Class Notes

Hi Dr. Auby J. Curtis here class of 1984

BS Computer Science

We were the first graduating class of computer science candidates from MWC.

I’m sadly passing the torch to somebody else who might be able to take care of processing the class notes for all of you guys. I’ve been diagnosed with a very aggressive prostate cancer and I’m not sure at this point if I’m going to do anything about it.  I may not even fight it and just live with the cancer and die with it.  My dad has the same cancer and I’ve seen my father fight it for 11 years with not so good quality of life the whole time.

So to all my good friends and classmates at Mary Washington it was great serving you all these years.  ✌May peace be with each you and all your families.

Here’s a little information from a couple of our wonderful classmates, so please send in your information, I will pass whatever I get onto the new class representative, so anybody interested in representing our class please call class notes and our alumni representative.

Take care.

Christine Waller Manca ’84

I am senior editor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. A museum publication I edited, the 2-volume Pompeo Batoni: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, was listed among of the best books of 2016 by both Apollo magazine and The Spectator magazine. Another book I edited, Julian Onderdonk: A Catalogue Raisonné, received an award from the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art. Last fall I spent a wonderful week in Florence, where my daughter, Camilla, was studying for the semester; she is a rising senior at Trinity University in San Antonio. My son, Marcus, finished his first year at Rice University.

Thanks very much. Are you a member of the Facebook group for graduates from the 1980s, “My Mary Washington College Friends”? It has been a great way to reconnect, but the class notes are still important and serve a great purpose. I am really hoping to see them appear regularly.

Thank you so much.

Christine

Sarah Kosak Calvert

After an 11 year career as an attorney, I went to seminary and became a United Methodist pastor. After serving two churches, I finished up a doctorate in ministry. I’m currently working in Northern Virginia doing church revitalization and leadership development for about 100 local United Methodist churches. I live in Fairfax, but have a house at Lake of the Woods, so I get down to Fredericksburg area quite frequently.  I would love to connect with any other alumni that are clergy- maybe we could chat? I’m on Facebook.