Class Notes

Deborah Peel Spidle was promoted to director of EMV solutions for Paragon Applications Systems in North Carolina and was accredited by the Smart Card Alliance. She was to do EMV training and consulting in the U.S. and Latin America. She traveled this year to Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Missouri, Maryland, and Puerto Rico. Becky Adams Mauck and husband Newby became grandparents in June when daughter Cabell gave birth to Layne Elizabeth Bailey.

Alison Haworth Regan’s husband, Don, took a year off from his Colorado National Monument park ranger job, and they planned to fly or travel in their RV to Yellowstone, the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon region, and Wyoming. Alison planned to attend the annual needlepoint retreat in Texas, then go with Don to a Formula One Grand Prix race. Alison’s mom, 85, lives nearby, as does Helen Taylor Salter. They hope to get together with Mary Gillis Garwood ’62.

Diane Pearson Cotter retired after 35 years teaching kindergarten and first grade in Spotsylvania, Va., and became a grandmother when daughter Meghann gave birth to Patrick James Conner in February. Sandra “Sandy” Nelson Smith’s three children finished college. Her older son teaches English in Korea and is opening a restaurant in Seoul; her daughter is a Washington, D.C., attorney with a 3-year-old son. Sandy and husband Randy enjoy their sailboat and anticipated a Father’s Day visit from all three children.

Kathleen Chapman, a Mesa, Ariz., school district speech and language pathologist, and husband Michael Hushek, who works for the family business, Phoenix Heat Treating, live in Tempe and celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in Las Vegas.

Son Nicholas Chapman-Hushek earned a law degree from Arizona State University and married Allison. Daughter Emily, a caseworker for mentally ill adults, graduated from the University of Arizona and was to begin a master’s degree program. Kathleen’s mother died in 2010 and is buried with her husband in Arlington National Cemetery. Kathleen still corresponds with roommate Nancy Sparks- Cresswell of Oregon.

Cathy Briggs lives in Tallahassee, Fla., with daughter Rebecca, who attends community college. Cathy works for National Forests, and she kayaks, hikes, and camps with friends. Sarah Raynor Coleman is married to Michael (“Mick”) and works for Turner Sculpture. Children Mike of Richmond, who is married, and Elizabeth, who’s pursuing a teaching certificate, graduated from college. Marge Schlemm Sidman splits the year between Fort Myers, Fla., and their Cape Cod home. She and her husband, who is retired, planned to bike Tuscany in the fall to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Marge worked 10 years as a physician assistant in Boston and retired to be a homemaker and equestrian, riding, training, and showing. They have two sons, ages 25 and 23. One works in social media marketing in San Francisco. The other plans to teach English in South Korea after teaching a year at a Boston nonprofit. Marge’s freshman year roommate, Daphne Johnston Elliott, and husband John were heading to Sunnyvale, Calif., to get son Jay situated before beginning work there as a software engineer. Marge’s other freshman year roommate, Sue Smith Hane, has seen more of Mary Carroll Myers since they moved to Morrisville, N.C. Sue and her husband of 32 years, Tom, a fly fisherman, enjoy visiting the North Carolina mountains. Sue, Mary, and Sharon Reel Fuhrmeister take an annual weekend retreat. Sharon is a new grandmother to daughter Krista and husband Jonathan’s son, Everett Carl Mueller. Sharon plans to sell her house and renovate the condo she bought.

Marsha Blosser Barley is retired after teaching music for 34 years in Winchester Public Schools. She works part time at Coldwater Creek and was to join the Shenandoah University adjunct faculty, working with music education students. Daughter Elizabeth, a Bridgewater College graduate, has three part-time jobs. Carrie Bell Jacobus has two married daughters and a son who may marry next year. She has a master’s degree in chemistry, teaches high school chemistry, and was working with other teachers on an AP chemistry lab book and a college-level organic chemistry text. She choreographed the school musical and creates art in mixed-media fiber. She and her husband hike out West and spend summers at Chautauqua Institution in New York.

Sue Sendlein Luscomb finished a seven-year commitment on the executive board of the Tennessee state chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic organization promoting women’s education, and was state president last year. Sue volunteers at the Memphis VA hospital. Daughter Alicia is married and in graduate school. Younger daughter Ashton is renovating her house. Nancy Smith of Richmond retired from Henrico County Schools, where she supervised the program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Involved in conservative grassroots politics since 2008, she began an effort to promote voting in the 2012 presidential election. Husband Thom Helsel is a small business owner and cyclist. Daughter Meredith, 26, a Longwood University graduate, works for Northwestern Mutual Financial Services. Rebecca, 21, a James Madison University senior, is a marketing intern.

Marcia Richards Suelzer lives in the Chicago suburbs, has worked for a legal publishing company since she stopped practicing law, and is pursuing a master’s degree in mental health counseling. Her husband enjoys fishing, Civil War re-enacting, and playing guitar. Their son is a Washington, D.C., data administrator and spends lots of time in Costa Rica. Her older daughter graduated from college in May, married three weeks later, and was to teach with an AmeriCorps group. Their younger daughter, in high school, is interested in psychology. Marti Taylor Clements lives in Maryland with her husband of 30 years, Mark. Son Rob, 25, works in Baltimore; Geordy, 23, finished his first year in medical school; Tom, 21, graduated from Gettysburg College; and Alex, 19, finished his Naval Academy plebe year. Marti does high school dance choreography, teaches dance, and is active in her church and community. She keeps up with Jan Biermann and Carolyn Roberts.

Kate O’Driscoll Hilburn of Louisiana got an MFA in photography and moved with her husband to the country, where she has a studio in their 120-year-old house. Her exhibit, Beating Hearts: Stories of Domestic Violence, includes writing and art. Daughter Jenny is a veterinarian in Kansas. Cathy Colbert attended her 40th high school reunion in Honolulu and planned to visit Candy Rossell Baunsgard in Montana, where Candy’s daughter and son-in-law own a river rafting company.

Madelin Jones Barratt, her husband of 34 years, Henry, and their family attended son William’s December 2011 marriage to Susanna Guo in Shanghai. Daughter Ellen teaches second grade. Anna, 17, a high school senior, attended the summer Governor’s German Academy. Elizabeth, the older daughter of Madelin’s freshman year roommate, Hannah Patterson Crew, married and returned to Hanover County, Va. Younger daughter Emily finished college and was preparing for the CPA exam. Hannah works for the state, and husband Todd raises bees and oysters.

Please keep the news coming! It’s great to hear what’s going on in your lives.