-law Susanna had a daughter, Constance, in July 2016. She enjoyed teaching a sewing class to the elementary children at her church on Wednesday nights and also loves being with their grandchildren.