Class Notes

I tried to get together with all the Northern Virginia alumnae to exchange information for this column, but schedules were too full so I’ll try again in the new year! I was looking forward to a mid-November garden tour of Argentina and Uruguay, where we lived for two years in the late ’80s. My husband, Jonathan, and I planned to spend Thanksgiving with my son, Derek, and wife Christine in Columbus, Ohio.

Carolyn Decamps Dunaway retired as supervisor of technical services at Chesterfield County Public Library in 2005 and decided to indulge her avocational interest in archaeology. After several trips with the Crow Canyon Archaeology Center in Cortez, Colo., she became interested in Biblical archaeology. For the past three years, she participated in excavations in Jordan and Israel and planned to return to Jordan this past January for her third time at Tall el-Hammam, an immense mound about nine miles northeast of the Dead Sea that is the most likely candidate to be the ancient site of Sodom. Carolyn is pursuing a master’s degree in biblical archaeology at Trinity Southwest University, sponsor of the Jordan dig. She also is active in her church and community Bible study and enjoys spending time with friends and her two step-daughters.

Janice Powers Stoodley retired as a vice principal in Fairfax County and recently biked with her daughter in India. Her husband is also a bicyclist. Lola Koller Sarsfield retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs and has four grown children, three of whom live in the Northern Virginia area and one of whom is a Mary Washington graduate. She also has 11 grandchildren. Lola saw Nancy Pida Remmers of Florida last summer and frequently sees Annie Rowe. Stella Tsourounis of Alexandria, Va., retired after teaching 30 years in Maryland, loves traveling in Europe and the U.S., and planned to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas in Connecticut.

Apologies to all for such a short column this time. To those in Northern Virginia: Please email or phone me about a time for us to get together this year.