Class Notes

Kathy Walters Along sent an update about her daughter Gina. Gina completed her licensing as a pediatric nurse and landed her dream job in Ft. Myers at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest FL. Son Joe spent his second summer in Seoul staying with a host family and attending Korean language class at Yonsei University. He has since transferred to the University of Chicago to complete his junior and senior years.
Scott Hampton Harris, who served as the Director of the James Monroe Museum, was named by Dr. Nina Mikhalevsky, Provost of the University of Mary Washington, as Executive Director of University Museums. Scott will provide strategic direction and oversee all the aspects of the Gari Melchers Home and Studio and the James Monroe Museum. Scott will also oversee the on-going work of the Papers of James Monroe, edited by Dr. Daniel Preston. The Papers project was recently awarded a three year, $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to produce volumes seven and eight of Monroe’s selected correspondence and public documents covering the period April 1814 to March 1821.
Elden J. LeGaux said that he and Perry have been living in the Miami area for the last 6 years. Elden is the COO and one of the founding partners in a boutique multi family office in Ft. Lauderdale. Perry is the Director of Operational Support and Hospitality at Camillus Health Concern in Miami. Daughter Amanda is a Global Campaign Manager for IBM in Raleigh and she and husband Joel are expecting their first child in June. Daughter Jordan is working in Chicago as a Proposal manager for dunnhumby, a global marketing firm. Daughter Kelsey is a Baking and Pastry specialist in Raleigh and is back in school to advance her culinary training.
Lisa R. Wright class of 1983
I recently retired after 30 years of law enforcement as a Captain at Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office. Prior to that I served as an investigator in a VA State Agency and prior to that got my start at Fredericksburg Police Department. Through my journey I was also able to teach high school Spanish and work for DEA at Quantico for six years where I traveled all over the United States teaching local, state, federal and worldwide law enforcement agents about asset forfeiture. I feel very blessed in my career to have worked at the various levels and positions and to finish as a member of Command Staff. I currently now own a teaching consulting business (www.abctipster.com), a photography business (Wright Eye Photography) and also work with a subcontractor for FEMA for hurricane relief efforts. I lost my father in 1983 but fortunately still am blessed with my mom who lives in Spotsylvania County as well.
Lisa Wright
Lisawright61@live.com