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UMW Magazine – Class Notes
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1973

Joyce Hines Molina
joyce.molina@verizon.net 

Save the dates for our 50th reunion, June 2-4, 2023. One plan for the weekend is to meet the student who will be awarded the first scholarship from the Class of 1973 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund. Our urgent need is to have a minimum of $25,000 in the fund by June 30, 2021. We were $15,000 shy of our goal when these notes were prepared in early 2021. There are many ways to support the scholarship for our immediate need as well as growth through planned giving, including by credit card, gifts of stock, a multi-year pledge, or including UMW in your estate plans. When you make a donation, you must designate that it is for the Class of 1973 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund. Your contribution will help create a legacy for our class. 

On Facebook, “like” Mary Washington Class of 1973. Information about the reunion will be shared on this social media page and through email. The Class of ’73 Reunion Committee is MarySue Warren Wimer, Susan Jacobius Davis, Anne Bevans Cooper, Janet Hedrick, Virginia Davey Addison, and me, Joyce Hines Molina. 

I’ve decided to remain our class agent until our 50th reunion. At our reunion we will seek a volunteer to be our next Class Notes representative. Continue to send me your updates. Thanks! 

Cynthia Howk recently reconnected with several classmates who share her concern for Ann Salter, who has been dealing with health issues. Cynthia has been corresponding with Barbara Reynolds Myerson, Debora Olsen Searfoss, Susan Regan, Linda Ann Wray, Clare Nugent, and Betty Snead DeLesDernier. 

Barbara lives in Northern Virginia with husband Jay, an attorney. They have three children. Debora lives in Indianapolis and teaches biology in public schools, while her husband, who is retired, coordinates “at-home” duties. Linda Ann has been a faculty member at Penn State for 20 years. Susan is a retired educator and administrator and lives near Fredericksburg. Clare is also retired and lives near Fredericksburg. Betty, a retired registered nurse in Richmond, Virginia, was at Mary Washington for two years but transferred to complete her nursing degree. Betty’s daughter is Lauren DeLesDernier Glover ’05, M.S. ’06. 

We were sorry to learn of the January 2021 passing of Hazel Moss Putty, one of the first students of color to graduate from Mary Washington. She was a retired math teacher in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and a member of the local, state, and national education associations. Besides her husband of 43 years, she is survived by three children including Jonathan Moss Putty ’10, and by her sister, Princess Moss ’83.